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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15
Everybody is Wanted as Guests,
But Com mittee Must Know
By Thursday
TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Many Business Houses Have For Sale
Banquet Tickets, Which May Be Sc
cured For 81 Each-Mr. Bartlett, the
Speaker, Will Reach City From Chi
cage Friday Evening.

The big boosters banquet, which Is
! to be given at Columbia hall next Fri
4 day evening, May %, under the aus
! pices Of the Marshalltown Retail Mer-
chants association. Is not open TO
! limited number Of business men, but
4 to every man In town. The affair will
be a wide open one in every particu-
lar, and everybody Is invited provid-
ing he is interested In Marshalltown
and her development.
| It is desired that the guest list In
clude not only merchants who are
members OF the association, but mer-
chants who do not belong to the COM
mercial club. The clerks Of the city
are also wanted: and the professional
| men, the travelling men. the mechanics,
and the retired men Of the city.
Owing to the fact that the caterers
will have to serve the banquet In a
hall, in order to open the doors at an
early hour. 1880, it Is absolutely nee
essary that those who are to attend
have their tickets purchased by the
preceding evening, Thursday, May 81.
The caterers will have to have that
long time to make final preparations.
and know exactly how many they are
4 to serve. Tickets are now available,
at the following business houses, at
81 each. 81 each.
First National Marshalltown State
bank bank
Fidelity Savings E. r. Lay
bank Capron's Cigar
LaShelle Cigar Store
| Store Benedict & Brint-
Cooks Cigar Store nall
Mcbride & Will Abbott s. Son
! The Fair Store B. A. Morgan
1 Sinclair Tea & A. E. Wilbur &
( Coffee Co. Sons
liz. C.. Wilbur Store Marion Gard
| 7. II. Bondage G. F. Schmidt
Horne & Gelvin Ingledue & Young
P. A. Stern W. G. Stricken
\ G. III. Whitehead George Painter
Henry Pappe A. M. Friend &
Alexander Drug Co. Sons
Railroad Z. M. Wheeler & Hoag
| G. A. A. T. Elder
Times Republican Business Office.
4 A letter received today from Mr.. A.
G. Bartlett, Of the firm Of Hubbard,
Spencer, Bartlett &. Co, wholesale
hardware, Chicago, who is to be the
principal speaker Of the evening, says
!. that he viii reach the city ats5:31 on
Friday evening. A committee Of the
Marshalltown Retail Merchants assoc
| citation will meet Mr.. Bartlett at the
station in an automobile, and take him
|for spin about town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15
GROOM Il, BRIDE 70.

Aged Railroad EmpIoye Of Quarry,
WEEDS Chelsea septuagenarian.
Attic December and May were not
wed, May furnished a wedding for De-
cember at Toledo Thursday, when
Justice Of the Peace o. B. Chitty un-
tied in marriage John Simek, aged Il.
of Quarry, and Mrs. Lena Rudolf, Of
Chelsea, aged 20. Mr.. Simek is a sec
ton employee Of the Northwestern, and
owns property at Quarry. He brought
his bride home Thursday evening, and
q rousing welcome was extended by
the youths Of the village.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15

the finest taste fails to create q per-
feet room.
Dinges & Everists large force OF
specially selected workmen enable
them to do both papering and paint
ing promptly and guarantee complete
satisfaction.
Dinges & Everist began at the bot
tom, know every feature of decorative
work and decorative trade. BY pure
right of conquest this firm stands at
the head in central Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15
WOULD SUE CITY.

But Miss RedeI Is Willing to Settle
Case for Damages.
Miss Amanda Redel, 100 North Ninth
street. who few weeks ago slipped
and fell while running to catch car,
resulting in her sustaining sprained
arm. has served notice on the city.
thru Mayor Ingledue, that she is will
ing to settle for the damages sus-
tanned In pain and suffering incident
to her injury. The mayor understands
from the notice that unless settle
ment is made suit will be commenced
against the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15

are that some outside point will be de-
termined upon. It is likely that the
picnic will be held some time in Aug
ust.
The committee Of the association,
which has in charge the location of
the picnic, is composed of Thomas Nc
Garry. John Denese and Lyle Mosher.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15
FISHING SEASON OPENS.

