Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-10
SMALL FIRE AT GRlNNELL.
Home of Mrs. Minerva q. Whitaker
Slightly Damaged-other News.

called the company out at nlllt
! before o'clock last everlng, to tht
/ house of Mrs. Minerva b. Whitaker
where the flames had eaten their way
thru the roof, but had been Amos
completely quenched before the hos'
carts could be dragged thru the heaVs
! mud. There was comparatively sllSh
damage done owing TO the fact OF the
early discovery of the blaze 1t Is
supposed to have caught from sparR
| from the locomotive.
At the Grinnel towns nip schoo
| meeting yesterday, M. S. Smith was
elected director at large. The follow
ing are the sub-directors tor GrMinel'
township: District No. l, r. p. Nor
gan; 2, w. A. Evans; 3. j. H. Schwao'
4. H. G. Peters; 5, w. r. Scandrett,
Z, liver Iverson; s, j. L. Stanley; y
Ed Rafferty,.
At the school election yesterday Tor
the city of Grinnell, j. P. Lyman was
elected to succeed himself as director
and w. Z. Moyle was chosen as a new
member. s. j. Pooley was chosen To
succeed himself as school treasurer
The proposition to levy five mill TAX
to help in paying off the bonds on
the high school building was carried.
The vote was very light AS there was
but one ticket in the field.
The residence property of former
County Superintendent p. "A. McMillen
from which j. B. Schwietert has just
moved. has been sold to Mrs. Jennie
Wood. of Brooklyn, who wi soon take
possession and make her hone IN Grim
nell.
There was very good attendance
last evening upon the first discourse OF
Rev. George l.. Cady at the Congre-
eational church. The sermon was
strong appeal for the use OF prayer as
.The Secret of Power. There was no
attempt at sensationalism, out a PLAIN
earnest call to use what all Chrlstlah
experience has proved to he effective.
The subject for this evening is "Ihe
Power of Personality" Tomorrow al
ternoon at 3 Mr.. Cady will speak OH
"The Cost of Life and at 1880 in the
evening on 1.-The Man Who Came to
Jesus by Night" Mr.. Cady can be
here but this week and Sunday of next
week. Dr. Cady resigned his pastorate
at Dubuque last Sunday, and has ac-
cepted the call to the pastorate OF the
pilgrim church of Boston. where ne
will 20 to assume his duties next June.
The report of the public library for
the month of February shows a total
circulation of 2,615 volumes. an average
of los per day, and 10 new books add
cd to the library.
The basket ball game between Iowa
College and S. U. I. scheduled for we'd
nesday evening, will be postponed I'M
til $50, to give all who wish to do so
an opportunity to attend the evening
service at the Congregational church
before the game is called.
The funeral Of Homer Cove. aged
a. the son of Mr.. and Mrs. I. L. Cove
took place this afternoon from the
residence, Professor L. #. Parker Of
ficiating. The boy has been sick bui
a short time. having been attacked
with appendicitis last Wednesday.
Dr. Josephine Wetmore Rust is haV-
ing the fine barn that was built for her
some years ago in the rear Of the Mon
roe hotel. torn down, and will use tn"
material in the building of ;uresidence-
Word has been received here of the
death of Michael Stevens. at Los An
geles. Calf. Mr.. Stevens was broth
er-in-law Of Mr.. Emory Bartlett. OF
this city. and was himself for many
wears a resident Of Grinnel and con-
nected with its business enterprises
His body was buried at Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis. of lilo Wes1
street We're called to Victor to attend
the funeral Of an infant niece of Mr.
LOWS.
Rev. ]. w. suclson spoke Saturday
night at Mason City. at the celebration
of the fftieth anniversary of the
founding of the Congregational church
there. He spent Sunday with the
church at Manchester. DR.. y. o. Doug
lass also smoke at Mason City Saturday
afternoon and evening and at Clear
Lake Sunday morning.