Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-25
MARSHALL COUNTY
NEWS Of INTEREST
T.-R. Correspondents Tell OF
the Happenings of Their
Communities
MUCH MOVING IN COUNTY
MUCH MOVING IN COUNTY
Different Neishborhoods Are Being Re-
formed by Annual Spring Moving
Time-Horses Sell Well at Laurel
Miss Grace Stanton, of Gilman, to
Wed-Other News.

Correspondents from dozen differ
ent points in Marshall county tell the
current news of their neighborhoods in
their weekly letters to the T.-R. From
all parts of the county the moving
spirit is uppermost, and neighborhoods
are being reformed in the annual
spring changes.
! AT Laurel the Breeders Exchange
Company held successful sale, and
horses were sold as high as $500 per
team and better.
| The approaching marriage of Miss
Grace Stanton is announced at Gill
man. Miss Stanton is to become the
wife of Mr.. Lewis Seitmann, of Laurel.
The news of the county follows:
LAUREL.
Feb 25.-The Feeders Exchange
Company has completed the sales
pavilion building upon the company's
property and held it's first sale on FRI
day. Thirty head of horses were of
fered by John S. Paul and Henry
Freese, and sold for good prices. Sew
eral teams sold for more than $500
each.
r. S. Warren has purchased OF
Smith & Ward the Laurel pool room.
and will take possession March L. IA.
H. Smith, who has had the manage
ment Of the pool hall. will go to farm
ing. having leased the D. w. Smith
homestead.
L. w Wetzel and wife, of Cedar
Rapids. are the guests of their cous-
in, d. c. Bligh.
Mrs. Esther Fuller, of st. Anthony,
is visiting with the family of her
daughter, Mrs. j. A. West.
ALBION
Feb. 25.-The proposed revival meet
ings to be held at the Methodist church
during the ensuing weeks were in
definitely postponed on account of the
bad roads.
The box social conducted by the
choir of the Methodist church in the
church basement last Saturday night
was a great success socially as we'll as
financially. something over $50 being
received from the sale of boxes.
Mrs. Wyand entertained the Albion
Culture Club Tuesday afternoon. Elev
en- members responded to roll call by
current events. Papers We're read by
Mrs. Dennis on california Missions"
and 1.-TWO Notable Pacific Writers
Bret Harte and Joaquin Miller" by
Mrs. Bray.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Will is quite sick with lung fever.
Mrs. Grace Maxfield, of Minerva, is
visiting with friends here this week
Wednesday night the high school
gave program at the school house,
the proceeds to go to the library
GILMAN.
Feb. PA very delightful affair
was the china shower given for Miss
Grace Stanton at Sterling. the pleasant
country home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. RI
Wylie, Friday evening. The affair was
in honor of Miss Stanton's approach
ing marriage to Mr.. Lewis Sietmann,
of Laurel. Miss Stanton, who is the
teacher of the school in that district,
received sixteen beautiful cups and
saucers besides other pretty articles of
china a buffet supper was served by
the hostess and her assistants. and Mr..
Robert Paul made an appropriate pre-
sentation speech. An amusing feature
of the occasion was a peanut hunt.
Miss Akers won the first prize and the
consolation went to Rob Paul
Mrs. w. W. Imler returned from her
California visit of four and one-half
months Friday The last month was
spent on the homeward journey Wis
iting at various points enroute.
Dan Grams and family returned
from Nebraska on Friday, when they
have been spending the winter with
relatives They are visiting with Mrs.
Grams parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Greene at present.
Mrs. Cecil Robey, of Rhodes came
for a visit of a few days with her
father, D. Grady, and family. Her hus-
band came Saturday night and re-
NAMED over Sunday.
The school board has not been able
10 decide on a site for the new school
house A location that is at all central
can not be obtained with sufficient
grounds for recreation. Committees
from the school board have been visit
ing other places, getting new ideas in
but sufficient data has
not vet been obtained for definite plans
for the new building.
r. D. Grady, wife and daughter
Kathryn, living near Mitchellville, ar
rived Monday evening for visit with
relatives for about two weeks.
DIR. r. p. Gaunt and wife left Mon