Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-05
Daily GrinnelI Letter.

Spectal TO lIlmeS- RepuDllCan.
Grinnell March 5.--That farmers ir
this region have good reason for keep
ing men and boys from hunting game
on their farms, Is seen in the fact that
o. II. F'risbie, living half a mile south
of the city. lost u valuable horse quite
recently by careless shot from the
gun of some hunter, and there are few
farmers in this vicinity who have not
at some time suffered losses of u sim
liar kind A very unsatisfactory part
of the business, is that the author OF
or, If found. is too poor to pay for the
damage he has inflicted.
An important meeting OF the Powe-
shiels County Farmers Institute has
been called for tomorrow afternoon, at
the Grinnell Savings Bank.
DR.. 4. NJ Hedges. who has been In
poor health for some months, and has
hardly recovered from his more recent
illness, has decided to go to Los An
geles, for rest and regeneration, and
plans to start with his family on We'd
ncsday next.
The funeral OF Mrs. Gertrude A. Pat
rick, who died at her residence in this
city on Tuesday afternoon OF this
week, at the age of rs years, was held
from the residence yesterday morning,
conducted by Rev. Elias Handy, of the
Methodist church.
A meeting of the larger Grinneil
Club has been announced for this
evening.
The following officers of Chapter
BIN, of the +. +. o. Society. were elect
ed at the last meeting: President, Mrs.
Mary, NJ. Blow; vice president, Mrs.
Grace r. Peck; recording secretary,
Miss Edith NJ. Boyer; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth b. Hendrix
son: treasurer, Miss Lucia Carter;
chaplain, Mrs. Mamie Ramsey; guard,
Miss Alliene Holson; journalist, Mrs.
Sadie Ray. President Mrs. Blow will
be accompanied to the meeting of the
S. G. C. convention at Waterloo. by
Mrs. Peck, who was elected delegate
for that purpose at this meeting.
A very interesting meeting of the
Julia Chaplin Grinnell Mothers Assp-
citation was held this week at the I'm
Gle Sam Club House, at which Mrs.
e. A. Steiner gave an address on the
topic, Some Mothers in Europe
The wedding of Miss Mamie Cohlard
to Mr.. Clarence Durr took place at the
Methodist parsonage in this city on
Wednesday evening, Rev. Elias Handy
Both young people are
from farms in the vicinity of Grinneu.
and will make their new home on
farm four miles east of this city.
The many friends of Mr.. William
Milton Barr, resident Of st. Louis.
out formerly of Grinnell, a graduate
If Iowa College. and for a time assist
ant in chemistry in the college here,
viii be pleased to learn of the an
of his approaching mar
'iage to Miss Anna Lyndall, at Prince
on, H. the date announced being
March %.
y basketball game which should be
is scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon at the mems gymnasium
lerc, between the home team and the
asst high school team from Reinbeck.
The Modern Brotherhood of America
las recently completed one of the most
and conveniently arranged
odge rooms in the city, with dining
DOM and Kitchen attachments COM
,letely supplied for business, on the
bird floor Of the old Grinnell block.
The report of the committee selected
o visit Ell Paso, H., and inspect the
in use in that city, and
eport to the cemetery association Of
srinnell has been printed, and indi-
.ates that with some notifications of
he original proposition and plans, the
rection of such one for Grinnell may
,e very desirable. Mayor e. B. Wiley,
,ity Engineer H. P. Simmons and ex-
Mayor r. G. Coutts formed the COM
nittee.