Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-03
GRlNNELL CITY POLITICS
Present Mayor Candidate for Re-eec-
ton and Others Expected to An

Grinnell, Feb. 3.-The first definite
move in city politics comes from
DR.. Wiley. present mayor of the city,
In the announcement to be made pub
| lie thru the press of his candidacy for
reelection. This opens the way for a
half dozen others to bring their names
before the public. or permit their
friends to do SO for them The list, SO
far as heard from, consists of f. B..
Brande, William Moyle, Louis KEN
merer, b. j. Kicker II. G. Boyer. w. C.
Rayburn and d. S. Morrison. all Of
whom have friends who would be glad
to see them honored by the choice of
the voters at the coming election The
race looks as tho it might be lively
one, yet without any bitterness.
The annual report of the secretary,
John Evans. of the Poweshielt County
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
has recently been published and is very
satisfactory to the membership, and
creditable to the management. The Of
ficers- elect for the coming year are
as follows:
President, w. j. Rapson; vice presi-
dent. Henry Baustian: secretary, John
Evans; treasurer, N. w. Cessna.
The following township officials were
also elected:
Jefferson, l.. NJ. McLennan; Madison,
Brownie Graham; Sheridan George
Baustian; Chester. Ralph Sherman;
Hickory Grove. John Newcomer: Rock
Creek. Lyman Longley; Grinnell. NJ. S.
Smith; Malcolm William Mcclure;
Bear Creek. A. j. Davidson: Warren.
Wesley Shocks; Lincoln, Godfrey Cri-
der: Scott, c. w. Gorsuch: Pleasant
J. X Rivers and George Pratt; Wash
ington. L. w. Windhurst and John S.
Russell: Richland. W. j. Adams; Lynn
Grove, Wilfred Williams: Sugar Creek,
f. w. Armstrong; Union. E. r. San
ders; Jackson. j. l.. Blakely and Hen
ry Sanders: Deep River. F. F. Gilmore.
The store building on North Broad
street formerly occupied by A. P.
PIERCE with a stock of groceries, but
standing vacant for the past few
months, is being now retitted and is to
be occupied by some one to come from
Kansas City with a stock Of notions.
The damage to the furniture stock
of Kibbey & Adams, by the blowing in
and breaking of the heavy plate glass
front, the separate panes being eight
feet by eleven. and by the snow that
covered most Of the large display room,
is estimated at about 5000. One piece
of, the heavy glass was driven entirely
thru an oak table. and remains fix
ture in that position. The terrible We
locity of the wind was nearly fatal to
several other large plate glass win
dows, and the large decorated window
of the Congregational church on the
west, had to have strong support from
the inside to insure it's safety
Death came very suddenly on Sun
day last, by stroke of apoplexy, to
Mr.. w. r. Robinson, whose home has
been mile and half southeast Of |
this city. He has children living at a |
distance and permanent funeral ar
can only be made when |
they are heard from.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell. of
this city, announce the birth of son
at their home yesterday morning. Mr..
and Mrs. Orville Cole, also of this
city, bring the news of the birth of a
seven pound daughter to them yester
day.
Rev. Elias Handy, of the Methodist
church of this city, went Monday to
Let's, to assist the pastor OIL Ile cHuTcH
here in a series of evangelistic meet
ngs.
1.-The Prophetic Function of a Young
Man." is the scheduled topic upon
which Dr. T. A. Steiner will address the
Y. NJ. c. A. in biennial convention, as
,embled on Feb II, at Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carlstrom, who
nave recently returned to their home
north of this city, from trip of some
weeks thru Canada, report themselves
to remain in Iowa.
They are not in the least e11amored
If the parts of Canada they saw, but
satisfied to remain in Iowa.
The next regular meeting Of the
lula Chaplin Grinnell Mothers Asso-
,iation will be held at the Uncle Sam
elub House on Thursday at o'clock
Mrs. ]. S. Miller. president of the as
ISOLATION, will talk on the work of the
owa congress of mothers and Mrs. d.
). Morrison. on the work of the ma
ional congress of mothers. Mrs. H. w.
somers will sing a solo.
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