River is So HigF, and Muddy "Noth-
ing Doing" for Local Fishermen.
Today marks the beginning of the
open season for game fish, when all
fish so classed may be caught legally
with hook and line. Because OF the
recent heavy rains north, the Iowa
river Is so high and the water SO mud
dy that local fishermen had no chance
to take advantage Of the first open
day Of the season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15
WOMEN ARRESTED

Some Of the Most Prominent Women
Of the City Are Being Served With
Papers.
Many Of the ladies most prominent
socially and noted for their artistic
taste have found their steps arrested
at the display of fine wall decorations
by Dinges & Everist, opposite the M.
E. church, and have accepted service
toathe finest wall papers at Dinges &
Everist's attractive prices. In conse-
auence they have the most artistic
homes in the city, find the cost ma
terially reduced and are able to point
to perfect workmanship without which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15
Woman 70 Hospital.

The residence Of Mrs. Julia T. Up
son 211 West Main street, was quar-
antined this morning for smallpox.
Mrs. e. F. Shew who with her husband
has apartments on the second floor, is
sick. She will be removed to the de-
tention hospital tonight. Mr.. and Mrs.
Shew came to the city a short time
ago from Omaha.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15
STRICKEN WHILE At WORK.

Henry Lane, Aged Vienna Township
Resident, Suffers Apopleetic Stroke.
While engaged in shearing sheep at
the e. C. Sellers farm Thursday aft
ernoon at o'clock, Henry Lane an
old and highly respected resident Of
Vienna township, was stricken with
apoplexy, and Is in a very critical con-
dition at his home, three miles north
west Of Green Mountain. Mr.. Lane is
70 years old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15
EXCELSIOR LUMP
A Medium Priced Coal That Is Giving
Great Satisfaction.

Excelsior lump coal is. an Indiana
coal that sells at a medium price. We
can recommend it very highly for
ranges as we'll as for winter fuel. II
you want q coal that gives the maxi
mum of heat for the minimum Of cost,
is free from clinkers, slate or Stag, buy
the Excelsior Lump Of the South Side
Coal Company, E. M. Stickler. mgr.
Phone "a. This coal is proving very
satisfactory wherever tried, and we
believe you'll like Il.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15
OFF TO IOWA CITY.
Local High School Team Departs for
Invitation Meet.

The members of the team chosen e
represent the local high school at the
invitation meet Of high schools, to be
held Saturday at Iowa City, under the
auspices Of the state university, de-
parted for Iowa City early this after
noon. The five members OF the team
who will enter from this city, and who
left this afternoon, are Herman Ga
belman, Roscoe and Ray Packer, Pau
Tomlinson and Lee Fetters. Physical
Director A. B. Dawson, of the Rail
road Y. M G. A., accompanied the
team, as did also Sidney Johnson
manager OF the high school athletic
association. The athletic association
pays the expenses Of the team.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15

Former Speaker of the Iowa House,
George w. Clarke, of Abel, now candi-
date for the republican nomination for
lieutenant governor will speak in the
east court room tomorrow, Saturday
afternoon, at two o'clock. Mr.. Clarke
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15

ing as many men as some OF our fac
tories, 1t, bids fair to be one Of our
big institutions In q few years:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15
Berry Box Lumber.

