Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-15
The GrinneII News.

| Special to Times Republican.
Grinnel, July 15.-Mr. and Mrs. g..
NJ. Christian, who have just returned
from months trip to the Pacific
coast. report very pleasant and
healthful outing. Miss Margaret
Christian, who has been teaching for
the past year in the high school of
Everett, Wash, returned with her par
ents. and frankly confesses that 1t Is
good to see old Iowa again. She teach
es in the high school of this city next
year. to be at home with her mother,
tho reelected to her position in Ever
EFT at double the usual raise in sal
airy.
The Women's Relief Corps held
very pleasant lawn social yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs Snow,
as an especial farewell to Mrs. r. A.
Barr, to whom they gave beautiful
w. r. C. pin as a perpetual reminder
of their appreciation of her long and
faithful service in the corps. Mr.. and
Mrs Barr left the city last evening for
the west.
Part second of the evolutionary con-
test at the NJ. r. church at Sonora,
was held last evening under the aus
pieces of the Ladies' Aid society of the
church. There was large attendance
and the exercises We're very Interest,"
ing and meritorious. The grades and
the winners of prizes We're as follows:
First grade. Eva Horn china vase;
second grade. Wallace McRlain, pearl
handled pocket knife: third grade,
iona Tahash, Japanese tea set; fourth
grade, Alvin Ward, Waterman foun-
tain pen: fifth grade. Al Hays, necktie
and handkerchief; sixth grade, Mrs.
Miles Tahash. framed picture. AS at
the former contest, the prizes were
given by business firms of Grinnell.
The judges were Miss Maud Bortell,
Mr.. Jacobs and H. A. Field all of this
city Refreshments were served after
the contest The funds gained by both
contests are to be used to pay for i'm
proyements in and around the church
property.
In response to the appeal from the
governor of the state and a special
appeal to the mayor of Grinnell by the
mayor Of McGregor, for aid for the
sufferers from the tornado that re-
Gently swept that city, leaving such
utter destruction in It's wake, Mayor
Wiley appointed committee at the
meeting of the city council on Mon
day evening to solicit funds to be sent
to the suffering city H. !. Davis
Charles Porter, H r. Lanphere, D. W.
Brainard and j. A. Flock compose said
committee and it is pertinently sug-
gested that citizens do not wait for
the committee to call upon them. but
hunt up some member and leave with
him the amount they can spare for
this case The relief fund for the city
of Millersburg, ILL.,, stricken in the
same way. was made up by collec-
lions in the various churches OF the
city. but the present plan is to circu-
late subscription lists and ask every
one to contribute.
Mr.. A. c. Sibley, Of Davenport. has
recently bought lot on North Broad
street. and let the contract for new
r esidence for himself and family: and
expects to become citizen OF Grin
nell as soon as the residence is COM
pleted.
On Monday evening last the cloth
iers went down to defeat for the first
time this season in the Twilight
League" games on the deamond, the
firemen winning from them by a
score of to 9 Patton and Rinefort
played the game for the clothiers, and
Waite and Jones for the firemen, and
but few hits were made on either side,
but Waite is credited with much the
larger number OF strike-o outs. The
percentage standing OF the teams at
present is as follows: Clothiers, 800:
Firenen. 500: Windsors, 500; Glove
Factory. 333: Grocers. 600
The fine new residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. Rust has fast been COM
pleted and they are taking possession.
Nobody is Too Old