Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-30
THE GRINNELL NEWS.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Dec. 30.--Miss Dolly Miller
has returned from very pleasant trip
in Missouri. Among other places she
visited in Kansas City and Catharge.
Mrs. Andrew Rinefort entertained a
small company last evening at dinner
in honor Of Miss Edith Sickle and Mr..
Quaife.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. McMurray, ST.,
left last night for Jacksonville, Flor
ida where they will spend the winter.
Otto Woodward arrived home Sun
mail clerk running out of Des Moines
on the Great Western.
G. G. Bigler & Sons, of Victor, who
a few weeks ago made an assignment
of their property, yesterday filed pc
tition in bankruptcy before VIII G.
Rayburn, referee in bankruptcy.
Mr.. Earl Nicely went to Oskaloosa
yesterday on business.
Rev. Thos. McIntire, of Montezuma,
was in Grinnell yesterday visiting old
friends.
Last night the K. P.'s enjoyed an oy-
ster supper in their hall, Mr.. Harvey
Wire acting as server of the oysters.
The skating this year is excellent,
and for the past two weeks it could
not be finer, and there is no snow to
interfere and the ice was perfectly
smooth. Sanders pond is a popular
skating rink, but it is not as large as
the reservoir, which is spoiled consid-
erably from the cinders from the pass
ing engines. When the soft water res
i've f,1ll & ka a
grand place to skate, as person can
go from one end to the other without a
stop, nearly q half a mile, and the
creek at both ends of the pond will be
good skating for a considerable dis
lance up The water will not be used
fast enough to, make any appreciable
difference, SO that the ice will not sag
or crack much, and the pond will pre-
sent smooth surface.
Mr.. Bert Miller has returned home
from Paris, France, after long visit
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fl. jefferson, and
little daughters, Helen May and Dor
othy, arrived Sunday for short visit
at the w. j. Jefferson home.
d. A. Thorinburg left yesterday for
Des Moines to attend the meeting of
the Teachers Association. The Iowa
College Quartet will sing at the meet
ing.
b. J. Carney is in Chicago this week
on business.
Phillip Van Der Myder and Will De-
Camp conducted social dance at the
Armory hall last evening. In spite of
the cold weather there was a large
number present, there being about
thirty-five couples. Several young
people We're down from Marshalltown,
and the music was rendered by the
MarsAalltown Harp Orchestra Those
present report fine time and good
dance.
There Will be two weddings In the
city Wednesday evening. Invitations are
cut for the marriage of Miss Cora
Sampson, and Mr.. Samuel Pegram, of
Decatur, H., at the brides home in this
city. Miss Edith Sickle and Mr.. CLAIR
ence Quaife will also be married We'd
nesday evening.
At the earliest possible time work
will begun on the new brick wall
around the Iowa Central passenger de-
pot and extending north as far as the
old walk used to run. Already the
the filing is about done, and every
thing is in readiness for the bricklay-
ers.
Yesterday forenoon Mr.. VIII Wesco
a painful injury resulting from
a fall on the ice. His ankle was frac-
tured and he will be laid up for several
weeks.