Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-03
Tho GrinneII News Letter.


Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, July 3.-John Ramsey has
/ just returned from three weeks visit
with his three sisters at Great Bend,
! Kas., their first reunion for many
years. Two of the sisters, whose
homes are in Chicago, came back with
him for bricf visit at his home
here.
Rev. w. G. Hays who was a delegate
that met recently at Pittsburg. Pa,
has been visiting at the Kellenberger
,hoine, in this city. He left here yes
terday to visit other friends on his
way to his home at Pullman, Wash.
He is a cousin of Mrs. Kellenherger.
Reports from Miss Blanche Ireland,
of Victor. who had the misfortune to
slip and break both bones Of the left
leg just above the ankle. while at
tending the county normal here, states
that she is doing as we'll as coulde be
expected. She is a niece of Principal
j. NJ. Ireland, of the Victor schools,
but her home is in Indiana, where she
expects to be able to go soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hicks, of
Montezuma, were both thrown from the
buggy and sustained very bad fractures
of the bones of the left leg while on
their return late at night from the AL
len-Evans wedding. near Brooklyn. 1t
is not known just how the accident
occurred, but probably from some
break in sthe harness causing the
horses to run and kick. Both persons
were thrown out and remained I'M
conscious for several hours. Their con-
dition is very serious, but there is
ground for hoping for their recovery.
It is announced on reliable authority
that the Adams Express Company
have decided to provide more eonven-
lent and commodious quarters for their
business in this city, by the erection of
brick office just north of the present
union depot The building is to be Of
pressed brick. and will cost about ST.
600. The uptown office will also be
retained.
Justice S. III. Crosby gave Fred
Vondraska a sentence of thirty days in
jail for assault and battery, commit
ted upon the person of his divorced
wife Sadie Vondraska, some time ago.
toxieation. but suspended sentence
during good behavior and permitted
MIN to leave the city after paying the
casts of prosecution.
F. r. Rust, who has charge of
Swisher Brothers branch clothing
store in Montezuma, is said to nave
met with an accident by collision with
another player on the base ball
grounds, in recent game, that left
him with a broken nose. The damage
was so skillfully repaired that no more
serious results are anticipated than
the pain and the loss of participation
in the games of the near future.
Notice has been received of the mar
rage of Miss Minora Trueblood, who
for several years was private secretary
to the president Of Iowa collegeto Pro-
fessor W. j. Rusk, of the chair OF
mathematics in the college here. They
will return to Grinnell in time for the
opening Of college in the fall, and will
make their home in the residence re-
Gently vacated by Jesse Fellows.
Announcement has been made of the
recent marriage of Sidney j. Robson.
of Chicago to Miss Elizabeth Klein, of
that city. Mr. Robson is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. p. Robson, OF this city,
and is graduate of Iowa college class
of 1900.
Mrs. Fl. A. Gordon, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Anna Gordon, will
sail on the steamer Etruria from New
York tomorrow for a summer of trav-
ell, mostly in England and Scotland.
Frank Westlake,who went some time
ago to Manitou. Col, with a view to
the Improvement of his health has
taken up work in the line of surveying
in connection with Jack Millerd, for
mer Iowa college student, and hopes
much from the outdoor work.