Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-07
GrinnelI News Letter.

Special to TlmeS-Republfcan
| Grinnell, Oct. mr. and Mrs. Paul
| Essler, living about mile south of
this city, started yesterday morning
for a two weeks visit with Mr. Ess-
ler's sister and other relatives in Man
ftoba. about eighty miles west o.
Winnipeg.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Morgan have Just
returned from weeks visit with their
son, in Stuart.
w. 7. Fuller arrived at home on
Monday of this week, from an extended
business trip in southern Utah in the
interest Of the Iowa Buggy company,
in making collections. While his work
has been arduous, taking him for days
at a time out over desolate country
and dangerous mountain trails, he
says he has thoroughly enjoyed it, and
has found his health, which was pre-
carious here, greatly improved. He will
remain here for some time engaged in
settling up the business affairs of the
old firm Of Fuller & Sears.
At the regular meeting Of the city
council on Monday last the completed
east side sewer, something over three
miles in total length, was accepted and
all payments due from the city were
made The schedule will soon be COM
pleted, and owners of butting property
notified of the assessments made, and
the sums now due on this extensive
and greatly needed Improvement.
The recently formed republican club
among the college students, listened to
addresses carrying sound republican
doctrine, from Attorney A. c. Lyon
and Editor A. p. Haines, on Friday
last, the speakers especially making
prominent the names of Candidates
Taft, Carroll, Kendall and Grier
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Richardson, Of
Newburg, announce the birth Of
daughter at their home on Monday
morning of this week.
Many GrinneM people are regretting
that previous selection of the date
prevented the coming of Judge Walter
II. Smith. of Council Bluffs. to make
political speech at this place. is
probable that he will speak at Brooklyn
on the 18th of this month, and at Mon
tezuma in the evening of the same day.
Hon C. w. Carter and family are
having the pleasure of entertaining old
friends, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Bunting. of
Rock Valley, who are on their way to
the national convention Of the Chris
tian church at New Orleans.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Preston have
come back TO Grinnell to make home,
in preference ito THE Pacific coast.
Rev c. l.. Stafford. D. D.. the re-
Gently appointed superintendent of the
Oskaloosa district, and ex-president of
Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt.
Pleasant. now located in this city, gave
a brief address ito the students Of
Iowa college at chapel Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mcmillan and son
Dana, are visiting their son at Dick
inscn, n. D., where they plan ITO re-
main for an indefinite period.
The total enrolment of students in
Iowa. College has reached 635 at the
present writing, a number that pretty
we'll taxes the present capacity of
buildings and class rooms. The gain
this year is in the college proper
which numbers 475, being quite a few
more than ever before registered in
that capacity. OF the total enrolment
there are 272 men and 1853 women.
Mrs. R. NJ. Haines is having the
pleasure of a visit from her son and
his wife, DIR. and Mrs. J. H. Haines, of
Saltwater, MINI.