Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-04
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CITY IN BRIEF

Glasses properly nteed. Hsllbsrs.
Fresh supply Of Cottage cheese.
George McCord. west end grocer.
Horse blanket sale, wool blanket at
cost. Perry & Son. 81 North Center.
SCOTS fuel stock is complete. Clean
coal and careful deliveries. w. T. Scott.
Farmers holding sales should see us
for stable blankets. Special sale this
week. J. s. Perry & Son.
Matinee at the Odeon theater Satur-
day at $3.50. Five acts of vaudeville,
any seat 10 cents. Odeon.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the State
Street United Evangelical church will
be entertained Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. A. F. Eckman, 5O4 Bromley street.
The Excelsior Aid Society will be en-
tertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs.
S. H. Reilly and Mrs. F. Wertenberger,
at the Reilly home, 4O1 West Boone
street.
DR.. Molison, formerly of Story City.
Iowa, has permanently located in the
Masonic Temple. on the second floor.
Practice of surgery and medicine.
Phone 996. DR.. Molison.
'"rhe whirl Pool" will be the offering
Of the Lou Martin Company at the
Odeon Theater tonight. Complete
change of specialties between the acts
single, double and comedy trio.
Odeon.
A cablegram to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs A. J. Smith, received Tuesday
night, announced the safe arrival Tues
day at Havre, of DR.. E. X. Smith.
DR.. Smith sailed on the ST. Louis, Jan
"a, from New York
Mrs. Thomas Moore, of Gilman
passed thru her surgical operation at
the Deaconess hospital this morning.
rallied nicely from the shock, and this
afternoon was resting as comfortably
as could be expected.
Good new crop alfalfa seed. Alfalfa
hay is a great crop; fine for cows.
chickens, horses and hogs. Sow alfalfa
and raise a crop that is worthy Of your
5000 per acre land. We have the seed
at $40 per bushel. Bowlas & Billings.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Meth
odist church will be entertained
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
the church parlors by Mesdames A. L..
Gillett, Emor Edsall. E. Lee, George
Gerhart, L. II. Coryell and w. l. Good.
We have gotten in some fancy Alsike
clover seed, which we will sell at s12
per bushel during February or until
sold If sold sooner. This is fancy
home grown seed. clean, and we have
purity test on same. See ii at our Of
gice, 305 Market street. Phone 119.
Bowles & Billings.
The Calisophian Club members were
entertained at their regular meeting
Tuesday by Mrs. w. l.. Place, 301 South
Center street. The usual reading and
study hours were followed by an nour
spent socially. In serving the hostess
was assisted by her sister, Mrs. Ella
Mack, Of Glenddve, Mont.
Mrs. John l. Bell, 303 East State
street, entertained the members of the
woman's Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church at their regular
meeting Tuesday afternoon. There
was good attendance, and the after
noon hours were spent with the read
ing and study of THE American In
dian." the lesson being led by Mrs.
Hugh Mcconnell.
Twelve friends and neighbors pleas
antly surprised Mrs. James Mcnamara
at her home, 14O4 South Sixth street.
Tuesday afternoon. An informal social
afternoon was spent visiting and with
cards, and the guests presented Mrs.
Mcnamara with a kitchen set of alum
mum. Refreshments, which were
brought by the guests, were served by
Mrs. Fred Roesch, Mrs. ]. L. Wilkie,
md Mrs. John Slaboch.
The department Of public instruction
It Des Moines have placed the date for
he eighth grade rural examinations
IN Feb. 10 and 20. instead of &c and
y. as before announced. The exami-
nations will be held in various towns
and villages, and also at Vienna scho d.
number 5. All teachers having pupils
preparing to take these examinations,
please notify county superintendent
and state place Of examinations. Ger
trude E. Miller, County Superintend-
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. ST. Clair. Al West
Main street. entertained the Hawthorne
Club members at dinner Tuesday eve
ming. The house and table decorations
were Of red carnations. At o'clock
the hostess was assisted in serving a
four course dinner by Mrs. +. w. Alban
md Misses Emily Perkins. Mabel
French, and Igerna Getz. For the eve
ning's entertainment Miss Fannie
Quaife gave an interesting talk on
Italy, illustrated with stereopticon
views. AS the club is studying Italy
this year, the talk was especially en-
joyed.
Clifford Muchmore returned to the
city Monday evening from Ottumwa.
where he was called by the serious Ill
ness of his grandfather, Gus Anderson,
Of this city. who was taken i'll while
visiting his brothers near Ottumwa. Mr..
Anderson was removed to the Ottumwa
hospital suffering with Brights' dis
ease. An operation had been contem-
plated by the physicians Monday but
Mr.. Andersons condition was such as
to cause a delay in their plans. 1t is
now expected that Mr.. Anderson will
submit to the operation the first OF
next week if his condition is such as to