Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-10

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Funeral services for Mrs. Frances
Grant, Of Baxter, who died Monday, are
to be held Friday afternoon. The body
will be taken at o'clock from Baxter
to the Rhodes cemetery.
Mrs. ]. w. Devore, OF Austin, Tex,
and Misses Anna and Lena Speaker,
of Arlington, who have been visiting
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. l.. Cook
for few days. left for their respective
homes Tuesday.
The aid society of Central Church Of
Christ will meet all day Friday with
ladies' will go up on the train in the
| morning and will take a covered dish
and their own sandwiches for luncheon
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Of the
city, together with their families, will
hold their annual picnic Friday after
noon at Riverview park. All kinds OF
sports. including ball game, have been
arranged for the afternoon and a picnic
| supper will be enjoyed at 6 o'clock.
Nj. and Mrs. II. 2. Palmer, and
daughter Helen, Of st. Paul, who have
! been visiting at the home Of Mr.. Pal
mer's brother, John D. Palmer, for a
| few days. went this forenoon to Oel-
| vein to visit Mr. Palmer's sister. Mrs.
| A. r. Hilsabeck. for a short time be
| fore going home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hall are parents
Of son, born Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Halls parents, Mr.. and
r; NJ av,tb
street. This is the couples first born
and he has been named Robert Ben
jamin. Mrs. Hall formerly was Miss
Margherita Lewis.
Mrs. F. E. Eisel, Of Sterling. H., a
sister Of Chester Echternacht, formerly
of this city, but now Of Boone, who
has been at the latter place attending
the funeral Of Mrs. Dchternncl,t, which
was held last week. left here this
| afternoon for her home. She stopped
| Tuesday for a short visit with Mrs. G.
w. Darling.
Conductor F. d. Hayes, Of the NJ. &
st. L.. who was injured Monday after
noon near Geneva, when the caboose
OF his train was derailed and thrown
down an embankment, was resting
quite comfortably today at his home,
East Linn street. Aside from being
very sore and lame Mr. Hayes Is eX-
periencing no special discomfort as
a result of his accident.
| Members Of the county delegation OF
| tho republican state convention went
! to Des Moines early this forenoon to
| attend the convention, which opened
this forenoon. Not much interest was
| taken In the convention by the local
| delegation as there was no important
business to come up before it other
than nominating candidate for state
superintendent Of instruction.
Mr.. and Mrs. F, L. Meeker. daughter
Marcia and son Mahlon; Mr.. and Mrs
r. W. McCreery and son Walter. Mrs
May Sandoe and Miss Margaret Parks
arrived homo Tuesday night by auto.
mobile from Okoboji, where they have
| been for an outing. The women of the
party have been at the lake three
weeks. tho young men for about two
weeks, and Mr.. Meeker and Mr.. Nc
Creery since the Fourth.
George Gage. a former retail cloth
ing merchant Of this city, who was
we'll known here thirty-years ago
stopped in the city today to visit witt
o. L. Ingledue and other old friends
Mr.. Gage left here twenty-seven year.
ago and now Is In business in Belling'
ham, Wash. He stopped here on his
way west from the east, where he hal
| been on business! His store was at II
West Main street and the room wal