Berry Box Lumber.
p. e. Hood is now in a position to
deliver berry box lumber to the berry
growers. Get your order in early.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-15

was permanent chairman Of the repub-
Hcan state convention in 1906 and is
one Of the eloquent lawyers in our
public life today. Farmers should ar
placed in the afternoon for their con-
yenience.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-25
MelrOse and Vicinity.
Sent. lo. 1908,

Sept. ~, 1908.
Chas. Hart has a new Mccormick
corn binder, and corn harvesting is
the order of the day.
Threshing is nearly completed in
these parts.
Reeve Bros. with their uncle spent
Sunday at the lake.
Mr.. A. Pumpkin. Of Red Wing,
MINI. a brother OF Mrs. j. G.. Reeve,
arrived Friday to make the latter a
farewell visit on the old homestead,
and returned Sunday night.
Mr.. Sourbeck. a brother Of Mrs.
Mountz, arrived from Nebraska last
week with a car of stock and farm ma
chinery, and has rented he II. G.
Pew farm for the rest of the year.
Mr.. Clyde Louder, of Lanark, Ill.,,
is here looking after his farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Brington, of Mai.
den Rock. Wis, are visiting the G.
Hart family and other friends.
Mrs. Marvin has rented her farm
and has moved to Corona, where she
has rented rooms in the Ginther block
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-25
Twin Brooks DOings
Geo. Kelsey is in st. Paul.

Geo. Kelsey is in st. Paul.
The school house is being repainted
which was badly needed, although it
would have proven much better to
have built q new ore.
Mrs. Wolfe, daughter of Mrs.
Schultz, has arrived from Iowa, and
has gone tC the new home on her
fathers farm south of town.
Don't forget the grand concert and
dance in Chevat's hail, Wednesday,
Oct. 3. AS good music as is obtain
able in South Dakota is arranged for
and an excellent time is guaranteed
all through.
Henry Shook met with a sad mis-
fortune by the loss of his household
goods by fire on Monday last.
Our elevators are all full and a
great deal of our grain is going else
where.
Everybody 60 to Milbank Oct. l, to
see Twin Brooks shut out Milbank.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-25
Flour Mill Transfer

During the past week an i'm
pOrtant business change was
consumated in the sale of the
Milestone Valley Mill to the
Milbank Milling company. The
new concern is connected with
one of the strong milling CON-
panies of the northwest, and at the
head of it are those who have sue.
cessfully been in the bust.
ness for over thirty years and
thoroughly understand the mill.
ing trade in all it's phases. We
understand that there will be no
change in the working force,
and that Mr.. Swan will remain
manager. and that the mill
will be put in operation night
and day. The highest market
price will be paid for wheat, and
and the very best fou, will be
Thenew company have
plenty of capital and they intend
to make things hum in the Mil
bank plant.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-25
Democratic Rally

Orville Jones, of Rapid City,
will speak in Milbank on Thurs.
day evening, Oct. l, and present
his reasons for voting for Bryan
and Andy Lee next November.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-25
Doings at Big Stone..

f. O.. Gold who has been a resident
of Renville for a good number of
years, has moved to Minneapolis
where he has charge of the business
of the Gold Stabeck ard Land Credit
Co.
John Geyson's little piece of sweet
corr which he sold to the cannery paid
him at the rate OF $31 an acre, and he
has the stalks and small ears left. Mr..
Geyman has some good old fashioned
ideas about farming which work out
we'll in practice. He looked his corn
over carefully when it first came up
and replanted the missing hills, so
that he practically had a perfect stand.
This is a practice which would pay
we'll in the case of field corn, but
which few farmers pay any attention
to.
D. M. Warford, of Arlington, Iowa,
has bought the Louis Geisinger quart
er section in Geneseo to Snship about
ten miles north of town, for So, 600.
There were no improvements, but the
farm was a cheap one at the price.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-25
Who's 1t?

