Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-06
The GrinnelI Letter.

Special to IEneS-Republican
Grinnell, March 6.-Mr. Jack Cutler
] of Omaha, OH his way to Chicas.
stopped Off for the night, on Wednes
day. to visit with his chum, Ray Brow;
of this city.
Charles Gardner has returned fron
Muscatine, where he has been spend
ing some weeks at the home of hi
daughter and is feeling considerable.
| improved in health, tho having quit
a severe short spell of sickness Will,
there.
The extremely large circle of rela.
tives and friends of Mr.. and Mrs g. l.
Sanders, whose mature lives have beer
spent in this immediate vicinity, Were
shocked yesterday at the news of tbs
sudden death of Mrs. Sanders at tbs
home of their son in Modesto, Cal
where they moved but a few months
ago. Particulars are lacking at pres
emf writing, but it is known that the
body Will be brought to this city for
interment.
Mr. Peter O. iStoalles. aged 81 years,
died on Monday of this week at the
home of his daughter. in Malcolm He
had been a resident of Iowa since 1850,
and was pioneer in Poweshiell coun-
ty, where he was a prominent farmer
for many years, makingNa wide circle
of warm friends, many of whom sur
vive him to mourn his loss.
At the Methodist parsonage in this
city on Thursday evening, Rev Elias
Handy married Mr.. Charles James and
Miss Frances Deedrick The former is
employed in the Spaulding factory, and
the latter has been in the employ of
the Morrison-Ricker Manufacturing
Company. Their home for the present
is to be in Grinnell
Mr.. Sumner J. Rice, who once lived
IN Grinnell, bat had not seen the city
since 1876 until last Sunday, spent a
day or two the first of the week in
looking over the city and renewing ac-
quaintanceshilo. He has been in he
lumber business at Harvard, Neb., but
has sold out there and will now try
the raising, Of alfalfa in Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. c.. A. Haskin, having
spent the winter with MIR. and Mrs.
c. F. Kicker of this city, returned to
their farm near Ferguson the early
part Of this week.
After the address by Mr.. Nelson, of
Ames, before the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION, a committee was appointed
with power to act in the matter Of Sc
curing land and equipment for the es-
adjustment OF an experimental station
near this city this summer. The follow
ing named men formed the committee:
b. A Abel, Fl. M. Bray, Prof. A. e.
Sonard, Of the chair Of botany in Iowa
college. A Bu-roughs and L. NJ Smith.
The meeting was a very interesting
one and well attended. The prospects
If an excellent experiment station for
he farmers of this vicinity are ex-
,eedingly good. After this matter was |
disposed of the talk turned upon the |
necessary details to proceed and sue
'essfully manage the short coure that
eems now to be withinreach of many
ignatures were quickly obtained to the
Guarantee of the necessary funds. SEN
tor Clark, from this district, was
resent, and expressed himself as fav-
rable to a generous appropriation by
he legislature for the purpose of adj
ancing the interests of the farming
community.
The case of Holmes against Rivers
coupled the time of the superior court
part of Thursday and all day yes
erday Holmes had farm of 100
cres near Turner. Rivers had large
esidence and two lots in northwest
irinneli. Holmes priced his land at s75
er acre. Rivers called his property
scrth $4,000. On this basis they traded ]
ivers soon traded the farm at val :
alton Of $50 per acre. Holmes be-
anne suspicious that he had made a
DOR trade and sued Rivers for dam
ges thru Misrepresentation of the
alue of his property. The case went
, the jury a little after 10 o'clock last
light. At 5 o'clock this morning the
Try brought in a verdict for the de-
.ndanf