Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-02

The City in Brief
Hodges can repair that watch.
George ;. Allsn. optical specialist

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George J. Alien. optical specialist
Remember the concert at the Baptist
temple tonight at s o'clock.
Organ recital. Methodist church to-
night. Admission 25 cents.
Organ recital. Methodist church to-
night. Admission % cents.
Reynolds & Sheldon will have coun-
try dressed chickens tomorrow. Order
early.
For Sunday order wachter's ice
cream. Prompt delivery, Phone 475
white.
The w. r. c. will hold an exchange
at A. e. Myers grocery store Saturday
afternoon.
Better than candy. popcorn cris-
pettes, . cents at YOU grocer and con-
~fectioner's.
Whipping cream Is cents per pint.
Gem City Dairy, 400 South Fourth
street. Phone 154.
Wilhelmj Montelius, violinist Mar
shall School of Fine Art, room Ali,
Masonic Temple, Saturday.
Mrs. c. F. Wolcott, who is suffering
from cancer of the liver, and is very
critically i'll, is very low today.
Mrs. A. T. Gruwell, who is i'll OF
nephritis at her home, sos South Third
avenue. shows a slight change for the
better today.
- w e make a cnprfa1tx- Nf r,nicl, do
liveries. We have messengers ready
night n day. Call POI. Old Reliable
Drug Company.
+. W. Cummings, an employe of the
state at the soldiers home, underwent
a minor surgical operation at st.
Thomas hospital this morning.
Mrs. John Stouffer, III North Fourth
street. who is seriously i'll of scarlet
fever. was slightly improved today
aiiilo as YET sine Is far from being uut
Of danger.
Special -convocation Signet Chapter,
No. 3S, r. A. NJ. Monday evening,
Feb. 5. 1880. Mark Masters degree.
Members should be present if possible.
A. D. Meeker, H. P. In
The Sinclair Tea and Coffee Com
|pany will demonstrate the goodness OF
their Leader brand al! day Saturday
tomorrow. Your. presence will be APP
preciated whether you make a purchase
or not. Drop in the store and sample
a cup of this good coffee.
The Excelsior Aid Society was en-
tertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs.
Ida Somers and Mrs. Ed Trinkle. at
the Somers home, 712 East Main
street. with thirty-two present. After
the business session the hostesses
served, a two-course lunch. They were
assisted in the serving by Mrs. Law
renee Arson.
Mrs. Joseph Breunig, 913 Arson
street. was hostess Thursday afternoon
to the Concordia Nahebund, at its reg
ular bi-monthy meeting. The after
noon was enjoyed as usual, and the
hostess was assisted in serving by
Mrs. Wild and Mrs. Studer. There was
an attendance Of fifteen. Guests Of the
nahebund were Mrs. Wetzstein, Mrs
Studer, Inc Mrs. Tinker.
Mr.. E. G. Mossman, superintendent
of the packing department Of the
western Grocer Company Mills. left
this morning for Rochester, N. Y, to
attend the annual convention of the
National Gamers Association, which
will be in session all of next week. Mrs.
Mossman and children accompanied
him as far as Bloomington, ILL.,, where
the latter will visit Mrs. Mossman's
sister during Mr.. Mossman's absence.
The funeral Of Thecla Josephine,
the baby daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
White, was held from the home, 306
South Fourth street, at $3.50 this morn
ing. DR.. j. j. Fitzpatrick officiating.
The service was largely attended and
there were very nan pretty floral gifts
including pieces from the knights Of
Columbus, Catholic Foresters, B. p. o.
E., and L. o. T. NJ. lodges and the
Riverside. Those from out of the city
who attended the service were Mrs.
Agnes Whalen. Miss Lucy Murrin and
Mrs. Frank T. Harrison. Des Moines;
Mrs. Richard Penders, Oskaloosa. and
Mrs. Laura Donovan. Belle Plaine.
Mesdames l.. F. Kellogg, C. c. Trine,
and Aaron Palmer were hostesses
Thursday afternoon at the Kellogg
home at the second and last of a series
of parties, entertaining another COM
pam Of about 1875 lady friends at a
lecture-recital by Prof. Arthur Mac
Murray. head Of the public speaking
department at Iowa State College,
Ames. Professor MacMurray's recital
was on Edgar Allen Poe and Paul
Laurence Dunbar. treating them in the
same way as James Whitcomb Riley
and Eugene Field the day previous.
The hostesses were assisted in intro
ducing their guests by Mrs. e. r. Lay,
and by Mrs. H. c. Mueller and Mrs. w.
H. Gilbert. as ushers. The decora-
lions were in pink and white, as be-
fore. consisting Of carnations and
cyclamen, and a dainty two-course
lunch was served. Presiding at the
coffee tables were Mrs. T. l. WATSON,
Mrs. A. Janney, Mrs. Lacy Patterson
and Mrs. D. w. Norris, Jr. Assisting
the hostesses in the serving were Mrs.
F. G. Pierce, Mrs. III. A. Kinnan. Mrs.
C. H. Van Law. Mrs. Rodney G. Wells
and Misses Florence and Hazel KEEL
logg, Elizabeth Trine, Grace Waters
and Katherine Wells. Leonard kellogg
was at the door. Miss Grace Cole, of
Kansas City. raj the only out-of-town