Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-03
The Grinnell News Letter.

OF ItOGkIOTu, III, ana neT SISTER, NILS
G. w. Richardson, of Lowell, Mass.
are enjoying a visit with their sister
Mrs. II. w. Spaulding of this city
Mrs. Richardson is enroute to her new
home in Vernon, Texas, where she
will go in a few days, but Mrs. Johns
will remain for a longer visit.
Miss Genevieve Odds, who has been
Iconfined to her home for some time
and unable to meet her pupils in music
Us somewhat better at present, but
contemplates giving up her work here
and spending the winter in Colorado
for her health.
Beginning next Friday morning, Dot
9, there will be, a series of revival
meetings held in the Norwegian Lu-
theran church in this city, to which
leveryone is cordially invited.
4 A college band has been organized,
with a membership of about twenty
five which is to be under the COM
petent leadership of John Thorpe, and
from which much in the way of good
music is confidently expected.
Mr. and Mrs. McRoberts announce
the birth of a daughter on Thursday
Ilast.
/ Mr.. and Mrs Z. Warrington, who
have been spending some months here
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
luz. l.. Connolly, have gone to spend
the winter at Lewis. at the home OF a
daughter there.
/ w. r. Ralnsdell of Guadalajara. Mex
leo, is visiting for a few days at the
IW. J. Rapson and w. T. Moyle homes,
in this city
1 W.. 1,to AZ 1,n win
|ments that have been recently made
in this city, is that of j. H. McMur'ay
| ard company, and it is also one of the
most elaborate and complete, and auds
greatly to the beauty of the fine dis
plays always found there.
"A change has been made in the tune
of services at st. Paul's Episcopal
church, which will be of interest to
all who worship there. Beginning to-
morrow, the time of evening prayer
and sermon will be 3 o'clock, and the
1 time of Sunday school at in the att
ernoon.
The Retail Merchants and Manuf act
urers' association is already planning
for the annual corn contest and harv-
est festival to be held in the corning
Holidays. Preparations are making to
| hold it on a larger scale than ever,
| This veal. and all the farmer boys are
urged to look out for the best selec-
| tion of corn they can find for that oc-
casion.
Another business change is noted IN
1 the selling out of an undivided malt
of the general blacksmithing business
lof Barnes and Brownell, to Judd La
Grange. by which the firm name is
changed to Brownell & LaGrange.
Proclamation is made by Mayor
Wiley of this city of an election to be
lheld at the time and places OF the
general election in November next
for the establishing of a superior court
in Grinnell.
Mrs. 3. A. Potter. who for many
wears, dating from the sixties, was
resident of this city, but whose home
has been for several years past in Los
Angeles. Cal. is visiting with old time
| friends here for a week, following a
| two months stay in Michigan. she
plans to start for Los Angeles on Mon
4 day next.
The following have been selected by
| the Retail Merchants and Manutactu.-
ers' association, as a supervising OF
investigating committee TO look aIter
! the moral side of the coming carnival
! TO any part of which they are TO nave
| free access at any and all hours, While
it is in operation: j. c. Kibby. chair
man. Rev. Elias Handy, A. p. Haines,
w. II. Somers, e. B. Brarde, II. q.
LYMAN, A C. Lyon, G. H. Hanllin, w.
IT.. Nelson. B. j. Kicker, j. L. Fellows
| and r. p, Marvin While the members
of the association felt that they had
| fully safeguarded the interests OF the
community in the original CONTRACT
4 with the carnival company, this extra
precaution is taken that they may ne
no possible cause of complaint. Another
objection that has been seriously urged
lis that the city will be in an uproar
until a very late hour at night. This
objection has been removed by the as
sociation requiring all carnival at
fractions to close promptly at IL
O'Clock In the matter of the queen
of the carnival. ii has been arranged
1 that the one selected by the voters
need not go thru the ceremony of pub
ilic coronation unless she desires 1t. The
ivoti1g still continues. and will do so
until Thursday night of next week.
AT the present time the following are
| the candidates. who stand in the order
named in the preference of voters:
Misses Ella Frahm, Jeanette Ashton,
Cora Watson, Stella Vogt, Pe,snie job i
son. Olive Busby. Alice Doe, Elsa
| Robertson and Rena Norris.
At the latest meeting Of the city
!, council an order was drawn for $1,000
| in favor of the r. G. De La Hunt COM
pany, as part payment on the contract
for the construction of the east side
sewer. which is progressing we'll and
rapidly nearing completion. The coun-
| ell also passed resolution to make
some very much needed improvements
in that part of the city hall devoted
to the use of the firemen of the city.
The Retail Merchants and NIanufac-
tuners association is starting out on
the aggressive business campaign OF
new year, with practically every bus
mess man in the city enrolled, and
with an enthusiasm and harmony ot
action THAT promises q most successful
year. At the latest meeting held. the
| following Were enrolled as new mem
bers: L. d. Kemmerer Franz and
ShortifT, H. B. Storm, w. ]. Mullins,
Rhoadarner and Barnes. Rinefort and
Wegco, Mentally and Legg, and w. H
Shallan.
! Another item in the interest of the
peace and quiet Of the city, is the di-
reetion given by the association to the
10 rn5ua1 cnnonanv who will reach the