Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-07


all will send to H. W. Shove, 402 North
Fourth street, name and address in
full this week.
A number of travelling men are de-
sirous of having a travelling mems
party between Christmas and New
many travelling men as possible meet
at the Pilgrim hotel next Saturday eve
ming at o'clock, sharp.
There should be some action taken by
the travelling mems organizations to
see that lights are lighted at places
in hotels where fire escapes are to be
found. I noticed the other night that
the lights were not lighted at the fire
escapes in the Allison hotel, at Cedar
Rapids. We have not forgotten the
fire in that city some few years ago,
when so many lost their hives and a
for safety. -
A. j, Witt, general salesman for J..
v. Farwen s. Co, wholesale dry goods
of Chicago, has visited his trade inMar-
shalltown for the last time this year.
There is great rejoicing among the
travellers who make the city of Odebolt
owing to the fine hotel that they now
have there. Mr.. Frank M. Askine, late
with the Chicago house of Sioux City,
has rented the Stratton and both Mr..
and Mrs. Askine are doing everything
possible to make it one of the lead
ing hotels in that part of Iowa, and
from all reports they are meeting with
great success. Odebolt for years has
had the name of having a fine hotel
building, but a mighty poor hotel. Let
the good work go on, for it is surely
appreciated.
Ed Breen, salesman for Fay Lewis
& Brother, one of the leading cigar
manufacturers, spent the week in east
ern Iowa. Ed is just closing one of his
best years that he has ever had.
r. S. Duffield, with the LeMars
Printing company, visited the trade in
Cedar Rapids last Thursday. Mr.. Duff
field lives at Mason City.
w. e. McLeland, of our city, repre-
senting Matt PARROT & Sons, blank
book publishers, of Waterloo. visited
the trade in the towns tributary to Ce-
dar Rapids last week. He reported a
good business. W. E. and L. j.
Jarrett, of our city, were. en-
joying fine meal some time
ago at one of the leading hotels in
Iowa, and both agree that the next
time they wish cork taken, from a
bottle, they will remove it themselves,
rather than ask one of the walters.
George Ely, salesman for j. II. Bell,
coffee roasters of Chicago. spent the
day last Thursday at Vinton.. George
is one of the oldest coffee statesmen
covering Iowa territory, and he COM
mands large trade.
Before some one is hurt or killed by
the Marshalltown electric railroad
company from not raising the tenders
at the back end of the cars, some ac-
ton ought to be taken compelling them
to raise them when leaving the end of
their stations, instead of leaving them
as they do now. Travelling men declare
they never see such things in other
cities. We know of several who have
stepped on them after dark in passing
around the cars, and only a few nights
ago a lady on Third street stepped on
tine tenders, and had the car started, at
the moment, she surely would have
met with serious accident, as her
foot got caught in the fender.
Superintendent L. H. Brown, of the
Sioux City division Of the C. & N. w,
informed us that from now on he will
see that the cars are warmed leaving
Carroll in the morning in time to re-
ceive passengers. This will be appre-
ciated by the travelling public.
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