Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-31
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS TO BE
ADDRESSED BY "RiLLY" SUM-
DAY SATURDAY NIGHT.
LOCAL MEN AND VISITORS
TO ATTEND IN A BODY
Several Travelling Men Quit Road
Work to Go Into Business-L. M.
Howis to Move to Des Moines-Petty
Family to Spend Summer in CoIora-
do-Traveiins Mems Notes.

Next Saturday evening Rev. Billy"
Sunday will speak to the commercial
men. All travelling men and eN- travel
ers are requested to meet at the Pill
grim hotel at I p. m. sharp, to attend
in a body. Those living in the west
end of the city can meet at the Friends
church if they wish and join the boys
when they arrive from the Pilgrim
Seats will be reserved for those at
tending.
A number of travelling men from Des
Moines have resigned their positions
and are to start a wholesale grocery
house at FIT. Dodge, Ed c. Concannon,
one of the best grocery statesmen in
Iowa is to be manager.
1t has been suggested that travelling
men living in Marshalltown register
travel from. We noticed the other day
that lawyer OF our city registered
from Minneapolis. ,Marshalltown is
still on the map and no one should be
ashamed 10 let people know that we
live there.
H. A. Runyon, sales manager for c.
c. Prouty Grocery Company, of Des
Moines, and Jack Mcpherson, salesman
for rhe same Grs., in company with
their wives spent Saturday and Sunday
in Marshalltown, guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 1. Bell.
The new time card on the C. & n. w.
that took effect yesterday makes a
number of important changes. No. 6
leaves Marshalltown going east at IL: 80
p. m. This train is to do the local
work west of Carroll. No. IL, east
bound, will leave at 1886 p. m. instead
Of 1:25. Nos. % and 10 are the num-
bers of the new trains put on and are
fast ones, making but few stops thru
Iowa.
j. L. Rock and Ed L. Jones, of Wa
terloo, accompanied by their wives, left
last Friday for Asheville, N c., as dele
gates to the T. P. A. convention. Mr.
iSpS4h
Iowa and is a candidate for reelection.
Members living in Iowa hope to hear of
his election, as he has made valuable
member for our state.
S. K. Buell., of Waterloo, salesman
for Smith, Lichty & Hillman, wholesale
grocers, is meeting with splendid sue
cess. He likes his position much bet
ter than he did the one he had with
Franklin McVeigh & Co., of Chicago.
Brother Fenlen, salesman for the
National Cracker Company, has a pet
on the back of his neck. He is still at
work, but not as active as formerly.
w J. Mccarthy, salesman for the
Calument Baking Powder Company,
spent last Thursday in our city. Mr.
Mccarthy surely knows the baking
powder business.
L. NJ. Howig, of this city, represent
ing the Anderson-Winters Company,
furniture manufacturers of Clinton,
Iowa, will move to Des Moines after
June l. Owing to his territory being
mostly south of Des Moines. this will
enable him to be at home oftener. We
are all sorry TO lose Mr.. and Mrs
Howig from our city.
U. C. Trevarthen, representing R.
Herschel Manufacturing Company, of
Peoria, spent last Thursday in our city.
U. G. resides at Eldora, where he en-
| Joys a nice home.
Mr.. Van Tassell, formerly with the
National Cracker Company, has re-
signed, and started out over his old
territory for the Chicago Biscuit Com
pany.
! Jack Whitaker, with Letts-Fletcher
| Company of this city, has of late un-
dertaken to keep up with the styles, by
carrying a change of hats with him on
| the road.
The family of c. c. Petty, of our
city, salesman for Sprague, Warner &
! Co, will leave in a few days for Colo
RADIO, where they will spend the sum-
mer.
Tom Kane, salesman for warfeld,
Pratt Grocery Company. of Cedar Rap
ids, is one Of the hustling grocery
salesman making Iowa territory. You
can always find Tom on deck every
Tuesday in the towns west of Mar
shalltown, and his great success is
owing to his always being on time.
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