Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-23

Central has been a source of comment
by the Iowa press this week. Some OF
the other MarshaltoWn headlines tnat
have appeared in Iowa papers are along
the following trend: Big Real Estate
Exchange Marshaltown Transfers
Are Active-Building improvements"
"Marshalltown Buildings-Iotal OF
$49S, $50 Expended in improvements
There" The news referred to that
commanded the attention of the outside
press was the announcement OF the
Hull-Willard- Fry transfer, and the
Huber purchase of the Episcopal
church for business purposes; also the
resume of the building operations Tor
1908 in MarshalItown. Mention was
omitted of the publicity given to Mar
shalltown upon the occasion OF the
Elks' club house announcement Whlch
appeared in almost every daily news
paper in the state.
The sale of the Fry block without
any more effort than ten-llne al IN
the Times Republican is worthy OF
mention as an indication of the times.
Mr.. Fry received several offers or BIDS
bv mail compared them, and sold at
an advance of $4,000 above what ne
had paid. The fact that land was ex-
changed did not affect the relative
transfers for he turned in land when ne
bought. Real estate in MarshalltoWn
has become what the bankers call con-
yertible. 1t might be even classed as a
quick asset.
1xy1,o nnEpr All
evening with a twenty five cent limit
and yet quit with losses and gains not
exceeding fifty cents one way or me
other will recognize themselves as
gamblers and will be ashamed to face
either their wives or their sons. but
their wives can play bridge all after
noon and evening. too, for prizes IN
silk dry goods or jewelry worth $500 to
$1,000 while the children are turned
loose upon the neighbors. In the gentle
mems game the fellow who cheated
would probably get his face punched
while in our ladies parlor cheating goes
on subject only to more or less com
ment. 1t is custom that accounts for
these distinctions.
In the case of the Jay McNeely con-
troversy the public was sure to win IN
any event If McNeely had sold he
would have built fine new house but
he didn't say Jay will build the new
house and his example will start 9TH
ers.
The Christian church Is getting
ready to build but st. Pauls Episcopal
church passes them at the first turn
and has sold in order that building
may begin Immediately Would that a
genius would arise to merge the two
into a holding corporation for one
magnificent 100000 auditorium which
would furnish church accommodations
for both churches and yet give Mar
shalltown an auditorium and church
far beyond the possibilities of any one
church society.
Marshalltown merchants can get
ready for greater trade when the new
passenger service begins north on the
Great Western. The operation of an
evening train north from this city,
leaving at about 6 or O'clock VIII
serve the people from MarshalltoWn to
Gladbrook like the building OF a new
interurban Let everybody turn In TO
advertise this service that the rond
may find it profitable to keep up the
service.
A well-known citizen has read those
signs in the street cars, Cook with
gas" and asks how can we? This
newspaper gives 1t up.
&
At a meeting of the Souvenir club last
evening it was necessary to call the
roll of gentlemen in the smoking room
in order to know who was present. Al
tho every electric light was burning to
its capacity and the meter was faith
fully paying dividends to Jones and
Hovey, the voices of the guests rang
out in the inlsy darkness with that
weird and reverberating sound of a
sepulchre. The city council is to be no
titled.
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