Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-22
Erid.v. Nov. q.

"The ice on the soldiers home lake
has been thick enough to skate upon,
but the recent mild weather has thaw-
ed it OUT
1.-The soldiers home has 2s6 men on
the roll"
AT l p. m. today Pod Howig, the
Marshall Printing Company foreman,
fell from his bicycle and dislocated his
shoulder
Cashier A. F. Balch, of the Mar
shalltown Bank, left today for Clay
county to attend to some business mat
ters.''
J. L. Williams received telegram
from Chicago announcing the death
of Mrs. Bissel, who formerly managed
a store in this city.
Saturday. Nov. 20.
"a large number of local shootists
have accepted an invitation from Ed
Powell east of the city, to take dinner
with him next Wednesday. the day be-
fore Thanksgiving, and indulge in an
oldfashioned turkey shoot. One hun
dred turkeys have been provided and
operat tons will begin at 10 a. m. There
Will be both rifle and shotgun ranges
for turkeys, besides traps for clay
birds. There will be present Messrs.
Kibbey. Morgan, Abbott, Johnston,
Drummer. Densel, Head, Hull, Phelps,
Johnson. Osman, Cole. Chadwick, Will
liams, and perhaps one or two 9TH
ers."
CLOUD Brock says that twenty four
years ago today there was an nsur-
rection in Salisbury prison, where
Cloud was then located. After it was
squelched the guards picked out tall
him five minutes to point out the ring
leaders. The man had nerve, for he
stood, pale faced and cool. till the five
minutes were up. and then faced the
muskets of the rebel platoon and died
like a man, without a wtrd.'
Sunday, Nov. IS.
NJ c. Healion was down from st.
Paul to spend Sunday with friends.
J. R. Cavanagh, car accountant Of
the Northern Pacific at ST. Paul, spent
Sunday in town with Mrs. Cavanagh.
who was visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. T. Epson.
Mrs. Jenness Miller, of New York
City. delivered her lecture on dress re-
form before large audience of women
at Guild hall The lecture had been ad-
vertised extensively for the day before.
but because Mrs. Miller's trunks failed
to arrive she could not present her lee
ture illustrated by her costumes. The
ministers of the city refused to an
nounce the postponement of the lecture
from their pulpits because it was given
on Sunday, but despite the lack of ad-
vertising the audience was large. The
speaker derided the reigning fashions
of the day, declaring them to be any
thing but artistic and beautiful Among
her remarks Mrs. Miller said: ITO the
esIhetic the hustle can be nothing less
than an optical horror. Any civilized
woman would sacrifice even her life it
self to have removed so unsightly a de-
formity, had nature thus endowed her.
and the same in the tightlylaced cor
set, making shelves of the hips, bust
and abdomen. True physical develop
ment is impossible while woman clothes
the body in q manner that ignores all
the laws OF nature and principles of vi
tally. Men. II compelled to wear wo-
mems dress, would become gibbering
idiots in ten years time" Mrs. Miller
was the guest Of Mrs. A. c. Abbott dur
ing her stay in the city.
Rev. H. b. Foskett's resignation as
pastor of the Baptist church was read
from the Baptist pulpit.
Monday, Nov. Is.
Charles Erin Werner. supported by
Katherine Walch. appeared at the
Odeon in "Shamus O'Brian"
NO one was sent TO the penitentiary
at the term Of the district court just
ended
The new scenery at the opera house
was tested Saturday night. There is
one brook scene that is very beauri-
full
Tuesday, Nov. ~.
The court house park is being COW
cred with fertilizer. 1t will be beauti-
full next season."
Mr.. DEUEL. has moved his news
stand farther eastward
"A man with a false eye, and ear.
and false whiskers. was at one of the
hotels. He must have been in a dyna-
mite explosion"
Gen B. A Beeson this morning re-
ceived a letter from Pension Com
missioner Black, inquiring about John
Hankins. who went out from Albion
with the Second Iowa cavalry. Hawkins
was wounded in September, 1864. came
home. and TWO months later. when con-
valescent. took his discharge and went
to Utah. He had never since been heard
fror, nv any IF biS comrades a1tno