Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-11

TOR 20 cents saturday night Z: ~ TO .: 81
o'clock. One Cent to 80 Cent Variety
store.
Miss Edna Dixon, of Rose HILL who
has been visiting Mrs. Joseph Steele
for few days, let this morning for
her home.
Swift's white laundry soap. special
Saturday night, 1880 to $50 o'clock,
eight bars for 25 cents. One Cent to
% Cent Variety Store.
Attend our soap sale Saturday night,
1880 to $3.50 o'clock - Swift's white
laundry soap, 5 bars for 25 cents. One
| Cent to 80 Cent Variety Store.
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Mccormack went
to Cedar Rapids this forenoon to visit
for few days at the homes of their
daughters, Mrs. Ed LaPlant and Mrs.
John Shoenhair.
Frank Cole, of Monmouth, ILL.,. a
| freight engineer running between Mon
mouth and Peoria, was in the city to-
| day. Mr.. Cole was formerly in the
service of the Nj. & st. l.. and the
Iowa Central running out of this city.
Cards received in this city announce
the birth on May s of an eight and
| one half pound son to Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Frank Phillips, of Duluth. MINI. The
babe has been christened Charles
lockwood. Mr.. Phillips was a former
teacher in the high school of this city.
! Mrs. ID. p. Wilhelm and Mrs. p. J.
Jepson went to Sheffield this forenoon
to visit over Saturday. Mrs. Wilhelm
will be at the home of her brother. A.
G. Whitney, who is quite seriously sick.
He suffered a stroke of paralysis last
fall. Mrs. Jepson will visit with
friends.
Frank A. Calmus. of this city, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Calmus, 600 West
Church street Is another from this city
who Is soon to be accepted as a grade
"a" candidate for the officers reserve
corps. Young Calmus is to report at
Fort Smelling He is q student at Iowa
States College. Ames.
| The regular meeting of the Jolly Gun
was held Thursday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. Joseph ScfeiG, S1i North
Sixth street, the members enjoying the
afternoon with their fancy work. In
serving refreshm ents the hostess was
N'A'SN
Florence Waters. and Mrs. Will Dixon.
| In honor of the 1st birthday anniver-
sary of her son James, Mrs. p. NJ. Jen-
kins entertained six children and their
mothers at the Jenkins home. 40 North
First avenue Thursday afternoon. The
hours were passed socially, and the
hostess served refreshments, assisted
by Mrs. w. A. Phelps, Each child re-
ceived small individual birthday cake
and May basket as favor.
We're v. Lopez, youngest son of Adjt.
]. C. Lopez, of the soldiers home. who
has been visiting here few days with
his parents, left Thursday night for
Fort Smelling, Mimi. where he will en-
ter the officers reserve camp. Young
Lopez is a student at Yale, and was
chosen for the officers reserve with a
Yale contingent. and assigned to Fort
Smelling because his residence was in
this city.
Rev. F. c. Witzlgman, pastor of the
Methodist church OF Iowa Falls, spent
Thursday night in the city as the guest
of Rev w. G. .Crowder, coming to at
tend the Hanley meetings. The evan
gelistic meetings, which are now in
their third week. will be brought to a
close Sunday. About seventy CONVEX
sions have been recorded thus far, and
Rev. Mr.. Crpwder considers the meet
ings successful.
The baseball team of Iowa State Col
lege, Ames, accompanied B by Clyde
Williams, coach. was in the city for
short time this forenoon between
trains. The team went to Cedar Falls.
where 1t played Iowa State Teachers
Colleg this afternoon. The team plays
Coe College at Cedar Rapids Saturday
and Cornell at Mt Vernon next week
Williams said that six Of the regulars
of the Ames team had enlisted, and as
a result the team was greatly weak
ened.
Miss Ruth Brechtbill entertained
fourteen young ladies Thursday even
ing at her home 401 West Boone street,
and announced the engagement OF her
sister, Miss Esther Brechtbill. to Paul
n Rich, of Milwaukee. Wis A flower
guessing contest, in which the prize
was won by Miss Emma Stepan. occu-
pied the evening hours. together with
music. The hostess served q two
course lunch, assisted by Misses Jessie
Bigelow and Emma Stepan. The an
nouncement was made on tiny hand
painted cupids bearing the names OF
Miss Brechtbill and Mr.. Rich. and the
date, May 49, These were tied to the
handles Of May baskets, which were
given as favors. Bouquets of sweet
peas and panses made the rooms at
tractive. Miss Helen Taylor, Of Con-
rad, was the only guest from out OF
the city.
Mrs. Edward Heinz and daughter.
Miss Gussie, left this morning for
Vicksburg, Miss summoned by a tele-
gram announcing the accidental drown
ing of Ivan Brandt, on-in-law OF Mr..
and Mrs. Heinz. Particulars of the
drowning were not given by Mrs. MIL
lie Brandt in her message to Mr.. and
Mrs. Heinz, further than at the time
the telegram was sent the body had
not been recovered The accident hap
pened Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brandt went a year ago to Vicks-
burg, where Mr.. Brandt was engaged
in the logging business. He and his
wife lived in houseboat on the Mis-
sissippi. Mr.. Brandt was about AZ
years old, and formerly lived at Spo-