Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-10
Tho erinneIl Letter.
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special TO IlmeS-Republican.
Grinnell, May 10.-Miss Ellen A.
Price, of this city, who is just complet-
ing her third year Of A. NJ. A. work at
Tillottson College Austin, Texas, and
who has been reappointed for the
fourth year, will go with fellow teach
er on May 20 to her home in New
York for few weeks visit, before re-
turning to her home here to spend the
rest of the summer vacation.
The Poweshiek County Sunday
School Association, of which Mr.. AL
fred Burroughs. of this city, is presi-
dent, will hold it's annual convention at
Deep River on Thursday and Friday of
this week.
Society Of the Congregational church
are receiving numerous compliments
upon the work, just completed and
paid for, thru their enterprise and eff
forts, Of placing new hasd wood floor
IN the conference room, the infant
room and the parlor of the church.
"A series OF inter class baseball games
has been planned for the first three
days of this week, beginning with this
afternoon at AIS, and playing two
games of five innings each on each aft
ernoon, as follows: Monday, class of
IL against Academy, and 'O9 against
u; Tuesday, IL ageinst 10, and '09
against Academy; Wednesday, 10
against ~, and '09 against IL. The
rest of the series is scheduled for May
Fl, 10. against '12 and 'o9 against III,
and May %, '12 against Academy. and
10 pa nSf no Mo-,
team may compete, but no member of
the college team may be a part of the
battery of any class team.
Mrs Jessie Hartman Schuyler and
her 4-year-old son, Clare, arrived at
the Il. c. Hartman home here last
night, from their home in Campbell.
Cal. They will visit here for an tndef-
mite period, and Mrs. Schuyler may
make up her mind to settle perma-
nently here in the home Of her child
hood.
The second annual invitation meet
| of high schools, on Saturday after
noon last, was won by Ottumwa with
A points, Grinnell Academy coming
in second with 80 points, Oskaloosa
third, 10 points, Grinnell high fourth.
Ii, with Newton and Malcolm bringing
up the rear with honors even, 8 points
| apiece. The contest was brisk one
and very satisfactory in sport and re-
suits. Ottumwa was strong in weights.
in which she won 10 points. Firkins, Of
| Ottumwa, led off with IAN points, and
Van Gent, of Ottumwa, and Tooley. Of
Grinnell Academy, were close follow
ers.
The fact that ninety tickets were sold
at this station yesterday morning for
Marshalltown, indicates something Of
| the interest in the Sunday meetings
now in progress in that city.
G. w. H. Boyer started last evening
for Kansas City on business trip.
The 18th annual session Of the
Eighth District Christian Endeayor
Union closed with the meeting at the
Congregation church last evening,
with the lay sermon by Gen. J. B.
Weaver. It was q union meeting, and
the large church was well filled. The
following officers for the coming year
were elected Saturday afternoon:
President, Rev T. A. DUNCAN, Of
Grinnsll; secretary Mrs. Blanche Con-
over, OF Lynnvnlle; treasurer, ME-.
Francis Cole. Of Peha; superirtendents
junior, Miss Della Mendeni1all, OF Lynn.
vile; missionary, Miss Mathis, OF Iowa
City; Christians citizenship, Rev. Mr..
Cleaver, of Montezuma; bible study.
Breeze Boyack, Of Grinnell; prison
work. Walter Wagner, OF Ladora.
Dean Seashore. Of the state univers.