Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
GrinnelI News.
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cial to Times RenllhIiCan.


Grnnell, Jan. 15.-A very pleasing
feature of the meeting Of the Masonic
lodge of this city, last evening, was
the presentation of an elegant masters
jewel to Past Master j. c. Kibby, who
has just retired from the chair. after
| three years of continuous service. The
cost of the jewel was betrayed by vol
untary contributions from the menu
bership of the lodge, with whom Mr..
Kibby is deservedly popular.
On Tuesday evening of this week at
the Methodist parsonage, august
| Mithelmann and Isabel Stevenson We're
made husband and wife, by Rev. Elias
| Handy. Mr.. Iithelmann has been
farming some miles northwest of this
city, but is at present working at the
tile factory one mile south of here.
Mrs. Mithelmann has been valued
compositor on the GrinneN Herald
force, where she will remain for the
present, as the paper is short Of help.
The newly carried couple plan now to
make Grinnell their home for some
time to come.
Every seat, fixed and improvised, in
the commodious Herrick chapel. is al
ready sold for the evening Of Jan. 20,
when Nordica sings here.
Hon c. w Carter accompanied by
Mrs Garter, plans to start on Sunday
night next for the Tampico region, IN
Old Mexico. to look after some landed
interests. after which they will spend
some time seeing the sights of the city
OF Mexico. Returning. they will take in
all the places of interest on the Pa
cific coast to Portland and Seattle.
George H. Barnes, who quite recent
ly sold his farm just outside the city
limits on the south. has bought the
residence formerly owned and occu-
pied by Mrs. l.. H. Barnes, which he
will occupy before Feb. Is. The con-
sideration is said to have been $4,000.
Mrs A. o. Price returned last night
from her visit to her daughter at Aus
tin, Texas, and to her sister at Jen-
llins. La.
The recent election of directors and
officers Nof the Citizens National bank
resulted as follows: President. H. w.
Spaulding; vice president, w. f. Vogt;
cashier, H. F. Lanphere: assistant
cashier. H. NJ. Harris. Directors. II. w.
Spaulding, w. f. Vogt, G. H. McMur-
ray, H. F. Lanphere, John Goodfellow,.
p. G. Norris, Alfred Burroughs, John
A. Flock, G. NJ Fraser, j. H. McMur
ray.
Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Hodgdon. who
have been spending month or two in
Visiting the old familiar scenes in New
Hampshire have returned to Grinnell.
4 An accident which provldentially es-
capped being very serious in results.
occurred at the heating plant of the
high school building during the re-
cent excessive cold weather. Mr.. Fell
lows was putting coal into the furnace,
and leaving the door open, was just
turning to get another shovelful when
an explosion took place, that Jared
things nightly and only saved the
boiler by the fact Of the door being
open Mr.. Fellows had his hair and
eyebrows badly singed, and was thrown
down by the force of the explosion. The
only explanation seems to be that
small piece Of a stick of dynamite used
in blasting the coal inAthe mine, hand
in some unaccountable manner got
mixed with the coal.
The ice men have been busy on
Sanders pond since the extreme cold
gave them an excellent thickness and
quality of ice j. S. Miller reports
the ice about eleven fnches thick and
livery clear and solid
| The vacant Baptist pulpit of this city
Twill be occupied on Sunday next by
Rev. w. P. Robinson, who has been
carrying on series of revival meet
ings at Westfield church, four miles
south of Grinnel.