Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-27
News Of erinnelI and Vicinity.

Special TO Times-R Republican.
GrinneN, Nov. 27.-Rev w. P. Stod-
dard, former pastor of the NJ. E.
church Of this city and at present liv-
ing here while travelling in the interest
of the Methodist hospital OF Des
Moines, will preach in the Methodist
church here on Sunday morning. Rev.
George E. White will preach in the
Congregational church in the evening.
Pastor A. Matthias will preach at in
the afternoon at the German Lutheran
church of this city
Ida Helen Wiley, FIVE weeks old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wiley
of Aalcom, died at noon On Tuesday
Brief funeral services were held on
Wednesday afternoon conducted by
Rev A F. Eldridge and the little body
was laid to rest in Ivy Hill cemetery
Two suits have recently been filed
in the superior court of this city, both
relating 10 land transactions. D. NJ.
sylvester sues Ben kellsan for $4,000
His claim IS that he entered into
verbal contract with Ben Kellson and
his wife to buy of them ninety-eight
acres of land at 1855 an acre and paid
$500 down 10 bind the bargain and that
,hey have since refused to enter into
any written contract and refused TO
sign the same when it was presented
10 them For this failure to make their
word good, as he alleges. he asks for
$4,000 and the $500 already paid TO
them A j. Breeder also brings suit
against Ben kellson for a commission
Of s9S for securing buyer for the land
at the price the Kellsons are said to
have asked for it.
On Thanksgiving evening, at the
home of the bride in Des Moines, Mr..
Frank Mcdowell of this city, and Miss
wife Mr. and Mrs Mcdowell went to
Kansas City for a brief wedding trip
and expect to be at their new home in
this city early next week. Invited
guests at the wedding from this city
were Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Bonyata, Glenn
Anderson. and Floyd Eichorn.
The wedding announced in these coll
umns early in the week took place ac-
| cording to announcement on Wednes-
1 day evening at the home of Ex Mayor
| 3. Jenkins when Professor S. J. Buck,
using the ring service, pronounced Mr..
! George w Lewis and Miss Elizabeth
Jenkins husband and wife. Only i'm
| mediate relatives were present and the
signatures of two ex-mayors of Grin
nell. Lewis and jenkins, attested the
1 marriage certificate. Both the con-
tracing parties are very widely and
favorably known IN this vicinity. Mr..
Lewis is a graduate of Iowa College
and was for some years assistant post
master. The newly welded pair have
4 ND he nv,
West street of Mrs. Louise Stewart and
will be at home there to their friends
after Dec. 15
Mr. Charles Adams and Miss Leila
ITtlev were married on Thanksgiving
day at the home of the brides brother
near Abba. Both of the contracting
parties have been residents of Grinnell
and will probably continue to live here
Judge G. NJ. Perry, of Ochiltree. Tex
is visiting at the home of Mrs. c. N
Perry Of this city.
Miss Genevieve Olds, who has been
i in Colorado Springs and vicinity for
the past year or more for her health
and but recently returned to the home
of her sister, Mrs. George Fl. Brown
of this city, has accepted the position
j of cashier in the G. H. McMurray
clothing store.
}, Mr.. George H. Brown has been under
the doctors care for brief time with
stomach trouble.
The motion of the defend IN the
case Of wisecarver against the city OF
Grinnell that the plaintiff be required
to enter into more specific statement
!, of the alleged damages was overruled
in the district court at Montezuma this
week by Judge Wilcocksen. Also de-
nurrer in the case OF Abbie c. Stack
erl against Arthur H. Dillon was over
ruled and the case is to be tried in
accordance with the petition which
asks for construction of the will Of
Mrs. Sarah G Dillon. deceased.