Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-08
Marshalltown's Recent Step For
ward Has Every Evidence of
Permanently
EARL PERRY GOES ON THE ROAD
Begins Travelling for Horse Blanket
Firm-The King Drag and Coun-
try Roads-Majority Of Travellers
Remain Home to Vote in the Pri-
mary-Notes.

realize the boom Marsf1alltown has
taken on of late. Go where you will
in Iowa, and you will be asked the
question: what has happened to your
| city? Every one seems to want
hand in helping give it a boom. Only
a few years ago Il asked one of our
bank cashiers if he could give a reason
for our city not getting to the front,
as some Of our sister cities were do
ing at that time. His reply was: Just
have a little patience. 1t will soon be
our time. 1t will come slow, but when
1t does come it will come for good"
And his words are now proving true.
Earl Perry, of MarshalltoWn, will
start on the road Tuesday for the ga
Horseblanket Company, of Philadel-
phia. He will work under the man
agement of L. C. Medearis, who is
general salesman for Iowa. Earls
many friends wish him success in his
new venture.
o. NJ. Boyles, representing Reid,
Murdoch & Co., wholesale grocers OF
Chicago, in the Black Hills, spent last
week at his home in Marion, with his
family. Oscar has not decided if he
will move his family or not He is
looking well, as if the country agreed
with him.
There is no reason why our country
roads in Marshall county. can not be
of the best. If they will do as is being
done from Williamsburg to Conroy,
distance of five miles. The roads there
are always in as fine shape as a paved
street After rain the farmers along
this road get out with King drags,
and go over the road until it is smooth
and fine.
I noticed an article in the
Times Repubhcan Of last Saturday
evening in regard to the passenger
trains pulling into the union station,
and that the reason there are so few
accidents Is due to the care Of the
engineers. That is true to some ex-
tent, but we must not lose sight of
one thing, and that is the ever watch
full eye OF Charles Deuel.. To him is
due more than all others Atte fact OF
so few accidents.
sss
Hugh Chambers, salesman for c. c.
Prouty, wholesale grocers of Des
Moines, who was unfortunate in los
ing an eye some months ago, and who
was compelled to go south last winter
in order to save the other eye, has re-
turned home and is feeling about as
we'll as ever. He settled in full last
week with the !. S. T. M. A.
W. W. Shannon, representing the A.
P. w. Paper Company Of Chicago, was
a caller on the trade in our city last
Friday. Will is an old Marshalltown
boy and one whom everyone enjoys to
meet. He has his territory so ar
ranged that he is able to be at home
nearly every Sunday.
The travelling men Of our city showed
a good spirit last week in staying
home as they did for the election. I am
safe in stating that more votes were
cast by the boys than at any previous
election. It looked like a Monday
morning at the union station, SO many
of the boys taking out the early trains
after having voted.
George Gerhart, with Britain & Co.,
Of our city, worked the towns on the
Story City branch last week. George
has got to be one of the old timers.
+ F. S. McCord, with Menning & Sla-
ter, pickle and vinegar manufacturers,
Of Des Moines, spent the day last
Wednesday in Brooklyn. The boys have
good Joke on F. S. He was elected
at the last annual meeting as one Of
the directors of the l. S. T. M. A. at a
salary of $500 per year. After working
six months he received his check in
full, which called for 50. His friends
say that is about all he is worth to
the secretary.
C. B. Bingaman, salesman for the
Waterloo Saddlery Company, was
called to North English on Tuesday
last to invoice a stock of goods. He
finished up in fine shape and arrived
home Friday night.
Fritz FRANKIE is covering the territory
for Dan Marston in the interest OF
Let's. Fletcher Company Of our city.
while Dan is in the east.
Chas. Myers, with the Marshall
Vinegar Company of our city, is fast
becoming a first class salesman. It
takes all kinds of mishaps before one
becomes an old timer. His experience
at Fairfax he will not soon forget.
There was great pair working the
towns on the Rock Island last week.
They took everything in sight. They
Were Dick Quinn, with the Black Hawk
Coffee Company Of Waterloo, and
Frank w. Penny, from the New York
Fruit and Products Company of New
York.
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