Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-13
rhur.dax. Dec. ~, 1895.

Thursday, DEC. liz 1880.
Club women Of Iowa were here IT
attendance at a tenth anniversar!
celebration of the Marshalltowr
Wonen's Club. The evening before
in honor of the visiting officers 81
the Iowa federation who were in at
tendance, q banquet was held ant
+ proved the feature of the gathering
Mrs. H. J.. Howe. Of this city, was
president of the stiite federation. ano
Mrs. F. B. Garvin president of the
Marshalltown Wornen's Club. The
other federation Officers were Mrs
Mary Cogswell, Cedar Rapids vice
president; Mrs. Alice w. Bailey
Cedar Rapids, recording secretary;
Mrs. Jessie Mallory Thayer, Chart
ton. corresponding secretary; Miss
Mabel Dixon, Ottlmwa. treasurer;
and Mrs. Ada l.. Collier. of Dubuque
auditor All of the officers were here
with the exception of Mrs. Thaye,
and Mrs. Collier. There also were In
attendance as honored guests Mrs
Henry Sabin, OF loes Moines; Mrs
Maria c. Weed. West Union and Mrs
+ Alkaline NJ. PAYNE of Nevada. Mrs,
s. C. Mcfarland acted as toastmis-
tress Mt the banquet. Toasts were re-
sponded to by the guests OF honor
and in addition I)l.. Hiram Lands
Ge,z, the only mere man on the pro-
gram.
Little F1ossie Ward. daughter OF
Clerk Ward. of the fremont. is quite
i'll with malarial fever"
Frank Willard Is serving his
E.s<~ s,te
honor of a fourteen,.pound baby boy,
born this morning (Russell Edwan
who died FEB. 8. 18l6.)
Friday, Dec. Is, 1895.
Because of the hard times, and a
falling off of patronage of the Odeon
ii was announced that unless things
looked better the season following
the theater would be closed. Inter
viewed as to the rumors Of closing
Manager I. C. Speers said: 1T means
simply that the house will be closed
after this season unless It can be
placed on paying tasis. The present
season closes Aug. !, 1895. AS to un-
profitablenesS, I suppose the hard
times have considerable to do with
limiting the patronage, And then our
tdASS dTc ulSHst we HdNC poiu WV
$1,000 in taxes during the past three
years. besides a city license Of So
for each and every entertainment
The heating, lighting, and repair ex-
penses are also heavy and, taking II
all In all, the theatrical management
is now running in hard lines" George
r. Kirby, one of the stockholders OF
the company owning the property
gave the reporter something of the
history Of the. OdtMn as business
venture. The original stock company
was organized with $4,000 paid ur
capital This was all expended and
$4,000 additional was borrowed, or
the personal notes OF Mr.. Kirby. DR.
i w. B. Kibbey, T. Binford, and F
J.. and J. P. woodbury.. The property
cost complete $32 0D'l Mr.. Kirby said
that the theater had barely paid the
expense of runnint, It, with NOTHING
to apply as interest on the money in
vested. and consequently the stock
holders had never Been paid divi-
dend.
Jack Hockridge an employe OF
Britain & CO., living at 703 Wood
bury street. had his right leg broken
last night while at work with one OF
the scraping machines at the pack
ing house"
The condition u, Mrs. DR.. KEEL
logg is some better today. tho last
night she was very sick woman
and the physicians in charge thought
her chances We're small for recovery
She rallied this morning, however
and it is hoped will prove able to