Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-18

| Other News.
| Times Republican correspondents in
| the county have been active this week
| in gathering the news Of their different
communities. AT State Center Fri
day night will be held the preliminary
declamatory contest to select represen-
tatives to the county declamatory con-
test next week.
| AT Rhodes occurred the deaths of DIR.
j. S. Gray and John Crook, we'll known
citizens. The infant daughter Of AL
bert Spence died at st. Anthony Mrs.
Victor Kidd, a former LeGrand girl,
died in Idaho, and her body was
brought to the old home for interment.
The news of the county, classified by
towns and neighborhoods, follows:
STATE CENTER.
Feb. 18.-The preliminary declama-
tory contest of the State Center high
school, to choose the representative of
the school at the county contest at
Marshalltown next week, will be held
tomorrow night. A first prize of SO,
and second OF 50, have been offered,
The judges will be selected from other
towns. The program for the local
contest follows:
Song-.Girls' Glee Club
college Oil Cans"-Hilda osterson.
,s~x r &t,~y
SON.
The Stranded Ship"-Elva Osterson.
"The Prisoner Of Chillion"-Edith
Wentworth.
Asleep at the Switch" - Bessie
Wood.
.I.incoln's Second Inaugural ADJ
dress"-Marion Wentworth.
Solo-Earl Cowan.
1.-The Son Abdallah"-Earl Girton.
THE Chariot Race"-Grace Abrams.
"1he Fafnine,'--Hazel Bishop.
Independence Bell'-Ellen East
man.
A crowd of friends and neighbors
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Roberts
at their home east of town Wednesday
evening. Several large baskets were
DIuuSIit dau ttIl SiiJoSC u SoSiAh SsShA
ing in dancing and playing various
games. Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts will
move March / on Marshall Roberts
farm two miles west OF State Center.
MIR. and Mrs. e. g. Hopper are visit
ing for few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. B. Mason at Marshalltown.
Mr.. A. r. CARTS and H. d. Niedert
have issued about 200 invitations OR
"old folks dance for Tuesday even
ing at the Grand opera house.
Mr.. A. r. T. Anselme left Tuesday
morning for Hebon, Neb., to be gone
for a few weeks visiting Mr.. III. J..
Chavet.
Miss Mary Pfantz returned home
from Chicago Sunday morning after a
three weeks visit with her sister, Miss
Agnes Pfantz.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ferris, of Des
Moines, visited relatives at this place
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Hilleman re-
turned from Fort Collins, Col. where
they have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Fisher.
MIR. and Mrs. j. L. Mcmahon and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 7. Shaunce have is
sued invitations for a party to be held
at the formers home Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Schilling re-
turned home Monday from Chicago.
where they have been for the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. "A. Buschbom, Of
Kansas, arrived here Wednesday
Buschbom will be remembered here as
Miss Amelia Uhde.
RHODES.
Feb. 1S-Mr. and Mrs Charles Jar
Gilman are visiting relatives in Illi-
nois
Miss Bertha Mealman Of Newton,
Kan, is here visiting among old friends
and relatives.
Mr. j. H. Grubb, who has been Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. IN. p. Kitchen,
for some time, left last week for
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Mrs. c. c. Caswell, of Marshalltown,
spent last week at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Titus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Phillips, who
spent last week with relatives here,
left Saturday for their home at Nell
son, Ill.
Miss Toliman visited over Sunday
at Marshalltown with her mother
Mrs. M. B. Norris and daughters,
Leila and Beatrice, of Des Moines have
been here visiting relatives.
Mr.. Charles Hulbary and Howard
Floto loaded their cars Monday and
Tuesday, going to Ohio, where they
will make their home.
Mr. Charles Morrison went to Chi
cago Sunday.
Miss Inagene Ruth is teaching in the
first primary room this week.
Mr. Row Einnev visited rela lives at