Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-23
News of erinneli and Vicinity.

News Of Grnneli and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Nov. 23-J. H. Blatherwick
who was calledA some time ago to his
Minnesota farm by reports of some ir-
Irregularities in business matters there,
returned on Saturday, but finds him.
self obliged TO go back again as a Wit
ness for the state in a case of grand
larceny, alleged, of grain from his
premises there. He is summoned for
the 29th of this month.
Department Inspector Mrs Flora
Pond, of Oskaloosa. was in Grinnell on
Saturday evening for the inspection of
Gordon Granger Relief Corps No. 6
which she praised for the general ex-
cellence of their ritual service and their
floor work
The death of Mrs. B. A. Abel oc-
CURED on Saturday night at the home
on Elm street. the immediate cause
being given as heart failure. The end
came very unexpectedly and the SYM
pathy of the community goes out to the
husband with three weeks old infant
left TO his care, and to the other rel
atives The funeral took place at II
o'clock this morning with interment in
Hardwood.
The usual union Thanksgiving SER
vices will be held in this city this year
at the Methodist church and the SER
mon will be given by some one con-
nected with the college The stores
will be closed for the entire day and
there will be an omission of the usual
Thursday evening prayer meeting
rNaJ
tract for Grinnell has thus far been
done very largely by Italian worllmen
who work steadily and with more en-
ergy than most people not personally
acquainted with their style had I'M
lived very frugally and have mainly
lived to themselves. not seeming to
mingle very closely with the citizens
of the town. At noontime consider
able bunch of them can generally be
seen sitting on the curb or on some
grassy spot in the park and eating
frugal dinner consisting quite often Of
bread alone and this. often, of greater
age than the American laborer deems
pa latable. Hundreds of school chill
dren and young folks have noticed
these things and the Young Peoples
Society has concluded to give these
foreigners a taste of a genuine Amer
lean Thanksgiving dinner for which
they may be able to feel thankful for
some time TO come This feast is to
be given on Thursday evening.
The committee of the city council on
lighting the city have been over the
ground entirely with Mr. Radford of
the electric and heating company and
have fully approved the distribution
and arrangement of the lights that are
20 be put in under the new incandes-
cent plan Of street lighting 1t is now
understood that a light is to be placed
at every intersection of streets and
the total of light for the city, as well
as the number of lamps. will be large
ly increased and much better distrib-
utad
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sampson
started this afternoon for the home of
their daughter in Muskeegee, Okla. to
spend some time, probably the entire
winter.
An important business change has
just taken place by which Jacob Rivers
in the boot and shoe business of Ar
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o11er programs appropriate TO Thanks
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