Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-21

the city on business Saturday.
President E. c. Kerr, of Palmer col
lege, LeGrand, was in the city today.
Eight bars White Russian soap at
% cents. The Ideal Grocery, East
State.
Miss Lillian Cress, of Mt. Vernon. is
in the city as the guest of Captain
Graves, of the Salvation Army.
Misses Alice Smay and Ruby TAFT, of
Nevada, and Mr. Frank Childs, of
Ames. were the guests of Miss Flor
ence Pepper Sunday.
Misses Lucille Willard and Ruth
BATHS, who are students at Milwau-
kee-Downer. will arrive home Tuesday
morning for the holidays.
Mrs. Frank Neal and two sons. of
Chaplin, are in the city for visit of a
few days at the home of Mrs. Meals
sister, Mrs. f. E. Northup.
The place to buy books is at Sim
mons book store. Long experience has
given us an insight into the wants of
the Christmas shopper. Come and see.
Mrs. Jessie Hatch, of Omaha, arrived
in the city Sunday to visit for week
with her mother. Mrs. Margaret A.
Burgess and sister, Mrs Minnie E. AL
len.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy R. Bradbury, who
were married in this city on Tuesday,
Dec Is, and who have been spending
the past week in Chicago, arrived home
this morning.
Our toy department on the second
floor Is full of pretty and amusing
things for the children Get some of
these toys for the little fellows. Sim
mons book store.
Officers will be elected at the meet
ing of the Wimodauss Aid society,
which is to be held at the home of
Mrs. G. B. Pepper, 521 North First
street. Tuesday afternoon
Miss Flora Evans, who is teacher
in the State Center schools. returned
to Green Mountain this morning to
spend the vacation with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Evans.
Our pictures and frames were Sc
lected with the utmost care and we be-
lieve you will say with unusual judg-
ment when you see them. An ideal
Christmas gift Simmons book store.
Miss Ruth kimball, who is attending
the State University Of Illinois at Or
bana. arrived home Saturday evening,
and will spend the holiday vacation
with her mother, Mrs. Thomas Kim
ball
Miss Marian Mcfarland left for Ma
son City this morning to visit until
after Christmas at 'the home of MIR.
and Mrs. James Markley, where Mrs.
Mcfarland has been visiting for
short time.
George Burdick, of Lamoille, accom-
panied load of heavy hogs to the city
Saturday. The consignment, number
ing sixty-five head, averaged $50
pounds. Walter Berry, of Colo, also
had a load down Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Powers, of Cas-
ey, are in the city for a short visit
at the home of their daughter. Mrs.
F. F.. Northup Mr.. and Mrs. Powers
are on their way ito Ashland, KY, to
visit their daughter, Mrs. William
Ryan.
Contributions for the poor are COM
ing in quite rapidly at the public IL
brary, including also some donations OF
money, which are even more welcome
than clothing. Good use can be made OF
considerably more of the clothing, as
we'll as cash.
Miss Sarah Chamberlain, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. r. w. Chamberlain,
arrived home Saturday evening from
Grand Rapids, Mich, where she is
student in the Grand Rapids kinder
garten training school. SHE will re-
main home until early in January
Sheriff c. S. Hutson. E. L. Beldon
and others, who were subpoenaed as
witnesses, went to Tama this morning
to attend the preliminary examination
of Frank Myer, the barber of this city.
who was arrested for raising" the
Wingert & Co. check from q cents to
s27, and cashing it at the Kimball
store in Tama.
David J. Bullock, former hardware
dealer of this city, but for the past
two years travelling salesman for the
Brown Hurley company, Des Moines
has left the road and purchased a
hardware stock at Ames, where he
will make his home. Mr. and Mrs. Bull
lock have been living at Iowa Falls
since their removal from this city.
, Mr. John Kearns, a former, employe
in the road department of the Iowa
Central, who has been living in Nor
folk, Va, for the last three years, is
in the city for q short visit with his
brother. MIR. Eugene Kearns, and other
relatives. Mr.. Kearns is a foreman of a
gang, which is helping to
build the line of the Virginia railroad.
which is being built westward out OF
Harrison Ankrum has filed suit in
the district court against Ralph I.
Ankrum and others, who are the heirs
of John w. Ankrunl. The suit is
brought to have the court confirm the
shares of each to 262 acres of land in
Marietta township. which was left by
the father. 1t is desired that the prop
erty be divided, or if that cannot be
done to have it sold and the proceeds
divided.
The supper and bazaar promoted by
the young people of the high school
Saturday night at Red Mems hall, for
the benefit of the athletic association.
proved an unqualified success in every
way. Between $50 and 300 people were