Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Stewart
Eason. She came especially for the
high school commencement, her sister.
Miss Irene Eason, being a. member of
the class.
Mrs. Russell Harper, Of ottumwa,
who has been visiting a week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Burroughs,
left for her home this morning ac-
companied by Miss Elsa Stern, who
will remain for short visit with Mrs.
Harper.
Elsie Catherine Johnson, aged a
weeks, daughter Of Morgan Johnson,
whose wife died recently, has been
adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. August Sjo-
den and given the name Elsie Catherine
Helen Sjoden, thu articles of adoption
filed with the county recorder.
Miss Theresa A. Probst, who has
been teaching at the Arson school, left
Friday evening for Breckenridge,
Mimi, to visit her sister, Mrs. Rosa
Walters, for a few weeks. She will then
go to Seattle, accompanied by her sis
ter, to spend the summer attending
the exposition. ,e-
There was a large attendance Friday
afternoon at the meeting of the Bap-
fist Ladies' Aid Society, entertained by
Mesdames E. M. Singleton, E. E. Car
yer and Ellen G. Lennox, at the Sim
sleton home, 100 South Fourth street
A social hour and refreshments fol-
lowed the business session.
Chaplain Cole, OF the Soldiers home,
will leave Monday for Red Oak, where
he will deliver an address at the I'M
yelling OF a monument erected by the
G. A. r. and w. r. G. On Wednesday
Chaplain Cole will be at Eagen, s. D..
where he will deliver two addresses be-
fore the annual reunion of the Lake
Madison Veterans Association.
Mr.. Claiming Nichols, of Marietta,
left Thursday evening for Iowa City,
after a few days visit at the home of
ietta. and with his aunt, Mrs. T. P.
ished his work in the university a few
days ago, and returns to Iowa City to
be present at commencement, and re-
ceive his degree, D. D. S.
Sam Williams, the man who has
been in Jail the past two weeks, await
ing hearing on an information filed
by s. c. Crawford, charging Williams
with the theft of team Of horses,
buggy and harness on the night of
May 30, was arraigned in Justice
Peeks court Friday afternoon. Evil
dence was introduced and the case was
continued for argument of counsel un-
til June II.
Three petitions signed by few
more than eighty Of the best farmers
Of Marietta township are being shown
to the merchants in which they sub
scribe to the following: 1--WE voters
and taxpayers Of Marietta township
wish in this way to express to you our
sympathy and pledge you our support
| in your efforts to rid your fair city OF
the saloon, which is not only a blight
on 1t, but curse to the surrounding
country"
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole o. Lien have re-
| ceived word from their deaf mute son
Melvin, who is making a tour of the
states on foot. in which the young man
writes that he left Swanton, VT, some
time ago, swung around into Canada
and then into York state. He has been
visiting historic points of interest, par
ticularly in the Adirondacks, and his
next objective point is the Catskills
Melvin writes that he is anxious t.
view the place where Rip Van Wrinkle
is said to have taken his long sleep.
| District Superintendent w. r. Pitner
and Mrs. Pitner will leave next Mon
day for trip Of about six weeks thru
the west along the Pacific coast. They
will go to Los Angeles, after short
stop at Denver, where they will remain
for two weeks with Mr.. Pitner's broth
er, Rev. j. L. Pitner, superintendent of
the San Diego district of the Metho-
dist church. Later they will visit in
San Francisco, and at Seattle and the
exposition, returning by the way OF
Vancouver and thru Canada Mr.. Pit
ner's son Paul will visit relatives In
Waterloo and Cedar Rapids during his
fathers absence.
| w. =. Downer, manager and one Of
the proprietors of the Patterson store
a large Muscatine department store
writes friend in this city: Il under.
stand that the saloon men IN Mar.
shalltown are distributing circulars
stating that Muscatine Is dead since
the saloons were closed. The onl,
thing that Is dead Is the saloon, The
town itself was never more prosper.
Gus and all lines Of business ere max.
ing nice gains. Our business in.
creased 20 per cent during the mrs
three months after the saloons were
closed. and can not remernber whe1
the people spent money easier To-
what they want than they. do now" Mr
DoHner Is secretary q the Mascat!n.
Commercial Club, and should be In I
position 10 know what he Il talkini
j about.