Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-01
The crinneII News.

| Grinnell, Nov. IA correction is due
in the statement Of yesterday in these
| columns regarding Arbor lake. It IS
stated on reliable authority that there
Is not and never has been any leak
| in the dam, but that water Of the lake
| was purposely drawn off for the repair
of the pipes at the upper and lower
end of the lake.
Paul G. Norris went to Newton yes
terday to look after the interests OF
Mrs. Garner in $4,000 suit, in which
she is trying to have set aside a deed
of real estate from Mr.. Garner, to his
| son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis McCulloms, OF
Newton, spent yesterday afternoon in
Grinnell visiting a relative, Mrs. Mary
G. Field, on First avenue. and friends
at Hotel Munroe.
Editor and Mrs. G. w. Cowden, ex-
press themselves as very we'll pleased
with their weeks work at the st. Louis
exposition.
Two young ladies, cousins Of Mrs.
Henry Hill, returned to their home
near Ferguson in Marshall county
yesterday morning, after visit here
Of several days.
Congressman John F. Lacey Is an
nounced to speak on the political Is
sues Of the present campaign at the
| Colonial theater on Thursday evening,
Nov. 8.
Mortimer, accompanied by his physi-
clan. went to Des Moines yesterday
morning to enter Mercy hospital for q
| surgical operation.
The mayor, city engineer, superin-
| tendent Of the water works and some
of the aldermen Of the city of Kewanee,
ILL.,. were in Grinnell quite recently in
conference with the superintendent of
the water works of this city, and for
the especial purpose Of noting the
workings of the air compressor used
in bringing water from one Of the deep
wells here.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kearns an
nounce to their friends their happi-
ness over the birth Of a ten-pound
| daughter.
Announcement is made Of the death
of Mrs. Margaret Gay on Sunday even
ing last at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Robert Ashley Of Richland town
ship. Funeral services will be held at
the home at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning and further services at the
Bethel church, conducted by Rev. Mr..
James of Lynnville.
The church was crowded last night
at the opening session Of the Oskaloosa
district conference at Brooklyn to hear
the lecture by Rev. ]. w. Hackley of
Newton. The lecture is pronounced
very fine. Following is the program
for tomorrow morning, the closing ses-
sion of the conference:
$50 a. m.-Devotional exercises-O.
e. Mcbride.
900 a. m.-Business.
10000 a. m.-Symposium: Evangelism
-"The Proper Standard for Judging
aration for Evangelism" A. w. Nc
Blain; Personal Evangelism" j. w.
Somerville.
! 1O:45 a. m.-Prayer and praise.
11:15 a. m.-Adjournment.
There will be meeting of the Lad
les Missionary Society of the United
Presbyterian church of Grnnell at the
! church at 2:3O tomorrow afternoon, for
| which the following program is pre-
pared: Paper-"What China Needs"
Mrs. woodburn; Sketch of United
Presbyterian Missions in China" Mrs
Griffith: "The Women of the Church,
Their Opportunity Mrs. Blatherwick
and Mrs. McConaghie; THE Use of the
Bible In Daily Life: Our Opportunity
in China" Mrs. Allen. Mrs. 1ngerman
and Mrs. Stats; "Men Of Might Who
Have Shaped the Future OF China
| Rev. woodbvrn.