Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-16
THE GR1NNELL NEWS.


this morning.
THE GR1NNELL NEWS.
Funeral of Mrs. Chaplin Chtlds-so-
ciety Items-Local Notes.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Oct 16.-The funeral of Mrs.
Mary Chaplin Childs took place at 2
o'clock this afternoon at the Congrega-
tional church. Rev. E. NJ. Vittum con-
Quoted the services.
DR. Pippin sold lot OF Nebraska
horses at the Rock Island stock yards
Saturday afternoon. The stock was bet
ter than the usual run of horses
brought were not large, probably be-
cause so many have ben shipped in this
fall.
l.. NJ. Verbeck is experimenting with
keeping hens for profit in eggs. He mas
leased the building used formerly as a
foundry near the Rock Island track and
has purchased some 300 of the 700 or 800
hens and has put them to work. They
don't appear to be anxious to work
overtime thus far in the experiment,
but l.. NJ. has hopes.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Fl. Tucker, of Brook
I
l.ferloo to attend the meeting OF the
grand lodge of the l. O. o. F., which is
holding its annual session this year.
/ w. S. Moore Went to Marengo today.
W. I. Holmes, p. G. NJ. of the /. o. O.
F. went to Waterloo to attend the
grand lodge today.
| r. NJ. Haines. Jr., went to Toledo this
morning to argue motion in the
courts.
Burglars undertook to get into the
| day night. The knob of the safe door
was broken off and now no one can get
| into 1t.
Hon. r.. NJ. Haines occupied the pull
pit at the Congregational church yes
terday morning and gave an interest
ling account of the meeting of the In
Iternational Congregational Council, re-
Gently held in Boston. Mr.. Haines was
one of the seven delegates from Iowa,
land mentioned that during the confer
ence some seventy papers We're read,
all written and delivered by the most
eminent Congregationalists of the
world He admitted that the effect on
| him as listener to nearly all of these
addresses was composite, no one, but
4 all, giving an upllll lie WdS LoIisIlOu,
of receiving. AS an instance of the in
terest taken in this big gathering, he
told of all of the daily papers of Boston
giving extensive reports. in many cases
/ devoting pages to the addresses YER
batim.
GRINNELL SOCIETY AFFAIRS.
1 The Tuesday Club held its first meet
ling of the season with Mrs. E. A
-.
the hostess served light refreshments
This is new feature of the club this
year and they say" the meetings
promise to be more largely attended.
Mrs. j. H. McMurray. ST., entertained
the Iummonds at her apartments or
Main street Tuesday afternoon. The
i Misses Bray and Alma Christian as
4 sisted the hostess in serving the sup
per.
The Twin Luncheons" given by Mrs
NJ. Stevens and Mrs. William Miles
j Wednesday and Friday afternoons OF
this week We're greatly enjoyed by all
who attended. After greeting their
lhostesses the ladies We're ushered to tbs
dining room by Mrs. George Miles anc
seated at small tables. AT each place
was found card on which was writer
i a list of questions to be answered by
4 the name of a vegetable. The idea was
novel as we'll as amusing. The four
+ lcourse luncheon was served by the
Misses Bartlett, Munson, Young, Muck
elson and Miles all in dainty gown:
lof light organdie. 1t was late in the af
teroon when the ladies said adieu t.
their two charming hostesses. Mrs
Whitcomb added much to the enjoy
ment of the musical part of the pro
gram at the Congregational church
last evening by the singing of M,
Ain Countree."
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Haines enter
tanned the lawyers and their wive.
and members of the faculty, Frida,
evening in honor of l.. III. Harris, o
Duluth, MINI. Mr.. Harris is son o
DR.. E. II. Harris and graduate o
Iowa College.
3 The Young Folks whist club meets
this evening with Miss Goodfellow OF
West street.
The Saturday Club" is the name o
the new card club, just organized b.
the young ladies of this city. The clul
will meet every other week with som
one of it's members. The ladies expec
soon to give ian evening" to their mel
friends just to show them that ladie
can play cards.
Death of George Gilmore.
Special to Times Republican.
/ Ames, Oct. 16-George Gilmore, on
of the pioneers of this county. die,
yesterday morning at the age of 50 o
lung fever. Mr. Gilmore came to thi
county in the early fifties and took VI
. the land of which his present farm is
part, and had lived there ever since
He was quite an extensive land owner
and leaves two sons. his wife having
died some time ago. He has been con