Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-17

Y. NJ. c. A. Gym.
Only $S.SS for q 110-egg Klondike
incubator. See Schmidt.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mold, Of Ma
rietta, were in the city Friday.
The last Our Club party of the sea-
son was enjoyed at Red Mems hall
Friday night, forty couples being In at
tendance. Mr.. VIII Bray, of Grinnell,
was q guest.
Roland Record: o. o. Thompson
came from Marshalltown and will re-
main at the home of his father for
come time to assist him at the nursery
during the spring rush.
Be sure you are working on the COR
rect skeleton of towns in the Tuffree
piano prize contest. The first puzzle
was misprinted. Number should have
been d - II. Telephone the
store.
Mrs. George II. Conkling and little,
son, who have been spending the VIM
ter in California, arrived In the city
this morning for visit with the for
mer's sister Mrs. Mary McMahon. and
nieces, Misses Addie and Ina Conkling
The Melbourne schools, assisted by
home talent musicians, will give a big
program Friday evening, April 90
There will be two spelling contests for
prizes, to which schools of the sur
rounding country are privileged to en-
ter
Brigadier Mcmillan and son and En-
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in the city today, and tonight will con-
duct meetings at the Salvation Army.
Services will also be in charge of the
visiting officers Sunday. Tonight re-
cruits will be sworn in The Sunday
services comprise holiness meeting at
1880, Junior meeting at 2:30. and the
commissioning of local officers at S
o'clock.
Invitations Were issued today by DR..
Cora Williams Choate and Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Lawrence for a series of parties
to begin Friday, April %. The first af-
fair will be novelty luncheon. This will
be followed on Wednesday by another
luncheon, and on Friday, April 80, With
a tea. Invitations have been extended
to 200 for the three affairs, all of which
will be held at the Lawrence home, $40
West Main street.
Word from the Presbyterian hospi-
tai, of Chicago, where Rev. E. b. Jones,
of Cedar Falls, underwent a most SER
ious operation last week, is to the eff
feet that DR.. Jones is recovering as
rapidly as could be expected consid-
ering the severity of his operation. The
patient is not out of danger and it is
thought that it will be several weeks
before he will be able to leave the
hospital. Mrs. Jones is with her hus-
| band.
Rev. H. c. Purmort, d. D., of Des
Moines, will arrive in the city this
evening, and on Sunday will meet tho
church on the question of a successor
to Rev. c. w. McCord. DR.. Purmort is
synodical superintendent, and the local
church has expressed desire to con-
fer with him over the question of a
new pastor. Several applications
have been received by the church from
ministers who would be willing to take
charge OF the church.
Melbourne Record: The Shorthorn
cattle sale of M. l.. and A. J. Andrews
Wednesday, was very successful. forty
nine head selling for a. total of $10,340
an averoge of S211 a head. Harmon &
Mansfield, Of Rhodes. paid the toy
price, giving $500 for an imported cow
Another COW sold for $3.50. Many prom
inent Shorthorn breeders We're present
from Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Ne
braska and points in this state.
Mr.. f. z. Winery, of Union, was in
the city Friday night, being on his way
to Gregory, White Lake, and High
more, S. D., where he will remain for
ten days or two weeks, looking after
land interests. Mr.. WINERY owns a
section of land near Highmore that is
being broken for the first time this
season. preparatory to seeding with
flax. A steam pillow is being used to
do the work, and thirty acres are be-
ing broken daily. Mr.. Winery will also
look after his farm at White Lake
which is improved and has been in a
state of cultivation for a few wears