Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-13
Pelts--25. so. rs and $3.50.
No. l hides--14.
No. 2 hides--1S.
Horse hides, tall on---$5.
BeeswaX---25@28


Miss Grace Mcpherson. Of Rockwell
City, came Saturday evening for visit
with her uncle, Bethel Crandon, and
family.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church met Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. w. II.
VosburE. a large crowd was present
ard Mrs. Vosburg served a fine sup
| per.
The first meeting Of tho year of the
| Gilman Womans Club was held Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Guy
| Bennett, one and one-half miles north
east of town. The work of the club
| this year is u continuation of the Bay
| View course on Our Own Country"
which was begun last year. The les
son on American literature Friday was
conducted by Mrs. J. B. Ramsey and
Miss Laura McGrew. while Mrs H.
Sutherland had charge of the maya
zine lesson. After the program Mrs.
Bennett and Miss Ruby Negly served
Il dainty two course luncheon on trays.
The club consists of thirty members,
nearly all of whom were present, be-
sides several guests. Officers for this
year are as follows: President, Mrs
~. ". IIuSuC, WV it'ti ~
McGrew: recording secretary. Mrs. r.
A. Dunkle: corresponding secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. j. A. Stansberry
Gilman young people who will so
away to college this fall are as fol-
lows: Miss Margaret Hill and Elmo
Ramsey to Grinnell. Miss Martha OAR
rah and Lyle Fanton to Iowa City,
Miss Blanche Clark to the Central
Iowa Business College, Marshalltown;
and Miss Fannie Cannon to Ames,
where she will take course in domes-
tic science. Floyd Stansberry. who has
been a student at Grinnell College, will
return there this week to resume his
work.
While driving some cattle on Thurs
day at his home Clinton Graves, the 49,
year old son of F. c. Graves and wife,
had the misfortune to get struck in
the eye with a stick 1t was not
thought serious at first but later be-
came painful. He was taken to Mar
shalltown, where he is receiving medi-
cal attention and it is hoped the eye
can be saved.
Bethel Crandon left Sunday night for
Milwaukee, where he will attend the
Wisconsin state fair being held there
this week.
Roy Stoddard, who spent his sum-
mer vacation acting as guide in yell
lowstone national park, arrived here
Saturday. having come home via Lake
Okoboji and accompanied Mrs. w. j.
Ward home in her auto. MIR. Stoddard
will return to Grinnel this week where
nc will again take up his studies at
Glinnell College.
School began here Monday with the
teachers as follows: Principal, F. D.
Francis: assistant. Robert Tone:
Latin. Mrs. f. D. Francis: domestic
science. Miss Fredricks, of Mason City;
grammar department, Miss Jennie
Hawn, of Newton; intermediate, Miss
Fannie Frankforth; second primary,
Mrs. Bessie Powell. of Montour: pri-
mary, Miss Hazel Pickett, of Dexter.
The work of the Gilman canning fac
tory is drawing to a close for this year
and most Of the sweet corn will be
hauled in By the middle of this week.
The factory has made a good run this
year, this being the fourth week. On
account of the unusually hot weather
causing the corn to harden SO fast, the
factory mas nn,ilred work sometimes
up to midnight. About 100 persons are
employed and the highest number Of
cans packed in one day this year. was
100000. The company remodeled its
plant this year and practically all new
machiDery was INSTALL