Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-12
The Grinnel Letter.

Special to Times Republican
Grlnnell, Feb. 12.-Charles Damien
burg. who has for the past fifteen
years or more carried on the tailor
ing business In this city, has just
closed out his business and is packing
up his household effects preparatory to
moving to his eighty acre farm in the
Ozark mountain region of southwest
Missouri. His son goes with him, for
the benefit he expects to derive in
health from the climate and the out
door life.
| Miss Katherine Goodson, whose pi-
ano recital in this city last evening
drew a large, abpreciative and en-
thusiastic crowd to the college chapel,
was accompanied by her husband, Mr..
Arthur Hinton, and both were the
guests of Prof. and Mrs. George L..
Pierce, of the Iowa College school of
music. The distinguished musicians
so from this city direct to San Fran
cisco
The republican committeeman of
Grinnen have asked the cooperation
Of the democratic committeeman in
formulating a plan by which nominal
tons for the primary for the entire
tons for the city offices to be filled in
the March election shall be made by a
general primary for the entire city Tho
Australian system is to be followed as
closely as possible, and all names of
candidates at large to be on single
ballot, with ward members of the coun-
Gil to be on separate ballots. The name
receiving the highest number of votes
for any office at the primary and the
one receiving next highest number.
shall be the two candidates to come
before the people at the election. The
expense of the primary is to belborne
by the candidates in equal proportion.
H. II. McHose is at home for Wis
1t until the first of March, when he has
arranged to go to Billings, Mont, to
take charge of pressed brick factory.
He has been for the past six months
engaged with his brother in Nevada,
this state, In the brick and tile BUSH
ness.
The friends of Ralph Wiltamuth are
congratulating him on his successful
passing of the examinations that make
him eligible to entrance at West Point.
His resignation of official position in
Company *, which will soon take place
IL iS ldhSo 'oN VI tiliS ICN Oi'-
portunity, will be filled by an election
in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Vickery, of Madi~ 4
son township, announce the birth of a
son at their home.
j. W. Fowler, proprietor of the arti-
fetal ice plant of this city. reports a
loss amounting to about $500 by the
freezing Of some pipes connected with
the plant. Mr.. w. l.. Fowler who re-
turned from the Pacific coast some
months ago, because the climate there
did not agree with the health of his
wife, is now associated with his father
in the ice and creamery business.
The poultry business of Bishop & Co.
has been moved from the Spencer cold
building, to the rooms in the
Ames block, formerly occupied by Car
roll Brothers, to give the Grinnell Pad
and Blanket Company chance to put
the former building in shape for the
business. President G.
C. Janney, of that company and his
of the factory. Mr.. EN-
erson, are both very busy here now
planning for the installing of the ma
The dealers in natural Ice were fear
full short time ago that the supply
of good ice would be insufficient for
the demands. What had then been
put up was said to be very clear and
solid, and the cold snap now upon us
has probably put enough more into
condition SO that there will be no great
shortage.
The Odd Fellows of this city are al |
ready beginning to drill, in preparation
for the exemplification of floor work
at Colfax, where they go by invitation
for the anniversary of Odd Fellowship,
on April 26.
This evening at the mems gymna-
SUM the return game of basketball
will be played with the state univer-
sity and Grinnell is very confident of
repeating the record made at the Iowa
City meeting last week, or making it |
better Having the advantage of play I
ing on their own court, rather than
one twenty feet longer than they are
accustomed to use is figured as Civ
ing the home team a good show for
an unquestionable victory.