Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-31


Vile, are visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Kirby.
The reason threshers like Purity coal
is because 1t is cleanest and lasts
longest Sold only by us. Gregory
Coal. Coke & Lime Company.
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Economy tops and springs, Schram
narrow and wide lids, Mason old style
and new style tops, Sure Seal and Ma
son rings, also parafine wax. Culley.
You can do your threshing for less
fuel bill If you buy Purity. because It.
is cleanest and lasts longest Sold
only by us. Gregory Coal. Coke &
Lime Company.
Mrs. Lauretta Nichols, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Loo
gansport. Ind, and Chappaqua. N. r..
arrived home Wednesday night, after
an absence Of two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin J. Beebe re-
turned home Wednesday evening from
q motor trip to Des Moines. Van Meter
and Waukee. where they visited Ave
days with relatives of Mrs. Beebe.
Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Krepps and little
daughter. Virginia, who have been
guests Of Mrs. Ella Stoddart and fans
lily for the past month, left Wednesday
night for their home in Columbus, o.
Peaches are better and cheaper-25
cents and 40 cents basket Cucumbers
and tomatoes are reasonable. Apples,
eating and cooking, Bartlett pears are
good eating. All sizes Of canteloupe
melons. Culley.
Members of the Idle Hour Sewing
Club were entertained Wednesday att
ernoon by Mrs. C.. b. Binsaman, 2O7
West Church street. The time was
spent in the usual way. socially and
with sewing. Refreshments were served
by the hostess.
o. H. Rehmeyer. Of Monmouth. H..
road foreman Of engines for the NJ. q
st. L. who 10 temporarily In charge Of
| the local shops pending the appoint
ment Of successor to Division Mas
ter Mechanic w. T. Leyden, spent
Wednesday here.
Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Moore arrived
home Wednesday from Chicago in their
! automobile. Mrs. Moore has been vis-
iting there at the Scott Rogers home
for the past Ave weeks. Mr.. Moore has
been there for the past two weeks
They spent Tuesday in Waterloo.
Miss Grace Mann, who has been at
tending summer school at Iowa State
Teachers College. Cedar Falls. re-
turned home Wednesday evening from
Mason City. She was accompanied by
her aunt, Mrs. c. w. Swarner, with
whom she has been visiting for short
time.
| Ben Horner. Of Tama. q railway mail
clerk with q run on the northern Iowa
division Of the Northwestern, from
Tama to Sioux City. was here We'd
nesday evening for short time while
on his way to Sioux City. He was
called there to do relief work on runs
out Of Sioux City east on the North
western for a few days.
The body Of Walter Billings. former
resident of this city who died at
! Nevada. was brought here Wednesday
afternoon and buried in Riverside. Rev.
G. G. Zeigler, of this city, conducted the
service which was held at the grave.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Billings. OF
Nevada, the former son of Mr.. Bill.
ings. accompanied the body.
tiers, who have been at Clear Lake for
=! an outing OF six weeks, returned home
Wednesday evening. While away Mr..
Diehl purchased the cottage called the
"Cliff Dwellers" in Chautauqua park.
He has not vet obtained possession
but he expects to return to Clear Lake
for short stay in September. While
Mrs. NJ. l.. Mundy was visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Diehl recently. she and
Mrs. Diehl caught nine pound Hun
garian bass. said to be the hrst one
ever taken from the lake.
The funeral Of Mrs. 8. p. Johnson
was held at the Central Church Of
Christ at 10 o'clock this morning, Rev
w. H. Scott conducting the service.
Preceding the church service. brief
prayer service was held at the home.
20s South Second avenue. The serv-
ices at the church were largely at
tended, and there was q profusion Of
floral offerings from neighbours, friends
and church societies. The pail bearers
were Messrs. C.. C.. Woodmansee, Clyde
Whitney, George Stone. l.. G. Goodwin.
w. H. H. Bowen and !. 8. Millard. The
flower bearers were Mrs. A. p. Strub,
Mrs. Margaret Englert. Mrs. II. Stod-
dart. Mrs. ]. w. Pursel, Jr., and Misses
Mae Baker and Nine Hutson. Inter-
ment was in Riverside. Mrs. c. w.
swarner. Of Mason City. attended the
funeral