Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-25


Mrs. c. H. Van Law spent the day in
Des Moines with her husband, Senator
Van Law.
II you have q horse that needs a
tonic try one sack of our Peerless
horse feed. F.. E. Benedict & Co.
Miss Irma, Wallace. the newly elect
ed English teacher for the high school.
reached the. city this morning from
Muscatine.
flour just received. Special prices made
grocery. I'll East Linn.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Nor
wegian Lutheran church will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. o. b
Olson, 406 East Linn street
Mrs. James T. Pound. North Sew
enth street, who has been quite III for
| several weeks, is much better and
today was able to sit up for time.
Frank E. Wheeler. s12 North Fourth
street. who Is suffering from arterial
| sclerosis, and has not been 50 well for
a week, is somewhat improved today.
The ladies of the Friends church aid
society had an all-day quilting Tuesday
at the home Of Mrs. E. w. Jay, 312
North Center street. Mrs. Jay served
! dinner at noon.
Your special attention is called to
our fine complete line OF ladies' ard
gents watches. We have {, better
showing Of fine watches than ever be
| fore. At Aliens.
Mr.. I. s. Finkle went to Boone this
| morning to attend the annual conven-
ton of the Iowa Clay Workers Associ-
alton, which began today and contin-
ues thru Thursday.
Col. R. E. Holp will give his new
Illustrated lecture on California" in
the Baptist church Wednesday even
ing under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c..
A. Admission Is cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Cunningham. of
Urbana, ILL.,. arrived in the city Tues
day evening for an extended visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Earl Petit. and
son, Mr.. Fred Cunningham.
The Congregational Ladies' Aid So
ciety will be entertained Thursday at
ternoon by Mrs. L. r. willard, 4O6
North First street, assisted by Mrs. G.
p. Bay, Mrs. C. E. Wilson and Mrs. w.
T. Miller.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society
will meet Thursday afternoon at $3.50
at the church. The hostesses will be
L. H. Thompson, c. w. Mason, and w.
NJ. Long.
Mrs. George Coburn, LOG North Cen
ter street, who has been under treat
ment for rheumatic neuritls at st.
Thomas hospital for the past two
! weeks, was removed to her home Tues
day. Mrs. Coburn is Improving.
Mrs. E. c. Mcmillan. formerly OF
this city, who has been here visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. e. Hole.
and with other friends, left this morn
ling for Pasadena to live with her sis
ter, Mrs. Anna Stinson. formerly OF
this city.
| A letter received by Mrs. Thomas
Kimball today from Waterloo, says that
there is practically no change In the
condition Of her daughter, Mrs. E. A
Hunt, who remains critically sick. Her
condition Is about the same that 1t was
a week or more ago.
The. funeral Of Eden Drake will be
held from the Methodist church Thurs
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Rev. s.
E. Ellis officiating. Prayer service will
! be held at the residence, 613 West State
street. at o'clock and the church will
be open from 1880 to $3.50. Burial will
be in Riverside.
Rev. L. o. Fossum, of Chicago, a
Norwegian Lutheran church pastor, and
returned missionary from Persia. will
be in this city Thursday night for an
address in Elm church. Mr.. Fossun1
expects to return to Persia next sum-
mer, and is now making a tour of the
state in presenting the mission cause.
Mrs. l.. Wilhelmi, living three miles
east Of the city, underwent u very Sc
| we're operation for mastoiditis at St
Thomas hospital late Tuesday after
noon. The case proved far more seri-
| Gus than was anticipated. as the
| abscess had ruptured into the brain
The patients condition is quite serious
Mrs w. M. Clark was hostess Tues
day afternoon to the Shakespeare So
ciety. Fourteen Of the fifteen MEM
bers, or all who are in town, were
present. The study OF "Cymbeline''
was completed, and 1t was decided to
begin Macbeth" at the next meeting. A
social hour was enjoyed and the
hostess served refreshments.
Two suits have been filed in the dis
| trict court by r. A. Bennett, living near
st. Anthony. against Daniel and Her
bert Blackburn and the st. Anthony
Grain and Stock Company. to collect
payment for corn alleged to have been
| sold to the defendants. Bennett al
leges the Blackburns owe him for 7S6
bushels sold at an alleged verbally
agreed price Of 81 cents. He asks judg-
ment for $248. The other case is SINH
lar, the amount sued for being $25.
The Car Workers Ladies' Auxiliary
was entertained at the home of Mrs.
George Brinkerhoff. 6O2k South Third
street, Tuesday afternoon. The after
noon was spent planning for social
for the members and their families
which is to be held at the P. ]. Wilcox
home. corner of First avenue and
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