Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-04
Death of Arthur L. Sheetz
at Omaha Causes Sorrow
Among Travellers
MRS. ). W. MCPHERSON ILL
Former MarshaIltown Wowan Under
goes Operation in Des Moines-Mrs.
II. N. White Goes to Chicago For
Operation = Notes of the Travelling
Mon.

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One of the saddest things to rne
travelling men of the year was the
death on April 10 Of Arthur L. Sheetz
secretary and treasurer of the West
ern Travellers Accident association OF
Omaha, Neb. Mr.. Sheetz, by his friend
Nv ways. had endeared himself to
thousands of commercial travellers,
who were his friends. remember we'll
in 1885 when Arthur was one of the
hustling travellers out of MarshalltoWn
with the Standard Oil Company. lie
never lost an opportunity to speak
a good word for our city, and 1t was
thru his kindness and efforts
was made to feel at home, a stranger
in Iowa, How could look elsewhere for
home when Marshalltown sent Out
such a worker as he was? Arthur was
loved by everyone who knew him, and
The following resolution was passed
by the association:
ut having been the incomprehensl-
BILE will of Divinity to remove from
among us our much loved friend ana
co-worker, Arthur L. Sheetz, 1t is but
fitting that we, the executive board
of the Western Travellers Accident as
ISOLATION express on our own behalI
and on behalf of the association, our
grief and realization Of an irreparable
loss;
THAT, with heads bowed in sor-
row, with hearts filled with grief, we
to claim his just reward. Our great
appreciation Of him as man among
men. as a true friend, as a noble type
of husband and father, as a man who
has bettered the world because he
lived.
"As child mourns it's father, SO
will the Western Travellers Accident
Association mourn Arthur L. Sheetz.
whose mind conceived it, whose
strength and ability brought it forth,
whose life's work made it blossom and
bear the fruits of innumerable bless
ings to humanity bereaved and in dis
tress.
wherefore, be It resolved by the
executive board met in special session
that this expression of sorrow, of our
sympathy for the daughter, his rela-
tiyes and his legion of friends, be an
official act transcribed on the records
Of the association, and thus become
part Of its history and an inscription
on that monument which he by his
own life blood has builded."
J. w. Mcpherson, with c. c. Prouty
Grocery Company, of Des Moines, was
calling on the trade on the Rock Is
land last Thursday. Jack says as he
grows old there is no place on the
map like Marshalltown, "the dearest
place on earth" to him. Mrs. McPher-
son was taken to the hospital in Des
moines last Friday, where on Saturday
she was successfully operated upon. 1t
was reported Sunday that she was do
Ing nicely Her sister, Mrs. Bell, of
our city, is with her. They have u
great many friends in MarshalltoWn
who are anxiously waiting to hear of
her speedy recovery.
The travelling men sylnpathize with
our friend and brother, H. N. White.
salesman for Simmons Hardware Com
pany, of st. Louis, over the sudden sick
ness of his beloved wife. who had to
be taken to Chicago Sunday for an OPP
GRAFTON All hope and pray for her
recovery.
Fred Abel, Of Boone, salesman for
C. c. Taft. wholesale fruits, of Des
Moines, better known as the champion
clown saw-dust tenor of the world,
circus last Saturday in Des Moines,
under the auspices of the U. G. T.
They netted over $1,000. Fred has
grown so large of late, that there was
not camera large enough in Des
Mofnes to take his picture for the pro-
gram, so they had to draw a circle
where his picture should have been.
John r. Deisher, Of the firm John
r. Deisher Company, commission mer-
chants of Chicago, spent few days
in Iowa last week visiting the trade.
John is the same old boy he was when
a resident of our city. He had forgotten
how heavy Iowa mud is at times, so
when leaving Chicago he procured a
pair of very low rubbers and in trying
to cross the streets in one of our cities
lost his rubbers two or three times,
when finally he got out Of patience
and threw them as far as he could.
To all who know him the act can bet
ter be appreciated. If you had been
a block away and not knowing he
was in the city, you would have read
lily known who he was. The firm has
made great progress of late, and is
now located in their new building at
231 South Water street. They are not
surpassed by any commission house
in the country John says his latch
strings are always out for his friends
Arthur H. Oberndorfer salesman for
David Adler Sons Clothing COMPANY