Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-18
KNIGHTS Of THE GRIP
Movement to Secure Better Pro-
lection in Hotels Assuming
Formidable Proportions
STATE MEETING IN WATERLOO
Committee to Be Appointed to Attend
National conference-E. |. kinnan,
Well Known Traveller, 3ereaved-L.
r. Maxwell Building a Bungalow
Grocery Statesmen Enjoy Outing.

Nothing has happened in years to
stir up the travelling men like the fire
of the Aveline hotel in Fort Wayne.
where so many of the boys lost their
lives. l am informed that it was con-
demned more than ten years ago as a
fire trap A meeting is called OF all
the different insurance companies of
travelling men to meet in Waterloo,
Saturday. May %, to take some action
to better the conditions Of the hotels
and to appoint a committee to repre-
sent Iowa at the commercial travellers
interstate prosperity congress, to be
held in New York city August IA and
10 next. l am informed that thirty
four commercial travellers organiza-
tons have already written that they
will send Representatives.
George w. Smith, general salesman
for Marshall Field, wholesale dry
goods, of Chicago. spent last Tuesday
with the trade in our city. George
has been with the firm over twenty
seven years, and is one OF the best
known and popular travellers out of
Chicago. Mr.. Smith was elected pres
ident of the I. c. NJ. A., of Chicago in
1901, and is still its president. AT the
time OF his election they had MEM
bership of 6,541, and 1t has grown very
fast under his management, and today
mas membership of over $4,000.
E. Chandler, salesman for the Bur-
lington Soap Company, of Burlington.
covered the territory last week with
Dan Marston in the interest of Let's,
Fletcher Company, wholesale grocers OF
our city.
Bert Bingaman, with the Waterloo
Saddlery Company of Waterloo, worked
his trade in western Iowa last week,
and in company with a number of his
friends left on Friday for Spirit Lake,
where they will spend few days fish
ing.
George Raynor, who has represented
Witwer Bros, wholesale grocers of Ce-
dar Rapids, for over twenty years, re-
signed last week to go with am east
ern house. His old territory is being
covered by ]. F. Anderson.
Word was received Sunday OF the
death of Mrs Ed l.. Kinnan at the
home Of her mother. Mrs. A. S. Nc
Cornell, of Spencer, Iowa. Mrs. Kim
nan has been sick for a number OF
months, and everything that possibly
could be done for her was done. Ed
has many friends all over the state who
sympathize with him in his hours OF
sadness.
The C. 6. w. now have freight
train that leaves the depot at a. m.
daily, except Sunday, for the north. and
carries passengers as far as Reinbeck.
If there is person in Marshalltown
who thinks Charles DEUEL. is not a
valuable man at the union depot in
our city, all they would have to do
would be to take a walk to the depot
some Monday about a. III. i am safe
in stating that no better or more ac-
commodating caller is to be found in
Iowa or on the c. & N. w. system.
The friends of H. N. White will be
pleased to know that Mrs. White is
Improving very fast, and will be able
to leave the hospital next Wednesday.
Fritz FRANKIE, covered Ed Kinnan's
territory last week for the Let's, Flet-
cher Company, wholesale grocers OF
our city.
The travelling statesmen representing
the different grocery houses of the
Western Grocery Company, spent Sat
urday last at Mason City. guests of a
cigar manufacturing company of Tam
pa. Fla. All report having had fine
time.
J. H. Trainor, sales manager for the
Fish Bros. Wagon Company of Racine,
Wis, spent Sunday in our city with
II. r. Maxwell, who has the state for
their line Of goods.
Another of Marshalltown's travellers
has joined the ranks at High View. L.
r. Maxwell has purchased the lot at
the corner of North Fifth street boule-
ward and Park streets, and has COM
menced to erect $4,000 bungalow. the
only one of it's kind in the city. They
expect to take possession about Aug.
Is. L. R. represents the Staver Car
rage Company, Chicago.
A. c. Finck, with the Omaha Pack
ing Company, who took the territory
formerly covered by Fred Thompson,
called on the trade in our city on
Thursday last.
Fred Briggs, Of Missouri Valley.
salesman for the Armour Packing
Company, Of Omaha, has been con-
fined to his bed for the past three
weeks. He is reported quite a little
better and hopes to be at work again
very soon.
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