Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-06
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THE GRINNELL NEWS.


Grinnell, May 6.-Mrs. Belle Wheeler
left for her home in Minneapolis Mon
day evening after spending several
days visiting with friends in the city.
Mrs. George Spooner gave farewell
party in her honor.
The funeral of Matthew Carroll, who
died so suddenly Monday morning, will
be delayed until Saturday morning.
when services will be held in the Cath
Ollie church at o'clock. The remains
will be taken in the hearse to Tama for
burial.
Eugene D. vinney, is home from New
Mexico.
Frank Bechley, of Montezuma, pass
ed thru Grinnell Monday on his way
home with his bride.
The Macy Club, which has recently
been organized at the college, elected
officers for the coming year, Monday
afternoon. The club has been organ
lied for the discussion Of present day
problems in municipal government,
economics, sociology and political! his
tory. Townspeopie as we'll as students
and members of the faculty are ELI
bible to membership. Officers elected
were Charles Barnard president; Gene
We've Hardin, secretary. The program
committee consists of Professor john
son, Mr. Henry James and Miss Kate
Bailey.
The annual Theological Institute will
be held In Grinnell May 1918. Rev. d.
p Breed or Professor Noble are giving
any desired information about it.
Another social reformer arrived Mon
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fletcher Whitmore. For the present
Mr.. Whltmore is doing the work In
sociology unaided.
Mrs. III. X. Snider and daughter,
Eleanor, arrived in the city from Chi
cago Monday evening. They Will re-
main in Grinaell until the summer
school vacation.
A. d. Woodruff is having his OLD
house on the east side of Broad street
moved and will build fine new man
sion in it's place.
f. A. Myers and his brother of the
Electric Light Works, have nearly COM
pleted a canvas boat with light frame.
which they expect to place on the soft
water pond within a week. Carl
Phelps and Fred Card are also build
ing DOalS 1Of private USE.
President Bradley Will address the
meeting of the Central Association at
Belle PLANE this evening.
The college students and townspeople
are looking forward eagerly to the dual
meet with Drake which takes place
next Saturday, May 9th, at Ward
field
Next Sunday Rev. Vittum will contin-
ue his series of talks on recent dis
coveries in Bible lands.
Mrs. B. ]. Kicker returned home last
evening from visiting her mother at
Oak Park, Ill.
Grinnell people are eagerly antici-
pating the visit of Rev. f. j. Van Horn,
pastor of the Old South Congregational
church, Worcester, Mass, who gives his
brilliant lecture, Coal, Cold Weather
and Christianity" at the Congregation
al church next Friday evening. Rev.
Van Horn has many friends In Grinnell
who will welcome him. He formerly
occupied the pulpit of Plymouth church,
Des Moines.
The case of 7. L. Spillman VS.. r. S.
WINES in which the plaintiff claims
wages and damages to the amount of
sos. so for transactions connected with
the business of the World Stock Food
Company, for which defendant was
agent in Grinnell, was tried in justice
court before J. F. Wilson yesterday.
r.. NJ Haines and j. III. Patton APP
peared for the respective suitors.