Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-13
GrinneII News Letter.

| Cirinnell, Nov. 13.-The first snow of
the season for this vicinity, whitened
| the ground this morning.
The Odd Fellows hall was filled last
evening with taxpayers having a keen
financial interest in the discussion of
the subject of street paving, for which
| the meeting was called by the presi-
| dent of the Merchants and Manufac-
| turers' association. SO much interest
had been previously expressed. that the
meetings at both the Methodist and
Baptist churches We're closed at
o'clock, that people might attend. Al
ter listening to some very good reports
| from standing committees that had
been doing things" President Fred
Card introduced the speaker Of the ev-
ening Mr.. Paul Beer, of Des MONIES.
Mr.. Beer confessed at the outset to not
being wholly unprecedented speaker
on this subject, inasmuch as he is in
terested in the manufacture and sale
Of paving brick. but his address en-
bodied the concensus Of opinion OF the
best posted and mostsProgressive men
who have practically studied and dem
onstrated the best modern methods OF
preparation for, and putting down,
paving. At the conclusion of the ad-
dress, Mr.. Beer gave opportunity for
questioning, and the business men and
others present We're not slow In tax
ing advantage of his permission. A
vote of thanks was then rendered the
speaker.
Mrs. H. l. Davis went to Jefferson
yesterday, for visit at the home OF
her son, who is recorder for Greene
county.
Mr.. E. NJ. Golden, of this city. was
called to Lynnville by the death of his
brother-i n-law. Mr.. Charles Reno or
that town. who was fatally injured in
a runaway three weeks ago. The fun-
eral took place at Iynnville, and the m
torment at Chester. near the Keno
farm, some distance southwest OF
Lynnville.
Professor and Mrs. Jesse Macy plan
to leave Grinnell for California about
the first of January, as the professor
has a leave of absence from his duties
in Iowa college for the second semester
of this year. He has accepted an in
vitation to do some work along the
lines he has followed so long and SO
successfully here, for Leland Stanford
university, and will spend the last half
of the college year at that institution.
Ii is announced that there will be the
usual Thanksgiving service held IN this
city, at 1890 on the morning of Thurs
day, Nov. 26, at the Congregational
church the sermon being preached by
Rev. ]. A. Hurley, of the Baptis.
church.
The body of Mrs. Pinkerton, who was
one of the early settlers and long
time resident in Chester was brought
here from Mortified, Mimi, last even
ing. "A brief funeral service was held
this morning at the home of Rev.
George H. White, on High street after
which the body was taken to Chester
for burial. Mr.. White was for many
years the pastor Of the church a.
Chester.
Miss Florence Baker. of this city,
who went to Rochester, Mimi, some
time ago, for surgical operation, in
the hospital, has recently returned to
her friends here, with the prospect of
complete relief for the future.
Claire Manatt, who has been for
month the companion of his mother,
Mrs. Wesley Manatt, during her stay
in the hospital at Chicago, has returned
to his home here, and brings the glad
news to her many friends that she Isl
on the road to health and will probably
be at home in couple of weeks.
At the regular meeting of the
Womans Foreign Missionary society
Wednesday afternoon at the Congre-
gational church. Miss Lombard brought
very interesting; report from the
meeting of the board of the interior
at ST. Louis, where sixteen states were
represented, and strong appeals were
made by missionaries fresh from their
fields of labor, for not only religious
workers but for physicians for the
body. Miss Marsh gave a report of
the state meeting recently held at
Whiting, and Miss Brainar'd spoke of
the death of Mr.. Bingham, who had
given his life to the work in the Gill
bert islands.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rose announce
the birth of son at their home on
Sunday last.
Officers were here from Eldora re-
Gently in search OF a man calling him
self while there, G. j. Gallagher and
who was wanted on the charge of
jumping his board bill. Apparently
tine same man had been here but his
name here was German. Constable
Henry HILL happened to know that he
had gone to Oskalloosa, and there the
officers found him. He is not accused
of any misconduct in this city.
H. j. Davis has gone to Beaumont,
Texas, to look after some residence
property he owns there, and will prob
ably be away three or four weeks.
The Victor News.
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