Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-23
Willoughby, Milwaukee Wife
Murderer, Il Veteran Travel
ING Salesman
II. c. M. A. RATES ARE Low
Cost to Members During Year was 50
e. 3. Myer Accepts Position With
}. I. Case company-severaI Trav-
eIers Change Firms = Items of In
terest to Commercial Men.

Ihe tefrlple deed committed by
George Willoughby, manager for the
JeWett & Sherman company of Mill
waukee, Wis, who murdered his wife
last Friday, was without doubt one OF
the Saddest things OF the year. Mr..
most popular travellers in Wisconsin,
and it was said of George that no bet
ter entertainer Travelled. He was con-
sidered by those who knew him a mo-
del among the travelling men, not
bad habit of any kind, and always
willing and ready to do u good deed,
have been associated with him for
twenty-five years. and never supposed
him to have a fault He surely was in
sane at the time of committing the
murder. l know of no one who had
more friends than did George, and it
was always said of him that he did not
have an enemy.
w. ID. Glow, of our city, representing
the Horse Whip company, of West
field, Mass spent the day last Thurs
day in State Center, where he did a
fine business. w. ID. is working up d
trade in his line second to none.
A report has gained circulation that
it cost the members of the III. C. Nj. A.
of Marshalltown $12 to carry the in
surance for the year 1907. | took
pains to look it up, and find that it
cost just $9-four assessments of 81
each and 81 annual dues.
w. o. Rice, an old Marshalltown boy,
spent Wednesday and Thursday of last
week in our city. Bill travels for the
well-known boot and shoe firm of
Bros. Company of keokuk.
C. r. Rohde, of Waterloo, salesman
For M. Gimbel & Sons, wholesale hats
and s,of Chicago, called on the
.rade in Marshaltown last Thursday.
Mr.. Rohde is one of the popular men
If the road, and hard worker for the
mems order, the U. c. L. of
America.
T. III. Miller is out in the interest of
he Marshall Paper Company, of Oma- |
IA. He takes the territory made va
can't by the resignation of Mr. Henil- t
etc. Mr.. Miller appears to be very
inc gentleman and one who will take
we'll with the trade. |
Uo11 co1c h1a
PAPER Company, of Omaha. who has t
made his home for years at Atlantic,
N Monday of last week moved his
amily to Colorado Springs. John eN-
,ects soon to have his territory
changed from Iowa to Colorado.
S. D. Ruggles, with Hieromuin, Dill
ng & Jacobsen, wholesale dry goods
# Chicago, spent Wednesday last in
Sam takes we'll to the
Try goods business, and says he prefers
t to hats and caps, his old line.
Charles Schomer of Shellsburg, Ia,
Who for years has represented Mckib-
ZEN, Driscoll & Dorsey, hats and caps,
f St Paul, in Iowa territory has re-
igned and after April ] will represent
he we'll known hat and cap house of
.ongley, Low & Alexander in North
Dakota.
r. j. Carroll was visiting the trade
l Marshalltown and State Center last
thursday in the interest of Butler
.ros., Chicago. MIR. Carroll calls on the
rade once each year, not 20 take Or
ers. but to see if the trade is salts
ed with the treatment received from
he firm.
Tom Rogers, With the Bankers Life
insurance Company of Des NIoines,
pent the past two weeks in our city.
ON has got to be a No. insurance
ian. {
i. B. Myer is representing the J. I.
ase Thrashing Machine Company
.om the Des Moines branch. MIR. Myer
ill continue to make his home in our s
ty.
A. E. Harris, who represented Ar {
lckle Bros, of New York for years,
1T retired to enter into business at ;
-aterloo, has again taken up the cof- !
e trade. this time for the Redenour 7
aker Grocery Company of Kansas 3
ity, Mo. A. z. worked the towns on a
lie C. & n. w. last week. /
Ben Bogus, with the Independent /