Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-14

The City in Brief

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Will trade high grade piano for driv-
ing horse. w. F.. care T.-R.
Observation-Disclosures company will
wire your house and do it hight.
Olson has the New York chautau-
qua grapes. They are very fine.
Mr.. w. N. Gilbert, of State Center,
vas in the city today ON business.
Buchanan-Boughton company will
figure on your electric wiring. 20
North Center street.
District Passenger Agent George M.
Martin, of the iowa Central, was in the
city Tuesday on business.
The Calisophian club was entertained
Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Stewart
Eason, and began its regular reading
The regular meeting of the Baptist
Hill Bible class was held Tuesday at
ternoon with Mrs. Brown, Sol West
Boone street.
+. r. Benedict has just returned
from market where he made large pur-
chases of dry goods and rugs. Look
out for bargains.
We have a good 24-inch second hand
soft coal heater, which we will dis
pose of cheap. just the stove for store,
school house, etc. Horne & Gelvin.
Mrs. C. H. e. Boardman and daugh-
ter Janice left for Mason City this
morning to spend ther rest of the week
at the home Of the formers father,
MI. James Elder.
ALI interested in Sunday school work
should heal Rev. MCGEE tonight in the
lecture room Of the Presbyterian
church at s o'clock. A social hour will
follow the program.
We have now received a shipment of
pure New York buckwheat, together
with our Welch's pure maple syrup,
will make lovers of pancakes happy,
these cool morning. For sale by Olson.
George II. Woodson, the well known
colored attorney of Oskaloosa, spent
Tuesday night in the city, coming to
lodge, No. 20, A. +. and A. NJ, of
which he is a member.
Master Mechanic C. e. Gossett, OF
the Iowa Central, has rented the resi-
dence property at 205 South Second
street. Mr.. Gossett is expecting to
move his family to the city from
Armourdale, Kas., mex week.
Tonight, at the Odeon, "Sapho" will
be produced. The story needs no re-
telling as all those who have seen the
piece kI;ow that it teaches a great
moral story, and one hat every one
should see. Prices Is, 25, 35 and so
cents.
Rev. w. H. Scott and son Ralph. who
have been visiting for wv weeks in
Lima, o., the family's old home, and
also in Ravenna and Cleveland, have
returned home. Rev. Mr.. Scott reached
the city Monday, and his son arrived
Tuesday.
The ladies' auxiliary of the r. r.
Y. M. C. A, will be entertained Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. c.
f. Peterson 200 South Second street.
The assistants will be Mrs. FL. G. Ul-
mer, Mrs. Charles Wassmer, and Mrs.
l.. II. Coryell.
Inc shakespeare CluD uGlu It's lSS
ular meeting at the home of Mrs. A.
c. DAILY Tuesday afternoon. There was
a good attendance, and the reading of
Henry V. was continued. After the
! reading a social half hour was en-
joyed. Mrs. DAILY serve dainty re-
freshmentS.
The largest wall-eyed pike taken
from the Iowa river in this vicinity
this summer, was caught by c. Fl.
Whitehead near the upper n of the
cutoff north of Riverside cemetery.
The fish weighed ten and three-quar-
ter pounds. MI. Whitehead hooked an
other large one, which he did not land.
Mrs. George Wolfgang, living five
miles north Of the city, entertained a
company of thirty little girls Saturday
afternoon for her daughter Ruth, whose
fifth anniversary, was celebrated by the
company. The afternoon was spent
with games, and a lunch was served by
Mrs. Wolfgang, assisted by Mrs. Stull
and Mrs. j. l.. Nicholson.
C. II. e. Boardman, of Boardman &
Lawrence. left last evening for a ten
udyS puSiilCoS tliP III Ave-" ioih oAAu
other eastern points. While in New
York city several days will be spent in
taking the testimony of J. P. Wood
bury in the case of Frank Woodbury.,
trustee VS.. George Click and others,
which case is noted for trial at the
coming term.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Brush and Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Brush were in Toledo
today to attend the funeral of Mrs. II.
E. Brush's mother, Mrs. M. l.. Tibbetts,
Tuesday to attend the funeral Of Mrs. Fl.
which was held in the afternoon. Mrs.
Tibbetts died in Sherburn, Mimi, last
Saturday. She had lived in California
for seven years, and had gone to
Sherburn only a few months before
her death.
George Turner. of Turner, a wrestler
who is well known in Iowa and who
won from Ali, the Terrible Turk, in this
city during the Eagles convention last
summer, was in the city this morning.
Turner wrestled and won from Charles
Reeves. of Minneapolis in Waterloo
Monday night. Reeves has made claim
TO the championship of the northwest
Turner has been wrestling recently in
South Dakota. He said that he was
thinking of trying to make arrange
ments for a bout in this city.