Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-17
Daily GrinnelI News Letter.

Sreci..l TO Tins. Republican.
Grinnell, June 17-Grinnell business
men propose to take a holiday on the
Fourth of July, this year, and have
signed an agreement 70 close their
places of business for the entire day.
Both the republican and the demo-
cratic county conventions will hold
their meetings at Montezuma on Sat
urday next. June 10th, for the selection
of delegates to the state conventions
to be held later in this month, the
former at Waterloo, and the latter at
Sioux City In the case of the repub-
lican party of Poweshiek, there are
no vacancies on the ticket to be filled,
but the democratic convention Will
have such duty to perform, owing
to the fact that in some cases no one
candidate received the requisite 80
per cent of the total vote. The repub-
lican convention VIII be held in the
opera house, and the democratic in the
court house and both will convene
at 10 O'clock. Following is the list OF
deleg e:..e.s frcn Grinnell, city and town
ship: G.innell township, republicans
n. r Lee. W. A. Evans, a. c. Jones,
tx NJ. VI
grim. ]. W. Stone Jesse Honor Grin
nell, First ward republicans-D. S.
Morrison D. r. Warburton, L. G. Lem
lev, T. j. Bray. J. NJ. Campbell. A. 3.
Gage A P. Hines; democrats-Chas.
Mehlin, H NJ. Pray. w. c. Williams;
Second ward. y. NJ iHarris, f. Clindin-
min. ]. H. Humphreys, ]. H. Patton;
democrats-C. H Kin'-'on. S. Nelson.
A. ]. Blakely, Fred Schaltz; Third
ward, republicans-F. P. Marvin. j. J.
corroug1. j. T. Hastings T. B. Bump:
democrats-R. Jenkins, c. II. Verbeck,
j. C. Creamer Charles Porter; Fourth
ward. republieans-F. A. Terrell,
George SAMPSON, II. i. Davis, ii. a.
Field F. II. Bump ;democrats-Dr. j.
r. Lewis John McKeag. D. F. White,
NJ. j. Carrigan.
The success of the Mems club meet
ings of the Congreg 4tional church for
the past year has led to the forma-
ton Of plans for the coming year with
more definitencss and hooefulness than
were possible in the work when it was
wholly experimental! At their latest
business meeting plans were dis
cussed. and the following committees
selected: On program. d. S. Morri-
son, J. NJ Woodwork, Professor F. F.
Peck. Rev. II. Y. Dascomb. Professor
r. F. Amy and A. G. Lyon; on So
cial order DIR. d. P. Breed. H. G. Ly-
man. Professor L. F. Parker, Henry
Hill, and B. j. Kicker; on Bible study,
Professor Charles Noble. Alfred Bur
rougl,s n. c. Morse H. w. Somers,
ard u u NuckoIlS
Professor Jesse Macy, ]. Fl. p. Rob-
ison. Leonard Walker. A. NJ. Burton,
and P. D. Burton are in attendance up
on the Chicago convention. Leonard
Walker goes in the capacity of assist
ant sergeant -at-arms. and p. D. Bur
ton is esnecialfv anxious to hear his
brother. Cong ssman Theodore Bur
ton. nominate Secretary Taft for pres
tlent.
Professor and Mrs. T.. p. Scheve are
TO spend the summer vacation at Ra-
vinia Park near Chicago. where Mr.
Schevc will work upon new oratorio
with Moses as the central figure. II Is
announcrd that the preservation of the
professors Death ard Resurrection OF
Christ scheduled and announced
heretofore to take place this summer
in Berlin. has heen postponed for a
year at his own urgent request.