Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-06
KENDALL "sMoKER" SUCCESS.
Windsor Club Event. GrinneIl, Mucl
Enjoyed-Other GrinnelI News.

| windsor Club Event, Grinnel, Much
Enjoyed-Other GrnneII News.
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(;rinncll March 6-The Smoker
given last night by the Windsor club
in special honor Oh the Hon ~ G
Kendall. was a most decided success
and pronounced by all who had the
pleasure of attending it, us II most en-
joNable affair The musical part of the
program was extensive. varied and eX-
cellent. consisting of orchestral music
and instrumental uuartets. trios and
solos and vocal quartcts. with repeated
encores heartily demanded. Mr.. Ken
dali was introduced as the speaker of
the evening. and responded with his
usual energy. tact and elouucnce. He
pronounced Grinnel the best business
town in the Sixth district" He re-
ferred to his own college days here,
and to the fact that the present Mrs.
Kendall was also Il student here then.
He very tactfully avoided all political
illusions that could possibly hc Of
fensive, but made Il strong plea for
the enforcement of all law. by people
of all classes, and urged the club to
make itself felt in this direction He
stated his belief that the state of Iowa
has entered upon a new era I'm the
enforcement OF law. While not in fa-
Nor of government ownership of rail-
roads. he said: Il ann more opposed
to the railroad ownership of the gov
eminent than am to the government
ownership of railroads" His talk was
interrupted and was followed by hearty
and continued applause. Al the close
of his speech the company passed into
the dining rooms of the Metropolitan
restaurant, where an oyster lunch. fol-
lowed by coffee and cigars was fur
nishcd. After lunch, POSTMASTER Eu-
gene Rust called upon the following.
who responded with brief remarks in
dicative of the good fellowship that
pervaded the meeting: Il. j. Bray,
Mayor +. b. Wiley. f. b. Brandc. A. l..
Frisbie. Fred Smith, George Hamln.
Samuel Nelson, l.. ID. kemnerer. S. j.
Pooley. DR. l.. G.. Lemley, w. II. Moyle,
G. b. McGuin. Last of all there was
general call for Mr.. Kendall. and
with his appropriate closing remarks
the meeting adjourned. There were in
the neighborhood of $50 present and
Aitt IIltiIlptIS vi VIC SIillJ oils itSiellttl
that their limited space prevented their
increasing that number. Mr.. Kendall
came here yesterday morning over the
Central direct from his home at Abba
and returned on the train leaving here
at 4 o'clock this morning. He gave
a brief talk to the high school pupils in
the afternoon.
John Lee. who was taken seriously
ill last week. was reported as better
early this week. but was in too much
haste To get Well. and had a backset
that left him nearly as badly off as be-
fore. His son. who left home Il year
or two ago, having heard of the death
of his sister. Mrs. Fowler. and the
sickness of his father. came home very
night before last
Martin Brcssler, who took John Lees
place in the Ramsey meat market when
the latter was taken sick, has been
himself confined to the house for sever
al days. but is slowly improving at
present
The body of Jane Atkinson, victim
of the Hooking disaster reported in the
newspapers some time ago, passed thru
Grinnell this morning in the care of
Ralph Atkinson, on the way to Scott
county. for interment.
The heavy mist of yesterday morning
in this vicinity, dripped from the trees
thru the forenoon and then turned into
a drizzle and the drizzle eliminated
in heavy thunder shower last even
ing. accompanied by sharp lightning,
which continued till midnight or past
with a mnrh lower temparatIIre tbiS
and high wind from the west.