Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
News Of erinne!l and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grnnell. Nov. 15.-George R. Clifton,
Of this city. died al his home on Fifth
avenue Sunday morning at 2 O'clock,
Of paralysis. He was So years of age.
Three children and several grandchil-
dran survive him. George r. Clifton.
Jr~ and Oscar w. Clifton are residents
of Grinneii and there is another son
living at Seattle. Wash The funeral
viii take place from the home on Tues
DAY afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Rev F. NJ Vittum. for fifteen years
pastor of the Congregational church of
this city and afterwards president of
Fargo College. in North Dakota, until
compelled to give up the work because
of failing health, recently sent greet
ings to his friends in this city from
Naples on the eve of his departure from
that city for trip into Egypt.
F. f. Clindinnln. of this city. in his
recent examination for the railroad
mail service for the northern half of
Iowa, handled 7S5 pounds of mail with
a percentage of 1857.
Mr.. and Mrs S W. Petit have had
the pleasure for the past week of a
visit from their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Chaffee. of Chicago.
The sale on the Faulkner farm is re-
ported as a hummer" in both rapidly
Of action and high prices In three
hours 225 articles We're sold or more
than one for each minute. A 4-year-old
mare brought s261; sucking colts, ss7;
common grade cows s62 a head; 3
year-old steers, $3.50; yearling steers.
s34 80; spring shoats, 1880; and six
dozen chickens 40 cents apiece. The en-
tire sele amounted to $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Birdsall, of Clar-
ion, visited at the j. L. Fellows home of
this city the latter part of the week and
all attended the Ames-IoWa game at
Iowa City on Saturday.
The Rebekah degree staff will meet at
the l. o. o. F. hall this evening for
special drill and the transaction of i'm
portant business.
O. T. Frisbie, living a mile south of
the city, has just had the pleasure of
a visit from G. w. Smith, of Usage,
the two having been close boyhood
friends when they were neighbors in
Mitchell county.
H. NJ. Radford, who recently bought
the Grinnell electric and heating plant
speaks In high praise of the Grinnell
paving now being laid. Having seen
the same in use in Chicago he sees no
reason why the thick top coat here
should not last indefinitely and remain
in good condition with all the wear it
can possibly have here.
The unusually warm weather of the
past few days took cold last night and
allowed the thermometer at the govern
ment station here to record 81 degrees.
Citizens are rejoicing at this at it
clears away the clouds and does away
with any more rain for the present
and the degree of cold is no bar to the
continuance of the work of laying the
hot top coat of the paving of which
there are some five or more blocks to
be finished.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole hartman have
the sympathy of friends and neighbors
in the loss Of their child whose funeral
took place this afternoon at the home
on Reed street
The high school football team took
rest yesterday. They play oskaloosa
in that city on Saturday of this week
and wind up their work for the sea-
son on Thanksgiving with the Des
tMoines. North High game played here.