Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-06
News Of GrinneIl.
Special to r;mes-Republican.

Special to T;.nes-Republican.
,Grinnell, Aug. ga good shower be-
ginning at 10 o'clock last night, cooled
the atmosphere materially and helped
out the garden crops and corn helds.
Tho not nearly so much rain fell as IS
needed for the corn and potatoes, yet
a decided check was given to the dry
ing up process that was doing dam
age Fortunately there was no wind
to break the tender corn.
The Baptist picnic took place yester-
day according to schedule, and about
200 people We're taken to Westfield and
returned in the early evening. after a
most enjoyable day No mishaps oc-
cured during the day, but Ed Nor
gan, living four miles northeast of the
city, had runaway from the city to
his home. He had hitched his team
and left them to make some purchases
Either troubled by the flies or fright
ened by something, they broke away
and started for home at a gait that
would have been very creditable on the
race track. At the north end of East
street the wagon collided with COW
cred buggy and left it with bent
axle. No other damage was done until
turning into the road going north on
the east line of the city, where the
hind wheels and the hayrack were left
While the team took their lightened
load on home.
A recent real estate transaction puts
Leroy Forehand into possession of the
residence property formerly occupied
by w. T. Fuller, While in exchange he
deeds his own residence to c. Wander
Neer.
The change IN ownership Of the Cor
rough bank building. noted in these
columns yesterday. is said to involve
also the exchange of the H. F. Lam
phere residence. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Lanphere has bought q s1,500 lot and
will build finer residence in the near
future
r. B. Work went to Steamboat Rock
yesterday, for a couple of days. COM
bining business and a brief outing. He
plans to start tomorrow for Escanaba,
Mich, for at feast a couple of weeks
of rest from business cares that have
been pressing of late.
W. T. Fuller and ]. T. Cessna plan
to start next Monday for Utah, on a
COllcSIluS UP Iol oIlS VI liiC
Gus buggy companies of this city. Mr..
Fuller takes the southern part of the
state and Mr.. Cessna the northern,
and both expect to be away for sew
eral months.
The meeting Of the ministerial asso-
citation and the special committee from
the Congregational church. appointed
for tomorrow morning. has for it's
special object the settlement of the
question whether there is unanimity
of desire to have Billy Sunday come
to this city and conduct series of
meetings. if it shall be possible to get
him at any time either this year or
next 1t is understood that his time
is all engaged for a year ahead at
least, and it is deemed best to do this
preliminary work now if he is ever to
come.
The Clothiers and the Glovers had
another contest on the diamond last
evening. resulting in victory for the
Clothers by score of s to 2. There
was considerable loose playing and the
game was hardly as exciting as some
that have preceded it. Patton and
Rinefort did the work for the Clothiers
and Sutherland and Somers for the
Glovers, altho Sutherland was changed
in the fourth for Dodge. Williams
umpired. Conditions We're good and
the crowd fair in numbers and en-
thusiaSm.