Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-26
The Grinnell Letter.

SPECIAL to meS-Repuoican.
Grinnell, Aug. 26.-The body of Mrs.
]. 5. Stahl was brought here from her
recent home in Chicago. Tuesday night,
and LAID to rest yesterday in Hazel
wood cemetery, beside that of her hus-
band. who died here some nineteen
years ago. Mr.. Stahl served in the
army in the Thirty Fourth Illinois in
fantry and was member of Gordon
Granger Post Of this city at the time
Of his death. MES. Stahl was MEM
Der of the Relief Corps of this city.
Pail bearers We're selected from the
post, H. I. Davis, LIE Roy Forehand.
A. B. Stowe, E. Shadbolt, John Camp
bell and II. A Field. 4 son accompa-
..ied the body from Chicago.
Mrs, H. z. Hitchcock. of this city.
mother of Mrs George P. Grinnell died
at the home of her daughter Tuesday
night. Of old age, being IS years old.
She had been i'll for long time. The
funeral took place this morning from
the home, with inter,nent in Hazel
wood.
Alfred Burroughs. of the law firm of
Norris & Burroughs. has just started
on q two weeks vaca ton trip to take
in Galesburg and Chicago. Ill, and
some of the peach orchards Of south
ern Michigan, where he has relatives
and friends.
3. H yeach, living In the south part
Of the city, q. member OF Gordon Gran
ger Post, is reported as having been
sick for some time, and at present
is in a critical condition.
Amos Ford. who has been quite i'll
for some weeks, is now reported TO be
improving. and likely soon to be around
as usual.
A new assistant city engineer has
been recently employed, and IS expect
ed 10 De on the job today. His name IS
B. B. Eouser. and he comes from Ames
and takes the place of Professor Haw-
ley, Of Iowa College. who is obliged 10
drop the outdoor work and make prep
arations for the coming college years
work. The engineering problems of the
and SO scattered over the city that
they require the services of the chief
and TWO assistants.
Miss Anna Brown. Of this city. who
has been i'll for some time, and who
recently underwent an operation al the
city hospital here, died on Monday
last. Funeral ceremonies took place on
Tuesday. with Rev. L. D. Weyand, OF
the Baptist church, in charge, and in
ter-nent was in Hardwood.
Trains from here to Malcolm are
loaded with Grinnell people who are
interested in visiting the Malcom fair
now in full blast. The attendance is
said to be very large, and the display
up 10 the usual standard of the NAL
com people.
Prof. Jesse Macy. of Iowa College
and this city, who has been spending
the past eight or nine months in
Berkeley, Cal, where he has been en-
gagged in lecturing in the state univer-
sity, has, since his return, given to one
of the local papers in an interview,
his deductions from a careful study of
the civic conditions of San Francisco.
From his point of view, in spite of all
the graft and weakness and wicked
ness shown up in the past, in the in
vesugasions and prosecutions IL that
city. the outlook is favorable for a
cleaner city government and greater
San Francisco. But Just at present he
admits that things are in a terribly
chaotic condition there.
| Mrs Wade Shifflett, who has been in
the hospital in Des Moines for some
time, has SO far recovered health as TO
be able TO return TO her home in this
city.
The Brick and Tile Company of this
city, report plenty of orders and very
successful year in general, but an Ut
ter inability to get sufficient number
/ Of hands TO turn out the stuff TO fill
orders.
G. NJ. Christian and family returned
from their week of automobile outing
in which they visited Oskaloosa, OF
tumwa and Keokuk. They report q
very pleasant and interesting trip, but
complain of the heat being as oppres-
sive elsewhere at here at home.