Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-19
Now York Exchange.
NEWS FROM GRlNNELL.
Need Of tabIishment Of Superior
Court There, Emphasized.

Special 10 Times Re publican.
Grinnell, March ia very interest
ing and profitable hour was spent in
the auditorium of the Congregational
church last evening after the "benev
olent- social" supper, in listening to
some revelations of Japan and the
Japanese from the Lips o6 Rev. Fl. b
Newell, Of Niigata, Japan, who has
been In that country twenty years as
a missionary of the American board
AS showing the influence of Protestant
Christianity in that country, he stated
that while the proportion Of Christians
to the whole population would give
about one Christian to each parliament
the fact has been that from ten to
fifteen have been found there and the
presiding officer had been, in most OF
the sixteen plrlialnentS held, a Chris
tian man OF great influence in the right
direction. 1t was q matter of regret
to all who were present, that the time
of the speaker had to be greatly limited
on account of the musical recital at
the dedicatory exercises of the new
organ at the chapel.
Alec Rose, who has been living in the
w. n. 0IlfIldH pIOPCi ~ VII w Ssl 81 I,
moved yesterday to the farm Of the
Rinefort Brothers, about five miles
northwest of this city.
F. S. Edge. who has been for several
years the very acceptable passenger
agent for the Iowa Central at this
point but who resigned about a month
ago, has made Il start in the handling
.of South Dakota lands, having some
1,S0O acres in one body, to which he
is directing the attention of prospec-
tive buyers. He is still in the ticket
office here as no one has yet been sent
to fill the position.
The annual celebration of the birth
of odd Fellowship in this country. will
be observed in this district at New
Sharon this year. on the 23rd of April.
and the Grinnell Rebekah degree staff
will give an exemplitcation of the
secret work at that place at that time.
w. II. Jones, of the Jones Piano
Company. has been quite i'll lately with
stomach trouble, but is feeling some
what better at the present writing.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Meth
odist church at Sonora, in Sheridan
township. recently held an old time
spelling contest which was unique in
conception. and very successful in exc
cution. The contestants We're divided
into classes according to ages. In each
class two prizes had been provided
one for the boys and one for the girls
by the liberality of the merchants Of
Grinnell. The contests We're quite ex-
citing and brought out an audience
that taxed the capacity Of the church.
In connection with this part of the en-
tertainment an excellent supper was
served, and. while all had a remark
ably good time. there was handsome
sum of money realized toward the pay
ment for furniture and other furnish
ings for the church.
The large number of cases appearing
this term upon the docket of the dis
trict court at MonteZuma as originat-
ing in Grinnell. emphasizes again the
especial need of the establishing of a
superior court In this city. to which
the law passed by the last legislature
entities us. The general opinion OF
those best posted in the matter Is that
we not only greatly need 1t for the gen
eral accommodation of the people OF
this vicinity. but that, as fast as the
machinery can be set in motion to OBJ
tain it. it will be done and we may ex-
pect to have It In full operation be-
fore very many months have passed.