Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
Railway Officials and Travelling
Men Report Business Brisk
in All Lines
FINGERsoN ON PROSPERITY
Frank Knee Has Train Held for q
Large Party" Whose Name Was
Knee r. J. Mahood in Critical
Condition = Interesting Items of the
Road.

In conversation with the tranmas-
ter of one of the trunk lines in Iowa,
we find they are doing very large
business, and have about all they can
flattering for a big years business.
Trade is getting better every day. and
from reports of the different hotels,
they can not take care of the crowds,
as was the case at number of places
last week. We find the only safe way
now to secure a room is to send word
ahead. Cut out politics and get to
work
Mr.. Ed kinnan, salesman for Let's,
Fletcher Company, of our city, re-
manned at home last week, owing to
the illness of Mrs. kinnan. His terri
tory was taken care Of by Elmer Cline.
]. NJ. Emery, better known as knute
Fingerson, with Irwin, Phillips & Co..
wholesale dry goods of Keokuk. did a
prosperous business on the Rock Is
land last week. He looks for good
years business and he gives the follow
ing reasons for same:
You lake to no how das business
es? Wall sur, ay har to wark so hard
ay am so tired lake she woolf. Ay can
hardly get to das phase so soon they
want me. Das luke lake guide bust
ness Some fellers lake to talk to scare
you das tame. Because day har to
make new president das summer. Das
as awful foolish ting. When desc two
bills get to fighting fur das yob don't
day har to pay a lot of fellers to get
out and holler for them and desc fell
lers will har das money to spend and
das make more business. Yes stree.
a tell you das as going to be guide
time. Das as what ay tank
KNUTE FINGERSON.
Frank S. Edge, freight and passenger
agent for the Iowa Central at Grinnell
has resigned his position to take eff
feet March Is. In the resignation of
Mr.. Edge the Iowa Central loses one
of its very best men, and Grinnell one
of its best citizens, unless he can be
persuaded to enter into some line of
business, which is the hope of his many
friends. Mr.. Edge has by his kind
treatment to the citizens and public
in general, made a great many friends.
who wish him success at whatever bus
mess he may undertake.
Frank Knee, of Waterloo, known as
the 400 pound cigar man, did a fine
business in Monticello last Wednes-
day. Frank played good joke on a
c.. M. & ST. P. conductor the other
day. The train he was on was some
what late, and wishing to make con-
nections with the Milwaukee, he wired
asking them to wait for "a large par
ty." They did so, but when Frank was
the only one to get off the conductor
took the joke and said nothing.
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H. c. Gallathy, salesman for Sprague.
Warner & Co, wholesale grocers of
Chicago, with headquarters at Clin-
ton, has lately purchased fine home
at Cedar Rapids and will move his
family to his new home about March
M. e. Dennis has taken a position
with Spencer-Letts Coffee Company of
our city, and will work South Dakota
territory.
Charles Benson, one of the Morrell
Packing Company's most successful
statesmen, was in Colfax on Thursday
last. If you notice the pleasant smile
Charles is wearing of late, it is all ow-
ing to his marriage last month. He is
without doubt the happiest man on the
road.
r. J. Mahood, of the firm of McDon-
aid & Mahood, of our city, is very
sick man at the hospital in Sioux City,
with but little hopes Of recovery. r.
j. has great many friends all over
Iowa, who will be sorry to hear of his
cover.
Louis Roth, with Prick & Kanpke, Of
Cedar Rapids, and Henry G. Brecht
manager and owner Of the Brecht
Pickle and Vinegar Works, are out as
candidates for councilmen at Cedar
Rapids. Both of the boys are No.
statesmen and should they be elected,
will without doubt make good men as
city dads.
w. H. Thompson Of our city, with the
Pontiac Shoe Company of Pontiac, ILL.,,
left last Thursday for a two weeks
stay at the factory, where he will get
his line for fall. Will thinks the out