Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-20
THE GRlNNELL NEWS.
Special to Times Renuhlican

| Grinnell, Dec. .20.-Albert Smith, a
blacksmith working for j. Fl. Skeels,
was severely injured yesterday morn
ing while shoeing horse. The horse
lunged, throwing his foot down on Mr..
Smiths leg in such IL way as to bend
the leg at right angles to the foot and
tore the igaments all loose, and altho
| it is not thought to be so, yet it is pos
sible that the bone is broken. 1t is a
painful injury that will take long
while to heal. Beside the horse he was
shoeing stood broncho that had never
been shod before, and this horse was
the cause of the lunge made by the 9TH
er horse.
The marriage of Miss Edith Sickle
and Mr.. Clarence E. Quaife has been
announced for Dec. 81.
Nearly all Of the stores In Grinneil
will close their doors on Christmas day.
This is new departure, as lots of peo-
pie depend upon Christmas day to do
their shopping, and the stores have
been open at least part of the day
each Christmas. but the business men
are becoming more generous and are
giving the clerks a chance to enjoy
having to get UP early on Christmas
morning and keep store until noon.
Word has been received from w. HI.
Skeels of Des Moines, that he has been
advanced again to the position of night
wire chief for the Postal Telegraph
He is a faithful worker and went to Des
Moines sometime ago to accept q posi-
ton that was better than what he had
at this place. He was an operator for
the Postal Telegraph Company here be-
fore going to Des Moines.
Iowa College is the beneficiary of s3,-
600 from the estate of DR.. d. e. Nc
Clure. This comes in time when it
can be used to good advantage, as
money has been a scarce article with
those who wish to loan small amounts
this winter.
Nearly all of the college students
have gone home for the Christmas va
cation.
The town class in the gymnasium has
been suspended until after the Christmas
vacation, as the instructor has gone
home. 1t is thought that the class will
go on, altho at present there are only
about fifteen in it.
About half of the Spaulding Manu-
featuring Company's force of men has
been laid off until spring or about Feb.
1. The Laros & Co. buggy works are
not running full force either.
A good many In and around Grinnell
are hauling their coal from the coal
bank south of here. 1t is said that they
make good money OIL every load that
they haul, as the difference in price be-
tween the coal down there and what
they would have to pay for 1t here is
sufficient to give them a good price for
their labor. Some of them haul two
tons to the load on good roads. The
coal they get is said to be of as good
quality as they would get in Grinnell.
A good many who have been In the
habit of eating turkeys for their Christ
mas dinner will have to content them
selves with chicken this Christmas, and
they will have to pay a good price for
that, too. Turkey is now selling, dressed
weight, at Is cents pound and chicken
at Is cents a pound, while turkeys are
13 cents pound live weight, |
and chickens and g. At this time last |
year turkey sold at about 123a cents a |
pound dressed weight, and cents a |
pound live weight. The local butchers |
say that there are plenty of turkeys in
the country, but the chicken men are |
them out and Offering big |
prices to get them.
AS reported in the Times-Republican
asst night, Everett Harmon, of Sheridan
township, son of John e. Harmon.
committed suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. 1t is understood that he
was studying for the ministry, and his
rash deed was the result of a delusion
hat he was not going to pass in his eX-
at the Iowa Wesleyan Uni
versity, of Mount Pleasant. He was
young man about II years of age. Mr..
Harmon, the father of the unfortunate
10Y, was in Grinnell trading when he
e ceived a telegram which broke the
sad news to him. Mr.. Harmon said that
hey were expecting Everett home to-
lay to spend the Christmas vacation,
md that he was expecting great things
rom his son.
Mrs. Lewis Holtsciaw, a resident of
Highland Park, Des Moines, has come
Town for a visit with her sister, Mrs.
|ohn Mowett. She will remain until
after the holidays.
A social dance was given at the Arm
Try last night. The Colonial orchestra
furnished the music.
e. A. Wadsworth IS expected home
rom Langdon, N. D., tomorrow
Hubbard,