Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-13

The City in Brief
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DR.. Wood, eye, ear, throat. Glasses.
Electric wiring. Buchanan-Boughtor
company.
Miss LYDIA Worrell, of Minerva, spen
Monday in the city.
Mrs. Fred Nichols, of Minerva, visit.
ed in the city Monday.
Crown pianos sold by Henry Levitt
Piano company, % East Main street.
Hear Miss Elliott inc Mr.. Hix 81
Congregational church Wednesday
evening.
Observation-Disclosures company will
figure on your electric wiring. 70
North Center street.
Miss Josephine Baughman went tc
New Sharon Monday evening for 8
short visit at her parents home.
Mr. II. H. Bondage left Sunday NOR
ming for O'Nei, Neb., where he will
register for the Rosebud drawing.
Mrs. A. r. Hilsabeck. 412 North Gen.
ter street, who has been Very seriously
ill for a few days, is improving nicely
The Sunday school teachers union
invite all interested to the meeting in
the Presbyterian church lecture room
Wednesday evening at s o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Marsh arrived
hnp,o Saturday ayapipr fran Mipnaon-
oils, where they have been visiting
their sons, Messrs. H. F. and r. d
Marsh.
The home and education department
of the Women's club will meet We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with
Mrs. James Zug, ITO North Seventh
street.
The Entire Nous club has decided to
meet Tuesday afternoon of Zach week,
instead of Monday, as heretofore. The
club met today for its regular study,
with Mrs. +. H. Ackert.
There will be a new barber shop at
III East Main street, down stairs. We
will open up Monday morning. Hours
from sever to nine o'clock. except on
Saturday. Robt. Mcclure, proprietor.
The place to buy wedding presents
is at the Simmons Book Store. NAM
new and beautiful things attractively
priced. and every article Of genuine
worth and value, have been received.
Grow grain taffeta. A superior high
luster lining with the rustling qualities
of silk, just right for petticoats, best
thing for a good lining, always salts
factory to the buyers. All colors. Ar
chic Parker.
Mr.. John Breckel and sisters, Miss
es Anna and Sophie, of Ferguson, who
have been visiting for a few days at
the home of Mr.. August w. and Miss
Funke, at State Center, re-
home Monday.
Miss Katherine Ketchum vas in
Ames Saturday night, where she at
tended a dancing party of the Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity, as the guest
of her cousin, Mr.. John Johnston. Mr..
Johnston left Monday for Sioux Falls,
S. D., to take up engineering work.
General Manager r. E. Gates, of the
Marshalltown Buggy Co. left Monday
for Chicago, where he will be
present at the annual convention of the
Carriage Builders National %associa-
ton, which is in session this week.
Gates and son accompanied Mr..
From Chicago Mr.. Gates will
for the east on a business trip.
Because of his departure from the
Times-Republican business office, to
accept service with A. E. Wilbur &
Sons, Carroll B. Johnston was Mon
day afternoon presented by the bust
ness office force with a fine silk UNI
Mr.. Johnston has been in the
employ of the T.-R. several years, and
the feeling Of friendship for him was
naturally strong.
Mrs. K. A. Swanson arrived home
Saturday evening from West Union
ting friends for two weeks. Mrs.
Swanson is in receipt of a letter from
Swanson, who recently left for
Panama. Mr.. Swanson reached the
canal zone in safety, and says the
Marshalltown colony is in good
health and spirits.
Eight couples gathered at the home
Of DIR. and Mrs. F. S. Hynds Friday
as a surprise on the latter, in
lonor of her birthday anniversary. The
aides took provisions with them, and
| fine $50 O'Clock dinner was enjoyed.
The evening was spent in playing
,ards. Guests from out of town were
Miss Lucy Sampson of East Boston,
Mass, and Mr.. C. E. Darling, of Green
Valley, Ill.
County Superintendent Mary Hos
etler held a teachers meeting Satur-
lay at which the different princi-
1als of graded schools Of the county
of Marshalltown met and dis
plans for the years work. An
,ther object of the meeting was that
he principals might become better ac-
luainted. Superintendent A. Palmer,
the public schools of this city, met
With the principals.
1t takes more than twice as long to
Solvay coke as 1t does ordinary
coke. Ordinary coke is cooked only SO
ong as gas in paying quantities a
De extracted, leaving it still full Of
sas, sulphur and other impurities. Sol
Tay coke is cooked until all the gas, tar,
sulphur, etc, is driven out, leaving
but the pure carbon or heat
%luantity Of fine ash. A trial will con-
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