A Pierre paper in it's report of
new interpretations, credits the
following two to Miibank:
Coleman Gold Limited, $3.50, 600. Q
Colo Mining Ii nited, $3.50, 600.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-25
LOCAL OVERFLOW

LOYAL ON ERFLOW
Merchant Emil Johnson was
up at Sisseton Wednesday on
business.
Laux & Co. advertise their
new fall goods in their change of
ad this week.
Mrs. A. Crawford leaves to-.
day for a visit to the old home ut
Rochester. MINI.
August Tassler has leased and
moved on the John Neuenburg
farm in Twin Brooks.
ErlandsOn & Johnson have a
change of ad this week offering
333 per cent off on all suits.
Miss Clara Whempner lief: for
Minneapolis this week, where she
expects to make her home here
after.
DR.. Jacotel 5 auto was brought
down from Wilmot Wednesday,
where he had a break down in
turning around in a yard on his
return to Milbank.
John Knapp of Sisseton. last
Wednesday evening returned
from the the cities. John is
the socialist candidate for gov
ernor, and listened to the Debs
speeches while IN st. Paul.
Elsewhere will be found a no
tlce from the president of the
board of heath to clean up"
The city should appear at its
best next week, Sept. 3O-Oct. J.,
On account of the field days.
Remember the 9TH of October
opens the superb series of enter
tainments given by the com
mittee for the library benefit.
Mr.. Brush mystities and delights
his audiences. Don't fail to see
and hear him.
The front of the building oc
cupied by Burkbart Bros. is be-
ing painted and the inside Of
the store repapered and 9th
erwise improved. One of the
firm is now in Chicago pur-
chasing stock.
The sneak thief who stole d
number of articles from the F..
B. Roberts home a short time
ago, sold Mrs. Roberts, watch to
the butcher at Twin Brooks for
a small sum, stating that it was
his wife's watch, and he wanted
to go to her at Aberdeen.
AS the banks of the city will
close at II o'clock on the field
days. Wednesday and Thursday
of next week, people from the
country are invited to come in
early and see the parade and
transact any business they may
have to do in the morning.
Mrs. E. P. Dore held a very
pleasant reception at her home
last Friday afternoon in honor Of
her daughter. Mrs. &. Pollard.
Subdued lights and a profusion
of flowers were features of the
occasion, and refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served.
There was a complaint made
last field day that some persons
had been overcharged at livery
stables for the care of teams.
The commercial club looked the
matter up and find that there
was no overcharge, the extra
charge being made when teams
had remained in the stable owe
the allotted time. However,
there will be no reason for com
plant next week Oh this score.
The Noble Theatre Company
has been engaged by the manage
ment of the Bentley Grand to
play here during field and market
days. They open Tuesday night,
Sept. goth, and play five nights,
presenting "The Great Buffalo
Mystery a comedy drama full
Of exciting situations, comedy,
and heart interest. All their
performances are given in the
usual finished manner that has
given them SO fine a reputation
with our theatre goers. Prices
25, IS and so cents. Ladies free
first night.
The funeral services of
Anna Malsed, the
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Malsed, whose decease
typhoid fever was announc.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-24

