Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-20
MARSHALL COUNTY
NEWS Of INTEREST
NEWS ITEMS ABOUT HAPPENINGS
AND PEOPLE OF THE RURAL
COMMUNITIES.
ALBERT HANSON, FORMER
LlscoMR MAN, KILLED
Is Accidentally Shot at +Gowrie-North
Star Aid Society to Hold Series of
w. c. T. Y. Silver Medal Contests
Greencastle- Jefferson Township Sun.
day School Convention.

spondents.
| Albert Hanson, aged -27, the son o.
| Olaf Hanson, formerly of Liscomb
! was accidentally killed near Gowrie by
being shot with shot gun while il
pursuit of what The believed wa:
I, chicken thieves.
The North Star Ladies' Aid Society
is planning to hold a series of w. c
T. U. silver medal contests. The frs
will be on May % at No. q schoo
house.
! The convention, of 1.-THE Sunday
schools of Greencastle and Jefferson
| townships will be held at Ferguson
next Sunday.
The news, grouped by towns and
| rural communities, is as follows:
= LISCOMB.
| May 19.--afiss. Patience Elliott, OF
! MarshalhoWn, is staying with her
mother, Mrs. Dorcas Elliott who has
been suffering with an attack of heart
| trouble.
= Mr. and" Mrs. Roland Sherman and
son, of Keosauqua, were in Liscomb
Friday visiting friends. Mr.. Sherman
was formerly editor of the Liscomb
Bee, and at present is editing the Keo-
sauqua independent, assisted by his
brother, Sydney Mr.. and Mrs. Sher-
! man were going to Iowa Falls for a
months vacation visit with relatives.
The new band stand to be used for
concerts during the summer was built
on the vacant lot owned by ]. r. Gould
on South Main street, by volunteers
Thursday The band concerts will
begin on the first Saturday evening in
June, and are a result of the Booster
Club promoters.
Mrs. Olmstead, of Written. was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Byron
Schryver, Thursday. Mrs. Olmstead
was on her way to Marshalltown to
visit son who is in thethospital. u
William Coyne has gone to Mel
bourne to work during the summer
months. d.
The Women's Club met with the
president; Mrs. McFee, Tuesday even
hing and enjoyed an unusually inter-
esting meeting. Mrs. H. S. Rolston read
"a paper on THE Hawaiian Islands,
and Miss Hazel Barber a paper on
The Samoan Islands Under Uncle
Sans Rule" The discussion, led by
the hostess, with current events as re-
sponses, invited agreeable interchange
Of facts cleaned from various sources.
The club picnic will be held the-frst
Thursday in June: Mrs. Lewis was
the only guest of the club.
Miss Mildred Bixby, of Union, is
staying for a few weeks with her
grandmother, Mrs. L. L. BiXby.
The Royal Neighbor lodge has made
arrangements to- serve ice cream and
cake on the lots occupied by the new
band stand. the first Saturday night in
June, on which will be held the initial
concert Of the series to be given dur
ing the summer.
Word has been received here of the
death of Albert Hanson, near Gowrie.
The death of the young man, who was
27 years old, was caused by the acct
dental discharge of a gun he was car
rying in pursuit of what he thought
were chicken thieves. Olaf Hanson,
father of the young man, was a former
resident of Liscomb and is we'll known
by numerous friends. Mrs. Fred Clark,
who with the family, moved to Butler
county recently, is a half-sister of Mr.
Hanson.
Mrs. John Garbe and son Gustave.
went to Carthage, S. D., Wednesday,
where they will make an extended visit
with Mrs. Garbe's niece, Mrs. James
Scott, and family.
Lloyd Lhamon arrived Tuesday from
Des Moines and will visit. for a month
at the home of his grandparents, NJ.
and Mrs. F.. NJ. Lhamon.
Jesse Haggin was in Union Wednes
day. the guest of his brother, G. A.
Haggin.
Miss Edith Early, of Conrad, is Wis
iting Mrs. Clinton Early and family
here this week
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hobbs and wife,
of Marshalltown, visited at the Thomas
Thatcher home Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Mel Stewart, of Conrad, visited
J. E. Gould and family Wednesday,.
Mrs. D. T. Parnell went to A1nes
Saturday to meet her son who ar
rived from Washington, D. c., and will
visit his mother here later. on.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. e. Chamness drove
down from New Providence Sunday
and visited until Monday with friends.
The cemetery association met with
Mrs. Emma A. Clark Thursday even
ing.
Bethel Grove church will give mystic
supper on the church lawn Saturday
evening. A bazaar during the after
noon will also be held.
Rev. j. E. Boom and D. G.
Bauman left for Wilton Wednesday
:. erning frvhere they will attend the
meeting of the Iowa Chassis Of the Re-
formed church.
The Y. L. c. G. met with Mrs Clin-
ton Bueghly Wednesday evening and
worked on fancy pieces of various des
signs which, when completed. Will be
donated to the young ladies' booth at
the annual bazaar. Miss Hazel
Hulet was selected as reader for the
occasion.
Rev. T. F. Parks will deliver the
sermon to the gradual
Ing class Sunday evening, May %, at
the Christian church. 5 -. II : -. 2
Elias Bueghly, of this village, and
Messrs. Fiscus, OF Bethel "a ., 60 ,: !: re
owners Of new automobiles purchased
this week,
The box socialS held by .thes Young
Ladies Co operative Corps in. Odd Eel
lows hall Saturday night Melted about