Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-21
TIL. GrinneIl News Letter.

| Special TO Republican.
Grinnell, July BID. T. Hays started
| this morning for a visit to his son at
| Hereford Tex, planning to be gone a
couple of weeks. and to visit other rel
atives ir southern Iowa on the return
trip.
The canvas of the city by the relief
committee recently appointed by Mayor
Wiley, resulted in securing SLY, which
sum has been forwarded to the suf-
ferers from the cyclone at McGregor
e. Il. Blanchard. of Montezuma, was
in this city yesterday on his way home
from Primghar. where he completed the
transaction that gave Frank Vaughn
the ownership of the O'Brien County
Democrat i'm exchange for the farm
near Montezuma on which he has lived
for the past two years. Mr.. Blanchard
has also recently disposed of his resi-
dence in Crowrs addition, in this city,
to Mary A. Meacham, Of Washington
county. the consideration being $2,250
Possession was given the 18th Of this
month. The house is to be remodeled,
and Mrs Meacham expects to make
1t her home when the changes are COM
pleted Mr.. Blanchard plans to start
with his wife and son on trip to San
Francisco, leaving here next Monday
and returning in about six weeks by
way of one of the northern routes.
People of this city who pasture their
COWS in the large field just south of
the city limits, are complaining that
some one is doing the milking for them
without any authority. and to their loss
and anger. The matter has reached
such an acute stage that the tres
passer or trespassers are likely to find
something more than tuberculin bacilli
interfering with the enjoyment of the
milk II they continue to get 1t from
this source and in this manner.
In the meeting of the firemen and
the glove factory teams on the diamond
last evening, the latter went down to
defeat by the margin Of II to 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Gregson, of this
city, announce the birth of son. A
similar announcement comes from Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Pulls, living about four
miles east of the city.
| Iowa College authorities announce
the engagement of Miss Helen Rogers
Smith as teacher Of vocal music in
the college. Miss Smith is said to have
extensive training under the best mas
tiers in this country. and also in Paris,
and much is expected of her in the line
of instruction.
/, The records at the county seat show
that eleven divorces were granted in
Poweshiek county in the year 1907, ten
to wives and one to a husband. De-
sertion was the cause alleged in eight
cases. In eight of these cases the par
ties were Americans, in two Germans,
and in one English. Within the same
year. 1876 marriages occurred in the
county. The humber of births from the
county at large, excluding the largest
cities Of Grinnell and MonteZuma, was
| 233, with two townships not reported.
These were quite evenly divided as to
/ sex there being 1870 boys and 113
| girls.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Boyer are en-
/ joying visit from Mrs. Edward john
/ son, o.. Brooklyn, N Y, the mother of
! Mrs. Boyer.
! G.. Fl. Dannenberg did not find New
Mexico good health resort for him,
and has returned to this city much
sooner than he anticipated doing when
/ he left He has again apened his tailor
shop, with a view TO permanent resi-
dence here.
| A very pleasant reunion Of elderly
/ ladies, old time friends in Grinnell and
friends of Mrs. Isabelle Brande, took
place at her home on Friday afternoon
of last week, the afternoon being
largely spent in giving voice to mem
cries of the early days, and closing
with a dainty supper.