Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-15

offer the boys than does our city. Good
schools, churches and a clean. up-to-
date city, where you can get the con-
veniences OF a much larger city with
much less expense; and no one can ask
for a better train service than we
have.
The house in passing the bill to au-
thorize search warrants to find cigar
| cts did one OF the best things this
winter for there is nothing detested
mora among commercial men than the
smoking of cigarets Only last Satur-
day evening was at one of the leading
hotels in Cedar Rapids in company
with number Of gentlemen when we
discovered two Of the bell boys smok-
ing cigarets on duty. / asked one OF
the gentlemen, who is a large land
owner, proprietor Of banks and stores.
and who hires great many young
men, what he thought Of the habit, and
|tf he allowed any Of the young men
working for him to smoke cigarets. He
answered that when he hired young
man, one Of the first questions he asked
him was II he smoked cigarets. II he
said yes, he Immediately informed him
that he had no use for him, and he
meant every word Of it.
D. M. Keefer, Of Marshalltown, for
the past three years salesman for the
German American Coffee Company,
resigned his position last week and
will retire from the road April l. Mr..
Keefer is one OF the oldest travelling
men on the road, having been at it for
over twenty-seven years. We all hope
he will continue to remain in Marshall-
town.
The travelling mems association, OF
Waterloo, is in a very flourishing con-
dition. They have a membership of ESQ
and pay death claim from any cause
Of $500. To become member Of this
association you must live in Waterloo.
They held their annual banquet one
week ago last Saturday. at which the
ladies were invited. The principal
speaker was Senator DeWolf, Of Rein
becls. Others who responded with
words OF good cheer for the boys were
C. r. Rohde and O. ]. Trumbauer, both
Of Waterloo.
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John n. Rock, Of Waterloo, with
Sneers, Gillett & Co. of Chicago. visited
the trade in the towns in eastern Iowa
last week. This is Mr.. Rocks twen-
ty-seventh year with the firm and he
looks as young as he did twenty years
ago. John is vice chairman Of the ma
tions,l board Of directors of the T. p.
"a. OF st. Louis and attends the meet
ings in st. Louis once each month. He
reports the association in q f1ourishing
condition. They paid in the month of
FEBRUARY five death claims. Three Of
the deaths occurred from the Denver
Messenger wreck short time ago. This
should be a lesson to the boys on the
road to carry accident insurance to
protect themselves, their families and
those dependent upon them for sup
port, for none Of US know when it will
come to us, and we surely owe this
protection to our families.
George D. Baker, for years gro
Gerry salesman and for the past two
years with Durand & Kasper, Of Chi
cago, resigned his position and started
out last Monday for the Dayton Scale
Company, of Dayton, Ohio. His terri
tory will be northeastern Iowa. George
has great many friends in central
lowe, where he has travelled so many
years, who wish him the best of sue
cess in his new undertaking.
r. w. Maxson, with Witwer Bros,
wholesale grocers Of Cedar Rapids, Is
rejoicing over the arrival Of a nine
pound girl at his home All are doing
we'll
j. M. Glaspell, who has represented
Sherman Bros, coffees and teas, of
Chicago, for the past seventeen years,
resigned his position two weeks ago.
and is now out over his old territory
for Tone Bros, teas and coffees, Of
Des Moines.
f. E. Lyman, salesman for the Penn
Oil and Supply Company Of Rock Is
land. III, with headquarters at Des
Moines, is quite sick at Colfax with
rheumatism. He has been laid up for
over four weeks, and is rather discour-
aged at not improving faster. We all
will be pleased to see him again back
at work.
II. u. Erwin, Of Williamsburg, who
sold out his grocery store and the first
of February started on the road for the
Heinz Pickle Works, resigned his po-
sition hast week to engage in business
with his father at North English.
L. j. Jarrett, with the Johnson-Rand
Shoe Company. seldom gets excited,
but 1t so happened he got message
Monday before starting for Cedar Rap
ids chat S. D. Mcfarland, superintend-
ent of one OF the factories, would meet
him at Cedar Rapids. and accompany
him on his weeks trip. Now hap
pened to be aat dinner with them when
the superintendent asked L. ]. If he
had his samples opened up. II nave left
them at the depot at Narsi1alltown,"
was his reply. He did not wait to nm
ish his dinner. and telegralhed for the
samples. We all tried to explain how