Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-07
Jack" Mcpherson, a Practical
Joker, the Victim of One Of
His Own Victims
TUCKER OFF !. s. NJ. a. BOARD
Leo Taylor Of Wall Lake, Bereft Of
His Wife - Prospect for Fall Bust
ness Excellent and Travelling Men
Feeling Jubilart - Shove Receivers
From illness.

(Mr III. w. Shove, who conducts THIS
department for the Times Republican,
has been seriously Ill for several
weeks, and therefore his newsy and
interesting letters have necessarily
been omitted. Mr.. Shove was able to
resume his work on the road last week,
and his weekly budget of items. which
have been missed by many. will appear
regularly each Monday hereafter).
Every one knows the jolly Jack
Mcpherson. of Des Moines. one of the
most popular grocery statesmen with
C. C. Prouty II there is anything
Jack loves. tits to get a joke on some
one. A short time ago he met his
Waterloo" in q young lady visiting
at his home. He had kept things rath-
or lively for her over Sunday, so when
night came, she said: Nov. Jack,
am going with you Monday for a
pleasant trip" The thought struck
Jack: -sHow can explain to every one
the company Of the young iady?' So
he decided it would not do, as 1t might
injure him with some of the trade, so
he politely told her 1t would not do.
But she was not to be baffled. and
when Jack got ready for his early
breakfast Monday morning. he also
found the Miss ready for her break
fast with grip in hand. After finish
ing Breakfast Jack quietly slipped out
the back door, and in his haste to get
away he did not even stop to kiss
his wife and baby goodby. When he
arrived at the car, there stood the
young lady ready to take the same
car. On his way to the depot, he did
not speak to her, but looked glum and
mad. A number OF the boys on the
car, remarked: What Is the matter
with you, this morning, Jack; arc you
sick 2" When they arrived at the de-
pot, he found he had a few minutes
before train time, so he invited her
to accompany him to the wholesale
house. She said no, but would wait
for him. When the train was ready
to go, she said to him: Nov, Jack,
you seem to feel SO bad over my go
ing with you, will not CO." and re-
turned home. But the best of the
joke was, when he returned home
Tuesday night, his wife took him to
task for not wanting the young lady
to go with him. He said to his wife:
Now, Eta, you know ] would be per-
fecting willing to have taken her, but
you know 1t would not do BY this
time the joke was getting a little the
best Of Jack, so he remarked to his
wife: IT you think there is anything
wrong the reason did not take her,
I will purchase you a ticket to Win
terset and you can look the ground
over for yourself IT. had no gone
far enough, so they gave him the
laugh, and called in the neighhors,
who had been put next" 1t has al
ready cost Jack a good many suppers,
saying nothing of the cigars.
w A. Tucker, q member of the
board Of directors Of the Iowa state
Travelling Mems association, resigned
his ,position as q member, owing to his
moving to Los Angeles. The directors
at a meeting last Saturday appointed
to fill the vacancy w. D. Bachelor,
salesman for Langan Bros, Of Des
Moines. Mr.. Bachelor is one Of the
popular travellers out of Des Moines,
and the appointment will be we'll re-
ceiyed by the members over the state.
Harry Comparet, salesman for Luthe
Hardware company, of Dies Moines, Is
putting up an elegant home in our
city on Summit street. We would like
to see more of the Marshalltown trav-
elers getting ho'Srr
Some few weeks ago we inserted IN
our department that the travelling man
from Cedar Rapids who lost his hat
from astrain between Nevada and Colo
could get same by calling on Mr.. Rob
inson, of Nevada. He saw the notice
and got his hat, but cussed the party
who put it in the paper, for fear peo-
Die would think he must have been
drunk. Now had not thought of any
thing of the kind, but felt as if were
CHEEKY OLD COUPLE.