Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-29

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business Apply at Newtons.
.Wanted-Young man for permanent
position as city collector. Business
manager T.-R.
Today is the time to get some fine
peaches for canning. We have a sup
ply direct from the orchards. Reynolds
& Sheldon.
Do not be deceived into buying some
high priced flour. You can get EACO
the best flour made, for $1.S5 per sack.
Ask your grocer
Mrs. Ida Nichols and daughter, Mar
garet, of lowe Falls, arrived in the city
this morning for a short visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Stephen
son.
Farmers, Kendall & West will have
alberta peaches by the bushel for Sal-
urday. We think as the crop is re-
ported short it would be a good time
to can.
Mr.. Carroll B. Johnston, formerly OF
this city, who is travelling for the Ce-
dar Rapids branch of the Burroughs
Adding Machine Company, was in the
city this morning while on his way to
points on the Story City branch.
Miss Florence Harris left Wednesday
night for La Sale, ILL.,, to visit Miss
leila Vollmer. She will be joined there
by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Vollmer, of
Chicago, for a weeks visit, and will ac-
company them to Chicago at the end of
that time to Chicago at the end of
weeks.
Mrs. James Strohmeyer. Mrs. Kate
Cation and Mrs. Jennie Pepper were
hostesses Wednesday afternoon at the
Strohmeyer home, 20s North Center
street, to the Busy Bee Circle Of the L.
o. T. NJ. A pleasant afternoon was en-
joyed, and the hostesses served light
refreshments
Mr.. warrens Congregational Sun
day school class of boys gave a we'll
attended penny social in the basement
Of the church Wednesday evening,
which netted them a profit of about 81
over expenses. Various entertainment
and refreshment booths were features
of the affair.
A. w. Nutz, one of the operators in
the office of Yardmaster Peter Lynch
of the Iowa Central, who has been in
Oskaloosa for a few weeks, substi-
tuting in the office of the train dis
patcher, while members of the force
were taking their vacations, returned
home this morning.
Mr.. Benjamin Harris, of Chicago, ar
rived in the city Wednesday evening,
will In far chNy {e;t u !,
his friend, E. NJ. Croft, who is ill at
Miller. Mr. Harris is on his way to
Boone to spend the remainder of the
summer with his daughter, Mrs. Ar
thur Croft.
A fire alarm at o'clock Wednesday
night called the department to the
Marshalltown Trowel Company's
plant, where a quantity of sawdust,
saturated with oil, in the blacksmith
ing department., had become ignited
from spontaneous combustion. The fire
was quickly extinguished and the dam
age was very slight.
The members of the Baptist Hill
Bible Class enjoyed. a meeting Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs John
w. Purse1, 407 West Boone street. "A
social time, during which delicious re-
freshments were served, followed the
study hour, and Mrs. L. f. Brown was
presented yith a pretty spoon for her
infant son, Paul Edward.
Harold, the 9-year-old son of Mrs.
Daisy Clark. 606 West Railroad street,
while playing about lawnmower
Wednesday afternoon, got his hand
caught in the knives, and had the ends
of the index, middle, and ring fingers
Of the right hand severed. The boy
will probably lose the first finger but
it is believed the other two will be
saved.