Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-29
KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP
Glidden and Carroll Auto Own
ers Making Good Roads at
Small Expense
INCREASES VALUES OF FARMS
Change of Time on Northwestern
Branches Inconvenience Travellers
George sehuIenberser, Formerly of
!. S. 7. M. A, Goes to Illinois Com
pany.

SdSu oWueT Ol d IlldcIllne Is taxed $lV,
which is put into road fund, and inn
mediately after rain, parties are
hired at 40c an hour to go over the
roads with a King drag. 1t takes just
half a day to put them in shape
was told by one of the club members
that farm lands along the road had
increased in value SO to $25 an acre.
Farmers in other parts of the county
begin to realize what the good road
movement has done for the farmers
anxious to get the roads running by
their farms in good shape SO people
will travel thru their part of the coun-
ty. What great movement it would
be for the automobile owners in Mar
shalltown and State Center to get to-
gether and connect the towns with a
good road, second to none in the state.
It can be done with little effort.
0SOA DC 0SAaACADSlSVAS LIZ years dS-
sistant secretary of the I. S. T. NJ. A.,
was discharged when L. c. Dietz, the
present secretary was elected The
board knowing his worth, employed
him as claim adjuster. Last week L..
r. Cavanaugh, secretary Of the i. C..
NJ, Of Chicago, lured him away from
Iowa by paying him q salary of ST.
400 year. Iowa lost one Of its most
valuable men, but 1t is gain for the
Illinois association. All Of Georges
friends are pleased to hear he is to
remain with one Of the travelling mems
insurance company.
To say the travelling men are dis
pleased ct the change Of time on the
c. & N. w. on the Sioux City and Des
If one is at Jewell Junction or, in fact.
in any Of those towns east Of Wall
Lake, and wishes to take the early
morning train to Ida Grove, or any
Of the towns on that branch. when he
gets to Wall Lake, he will find the
train from Carroll to Sioux City by
way of Onawa has departed about
forty-hve minutes, SO all he has
to do is to wait at Wall Lake until the
afternoon passenger train.
The Travelling Mems Commercial
club of our city receive every week a
number of applications for locations Of
manufa cturies, and In time nothing
but good results can come from some
Of them.
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The travellers speak very highly Of
the new hotel at Buckeye and owing
to the change in time Of the road run
ing through the town the boys can run
in at night and work the town be-
fore the train arrives the next morn
ing. A good hotel If run in fine shape
is boon to any city and it does not
take long for the boys to find them
out.
Arson Willard, with the Office Sup
ply company OF Webster City, spent
Sunday in our city. Arson is quite
pleased with his new position.
Charles Miller, Of our city, salesman
for the German American Coffee COM
pany, with territory in Minnesota, re-
turned home last Friday from a four,
weeks trip. Charles says the out
look for business in that part is not
very encouraging owing to the heavy
rains.
c. M. Appleby, until few weeks ago
OF the firm of Appleby & Wheeler, has
started on the road for e. e. Hood,
general commission merchants OF
Marshalltown. C. NJ. worked the
towns. west on the G. & N. w. last
week.
Charles True, with the Churchill
Drug company, of Cedar Rapids, spent
the day last Thursday with his trade
In Boone. Charles is one of the most
popular travellers In Iowa and has
worked up fine drug trade.
s. B. Lusby, salesman for Marshall
Vinegar and Pickle works Of our city.
had the largest trade last week of any
week since he has been travelling for
the firm.
The landlord of the Brunton Hotel
st Wall Lake talks quite seriously OF
closing the dining room Of the hotel,
owing to the scarcity of help.
Hugh Chambers, salesman for c. G.
I'routy wholesale grocers of Des
sfoines, who was so unfortunate as to
hose an eye some four months ago,
will take up his grip again today and
return to his same territory. Hugh
spent the day Thursday in Marshall
town trying to make settlement with
the H c. NJ. A.
v. B. Grubb, general salesman for
Longley, Low & Alexander, wholesale
hats and caps of Chicago, spent the
day Wednesday at Ida Grove. This is
Mr. Grubb's twenty-seventh year with
his Arm, calling on the same trade,
and am safe in stating no more pop
ular traveller is found covering Iowa
territory.
Won Jewell, another OF the old timers
Won Jewell Company,
selling agents for the Moulton umbrel-
las, called on the trade in the largest |
cities In Iowa last week.
with Let's, Fletcher Company. whole |
sale grocers of our city, resigned his |
position last week He Is undecided |
what he will do. c. r. Bliss, late with ]