Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-06
GrinneIl News Letter.

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| Grinnell. Nov. '6.-The district court
which convened Nov. 4, now stands adj
journed until the 18th, the grand jur-
ors being ordered to report on the
10th and the petit jurors on the 18th
| Ed Decatur arrived in the city yes
terday morning from the vicinity OF
Thurman, Col, where, with the rest
Of the Grinnell colony, he has located
and proved up by residence on a claim
in the dry farming region. He re-
ports excellent crops there this year,
and that he will move his family there
| in the spring. Mrs. M. j. Randall also
came from the same region yesterday
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
| Chattie Dose, and reports abundant
rains there recently and snow on the
ground when they left.
| At the home Of her mother, Mrs.
Jennie Mason, at 4 o'clock on We'd
| nesday afternoon, Miss Mary Blanche
Mason and Mr.. Earl Slliff. Of Chi
cago. were united in marriage by Rev.
Charles Noble. Mrs. Noble presided at
the piano, with Miss Stella Mason ac-
companying, on the violin. A wedding
supper was served by Misses Margaret
Christian, Louise Miles, Agnes and
Mildred Warburton and Lucille Rol-
Inns. The husband and wife left on
the midnight train for Chicago, where
Mr.. Skiff is engaged in business, and
where they will make their home. Out
of-town guests were Mrs. Z. II. Skiff,
the groom's mother, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dodds all of Newton.
Friends of Miss Hattie E. Thomson
called during the day on Wednesday,
at the home on North Broad street. and
a very pleasant gathering was held in
the evening to celebrate her S0th
birthday. Letters and tokens of esteem
and affection also came by mail from
many friends scattered over wide areas
of the country. A purse Of gold was
left with her as slight token of the
estimation Of the friends here
AS the result of revival work recently
done in the Presbyterian church in
Scott township by Rev. A. G. McLel-
land, thirty members We're added to
the church.
G. II. Christian. of st. Paul, had the
pleasure of a brief visit at the parental
home here, in connection with his re-
turn to Des Moines to deposit his vote,
on Tuesday last.
L. L. Shotliff, who recently bought
'"The Hub in this city, was suddenly
called away last week by the death of
his father at Wiltamuth, Wis.
At business meeting of the women
Of the Benevolent-Social society of the
Congregational church, after the reg
ular supper on Wednesday evening last
it was voted to use some of their funds
to procure vestments for the junior
choir of the church, a matter that mas
had considerable favorable discussion
for some time
Miss Mary r. Wheelock, who re-
signed her position some time ago as
librarian of the Stewart library of this
city, finding the work too combining for
her health, is reported to be in Des
Moines in preparation for the work Oh
soliciting for publishing house. her
duties beginning about Feb. 1.
Mr.. II. r. Cessna terminated a pleas
ant visit with his daughter, Mrs. Will
lard Robertson, in Washington county,
in time to get back to this city and
deposit his vote for the next president.
Principal and Mrs. C. G. Ball have
had the pleasure of a visit from the
mother of Mrs. Ball, Mrs. P. G. Spinke
of Atlantic, and from Mrs. Balls sister
and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Keith, OF Madison, S. D. Mrs. Ball
has gone with her mother to her nome
in Atlantic. for a visit of some length.
Raymond Waters, of Portland, Ore,
who has been visiting at the home OF
his uncle, L. K. Walters, of this city,
plans to start on his return trip to-
morrow, making a short visit in Des
Moines on his way