Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-16
Travellers Complain Because OF
Failure to Properly Heat
Passenger Coaches
F. L. JANNEY RETURNS TO CITY
Former Letts-FIetcher Representative
Comes Back to Observation-Disclosures
ton Purchases Denmead Home
Travelling Men Pleased With Cum
Minis Nomination.:

1t is reported that the passenger
train on the c. e. n. w. out of Carroll
in the morning at GAS is to be an
electric lighted train, and will take on
the Chicago sleeper and will at night.
on its return trip, connect with NO. b.
the fast Chicago nigat train. What the
travellers want much more than that is
ing. AS it is now, the heat is not
turned on until the train is ready to
pull out, a lack of protection to the
travelling public. There is surely no
excuse for such treatment. l noticed
two mornings last week, and the coolest
we have had that the heat was not
turned on until just one minute before
train time, and on one of the mornings
the cars were not opened until the
train was just due to start. 1t is dan
gerous for men, women and children
coming out of warm rooms, to be COM
PEELED to sit down in cars that have
had no fire for twelve hours There
are two stoves in each car, used for
ornaments only.
Frank L. Janney, who represents the
Mazer Cigar company, of Detroit,
Mich, moved to our city last week,
and is living 400 West Church
street. His +, ~ consists of wife
and boy, and we gladly welcome them
all. Frank is well known here, hav-
ing formerly Travelled in the interests
Of the Let's, Fletcher company of our
city.
Dan Marston, a we'll known traveller
of the Let's, Fletcher company of our
city, has purchased the d. 7. Denmead
home, 306 East State street, and will
occupy it as residence in the spring.
Mr. c. r. Rohde. salesman for M.
Gimble & Son, wholesale hatsfand caps,
to bury his father, who died at Glad
brook. The body was inferred at
Garnavillo, Iowa. Brother Rohde was
absent from his territory one week.
Stanley Sieg, salesman for the Spen-
Ger, Let's Coffee company, of our city.
spent Sunday one week ago, with Mrs
Sieg at the home of his parents in
Marshalltown. Stanley has worked up
a fine trade for the firm.
Co;o
Silk mills, of Philadelphia. has just
returned from months visit to the
coast on pleasure and business trip.
He met a number of Marsnalltown
people while there.
After Nov 20 No Ill west-bound pas
senger train on the c., III. & ST. p, will
discontinue stopping at Huxley. An
interloclSing plant has been installed
there and it will not be necessary for
it to stop for the crossing.
The Commercial Travellers Congress
of Iowa. at their last meeting, adopted
a very fine declaration of principles
meeting, the third Saturday in Deem
Der, to have accomplished a great deal.
H: B. Beatty. with Requa Brothers,
commission merchants of Chicago, ar
rived home last Thursday from very
successful four weeks trip spent in
the Dakotas.
The election of Governor Cum1nins
to the senate pleases the travelling men
of Iowa, as nothing has for a long time,
as they consider him true friend of
the commercial men, not only in Iowa,
but all over the country.
The meat business was we'll looked
after in western Iowa last week by
three of .Marshalltowl,'s hustlers, Will
Hodges Ed Echternacht and Art Vor-
HES. There was not much left for the
other fellow when they got the towns
worked. They all enjoy fine bust
ness.
R. A. Francis, with H. B. Glover &
Co., wholesale notions of, Dubuque,
called on his trade in Carroll last We'd
nesday. r. A. is out with his spring
line, and reports he had great years
business.
Sam Krepps, for years a resident
traveller of Marshalltown, but who Of
late years has represented a wholesale
dry goods house in Oklahoma, with
headquarters in Oklahoma City, has
signed a contract with Keith Bros. &
Co., wholesale hats and caps, of Chi
,ago. His territory is in Oklahoma.
a. R. Hilsabeck, of our city, sales
nan for the Toledo Scale company of !
Toledo, o., has just returned from a
week spent at the factory. A. r. re-
oorts Mrs HilsabecA as recovering