Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-17
The Traer News.

Special to Times Republican.
| Traer. Jan. Thames Fl. White has
been confined to the house the past few
days with grippe.
Miss Alta Wignall is the new central
girl at the Mutual Exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Norton left this
week for Hampton, where they will
spend a month visiting the formers
parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Norton.
Mrs. Rachel Ode, OF Toronto, Cam
ada, is here for visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. kinner, OF
this place. She was taken sick shortly
after her arrival, and Is now In a pre-
carious condition.
Mrs. Hitchcock, who has been keep
ing house for George Niemand the past
few months, returned to Waterloo last
week, accompanied by her two children.
Mrs. Hitchcock will reside in Waterloo
permanently.
Miss Grace McDowall. who was oper-
ated on some days ago. is recovering
slowly, but will not be able to resume
her school duties for several weeks.
Traer has not had SO much sickness
in years. Bronchitis, grippe and pneu-
there are very few families who have
not had their share of sickness in the
past few weeks. All the physicians are
on the go night and day. Four cases OF
pneumonia have already proved fatal
and there are several others afflicted
with the disease at the present time
who are in a very precarious condition.
The grippe is in severe form, but thus
far no deaths have resulted from it.
The first ice OF the season was cut
Wednesday. Several men and teams
are at work filling the. large icehouse
Of John Mowry. Besides satisfying the
retail trade, Mr.. Mowry ships large
quantity Of ice each season.
Rawlin Stoakes purchased the old
Chamberlain carpenter shop, and the
Cheney residence. He has moved both
buildings on to his vacant lot in south
Traer and is fixing up dwelling house
for rent.
John Campbell has returned from the
west where he purchased number OF
carloads Of cattle.
Herbert Ames sold his eighty-acre
farm, five miles northeast of Traer.
Wednesday. to VIII Tomlinson for $S5
per acre. The land has no improve
ments on it whatever.
Arthur Ewing sold his home farm,
consisting Of 100 acres, at $115 per acre.
Mr. Ewing contemplates leaving Traer.
Fred McNeal, second son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John McNeal, has enlisted in the
regular army.
Mrs Ira Perry, who is critically Ill OF
pneumonia, is gradually failing and no
hopes are entertained for her recov-
cry.
Mrs Robert Camery has been quite
i'll the past few days of grippe, but Is
improving now.
A theater party consisting Of Misses
Ferguson, Graham, Stevenson, Segner,
Gregg Collins, Scharfenberg, Vorba,
Wulf, Hoeppmer and Wilson was at the
opera house Wednesday night. The
AMEND Concert Company gave the per-
Torrance of the evening.
Mr. Albert Stoeffel, of Belle PLANE,
who has been Ill at the Howard home
the past few days, is convalescing and
will soon be able to return to his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boettcher enter
tanned a large number Of friends at
their home in north Traer, Thursday
evening. The evening was spent in
playing five hundred, after which a
two-course supper was served by the
hostess.
Miss Mary vogt left Thursday for
Buffalo Center, where she will be the
guest Of Mrs. Plato Boyd for few
fdays.