Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-13
Splendid Meeting OF the H. N.
C. A. Held in Cedar Rapids
Saturday
WATERLOO SECURES THE NEXT
Annual Election Of Travelling Mems
Commercial Club Postponed Ono
Week - Hugh Chambers Improving
4 Berg Leaves ts..FIetcher Com
pany-A Sentiment That Won.


The annual meeting of the H. c. M.
A. that was held at Cedar Rapids Sat
urday last, was we'll attended, over loo
members being present. The number OF
8 votes east was over 500. e. c. Lainson
was elected as director from Marshall
town. and e. w. Archer from TT.
Dodge. It was voted to hold the next
meeting at Waterloo. The vote for the
place to hold the next meeting was
as follows:
waterloo, 274; Marshalltown, 49,
ut. Dodge, 14e; Des Moines, Al; Sioux
CITY. IL: Cedar Ilpids, ID; Mason Guy
IL: Davenport, Z; DUBUQUE, 2; keo-
kuk. 3: Burlington 2; Council BUTTS
I; ottumwa. l.
The frst amendment voted was lost.
The second carried The members from
our CITY who attended the meeting
sneak In praise Of the treatment re-
ceiyed from the Cedar Rapios iDoyA
commercial club that was to nave
been held last Saturday, was posi-.
ponsd one week, owing to so many ol
the boys being in attendance at tue
H.. G. M A. meeting In Cedar hapaos'
The meeting is called for next Sa1ur-
day evening In the council chambers
at g sharp. This is for the electioh
az officers and number OF other mat
sters that are Of much Importance ana
all are requested to be on hand.
= =. Janney, salesman for the
Moxer Cigar Company OF Detroit
Mich, worked with G. U. Thrasher'
salesman for Let's, Fletcher Company
In western Iowa last week, with good
results.
r. A. witt general salesman for J.
v. Farwell & Co, wholesale dry
goods, OF Chicago, worked with the
trade in, the towns on the g, M. y
st. p. last week. : ]. A. is one OF the
finest Of men, q osedit to the knights
Of the grip.
W. y Van Deveer. secretary and
treasurer of the H. c. NJ. A., was ac-
comnanied by Mrs. Van to Cedar Rap
slas last Saturday to attend the meet
anr 1t has, been so long now since
van gave UP travelling that his wife
sA,,a,,rht 1t not safe for him to venture
out alone.
we are glad number as one OF
!. onr numbers son Willard. who
started out 4 week for the Hull
Office Supply Sompany, Of Marshall
town. II Arson can make as good
salesman as his father used to be When
one Of our number, he will be dandy.
we all hope for the best, and are
nleaseds to do all we can for him.
80 $50
;Eurh Chambers, with G. G. Prouty,
wholesale grocers OF Des Moines, VINO
had the misfortune to lose an eye some
two months ago, is able to be out, but
is still under the doctors care. hugh
will have to go south for six months
as the doctors do not want him TO Jake
any chances whatever, Tor tney lear
he may lose the other eye.
" 900
q K Palmer. one Of the jolliest
knights Of the grip, salesman for the
Peters Shoe Company, worked Char
ter Oak Wednesday last. o. 4. IS
candidate for one Of the members OF
the hoard Of directors Of the I. s. I. M
a He has been member for over
fwenty wears and great many OF the
hoys think he is entitled to be q d.
rector.
number Of travelling men were
seated at the dinner table at the
burke hotel, Carroll, one day last week,
when 1t was suggested by one Of the
number that each one put 30 cents IN
a pot to be given to the one who could
suggest the best thing to eat. They
had all had their say before At came
10 w. Calvert, who said, anything,
even were It a crust Of bread, II cooked
by tho wife one loves. is good enough
for one. He took the money.
$50
q. A. Berg, who has represented
Let's, Fletcher Company of Mar
shalltown, for the past four years, re-
signed his position January l to ac-
cept position with the Toledo Com
putting Scale Company, OF Toledo, Q.
His many friends wish him the best
OF success in his new undertaking.
1t seems strange that the janitor
OF the c. N. w. station should be al
lowed to sweep the depot between the
hours of s and a. M, when there are
so many people going in and out
There is no time in the day when the
crowd is as large as at that time.
All travellers who wish to have the
"Marshalltown Illustrated" souvenir
sent to their friends should leave
their list with w. ]. Van Deveer, sec
rotary Of the H. C. NJ. A., as soon as
possible.
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