DfN

The number of union laborers in Hol-
land is estimated at $4,000.
The cloth hat and cap makers of st.
Louis have recently organized their first
local union in that city.
Engineers in Germany. who have run
their locomotives for ten years without
accident, are rewarded by the govern
ment.
A compilation of trades union statis-
tics in the principal countries places the
number of members in good standing at
100000.
The Iron holders Union of North
America is planning to celebrate its fif
tieth anniversary in an appropriate man
ner. The date has not yet been set.
4 free course of instruction in steam
engineering for members has been ar
ranged recently by the Stationary Fire
mems Union of Boston and it promises
to be we'll attended.
A bill to provide for a State tax to be
used for the aid of injured miners and
families of men killed in the mines of the
State will be presented to the Pennsylva-
MIA State Legislature.
According to the report of the United
States bureau of labor, the retail price
of the principal articles of food was 20.6
per cent higher in 1907 than at any time
during the period from 1890 to 1899.
The product of finished iron and steel
in Pennsylvania in 1907 involved the en-
ployment of 1912 persons, who earned
$91 ,413,3S4 during the year. More than
one-half of this product was manufac-
tured in the county of Allegheny.
Coal forms So per cent of the mining
output of Germany. Other minerals are
salt. iron ores, copper, lead, zinc, pyrites,
gold, silver, manganese, arsenic, Saltpeter,
yitrol and alum. The number of work
men employed in the different mines is
estimated at about 100000 and the COM
panies engaged in mining number 1000.
The British appeal court has handed
down a decision to the effect that a trades
union cannot levy compulsory fees on its
members to maintain the labor representa-
tives in Parliament. This case was ap-
Dealed from the decision of Justice Ne
VILE who held that the Anna lgamated So
ciety of Railway Servants was entitled to
make such levies. The appeal court de-
cided that the ruling of the justice was
illegal.
President Charles w. Eliot of Har-
ward, speaking at a meeting for the or
ganization of the Massachusetts State
child labor committee. declared that in
his belief the rules of the labor unions
on apprentices are a drawback to the
workers against child labor.
An imposing Anglo-German working
mems peace demonstration was held at
Berlin. Germany. recently. More than
10000 German workmen. representing
nearly every industry, gathered TO well
come delegation representing the British
workmen in the interest of international
arbitration.
The most recent return for the Prus-
sian-Eessian railway shows that in the
locomotive service of 31,156 men, 1907
per cent are on an eight-hour schedule,
81 .46 per cent on an eight to ten-hour
schedule. 2S.S6 per cent on ten to
twelve-hour schedule, 1914 per cent on
twelve to fourteen hours, and 4.2 per cent
on fourteen to fifteen hours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-24
Cheating the Telephone.

1t has just been discovered that a
new kind of free toll service graft has
been worked on the telephone compa-
MES Of Lansing, Mich. A few days
ago the travelling representative Of
business concern located in a distant
city came into town, canvassed the
trade industriously and landed several
orders Of good size.
After his days work was done he
went to the telephone and asked for
Long distance" After the usual pre-
liminaries he called for his brother in
the distant city. The brother could
not be located.
Well, then, perhaps the operator
could get his sister. No, his sister also
was out. He was sorry, but would call
again later, and left the booth, with
out having to pay toll, of course, as he
did not get his party.
The next day he departed for past
ures new, and the telephone company
was none the wiser. But the house
had received a correct report of the
business done by the drummer that
day, and the toll was saved for him
self or the house. The brothers name
stood for the amount of his sales and
the sisters for the character of the or
der.-American Telephone Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-24
PENSIONS ENGINEER FIRE HERO
Northern Pacific Road Lays OFF Jim
Root. Oldest Man i'm Service.

jim Root of Washburn, Oldest engi-
neer on the Northern Pacific railway sys
tenn, has been laid off. but. although he
his ceased to work. he will continue to
draw his pay the same as though he was
running an engine. He is now IS years
old. Root won fame for his heroic deed
in saving the passengers on his train from
being roasted alive when they were caught
at Hinckley during a forest fire years
ago. Root at the time was running a
train between Duluth and st. Paul. He
ran his engine to the town of Hinckley,
which was found to be in ashes. All of
sudden the winds famed the forest fires
into roaring furnace of flames and the
train was completely surrounded by fire.
Root stuck to the throttle while the fire
man welded water from the engines
water tank and kept throwing it upon
him and the cab to keep them from burn
ing. The smoke was suffocating and the
heat terrific. but the members of the crew
kept to their posts until the train reached
skunk creek where all escaped to the
waters and were saved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-24
a Substitute.

Irish wit is as excellent as it is pro-
vocate tells the story of ship doctor
on an English liner who notified the
death watch steward, Hibernian, that
a man had died in stateroom 45 The
usual instructions TO bury the body
were given. Some hours later the doc.
tor peeped into the room and found
that the body was still there
He called the matter to the attention
of the Irishman. who replied:
81 thought you said room 46. I whit
in there and seen wan Of thin in q
bunk. Are We deadF says 1. No. says
he. but I'm pretty near dead So ]
was getting ready TO bury him"