Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-19
The CrinneIl News Letter.

Special TO Iimcs-Republican.
Grinnell. Nov. 19.--Public notice has
been given of the incorporation OF
the j. B. Grinnell Homestead COM
pany in this city, the incorporators be-
ing Messrs. A. c. Lyon, +. e. Spauld-
ing and E. b. Brande. The object Of
the incorporation as stated In the no.
tice published, is to acquire the j. Il.
Grinnell homestead here and have full
legal title to use and transfer the
same. The date of incorporation is
Nov 4, 1908, and the term twenty
years The capital stock is TO be $15,-
900, divided into shares of $40 each
The annual date of meeting is to be
the second day Of October, when five
the business of the company. The di-
rectors to act until the next annual
meeting are L. d. Spaulding, e. b.
Brande, H. +. Lanphere, j. III. McMur-
ray, Jr., and Harold l.. Boyer. This
board of directors has elected the fol-
lowing of their numbers as officers;
F. L. Spaulding, president; b. b.
Brande, vice president: II. +. Lam
phere, secretary treasurer. :.
The sole topic of interest among
lovers of athletics and the friends
who are always standing faithfully
for Iowa college in all things, is the
coming game with Cornell on Satur-
day Of this week, on the athletic
grounds here. The fact that Cornell
has never beaten Grinnell at this game
and that Cornell has been SO success
full thru the season, while Grinnell
ho al fhro Shino
other teams, has brought the excite
ment UP to fever heat, and the determ-
nation of the team to die in the last
ditch if it be found they must die at
all. The city is well placarded with
large and snowy signs calling upon
all friends of the college to rally to
the support of the team.
The excess of enthusiasm of the high
school boys over the victory won from
Oskaloosa on Saturday last led to an
attempt to celebrate at the opening eN :
ercises of the school on Monday morn
ing, which resulted in the temporary
suspension from school Of four mem
bers for gross infraction of the well
known regulations for good order in
the school building.
Mr.. John Evans, who is secretary of
the Poweshiel< County Mutual Insur-
ance company, and also of the state
association of mutual companies, is at
Des Mones this week, attending the
meeting of the mutual companies Of
the state.
Mr.. and Mrs c. III. Hanson have just
returned from the west, where Mr..
Hanson has been working for a num-
Der OF months in the interest of the
Spaulding Manufacturing company.
Mr. and Mrs. j. f. Wilson have re-
Gently had the pleasure of entertaining
Mrs W. p. Mcdonald, a sister-in-iaW
of Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. Sadie Shar-
Yer, both of Minneapolis.
A party of about thirty attended a
farewell supper at the Metropolitan
on Monday evening last, in honor of
Miss Pearl McGrain who started that
night for her home in C'reston, Pa. af-
ter having spent the summer visiting
relatives and friends in various towns
of this county.
There was a good attendance and a
very interesting discussion last even
ing at the meeting of the Humboldt
society at Carnegie library, led by
Professor Macy, who found himself the
target for any number of questions as
to his views on the political questions
of the near future, as Influenced by the
election just past.
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