Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-02


Cent variety store.
Wantcd-To buy. clean, cotton rag,
| Q cents per pound Marshall Printing
Company.
The Harmony Aid Society will meet
Thursday afternoon In the Odd Fell
lows hall.
Just received new supply OF ato-
MIXERS for Spanish influenza. Better
get one, Henry 5, Mayer,
Miss Florence Patton, who has been
visiting Mr. and. Mrs Max Patton IN
Des .Afoines. returned home Tuesday
night.
Market sale In Marshalltown Sat
urday, Oct 5. over 400 head OF
live stock will be sold. Plumb, Munro,
Mason & Shoemaker.
For Sale-My home in Second ward:
completely modern; hard wood floors
thruout; thoroughly up to date; siA
large rooms: priced right for quick
sale: leaving the, city. b. c. Taylor
COL West State street.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the carpen-
ter's union met Tuesday afternoon IN
the carpenters hall and after the bust
ness meeting enjoyed the time socially
| and with fancy work Refreshments
were served at the close of the meet
| ing by the hosteSses. Mrs. G.. G. Gust
Alison and Mrs. l.. B. Munro.
V
John Hinsberger, OF State Center
| has gone to Dubuque to enter 81
Joseph's hospital for treatment for n
nervous disorder. Last spring Mr.. Hins-
| berger underwent an operation for the
removal of the left small toe, and MT
Hinsberger's present condition Is due
| to the general infection Of his system.
Members of the Entire Nous Club
opened their seasons meetings Tuesday
with n covered dish luncheon at the
home Of Mrs. n. A. Capron, 312 West
Church street. The affair was in charge
of the social committee Mesdames l.
b. Lynx. J. NJ. Parker, and j. l.. Will
liams, who served. assisted by Mrs
Capron. Routine business was trans
acted in the afternoon, after which the
1 time was spent with Red Cross work
and socially.
Henry NJ. Shove All Park street, had
a birthday Tuesday, and Mrs. Shove
invited in two Of her neighbors to have
dinner in honor of the day. Cne of the
neighbors spread the information
among others, with the result that a
hastily prepared but delicious supper
was taken to the Shove home. result
! ing in q complete surprise for both Mr.
and Mrs. Shove. The evening was
passed socially and with music. Mr..
Shove singing several songs and Or.
r. r. Hansen giving a few piano
numbers.
]. A. Cook received Monday from
Sarasota, Fla, a sweet potato raised
on his farm near Sarasota, the tenant
on the place thinking that the owner
might be interested in seeing the
quality of the seasons crop. ON SIX
acres planted to sweet potatoes the
tenant writes that there will be 1.Soo
| bushels. The sample sent Mr.. COOK
weighed five and one-half pounds, and
was without q blemish. Compared
with sweet potatoes grown by MI
Cook in his garden here the latter
look very small, altho they were
planted at the same time the florloa
crop was put in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Gard have re-
cefved a letter from their son, Wagner
CLYDE A. Gard, Company D. 301th am
munition train, who is in France with
the Eighty eighth division. Amone
the interesting things young Gard tells
| is of the aeroplanes, which he says are
thicker than birds in the air, and OF
the many battles of the aeroplanes
which are waged almost every night.
He also says the boys enjoy watching
the anti-aircraft guns shoot at the
enemy machines and either drive them
back or bring them down. Gard is not
far from the line. and has many
chances to get souvenirs but says
they are hard to care for. He has been
promoted and will have less work to do
and win receive more pay. but says
there are few places to spend money
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Many people, including old friends
from Liscomlb township, neighbors ana
friends from this city, and relatives
from Boone county, were in attend
ance Tuesday afternoon at the tuner
al OF Henry w Nelson, conducted from
the family home, 500 North Center
street. in charge Of Rev. w. M. Baker.
Members of the Odd Fellows lodge OF
| Iisconb attended in a body. The hoW-
| err bearers were Mesdames S. w. and
w. r. Rubee and Mary WATSON. be-
cause Mr.. Nelson's sister, Mrs. John
| Leyahn, of Orient, was unable to reach
the city until today, burial was de-
ferred until this forenoon, when inter-