Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-26
The erinneIl News.


Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, April pa very pleasant
recognition of the worth of a comrada
and the regret at what promises to be
permanent parting from him took
place in Gordon Granger Post hail.
Saturday afternoon, when Commando,
John Campbell, in behalf of the Post
presented a gold headed cane with
proper inscription, to A B. Gage who
with Mrs Gage, leaves for the east the
latter part of this week, taking their
household effects with them, to make
in New England their future home.
The convention of the Eighth Dis
trict of the Iowa Christian Endeavor
Union is to be held in the Congrega-
tional church of this city on the I, s,
and 9th of May, the district embrace
ing eight counties in this region.
The women of Iowa College are being
highly congratulated upon the issue of
Scarlet and Black brought out by them
on Saturday last. Having no other
journalistic mouthpieee, and having
this one but once each year. they have
put into it an unusual amount of very
interesting and thoughtful discussion
of subjects of general interest to the
public. as we'll as to the collegian.
quite serious elimination of bad
feeling betwene neighbors was reached
in the superior court Saturday, when
a young man named Meyers was fined
SIS and costs making the whole bill
over $780, on two counts of disturbing
the peace and assault and battery. 1t
seems that William Geiger. who is
night operator at the Rock Island pas
senger depot, and who lives near the
Meyers home, had, under the provoca-
ton of the trespassing of Myers dog,
thrown something at the animal and.
unfortunately for all concerned, brok-
en- its leg. This angered Meyers, as the
dog was family pet, and he proceed
ed at the first opportunity to assault
Geiger and gave him a severe beat
ing. Meyers is a baker at the Red
Front grocery and has the reputation
generally of being a steady young
man.
LIE Roy Forehead, of this city, lost
a fine black mare from catarrhal fever,
for which he had last season refused
$500 and which he valued so highly
that he would not set price upon
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Roberts. who
have spent the winter mostly in
southern California, have returned to
their home, in good health.
1t has become necessary to change
the place of the lecture this evening,
by Mr.. Weed. of Chicago, from the
Colonial to the Congregational church.
The club women of the city, as well
as others, have become deeply inter-
ested in the subject, "a More Beautiful
Grinnell,' and are preparing to come
out in force.
George Failer, of this city, received
a bad cut on the head, Thursday night
of last week. While helping to unload
Ia range at his home he slipped and
fell against it.
Announcement is made that the Ma
jor Greek class of Iowa College, will
present this evening at Herrick chapel.
Sophocles' tragedy of "Antigone," with
appropriate costuming and Mendel-
ssohn music, under the direction of
Prof j. P. Ryan.
The finals in the II. w Spaulding
contest in public speaking will be pre-
sented at Herrick chapel at o'clock
on the evening of May /. The contest
ants are: E. A Cupp, IL: r. L. Hart
son, IL; H. G. Kingsley. %; ]. G.
Moore, 10; R. G. Wolf, 40; ]. c. Wat
son, II; w. H. Young, '12. w E. Proc
tor, II, can not contest on account
of illness.
The Sheridan creamery makes an
excellent showing of business for the
month of February, in the purchase of
over 800 pounds of milk, and $3.50
pounds of cream and the making of
2,266 pounds of butter, having paid 2S
cents pound for butter fat. The off
GERS make note in this report of the
growing amount of butter sold to and
consumed by the farmer patrons of
the creamery.