Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-12
NELL wLLlsT5N QUITS ROAD
AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS SERVICE.
ART kEYEs OUTLINES
FIRM HE REPRESENTS
Cedar Rapids Wholesale House Reor-
sanized-HotsI Changes at Trser-
Monthly Meeting Of II. c. M. A.-E.
/. s.oItz Sewers Connection With
Britain & Co.

Thirty years on the road as a
travelling salesman, without break
and for one firm, is good record
but it has been made by Nell" Will
liston of Dubuque. He has made the
same territory for over a quarter of a
century, selling overalls and garments
Of that character for H. B. Glover &:
Co., of Dubuque. Mr.. Williston will
retire and soon leaves for California
where he plans to make his home. He
Is not giving up because Of i'll health
but thinks he has served his time. He
is a fine looking man. above the normal
size and is the only member Of the fra
ternity of the grip that wears his
whiskers like bandmaster.
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Art Keyes, for over twenty eight
years the representative for the A. ].
Prick Grocery Company of Cedar Rap
ids. started out last week for A. j.
Tricks successors, Frick, Stearns, Rus
sell & Co. Art was good deal like a
boy with his first pair of boots, while
he was old in the harness it gave him
a new lease of life. the change in the
firm. 1t is quite laughable to hear
him tell the trade OF the changes to be
inaugurated.
Last Saturday was the monthly
meeting of the board of directors Of the
H c. NJ. A. There were number Of
the members absent. Everything was
found in fine condition, with the mem
bership increasing at rapid rate. A
move will be made in a few days to
are bound to have it reach the 10000
mark before Jan. I.
Ed Klnnan. Letts-F Fletcher Company's
western representative. spent Saturday
and Sunday in this city.
The smiling face Of Ben Bogus,
salesman for the Independent Cracker
Company Of Davenport, was seen last
week in the towns along the c.. NJ. &
St. P.
T. o. Axtell, who lately bought the
New Oxford at Traer, proposes to keep
up the good name Of the hotel. F. NJ.
Edwin. late proprietor Of the New
Oxford. will take charge OF the Best
Hotel, which is being refitted. Traer
can we'll afford two good hotels. AS it
was heretofore, there was hardly a
night that travellers were not taken to
private homes in order to procure a
bed. =.
The way freight on the c.. M. & st.
P. is again up to Its old tricks Of not
being on time. 1t was hoped by all
travelling men that the new law laid
down by the management to have the
way freights on time would be lived
lup to.
]. W. Fink, salesman for the Robert
Johnson Shoe Company, of St. Louis,
spent a day with the trade at Maxwell
last Wednesday.
l. L. ]. Jarrett. of this city, represent
ing the Robert Johnson Shoe Company
of st. Louis, is spending few weeks
vacation at the lakes with his family.
John However, with the Oppice Fruit
Company, Of Marshalltown, took a
number Of good orders at Tama and
Belle Plaine last week. John is a good
Marshalltown representative.
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| Ed L.. stoltz. of this city, has re-
signed his position with Britain & Co.
pork packers Of Marshalltown. AS YET
he is undecided what he will do.
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H. T. Pence, of Gilman, with H
Willard. Son & Co, hide buyers of this
city, did a large business at Maxwell
J last Wednesday.
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