Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-06
HI. B. Beatty. Another Traveller,
Comes to Marshalltown to
Make His Home
NEW HOUSES BEING PROJECTED
City Will Be Able to Care for All New
Citizens by Fall = A Milwaukee
Train That Refuses to Stay on the
Track Fred Thompson Transferred
to New Territory.

H. B. Beatty, of Sioux City. Iowa
salesman for Requa Brothers, commits
sion merchants of grain, seeds and
provisions, of Chicago, spent the day
Friday in our city, and while here
rented house and will move his fam
lily, which consists of a wife and two
daughters, and II years old, to our
city about May l. MIR. Beatty is a
very fine gentleman and we shall be
pleased to number him as one of us.
The full travelling force of the Let's,
Fletcher Company house of MARSHALL
outlook for good years business
seems to be very tlattering.
George M. Williams, salesman for
]. v FarWell & Co, wholesale dry
goods of Chicago, returned home Sat
urday from three weeks spent at the
house. Mr.. Williams has been able to
secure house and will move from his
present location about May /. Georges
many IL iSlidso VIC piSsiSSu W NiIpN eiiseN
they are to remain in Marshalltown.
The outlook for houses in Marshall
town is much brighter, as a number are
being constructed, and will be finished
as fast as possible. BY fall we will be
able to take care of all who may come.
Mrs. Ed kinnan is improving quite
a little of late and was able to be
moved to the home of her mother in
western Iowa, last Friday. Their many
friends hope now that the recovery
will be permanent.
Fred Thompson, salesman for the
Omaha Packing Company. of Omaha,
with headquarters in our city. has been
to Casper, Wyo., for which
place he left last Saturday. Fred has
made many friends while here, who
regret to see him go, but all join in
wishing him good luck in the west,
and hope to see him return to Mar
shalltown some time again in the flu
ture.
"A. o. Peterson, representing the Iowa
Drug Company of Des Moines, spent
Wednesday visiting the drug trade in
our city. A. o. is one of the hustling
boys of the capitol city.
Jim Innis, of Waterloo. salesman
For Hamilton Brown Shoe Company, of
St. Louis, spent Friday With his trade
in Marshalltown. Jim was quite pleased
when handed his pocketbook, that he
had not missed, which he left in his
room at the Pilgrim.
There is great rejoicing among the
Boys who have to make Williamsburg
over the opening of the new hotel, the
Commercial There was no city in,
iowa that needed hotel as much as
lid Williamsburg, and now that they
nave a good one, it will put new life
INTO the town.
We would suggest that the travel |
ng men who are forced to ride over |
he c., M. & ST P. road between
Bellevue and Cascade, Ia, always take |
tut extra insurance before making the |
rip. 1t is a disgrace that the COM
,any is allowed to operate such a
,iece of road without fixing it up One
lay last week the engine jumped the 7
rack four times in thirty-eight miles. |
lauling passenger train, but it so
they were not going fast
nough to cause any damage. The
rst question you are asked when ar
living at the end of the road is, How
many times did they leave the track
oday?
c. w. Mason, of our city, who start
d out a few weeks ago for the Ashe,
Joyes & Small Shoe Company, is
Meeting with splendid success with his
lew venture. We all knew that Clar-
nee would make good at anything he
night undertake, and with a line sec
nd to none, would make a hummer
V. 1. Good, of our city, district sales
IAN for the same firm, reports the
nest of trade.
W. E. CASTOR, of the firm of Ketch-
m, CASTOR Company, of our city, is
iorking UP a fine trade for the town.
v E. is one of those statesmen when,
nee he secures a customer, keeps
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