Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
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SPECIAL GRuNNELL ELECTION.
General Sentiment Is That Vote Will
Favor Railroad Tax.

General Sentiment Is That Vote Will
Favor Railroad Tax.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell March 2S,-The third sspe-
cial election in Grinnell township, try
ing to secure tax in aid of the Wa
! terloo, Pella q Southwestern railroad
is in progress today, but no results are
! obtainable in time for publication IN
these columns. The feeling. however,
among those having the best oppor-
tunity of knowing the present senti-
ment among the farmers, is that the
| election, carrying with il a Y per
cent tax, will be favorable to the rail-
road.
| The fire alarm about midnight last
night proved to be a fake call. lnves-
/, tigation is in progress.
Joshua Cole has been confined to his
house for the past two weeks by pneu-
| monia, but seems now to be on the
road to fairly rapid recovery.
Mrs d. A. Sanders, who has under
gone two operations for the removal
OF cancer is at present in very crit
zeal condition, and her two daughters
have given up their positions as teach
erS, to be with her.
Putting into effect the new nine hour
law has made a complete change in
the force of operators at the Rock Is
land depot of this city. j. Swartwood
takes the first trick. relieving Mr..
Crabtree; f. III. Ferris. from Moline,
takes the second trick; and ID. A. Ward
from Des Moines takes the third. Car
Inspector Ryan also changes places
with John Stacy from Des Moines.
Rev. ELIAS Handy, of the Methodist
church, will preach tomorrow morning
on the subject, Jesus and the En-
quirer," and in the evening on What
a Sinner Should Do First In the af-
ternoon he will preach at the Bonni-
we'll school house.
The revival meetings will continue
thru next week at the United Presby-
terrain church, conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. w. W. WOODBURY.. Tomorrow
morning his subject will be The
Church That Bears Fruit" special
sermon will be delivered to young men
in the afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
Rev. j. A. Hurley, Of the Baptist
church, will take for his morning topic,
What God Requires" and for the
evening, Goods Message to Men" The
evening sermon will be followed by the
administration of the ordinance of bap-
tism.
AT the Congregational church Rev.
II. N. Dascom will take for his morn
ing subject. 1.-THE Command Of Christ
and Ecclesiastical Star Gazing" In the
evening will be a continuation of the
series announced last week, the sub-di-
vision being, What Makes 1t So Vail
uable?"
Iowa college now boasts the largest
number of students enrolled that it has
ever had the latest catalog. just com
pleted. showing 653. There are forty
members of the faculty with twenty
student assistants. ten additional per-
sons employed in other lines. and four
assistants in the library. There are
nine distinct alumni associations in
seven different states. Massachusetts
md California being the east and west
extremes The plan of charging all col
iege students a semester fee OF SO;
which has been under careful consld-
Grafton for the past year or So has
been adopted. having been endorsed by
a very large majority Of all the col
lege classes. This fee secures for ev-
cry student the privilege of attendance
upon all regularly scheduled athletic
contests upon the home grounds. as
we'll as the rectals of the school or
music and the Y. NJ. c. A. lecture
course. with possibly some other privi-
legcs.
There will be preaching tomorrow
evening in the Norwegian church. in
northeast Grinnell by Rev. S. M. Stem
by of Clear Lake
Mr. and Mrs T. Worthington. who
have been spending the winter with a
daughter AT Lewis, have returned.
much improved in health and will
make their home for some time With
their daughter here. Mrs. F. NJ. Con-
nelly.
w. J. Nicely. first lieutenant COM
manding Company X. Fifty-fourth in
fantrv. has issued call for an election
TO he held on Monday, March 80. be-
tween the hours of seven and nine p.
m. for the purpose of electing cap
tain for the company, to succeed E. E.
Bump, resigned.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is a new
remedy. an improvement on the laxa-
tives of former years as it does not
grippe or nauseate and is pleasant to
take. It is guaranteed. Mcbride &,
Will Drug Co.
Sunday Church Services.
"Should Man Be Christian:' will
he the subject of the morning sermon