Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
Grundy Center and Other Near
by-Towns Waiting For Mar
shallt0Wn's Interurban
JOHNSON GETS MORE TERRITORY
Will Have Several Men Under His
Charge = CareIessness on Part Of
Engine Crew = Travelling Mems
Day Suggested for County Fair -
Notes of the Road.
Special TO Times Republican.

Something should wake MARSHALL
town up as regards an electric road.
In eastern and western Iowa they are
getting busy and everything begins to
look favorable for at least two or
three roads to be commenced not later
iously waiting for Macshalltown to get
started. They want road and our
city is the one to give it TO them.
and Coke Company, called on trade in
western Iowa last week. Walter car
ried with him a life size picture of a
lady. We doubt very much if he got
it home.
The Travelling Mems Commercial
club has received several acknowledge
ments of the receipt of the illustrated
magazine of Marshslltown. Among
them one from j. e. Osmer, formerly
of this city, but now of Chicago, and
OllS lOll t.>ellit l. tli III Ni't.A -
of the public library at Bloomington,
ILL.,
IS. X. Parsen will start out this week
as assistant to A. G. Johnson. with
Wyman, Partridge & Co, of Minneap-
oils. For the present he will reside at
Boone.
"A. G.. johnson has taken charge of
the territory in southern and central
Iowa fo. Wyman. Partridge & Co., of
Minneapolis. with headquarters III
Marshaltown. Statesmen covering this
territory will be under him. William
Tosney, who was NJ. Johnson's assis-
tant until q few weeks ago. is now
travelling for Finch, Van Slyck & Nc
Conville, wholesale dry goods of Min
neapolis.
W. A. Coffman, with Stowell Manu-
featuring and Foundry Company. of
Milwaukee, Wis, was in Marshalltown
few days ago and talks quite favor
ably OF moving to our city.
T. +. Brinsmaid, who was drowned
in California in December. was a
member of U. c. II. council No. lis of
Des Moines. Ia.
'tStop, Look and Listen" confronts
one at many railway crossings. Acci-
dents were traceable to the long
winded signs and one road finally en-
gagged Judge Paxton to write one that
would meet every emergency He pro-
duced the now famous stop, Look and
Listen" and received $4,000 for it, or
$1,000 per word, which is probably a.
record figure.
I think it would have been a good
plan if the judge had gone little fur
Their and compelled engineers to whis..
tie at all railroad crossings. At Car
roll one day last week a traveller and
his driver came near being run over
by an engine backing up on the c.
N. W., at the rate of forty miles an
hour They neither blew the whistle
nor rang the bell.
Members of the Clinton Council No.
331 are planning to make a bid for the
of the Grand Council Of Iowa
in 1909. Members of this council are
all enthusiastic U. c: It's, and their
for hospitality will go far
toward securing them the meeting.
What is the matter with the MARSHALL
town council, have we gone to sleep
never to awake?
W. T. Utz, with The Laguna Com
pany, of Chicago, ILL.,, spent Saturday
oit
friends in Iowa and for years has
for one of the leading grocery
houses of Chicago.
Earl Biglow, with Britton & Co,
pork packers of Marshalltown, met
with good success in Western Iowa last
week. Earl is we'll pleased with his
change in territory.
Lee Taylor, of Wall Lake, with
Swift & Co., of Sioux City, returned
to his trade last Thursday after an
absence Of three weeks.
Dick Adrian, of Jefferson, salesman
for Paxton & Gallagher, wholesale
grocers of Omaha, has been quite sick
Will pueuIllOllld LoI over lWO WEEKS.
He was able to sit up last Thursday
for the first time. His many friends
hope to hear of his recovery.
B. F. Bryan, better known as Bill
Bryan, a cousin of William Jen-
nings Bryan, was calling on the trade
in western Iowa for the Swift Packing
Company of Omaha. Bill is one of the
jolly boys of the road and keeps things
lively wherever he, happens to be.
S. H. Plumber, one of the best
Known speciality men travelling, start !