Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-31
eRINNELL PIONEER DEAD.
Stephen Goss Father of GrinneIl EIec
trio Light System - Other News.

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Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell July 31.-The funeral OF
Eli Allen, who died at the Soldiers
Home at Marshalltown on Tuesday
last, took place in this city this NOR
ming at the Friends church. the serv-
ices being conducted by Miss Baker.
pastor, assisted by Prof. L. f. Parker.
Comrades met the body at the depot
and escorted it to the church and the
cemetery and furnished the pail bear
ers, A. K. Hostetter, E. Shadbolt, r.
D. Burton, William Bortell, Leroy
Fore,hand and II. A. Field. Relatives
present from abroad were his son,
Frank Allen. of Valley Junction;
sister, Mrs. Rine, from Creston, and
sister Mrs. Hannah Palmer, from
Marshalltown. Interment was in HaZ-
elwood cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah Hodgdon, who has been
travelling for several months in the
west in company with her husband,
has returned to this city for brief
visit and plans to leave in couple
of Gays for heightened visit at the
old home in New Hampshire and other
points in the east.
The NYindsors and the Grocers tried
Conclusions on the diamond last even
ing with the usual result, only per-
haps little more of it, the score be-
ing 10 to 4. The game was interesting
but ragged in parts and did not come
up to the one of the night before. Lit
tie and Sulzer formed the battery for
the Windsors and Lane and Eldridge
for the Grocers. Lane is a new man
celent work.
Stephen Goss. aged 81 years. died at
his residence Wednesday night last, OF
old age and complication of diseases.
He was prominent Odd Fellow OF
long standing, being one Of the first
admitted by card to the lodge in this
city He has been sick and under the
care of the lodge here for the past
nine years. Having for some years
to have a special nurse constantly.
Funeral ceremonies took place in the
Odd Fellows hall yesterday afternoon,
conducted by the members of the
lodge, with interment in Hardwood
emetery He was without relatives in
this part of the country so far as
known. He came to Grinnell in 1870
and is credited with being the father
of the electric light system of this
city.
Active work continues along the line
of securing the benefits of a superior
court for Grinnell. At a recent meeting
of the bar of this city committee on
candidates for the office was selected
consisting of Attorneys T. j. Bray, w.
C. Rayburn and Fl. L. Boyer, and j.
H Patton H. G. Lyman and P. G. Nor
ris were made committee to look up
the legal points involved in the general
matter of securing the court. The cam
vasae for signatures has been completed
and the necessary 100 was readily OBJ
tanned. The unanimous choice of the
legal fraternity here is for Hon. j. p.
Lyman as the first incumbent of that
office when secured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Blodgett and
daughter Grace left the city this at
ternoon for their home in Colorado
| Springs.
The ministerial association of this
city have had under discussion for a
considerable time the selection of an
evangelist for revival work here in the
coming fall or winter. At present the
! concensus of choice seems to be 'Bil-
i ly" Sunday and 1t is probable that a
| committee of the association and the
churches will be- sent to confer With
him when he comes to Colfax on the
9Th of August
A w. Bartlett is taking his annual
two weeks VACATION from his combining
duties in the bank and. has taken his
sons, Paul and Emory, for an outing
at Clear Lake.
| MI. and Mrs. williamMaher, of this
/ city, announce the birth of a son.