Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Thu Grinnell News.
Special to Times Republican.

| Grinnell, April 12.--R. A. Mortland,
chairman of the democratic central
Icommit.ee, has called a delegate con-
| vention to meet at Malcolm on Tuesday,
IApril 10, at II O'clock a M, to select
six delegates to the state convention at
Des Moines Wednesday, May 4.
| Ward caucuses in the four wards OF
the city OF Grinnen are called to meet
| at 7:45 on Friday evening, April 10,
| to select delegates to the republican
county convention to be held at Monte
yuma on Wednesday, May 4.
Mrs J. p. Lyman and Miss Sarah
Viets are at home after four months
visit In Washington D. c.. and other
places In the east.
The manager of the college basket
ball team reports a balance in the
| treasury OF slas.79 for the beginning OF
next years work In the year just
closed Giinnell won four games with
341 points. and lost seven.
In the first base ball game IN the SER
les OF six with the Davenport league
team, begun yesterday at Athletic park
but one inning was played. the heavy
wind and a fierce storm of hail and rain
interfering to break up the sport.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Evans, of New
ton. are spending a week in Grinneli
with their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Edge.
A. D. Woodruff made business trip
to Oelwein yesterday. returning this
morning.
DR.. w. e. Vest Of Montezuma passed
thru this city yesterday on a profess
sional visit to Gilman. Returning he
spent some hours here with his son,
a member OF the senior class in col
|1ege.
d. w. Norris Jr., of MARSHALL
town, was an over Sunday visitor In
Grinnell.
Reports from the north central group
of states, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri. Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri and
Michigan, made by the high school in
spectors. show that there are in that
group 1855 high schools whose graduates
may enter any of the colleges or uni
versities in those states, without taking
an entrance examination. or this num-
Der Iowa has eleven and Grinnel high
school is one of the eleven.
Next Saturday afternoon at the Rand
gymnasium. the Iowa College cham
#pionship game of basket ball for women
Will be played by freshmen and SEN
ior teams.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Charles See started
to drive home from this city last Sat-
urday evening one of the horses kicked
over the pole and the frightened team
started to run. Mrs. See was thrown
out OF the buggy and hurt severely.
The horses We're quoted before any
other serious damage was done.
H. A. Waters formerly living in this
city, but recently in Des Moines, died
on Sunday last of paralysis, at the
age of So. In answer to telegram re-
ceived here Sunday morning his son,
L. *. Waters, FASTENED to his fathers
bedside, reaching there but "a few MIN
utes before death occurred The body
was brought here and the funeral serv-
ices were held at the Methodist church
at $50 this afternoon, Rev. j. w.
HaclSley, of Newton. officiating.
Mr.. Sherman Sulser, a travelling
salesman for the Iowa Buggy Company
Of this city and Miss Lura Angel, of
Willard Mimi, q former student at
Iowa College. We're married at the
home Of the brides parents last
Wednesday, and later surprised their
many friends in Grinnell, to whom no
announcement had been made.
President Bradley was one of tho
judges In Oskaloosa last Friday night
at the debate between Coe and Penn
colleges, on the question: Increased
armament Is conducive to the welfare
of nations, Coe College affirmed anu
Penn denied The affirmative Won.