Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-24

Rhodes - Several Important Farm,
changes-Reunion at Bangor.
T.-R correspondents turnout the
county have furnished interesting news
| letters this week. forming valuable
resume of county happenings for the
present residents and those who for
merly lived here.
The corner stone of the new Metho-
dist church at Gilman will be laid
With appropriate ceremonies Saturday.
The Rhodes fair begins next week, and
from Rhodes is told the deaths of Mrs.
d. p. Chamberlain and Mrs. S. A. jar
olenlan. Several farm changes are re-
ported In different parts of the, county.
At Bangor a reunion of the james
kersey family was much enjoyed.
The county news, classified, is as fol-
lows:
1ILM.A IN.
Sept 24.-The corner stone of the
new NJ. Il. church will be laid with
appropriate exercises on next Satur-
day, Sept. &c, beginning at p. m.
The committee has secured several
prominent speakers. among whom is
DR.. Merle N. Smith, of Marshalltown,
and hope they will be greeted with a
good audience. The public is earnest
~ requested to be present. The pro-
gram Is as follows:
Invocation-Dr w. F. Pitner of Mar
shalltown.
Hymn No. $50 in hymnal
Greeting by the Pastor-Dr. M. n.
Smith.
Song, "America"--Public school.
Short talks by former pastors
Vocal Solo--Miss Effie Wylie, Of
Grsnnell
Ssong-Ladies' quartet.
Reminiscences-Dr. j. r. Crippen OF
Tama.
Address DR.. Merle N. Smith, Of
Marshalltown.
Laying of corner stone
Mrs. G. e. b ,msey and son returned
from Eureka Springs, Mo-. Saturday.
Mr.. Ramsey will remain about two
weeks longer for further treatment.
Mrs. r. L. Parker and her daughters,
and Mrs. w. Seager and daughter,
went to Newburg, Tuesday, to spend
the afternoon with Mrs Charles Hes
son.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Con-
gregational church met for work at
the chapel, Wednesday, Mrs. c. S.
Dunkle furnishing refreshments.
Mrs. Grace Reimer, who has been
suffering an attack of typhoid fever,
at Adrian, Wash, has passed the crisis
and is improving.
NJ. q. c. Rockhill and son Walter,
and Jrs. r. o. Church and children,
Margaret and CLYDE. will soon go to
Burbank, Cal Mrs. Church, her hus-
band and family, expect to make that
place their 5ptsmanent home, Mr..
Church being engaged in the banking
business Their.
Miss lily lowers, teacher at No. s.
was taken sick and had to return to
her home at Liscomb. Miss Bird Mock,
of rshalltown. is teaching In her
place
Ths Hopkins Brothers aggregation,
which played two games OF base ball
here against the local team, Tuesday
afternoon and evening, departed with
the scalps of our boys dangling from
their belts The score in the after
noon game was IA to s, and in the
evening to- 2, in favor of the visit
| ors.
Mayor F. r. Ensminger starts for
m. 10 \, y rrnp q
few days on business.
RHODES.
Sept. 24-The Rhodes band
nished music at the fair at Marshal.
town Wednesday of last week.
| Miss Anna Kreamer is here visiting
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
Rhodes.
! Dr. and Mrs Titus were Marshall
town callers Wednesday.
| A great many of our citizens attend
ed the fair at Marshalltown last week
| Mrs. Van Ornan. of Marshalltown
visited her daugher, Mrs. A. e. Vau-
thrin, few days this week.
Mrs d. p. Chamberlain died at the
| home of her son George, after several
months illness. Elizabeth Duston was
born March Is, 1841, in Wheelock
county, Vermont She was united in
marriage to d. P. Chamberlain, Jan
| "a, 1863 To this union were born foul
SONS and one daughter, sLll of whom
survive her but one son. She died Sept
81, aged 81 years. months and II
days. The funeral services were held
at the M. P. church Tuesday morning
at 1890, conducted by Rev. Plumb
The remains were laid ITO rest In Eden
cemtery. Mrs. Chamberlain had been
a resident of this place for a great
many years and leaves q, large circle
of friends and neighbors who deeply
mourn her loss
| Next week is THE Rhodes fair, Sept
90, 80 and Oct. 1 and 2.
Miss Anna Phillips left Tuesday
for Evanston.
Mr.. ]. L. Jaroleman, of Tonkawa
Okla, came Monday, being called by
| the illness of his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Cas7well of Mar
sfalltown, spent Sunday ait the DR.
Titus home.
| Dr. Ellis and family have moved in
to the Mrs. Stewart Baker property.
Roy Finney made a business trip tic
Baxter Wednesday.
Mrs. John Rhodes and daughter Miss
Ethel, of Riverside, Cal, are here Wis.
iting relatives, old friends and neigh.
bors.
Mrs S. A. Jaroleman died at The
home of her daughter, Mrs. Norma 3
Neff after a several months illness