Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-28
Interesting Items From Grinnell.
Special to Times Republican.

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Grinnell, July &C. e. Alley, whose
headquarters have been for the past
year or more at Jackson, Miss. where
he has been in the employ of the Grin
nell Buggy company as collector, re-
turned to Grinnel last Saturday even
ing for a week or two Of visiting with
the old friends and looking after some
personal unsettled business matters.
He will go soon to South Dakota to see
his mother and bring her back here for
lengthy visit He plans to return to
jackson in September.
Company X has received orders to
report at TT Riley, Kan. fifty strong.
for ten days manuevers and camp,
beginning Aug. 30, Captain Nicely hats
obtained permission to send the COM
pany cook on aNsad for three days in
the school Of instruction for cooks at
the fort, thus preparing the way for
extra good rations.
Former County Superintendent Nc
Millen. who has been for two years
of Darlington, N. D.. came into Grin
nell yesterday afternoon from Hedrick,
where he had been visiting his parents.
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inson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w Somers are en-
pertaining Mrs. S. G. Butcher and
daughter from New Orleans for brief
time, when they will go on to their
old home IN Rapid City. S. D.. the
home of the Somers family before their
moving to his city year ago Miss
Richards, whose home Is at Rapid City
and who has been visiting for a month
at the Somers home here will return
to her home in company with Mrs.
Butcher.
Interest Is again awakened in the
matter of obtaining a superior court
for Grinnell and the names of the nee
essary 100 petitioners for 1t have al
ready been obtained with but slight eff
fort This petition is a request to the
city council to order an election to be
held at the same time as the regular
November election. If SO ordered it will
also devolve upon the voters to elect
the Judge to fill the newly created POSI-
ton, and the name of Hon. ]. p. Ly-
man, Of this city, seems to be the
prominent one in the minds of all who
express arr opinion upon that subject.
Grinnell's Twilight League" OF
base ball players seem to have at
tracted attention beyond the limits OF
the city and even of the state, as it is
stated that the sporting goods house
of A. G. Spauldihg & Co., Of Chi
cago, have offered to furnish a pen.
nant next year if an eight club league
shall be formed and to put the picture
of the winning team in it's handbook
of sports for the year. If the present
enthusiasm for the sport continues
among the local devotees there is lit
tie doubt that some strong effort will
be made in this direction next season.
somewhat strange case of burglar
ious entrance to the barber shop OF
Emory Sickle in the basement under
the postoffice occurred lately. there
being no reason In evidence for the
forced entrance as nothing was miss
ing. While an attempt had been made
to cut OUT the screen in front the en-
trance was really made by forcing the
window at the back Of the shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Wilson living on
Reed street this city, were recently
called to Optima, Okla, by news of the
critical illness Of their daughter, Mrs.
Pearl Wilson McCarty whose death
occurred before her parents could
reach her. Miss Wilson left. here last
February and took up a claim in that
region. where she was married but
about four months ago. She leaves
two sisters In Optima, one brother in
Newton, and a brother, Jay Wilson, in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Fox have just
had the pleasure Of a visit from their
daughter. Mrs j. A. tombstone, who
left for her home at Denver on Sat
urday last