Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-26
News of GrinneII.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. March 26-Prof l..
Parker returned yesterday from st
Louis, where he had been called to per,
form the marriage ceremony tina
united Mr.. William NJ. Barr and Mis-.
Anna NJ. Lyndall. Mr.. Barr is grad
uate of Iowa College, we'll known in
this city. Mrs. Barr was from Illinois
| Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Barr. who made
their home in Grinnell for severa
years, but have been spending the win
| ter in St Louis with their son, who
has just married, are to be in Grin
| nell on Tuesday next, and will plan t.
make this their permanent home. With
them will come Bob" the Scotch col
lie with almost human intelligence, who
has almost as wide a circle of friends
here as his owners.
Prof Edith G. Charlton, in charge of
the department of domestic science at
Ames, Prof. P. G. Holden, superintend-
ent of the department of agricultural
extension, and Prof. A. e. Nelson, of
the same department, are the three
members of the state college who are
slated for! the meetings already an
nouneed to take place in this city on
April 6. A mass meeting will be held
at the Colonial in the afternoon. and
another at the Congregational church
in the evening. The Farmers Institute
formed here last December, is taking
hold of the matter and large attend
ance of farmers is expected.
The suit of the Rustler Realty Com
pany against Charles Swecker, of
Hartwick, begun in the district court
on Monday of this week, went to the
jury on Tuesday and after considering
the question until midnight, they stated
that they could not agree and were
discharged. The suit was for SAT- COM
mission on the alleged sale of gao
acre farm.
Harry Inman, son of Mr. and Mrs. w.
j. Inman, of Scott township, met with
a serious accident that leaves him
with broken leg just above the right
ankle. In trying to turn some cattle he
was driving his horse slipped and fell,
throwing the rider, with the above re-
suit
W. L. Fowler of the Grinnell cream
cry. has engaged the, services of w. Fl.
Spencer, of Clay. to engage in the work
of butter making here. Mr.. Spencer is
a graduate of the Iowa State College
at Ames, and has been in charge of
the cheese factory at Clay He will
move his family here the first of April.
Rev. w w. WOODBURY., of the United
church of this city, was
called to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Rivers, near Malcom, Wednesday
evening, to perform the marriage cerc-
mony for Miss Gertrude Iona Rivers
and Mr. John L. Newton.
Hon. Joel Stuart came Tuesday from
his home in Missouri, for a short visit
with the old friends here.
The following named persons were
elected officers for the ensuing year ;
IF the local alumni association of Iowa
College: President, Miss Mary Cham
oerlain: vice president DR.. j. r. Lew
IS; secretary, Mrs. P. F. Peck; treas
lrer, Fl. G. Lyman: executive commit
Zee, Mrs. P. E. Somers, DR.. c. e. Har- /
lis and Miss Ella Marsh.
Mr.. Joseph Nyhan, who is in the SEN
or class in college here, and who has
been supplying the pulpits of the |
churches. first at VAncleve and later at |
Iartwick, has recently moved his |
'amily to the latter place, where ne !
will be located for a time after his
graduation, in June.