Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-10
The erinneII News Letter.
Special 10 Times-Republican.


Grinnell, July 10.-Mrs. ]. FL. Bla-
therwick started yesterday morning
for her old home at Rock Valley
where she will spend some time and
later go to Minnesota to visit with her
son. She plans for a two months va
cation from household cares and la
bors.
r. W. Clark, Jr attracts a good deal
of attention within the past few days
by his new white Buick tWenty-'horse
power automobile The pattern is a
new one here.
Word just received from Mr. and
Mrs. w. L. Fowler who left here for
1.-The west on the 9th of June last, tells
their friends that they are now at
Spokane, Wash, aare greatly pleased
with that city and may decide to To-
cate there permanently. They have
spent some time at Hot Springs, S. D.,
and at Billings, Mont. but have found
nothing so far that they like so well
as Spokane.
On Wednesday evening last at the
home of the parents of the bride, was
celebrated the marriage of Miss Nora
A. Saville to Mr.. James A. Cunning
ham, Rev. j. S. Roth officiating. Mr..
Cunningham is in the employ Of the
Morrison Kicker Manufacturing Com
pany of this city. The bridal pair will
be at home for the present at 311
Sixth avenue.
Principal Thomas Ziegler, formerly
Of the Grinnell high school, but for
the past year of the Riverside high
school near Chicago, is here, accom-
panied by Mrs. Zlegler, for visit of a
couple of weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Thomas NJ. Newton.
Miss Clara johnson, of Iowa College,
,class of '0S, has the congratulations OF
her friends upon securing the position
of teacher of history and English in
the high school at Belle PLANE, for the
coming school year.
Miss Kate Harmon Is taking a we'll
earned vacation from her duties as
bookkeeper for the Morrison Kicker
Manufacturing Company, by spending
month or two in visiting Portland,
Ore, and other places Of interest in
that region.
Raymond Hartman and Elmer
Dawkins will represent the local
branch Of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union at the national convention in
Cleveland, for which place they start
ed on Wednesday afternoon. They
plan to spend some time in seeing Chi
cago, on their return trip.
The Grinnell fire department plans
to be represented in full force at the
state tournament at Clinton on the
9th Of this month.
The rural delivery carriers of Pow.
eshiek county celebrated the Fourth Of
July by meeting in the new armory
here and forming an association fol-
the furthering of their interests as ar
organization, in connection with sim
liar bodies turnout the state. The fol-
lowing are the officers elected: Pres
ident, William McClusky. of Brooklyn:
first vice president, Charles K. Miller
Of Malcolm; second vice president, A. L
Gallup, of Brooklyn; secretary an6
treasurer, w. T. Workman, of Grinnell;
delegate to state convention, w. III
Davidson, of Grinnell: alternate, l.
F. Selle, Of Grinnen.
The huge machine which was USED
for some time in digging the sewer
ditch here, but was sent to Newton fol
repairs, has been made as good as new
and is now here ready for further OPP
/ erations upon the sewer. The fac
that Mr. Parsons, Of Newton. is the
inventor of the labor saving machine
accounts for it's being sent there fol
repairs.
At the semi-annual meeting Of the
officers and directors of the Mer-
chants National bank OF this city, 6
semi-annual dividend of s per cent was
declared, and $1,000 was added to the
surplus fund. The past six month:
are said to have been the best in the
history of the bank.