Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-28
THE GRlNNELL NEWS.
Funeral OF q. u. w.lker-LocaI ana
refponal.

Fer1onal.
Special to Times Republican,.
GrinTeli, June 2s.-The funeral Of the
late c. L. Walker was held yesterday,
afternoon at the late residence Of de-.
ceased, Rev. e. N. vittum officiating.
The choir was composed OF DIR. p. E..
Somers, Prof. r. G. Cole. Ed Brande
and j. +. Atkinson. The pail bearers
We're II. c. Spencer, G. L. Sanders. Geo.
n. Hamlin, D. s. Morrison. H. w.
Spaulding and j. p. Lyman. Mr.. Wit
tum told OF the earlier history OF de-
ceased, and brief outline OF his history
since coming to GriEnell. He gave
tribute to the business integrity which
characterized the life OF Mr.. Walker In
his business career. his liberality to-.
ward charitable and benevolent needs
and his virtues as father, neighbor, cit
izen and friend.
Charles Clenl5 was before Squire Bry-
an yesterday on a charge Of assault and
battery against Bert Mincer. Cleal mad
neither witness or COUNSEL and when
the evidence for the prosecution was
submitted the justice assessed a fine OF
$50 and costs. Cleal was permitted to
go on his own recognizance and given
time to pay the fine and costs.
The several ward caucuscs to elect
delegates to the county convention at
Deep Rock June 90 were held last night
The First ward delegates are: j. P. Ly-
man, w. c. Rayburn. H. H. Robbins, G.
III. Crosby, j. H. Manly. w. j. Rapson
and Thomas Bray. The Second ward
elected G. N. Perry, g. L. Roberts 1. b.
Bailey. L. Fl. Rinefort, G. w. Cowden,
+. u: Spaulding and j. r. Nicely. The
Third ward delegatesare u. S. Morrison,
r. +. Marvin, Charles Porter and j. c.
Goodrich. Fourth ward, H. I. Davis, j.
O. Johnson, III. A. Knepper, George NJ.
Christian and S. b. Bailey. There was
some talk of contrasting the Fourth ward
.elestion on the ground that the meeting
was called to order and the business
nearly completed at 7:45, the hour set
for the caucus. 1t was also said that
at TAG the meeting had concluded its
work and adjourned.
G. L. HulsIzer IL carrying mail this
week. having taken the route of w. j.
Nelson, who is In Chicago, and who will
return Sunday next.
The storm of "Wednesday morning de-
stroNed the barn belonging to Paine, at
Jacob. Paine is owner and manager OF
the cheese factory. A horse was killed.
in the barn by the lightning that de-
stroyed the building
a Montezumn editor is very anxious
that people shall know that the expense
of caring for smallpox patients in
sGrinnell should be paid by Grinnell. and
that said expense was enormously ex-
horbtant. Astosthe first. the code fixes
the payment as belonging to the county,
and as to the charge or exhorbitance,
reports from many counties were exam
ined and Grinnell.s billswere lower than
any other in the state.
Frank Brignon left this morning for
New York, and on July S will take
steamer for Europe. SIR. Rrignon is a
native of Lorraine, which country he lett
when young man, and goes back for
three month"; visit there and Mt the cx-
position. He has made success In his
new home and gave up farming some
years ago.
j. NJ. Putnam left this morning for
i1is old home, for day or
two. and from there to northwestern
Iowa. where he will perhaps buy some
land.