Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08
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THE GRINNELL NEWS.
Big Farm Sale for Cash-GrinnelI May
Lose lnterurhan.

Big Farm Sale for Cash-Grinnell May
Lose Interurhan.
Special To tines Republican,,
Grinnell Feb. S.-One of the largest
If not the largest, cash transactions III
real estate in this vicinity, was con-
sumnateu here when the actual cash
was paid over to n. w. Cessna. $4,000
for his farm in Chester township, two
miles north of this city. The contract
of sale was entered into last August
but was completed by this cash pay
ment only yesterday. This made the
price of the farm per acre $13O.
| A mistake was made in these items
in placing the school house that burned
on Wednesday evening one mile north
of Grinnell, when in fact 1t was tive
j miles north in Chester township. Par
/ ties bringing in the report in the
j morning and living in the northeast
part of the city where it was supposed
they would be Well informed were
simply deceived by the brightness of
the flames into thinking the fire very
near to them The house burned was
| No. 5. Chester.
i Many people in both the city and
township of Grnnell argued when the
| Waterloo. Pella & Southwestern rail-
road proposition was before the peo-
pie for the voting Of a tax in aid of the
proposed road that the road would
; come thru Grinnell anyhow: that the
/ road could not afford to miss SO i'm
portant a point for passenger and
freight traffic. And this argument is
thought to have largely influenced the
adverse vote in the township After
the election was over and the promot-
ers had gone away the silence from
them upon the subject of railroads
seemed ominous and anxious inquiry
began as to their intentions in the
| matter. Lately it has been strongly
rumored that proposals had been made
to Kellogg and that they We're likely
to be readily accepted. On the prin-
ciple that blessings brighten as they
take their flight" this road begins to
look good to a number Of people who
We're very skepticai in their talk when
the road was first offered to this COM
munity And there is now strong talk
of making another and more deter
mined effort to win over the township
to the original proposition. The peo-
pie Of Sheridan township. too. who
have been reported as very Indifferent
to the project are now said to be quite
anxious and ready to vote the re-
quired tax if Grinnell township can
be induced to do the same.
Justice S. H. Crosby was called to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Bon
sail in the northeast part of this city
on Wednesday to perform a double
marriage ceremony for Milo f. Bonsall
and .Alethia Grace Scandrett and
Charles Davidson and Helen Keenan,.
MIR. and Mrs. Bonsall plan to go soon
to make a home on farm in Saskatch-
evan Canada.
John Longshore has planned to go
at once to meet his wife and son in
Longment, Col. where he plans to
build and remain for the winter at
least.
Mrs. o. +. Parish, who has recently
undergone the operation in the Meth
odist hospital at Des Moines for APP
pendicitis, is reported as making very
satisfactory recovery.
Contracts are let for the necessary
work of excavating. carpenter work,
painting and whatever else may be
needed to put the new city hospital
here in condition to receive patients
and it is confidently predicted that it
will be be in operation by the first
of April. The necessity for such an
Institution amongst us is emphasized
by the number of patients that are
constantly being sent from this to
other cities for hospital treatment that
might as we'll be supplied at home.
Frank Sickle. who was in the hos
pita at Des t1oines recently for an
operation for appendicitis, has returned
to his home here and is making a rapid
recovery.
On Thursday evening last at the
home of l.. w. Satchell, father Of the
bride. 607 Fifth avenue, occurred the
marriage of Miss Lillian Satchell and
Mr. Harris Pagan. of Des Moines, Rev.
Elias Handyx officiating. Miss Sat
cheIl has been clerking in the Leader
Of this city for the past two years and
Mr. Pagan has been engaged in news
paper work in Des Moines The new
ly welded couple left on the midnight
train for their future home in Des
Moines.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Mortland
who have been making their home in
this city for several months. left here
yesterday morning for Chicago. Mr..
Mortland is an expert worker in &C.
ment and concrete and has had
charge of the construction Of concrete
bridges and culverts in Poweshiek
county for some time. BY request he
prepared a paper to be read before
the Nebraska Cement Users Associa-
ton now in session at Lincoln The
title of his paper was Reinforced Con-
crete in Construction of Highway
Bridges and Culverts,'' and he expected
to be present in person to read it, but
was suddenly called to Chicago on
important business. They expect to go
soon to Florida to visit Mrs. Mortland's
father and. possibly, to make per-
manent home there.
The "Day of Prayer for Colleges"
will be observed in the principal
churches of this city with appropriate
services. At the Congregational church
Rev Dr. David Beaton Of Chicago
University will preach in the morning
on the subject, "a Spiritual Interpre-
tation Of Life" In the evening the
pastor, Rey. H. n. Dascom. will speak
upon the topic Modern Sin and the.
White House Prophet" Rev. Wood
burn Of the L. P. church, will preach
in the morning upon the subject, "a
Plea for the Gospel MinistrN" The
subject chosen by Rev. Handyx of the
NJ. r. church for the morning. is THE
Secret Of the Church's Strength Both