Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-15
The GrinneIl News Letter.

EpeC11I 10 lmeS-ltepuDIlCdn.
Grinnell, Aug. 15.-Ross Coutts,
who has been spending his thirty days
vacation at the home Of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Coutts, of this city,
started last evening on his return to
Kansas City. where he is employed In
the Union Pacific car shops.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss RUBY Parish, of this city,
The ceremony too place at the home
The ceremony took place at the home
of the brother of the bride, Mr.. E. S.
Parish, of Sonora, ON Wednesday
evening last, with Rev. D. M. Phillips,
of Lone Tree, officiating. Rev. Phillips
was pastor of the Sonora church some
years ago. when Miss Parish, with her
parents, lived on the farm in that vi
cinity. Mrs Roebel is a graduate Of
Iowa college, class of 1903, and has
been teaching at Sutherland. About
thirty relatives and friends were pres
ent at the ceremony, among whom We're
Misses Lora Roach, of Des Moines.
Jessie Hanna, and Clara and Marcella
Ensminger, of Toledo.
Preparations for the presentation OF
''Under the Mistletoe Bough," are go
ing on rapidly, and report says. with
every promise of complete success un-
der the management of the following
''patronesses:" Mesdames H. w.
Spauldng. John Hall. j. H. McMurray,
ST.. f. NJ Bartling, G. w. Cowden. III.
F. Lanphere. Mayo Harris, and II. l..
Boyer Dr. Coggswell will take the part
of groom, and Miss Mary Wiley, of
bride, while Mr.. Herbert Miller, of Chi
cago. will sing the solo in the bridal
scene.
Rev. Elias Handy will preach from
the Methodist pulpit of this city to-
morrow morning as usual. Rev. j. A.
Hurley will conduct the regular SER
vices at the Baptist church and will
also preach at Westfield church at 3
o'clock in the afternoon. Rev. D. p.
Breed will occupy the Congregational
pulpit and Mr.. Herbert Miller, of Chi
his family, is spending a brief vaca-
ton here at the home of his parents,
before taking a trip to Europe for
additional study music.
Miss Ruth Field, who has been IN
Boston for most of the year past and
for part of that time studying at Rad
cliffe. is expected home this evening.
Quite an interesting game in spite
of it's many errors, was played last
evening between the Clothiers and the
Glovers, in which the Clothiers won
out with a score of to 2. Loose
playing on the part of the Giovers was
responsible, to a large extent, for the
score of six gained by the Clothiers in
the first half, with a complete shut
out for the rest of the game, and err
rors on the part of the Clothiers were
responsible for the two runs gained by
the Glovers in the fourth and last
inning. Patton and Rinefort worked
the battery for the Clothiers and
Sutherland and Dawkins for the
Glovers, with Doe for umpire. The
present standing of the various teams
is as follows: Clothiers, SSS; Firemen,
500; Windsors, 416; Glovers, 400;
Grocers, 090.
Announcement is made of the sale Of
his farm by Ed Sleepy, near New
burg to ]. L. Burroughs and also the
sale of the w. H. McCulloch farm to
Mr.. Sheppy.
The people of the Grinnell colony
near Thurman, Colo, report recent
storm in that region, the like of which
they have no desire to see again. 1t
is said that six inches of water fell in
six hours and the force of the wind
was such as to demolish some of the
buildings. and the only safety was in
the caves which some of the colon
lists had prepared.
The BLACK rust" report which made
such a furry m the wheat pit re-
Gently. has evidently had no effect up
on the wheat crop on the farm of A. H.