Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11
GrinneII News Letter.
Special to Tfmes-Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Jan. 11-Entries for the
corn contest. that occupies the whole
of this week, began on Saturday, SIX
| ty-f1ve entries being made that after
noon. Today they are coming in by
| hundreds, and the greatest interest is
| manifested in the arrangement OF tie
exhibit in groups and classes, as BENG
different and far more complete IMAM
ever before. 1t has been decided that
no one except those whose duty 1t Is
to arrange the exhibits, shall see any
of them until all the entries are conf
pleted on Tuesday evening at ~
o'clock. Wednesday morning. the eN-
hibit will be open to the public. This
arrangement prevents any one from
sizing up his neighbors' exhibit before
deciding whether he will enter one IL
his own. 1t is surprising and pleas
ing feature of the contest, to see the
extent and intensity of interest taken
in it by the boys of both country and
city Some of them We're among the
first to make entries, and their samples
show good judgment and tell of hard
work on their part. The men find keen
competitors, too, in the women, q
number of whom have entered sam
pies of different kinds of corn in Their
own name, and the samples show that
they are good judges.
1t is announced that Hon. N. E. Ken
dali in his address before the public on
Association Evening at the armory
on Wednesday of this week, Will take
for one branch of his talk the subject
of paving This subject is more and
more engaging the attention and Sc
curing the assent of the people VINO
own property in the business portion
of the city, and on the principal resi-
dence streets north and south, thru the
center of the city. Property owners IN
Broad street, north of Fifth avenue I'd
the present city limits. are already pc
titioning the city council for the paw
ing of that part of that street, and tns
question is likely to come up for ac-
ton by the council at its February
meeting. With the business center ana
one or two of the main residence
streets one paved there Is a wide
spread feeling that the work will go on
until Grinnell has as much and as good
paving as sister cities in her class.
Elmer White of Newburg, has re-
Gently bought the farm west of this
city, that has been the property OF MI.
Charles Agy Mr.. Agy has not yet
made known his own plans for the III"
ture
Local papers Of this city, while
boosting for Iowa college and congrat-
ulating all workers within and without
the college circles, on the completion
of the endowment, and praisfng the
of Grinnell for their liberality,
are also gently limiting that one way
in which the merchants of the city
can in part reap the benefits OF their
work for the college, is by having all
the people interested in the college and
by it do their buying in this
city. Patronage of home industries
they say, is the keynote of prosperity,
for any community. and as Grinnel1
are taking pains to supply
extensive stocks of goods at as reason
able prices for the same quality as
elsewhere, they think that reciprocity
in home affairs is sound doctrine
At their annual meeting, the Wind
sor club elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President. %. &.
wheatley; vice president. William
Gardner: secretary, Charles Reiter;
treasurer, Carl Childs: trustees. w. j.
Nelson, John Manly, Jr., and Eugene
Rust. The club also Joined with other
organizations and individuals in
generous donation from the treasury to
the earthquake sufferers.
The revival services at the Friends
church continue with gratifying evil
dences of success. A preaching serv-
ice is held each evening, beginning at
$50, to which all are cordially invited.
Rev. Joseph Hadley, Rev. Morris
Lemon, and the pastor, Rev. William
Kent. are Jointly conducting the meet
ings. The store and dwelling in Ci1es-
ter Center, formerly owned by H. L.
Lewis, now deceased, has been bought
and will be occupied by J. E. Buffum,
Of Lake Park.
j. Cole G. Co.'S harness shop is being
removed from it's present location on
North Main street. to the south part
Of the Proctor building, on the same
street.