Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-21

! grounds
At Louisville-No game; wet
grounds
At Observation-Disclosures 4, Mil
waukee 8.
The GrinneII Letter.
1 Special to Times Republican.
! Grinnell. April 21.-At the April
meeting of the board of supervisors
bill of s49.75 was allowed for sheep
killed by dogs or wolves, SIS for wolf
scalps and 50 for gopher paws,
/ The Baptist church of this city re-
Gently extended a call to Rev. George
/ D. Rogers, of Washington, this state,
to become its pastor. The church has
been without pastor since last jan
uary, when Rev. j. Arthur Hurley re-
signed to take a pastorate in Moline,
III.
! At the latest meeting Of the Sunset
/ Club, at the home of Mrs. F. NJ. Card,
the following officers We're elected:
President, Miss Almeda Woods; vice
president, Mrs. L. G. c. PIERCE; secre-
tary, Mrs. F. NJ. Card.
Mr.. A. c. Adams, who is to move
| his family to California, within few
days. has sold his residence property
at 1014 High street, to DR.. E. F. Tall
bot, who will take possession as soon
as vacated.
The annual convention of the Sixth
District Pythian Sisters, now in ses-
sion at Brooklyn, has the following
members from this city in attendance:
District Deputy Mrs. E. G. Paine,
Mesdames C. A. Sharpe, c. B. Bryan,
1 A. C. Adams, B. A. Abel, ]. H Mehlin,
Y W. H. Wesco, L. Kutish, S. Buchanan.
]. E. Van Evera, NJ. T. Scott, A. c.
Dickerson, George Wilson and Misses
Kate Wilson, Mabel Golf, Anna vogt
and Hazel Scott.
At the regular meeting of the school
board of this city Monday. the presi-
dent was Instructed to sign the petition
for paving. The date of the high
school graduation was fixed for We'd
nesday, June Q
Following are the names of the
jurymen drawn for the term of the
superior court opening, Monday next,
in this city: Martin Durro, Quinter
ConweN Herman Beers. NJ. L. Judd
and A S. Ladd. of Brooklyn; F. NJ
BartIing. Wesley Manatt, T. H. Nell
rath, A. C. Dickerson, John Matzen and
John NJ. Grant. Of Grinnell; Floyd
Propst, of Victor; Frederick Dee. of
Gilman; NJ. H. L. Burkee, of Guern-
sey: and William Lowry. of Taintor.
Messrs. E. A Marsh and John Good
fellow left yesterday morning to look
over the irrigated lands situated near
Nampa and Boise, Idaho. Mr.. Marsh
having already some holdings in that
vicinity.
The fire alarm sounded just at dusk
| last evening, calling the boys to the
} college gymnasium, Fwhere there was
an abundance Of smoke. but little fire
A stove in the basement used for heat
ing water for the baths. got up heat
enough in the pipe to ignite the lath
in the ceiling. A small stream of watcl
soon settled the trouble with very
slight damage.
, Mrs R. B. Alexander who has beer
spending he winter in California, re-
turned to her home in this city, Mon
day.
c. W. Bacon, who bought the Marvi.
stock of hardware and leased tht
building formerly occupied by Marvin
Brothers, has recently sold out hi:
lease Of the building to H. r. Ritter, o
Searsboro. who will occupy it in abou
g thirty days with complete new stool
of hardware. Mr.. Ritter is well know
here, and will be welcomed by man.
= friends. Mr.. Bacon announces his in
: tention of closing out his present stock
What will undoubtedly prove to be
very Interesting as we'll as practica
and valuable lecture for the people o
this city. will be Monday evening next
at the Colonial, and is free to all WIN
wish to learn ways of identifying thei
city Mr.. n. E. Weed, landscape ar
: fist of New York, will speak on tn
subject "a More Beautiful Grnnell,
: illustrating his talk with stereopticoI
" views. A general invitation is given b
: the Business Mems Association an
special invitations are going out to tn
I. numerous women's clubs Of the city.
Two changes are already announce,
. in the teaching force of the school Q
music in Iowa college, for the comm
5 year. Miss Helen, Rogers Smith ha
3 resigned her position as teacher of vo
8 cal music, and Miss Konopasek, a Hun
garian graduate of the Leipsic Con
5 servatory, and now teaching in Vienns
0 will take her place. Mr.. Ralph H. Ly
Z man, who graduated here in 1907 an
is now at the head of the musical de
x partment of Franklin Academy, q
n ranklin, Neb., has also been engage
" sneezIng superstitions.
The Germans say: Good health!
y because they maintain. and not will
- out reason, that the sneeze is war,
- Ing Of the approach of cold, and ais
marks the movement when q charm
wish. or suggestion may drive
away. The Persians 60 further in thl
direction, inasmuch as they exclaim
God be thanked" its being held tn.
the sneeze has actually put to ffgt
y some evil spirit that was about
gain entrance to mans body in o
', der to feed upon his sacred hras--Tt
Sunday Magazine.