Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-18
The GrinneII News.

The GrinneiI News.
| Special to Times Re publican.
| Grinnell, Dec. 1S.-Last Tuesday
night two local teams had bowling
contest, and altho no very high scores
| We're made, yet both sides played a
good game, and the teams were about
evenly matched. They are known as
| the Hopkins team and the Findlay
team, and they will play again this
| evening, as the vanquished team are
not satisfied that they could not win
| in another game. The Hopkins team
came out winners by one hundred and
forty-two points. The Hopkins team
consisted of Clair Manatt, j. Fl. Nc
Murray Jr., Don Evans, Frank Sher-
lock and Hopkins. The opposing team
consisted of Findlay, G. III. McMurray
Carter Manley, Louis Rinefort and
Render. The first game was a tie, CTS
to CTS, with Evans as high man at l69
The second game 796 to 769, with Hop
kins as high man at 201. The third
game resulted in a victory for the
Findlays, With score of T03 to 693,
with George McMurray as high man at
1855. The fourth was won by the Hop
kins with score of ISL to 695, and
Hopkins as high man at 1914. The fifth
and last game was won by the Hop
l1ins 746 to 7o6, and Manatt as high
man at 203. The total score for each
team was 1851 to 3,549 in favor of the
Hopkins team.
Yesterday a small child was found
on the overhead bridge west of town,
yet its parents have not been located.
The body OF Dean Lootens arrived
yesterday morning from La Junta, Col,
where he died of typhoid fever and 9TH
er complications.
The thoroughbred shorthorn cattle
owned by c. C. Bigler & Sons, of Victor,
who have failed, are advertised to be
sold in Des Moines in the near future.
A good many think that If Mr.. BIGGER
had chance to get his stock in good
condition and sell them privately that
he would get out of his present diff
Guilty and have a neat fortune besides,
but it will be quite an expense to get
these to Des Moines, and they will not
sell very high then, unless the people
who know the stock are on hand to
bid.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Orcutt are rejoic-
ing over the advent of little daughter
at their home.
Miss Nellie Waters, who has been
teaching school in Sanborn, Iowa, has
returned home having resigned her po
sition.
At a meeting Monday night of the
school board, Miss Edna Davis was
elected to vacancy in Cooper school
to begin at the close of the first half
year. A committee was appointed with
power to act, 10 place a bath tub in
Parker school, provided the same could
be done at reasonabl expense. f. A.
Shuetz was chosen principal of the high
school for the remainder OF the year,
and his salary was fixed at 500 month.
The twenty-ninth oratorical contest
took place in the college chapel last
evening before a large audience of stu
dents and townspeople. The deliveries
were well made, and the orators made
a profound impression upon the audi
ence The program was as follows:
Music, midsummer Clouds''-College
Quartet.
/. Harold Dexter Hutchins, Chresto-
subject, Olives and Lazarus.
2. d. Earle Brundage. Institute, SUBJ
ject. ultimate MISUNDERSTANDING"
Piano solo, "To Spring"-Myrta
Johnson.
3. Jelli John Heeren, Chrestomathian,
subject, Some Twentieth Century |
Problems"
4. Mabel Ann Smith, Ellis, subject,
.The Healing of the Nations
Music, IAN Open Secret'-Miss Bray.
s. Thorwaldsen Riser, Chrestomathi- /
an, subject, Hugo Grotius-His Per-
6. Harry Wallace Leyenberger, Chres-
subject, 'sThe Dormant Ma
ton of the East
Music, open Now Thy Blue, Eyes
Miss Bray.
The decision of the judges was: Ris-
ser first, Heeren second and Miss Ma
bel Smith third. The Judges were,
Thought and Composition" Rev. H. w
futile, Manchester; Rev. r. r. Marsh,
Rev. G. L. Cady, Iowa
City. The judges on delivery, w. G.
Ray, Professor Main, Hon. J. p. Lyman.
Referee, Professor Noble. No one had
any doubts but that the first place be-
onged to Riser, but all of the orators
lid exceptionally well, and they repre-
sented three different societies.
On Tuesday night last occurred the
marriage of Henry Fill and Mrs.
schooley. Mr.. Hill is 70 years old and
Mrs Schooley is 2S Mr.. Hill says that
t was just forty years last Tuesday l.
,;nht cipna IA m rriad hgs fret wife