Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-08
THE GRiNNELL NEWS.
Another Wrestling Mateh-High School
Field Meet Tomorrow.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, May S.-Bills are out an
nouncing another wrestling match be-
tween Turk ALI and George Tur-
ner at the Colonial next Tuesday eve
ming, in which wrist blows" and
strange holds" will be considered a
legitimate part of the game. and with
Farmer Burns as the referee.
At 1880 tomorrow afternoon. at ath-
letic field, in this city, will begin the
events of the first high school meet,
under the auspices of the Iowa Col
lege board of athletic control. One
hundred entries have been made from
the following schools: Iowa College
Academy. Marshalltown. Newton, Os-
kaloosa, Montezuma and Grinnell high
schools. This gives a certainty of a
hot contest and plenty of excitement
for both spectators and contestants 1t
is hoped that this meet may be so sat
isfactory to all that it will become an
annual event under the same control.
The management guarantees the ex-
penses of the visiting principals and
the point winners and the balance of
gate money, should there be any. will
be divided among the visiting teams.
An incident occurred last week at the
farm of DR.. ]. w. Billings, six miles
south of this city, which narrowly es-
capped being fatality for 3year- old
child of Peter Doud, who lives on the
place. 1t was sheep shearing time and
cross old buck was shivering in the
yard just after having lost his win
ter coat, when the child came into the
yard. The buck resented the presence
of the child, and made a characteristic
pugilistic pass. which broke the jaw
of the child. The only wonder is that
the force of such an impact had not
killed it outright.
At last we have the announcement
that all the money has been raised for
the securing Of the Waterloo. Pella &
Southwestern railroad. and the pledges
have been turned over to the officers
and promoters of the road. The public
is now anxiously awaiting the next
move of the promoters.
The Royal Neighbors of America
will hold their regular monthly social
this evening in the G. A. r. hall.
The high mass funeral of B. j. Car
ney, of this city. was conducted yester-
day morning. at the Catholic church.
by Rev. Fathers Joyce, Heeney and
Callahan of Chicago, Mulvihill of Des
Moines, and Curtin of Brooklyn. A
quartet rendered Sclrmidt's requiem
mass in A fiat Tokens of loving re-
membrane and of sympathy with the
survivors were abundant in flowers
and floral decorations. The following
people from out of the city were pres
ent: Mr.. and Mrs. Cook, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carey, Mr.. Dorrity, Mr.. Lynch, Mr..
Suxton, Mr.. Mailman, the brothers, w.
j. and T. j. Carney, and the sisters.
Miss Nora and Miss Mary Carney, and
Mrs. G. w. Kelley, the nephew and
niece, Rev. Father Joyce and Miss Lii
liam Joyce, all from Chicago; Judge
and Mrs Ryan, Mr.. Zook, G. NJ. Chris
tan, Mr.. Slade, and Miss Jennie
Kreigh, all of Des Moines; Mr.. Sey-
mour of Carneyville, Wyo., and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Scholte Of Pella.
j. C. Dreamer and James Corrugh
have just shipped about a hundred head
of cattle from Omaha, for pasture and
future feeding.
Mrs. R. j. Mcdonald, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. F. Wilson,
of this city, has returned to her home
in Excelsior, MINI.
DIR. and Mrs. E. w. Clark are ex-
pected home very soon, both much i'm
proved in health from their winters
soiourn in the mild climate of south
avs,