Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-29

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.

1 LA YuJOR 1OWGNSof1IF.
May 27.-Corn planting is about
completed. A large acreage has been
put in.
| H. C. Stowell is having a fine resi-
dence building erected Cement blocks
will be used in the construction, and
the improvement will add materially to
| the appearance of the neighborhood.
w. H. Arney is the proud possessor
of touring car, which he brought out
! Saturday.
| Thomas Reese is building hay
barn. which will be substantial i'm
provement to his good farm.
| The roads of the township are in the
best condition they have ever been at
this time in the season. Good grades
are being made where necessary, and
durable culverts laid.
LAUREL.
| May 27.-Excavation for the base
ment of the Peoples Savings Bank
building was begun Monday. The
building will be 25x50 feet, the base
ment story of concrete and the bust
ness story ~ feet high of pressed
! brick. The interior finish will be
modern throuout
| Laurel was almost depopulated Sun
| day, as nearly everybody went to
Marshalltown to hear the evangelist
The latest additions to our popula-
ton are: A daughter at DR.. Pence's,
Friday, and a daughter at William
Korsemeir's, Sunday.
Roy Walkup was given a surprise
Saturday evening in honor of his 18th
birthday. He was taken away from
home on some pretext and upon his re-
turn found forty-five of his young
friends congregated to assist him in
celebrating. The evening was spent
with games and with music. after
which elegant refreshments were
served by Mrs Walkup. assisted by
| Misses Maude Walkup and Eve Swal-
well. Roy was the recipient of many
nice presents. among them horse
from his parents. All present enjoyed
themselves, as the Walkups are royal
entertainers.
H. A. Wissenberger and Henry F,
F'reese have each received from the
factory a fine 22-horse power traction
engine for use in running corn shelters
and threshing machines
Louis Toedt left Monday for Iowa
City to enter the State University Hos
pital for an operation.
Mrs. Bartelle who has spent the past
month here with her daughter, Mrs
Elver, left for her home at Usage,
| Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Mann, accompanied by
her daughter, Nell, spent the past week
at Colfax and has returned home with
health improved.
LISCOMB.
May 27.-Mrs. Tom Haggin and little
daughter lone arrived from Carthage,
S. D., Monday night and will remain
until after the graduating exercises of
the high schools of Union and Lis
comb. Mrs. Higgins Oldest daughter,
ating class, while her nephew, Roy LIE
Fever, finishes the course Of the Lis
comb schools
The graduating exercises of the
Liscomb high school will be held in the
Christian church on Friday evening,
May %. The class numbers three,
namely, Florence Boyd Bernice Berry
and Roy LIE Fever.
The class day program Of the school
was given in the Christian church on
Wednesday evening. The juniors and
others lent able assistance in making
it a most successful and enjoyable af-
fair.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Alexander, who has been very i'll with
pneumonia, is much better.
n "A Pnhipson Co1oro5 l.,
| Springs, arrived in town Tuesday and
will remain for several days visiting
| friends.
George Beirsborn assisted in the fu-
neral services of Thomas Norman
Wednesday. The interment was in
Bangor cemetery.
The Cemetery Aid Society met with
Mrs. d. T. Parnell Tuesday evening.
Invitations have been extended the
members of the Grumme Rebekah
lodge to be present at the wedding re-
| ception of Miss Emily Head, on the
afternoon of June 2. Miss Head is tc
wed Mr.. George olney. whose home
Is in Arizona, where they will make
their home after a pleasant journey
thru the west.
AVA - 1AA 4kS2SSS cIlQ QdQSllleI 11Slel
came up from Marshalltown Wednes-
day to attend the Thomas Norman
funeral.
Mrs. SADIE Bueghly has exchanged
her auto for another Jackson four cyl
lnder touring car, which Is beautiful
machine and runs without the usua
noise of automobiles in general
! Prof. L. O. Shook will leave for a
season OF baseball playing Saturday
morning having closed his work with
the schools here.
The new jewelry store was opened
for business Wednesday afternoon. The
proprietor, Mr.. Alexander, is wei
known and warmly welcomed among
the business men of the village.
j. G.. Scott and wife drove to Bee.
man Saturday and visited with the j
J. Maloney and Ed Cole families unit
Sunday evening.
A delegation of eighty attended the
revival meetings at the county sea,
Sunday.
F. c. Nichols who accidentally tipped
out Of an auto while coming from
Thursday and broke his arm is con.
graduating himself that he escaped sc
| easily Line, arm impaired IS 1mprov'
ing nicely.
The Juniors of the high school gave
banquet at the w. d. Melick home
Friday evening in honor of the senior
class. A fine time was reported.
Mrs. Brigham, of Quasqueton, was
the guest of her niece, Mrs. M. NJ. Nc.
Fee, several days this week.
Rev. Boomershine preached a very
excellent sermon TO the graduating
class from the pulpit of the Christian