Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-27
Grinnell News.

L SDeClal 10
| Grinnell, Jan. 27-At the Methods
| parsonage of this city, at 4 o'clock yes.
terday afternoon, Rev. Elias Handy
\ united in the bonds of matrimony, Mr.
Frank NJ. Frederickson, of Dies Moines
and Miss Ella c. Erikson, daughter :"
Mr.. and Mrs. Erik Erikson, living som,
nine miles northeast of this city. TIL.
parents of the bride We're the only wit.
nesses of the ceremony. The groom is
the city salesman for the Des MoineS
Tent and Awning company, and the,
will make their home in that city.
ID. b. Way, of this city, has beer
quite seriously Ill for the past few
days, but is now reported as being OF
the road to health.
Seven years ago, Mr.. A. A. Foster
of this city, bought of Mr.. George Tall
man 120 acres of land lying just north
of the city limits, on the Lyman Long
leyl road, at about $95 an acre. Mr.
Tallman then moved with his family
to Berkeley, Cal. Recently Mr.. Eos
ter has entered into contract of sale
of the same property, to the Spauld-
ings. father and sons. at $500 an acre,
completion of contract and delivery Of
property to take place year from the
coming spring, as Mr.. Foster had al
ready made arrangements to have the
land cultivated during the coming sea-
son.
Nh. A. O. Price, who was threatened
with a serious case of bronchitis, on
Sunday last, has so far recovered as
to be able ito SO on with his work as
city assessor.
Mrs. A. B. Goss, who some weeks ago
bought the Zimmerman residence prop
erty on West street south, is having a
new barn built on the same, and Will
give possession of her farm and move
to her city residence, about the mid
die of February.
Out of the large number who last
week took the preliminary test for can
dilaey for the Spaulding prize, the fol-
lowing nineteen will have chance at
the semi finals:
l.. NJ Thompson, NJ. c. Harrison j.
c. Watson, III. F. Strong, J. Muyskens,
f. w. Gustafson, N. j. Breed, j. A. OAR
ner, j. L. Brody. R. G. Wolf, WA. Proc
tor. Z. j. Price, r. l.. Harrison, j. G.
Moore, w. A. Young, E. A. Cupp. II. G.
Kinsley, Mabel Welch and Vashti Kaye.
In the second preliminaries, no speaker
will be allowed to use the same selec-
ton that he before presented.
Another case in the district court at
Montezuma, in which Grinnell people
have a considerable interest, is that OF
George w. Swords. as receiver for the
First National Bank of Grinnell,
against r. r. Rust. to recover on a
note, Judgment being rendered against
Josephine w Rust in the sum of
$500.
The business men of Montezuma re-
Gently formed themselves into COM
mercial club, that included nearly every
man at all prominent in business IN
that town, numbering at latest report,
thirty-seven. "A constitution was adopted
some important propositions looking to
the Improvement and the increase of
the business of the town were dis
cussed, and G. w. Wiltse and o. c.
Russell were elected respectively presi-
dent and secretary of the club.
The people of Chester have just en-
tered into contract with Grinnell
parties to raise the Congregational
church at that place, and put new
foundation under it.
The four school boys. Charles whey,
George Streck, Lisle Bray and Aldace
Hammond, who recently repentantly
confessed to being the parties that
daubed red paint on the doors and the
stone work of the high school here,
"just for fun" have been fined the
sum of $30 and put under sentence OF
suspension for thirty days, with the
latter part of the punishment changed
to parole during good behavior.
The annual report of the librarian of
the Stewart library Of this city, shows
the cost Of maintenance to have been
a little over s1.70O, with 1866 left in
the treasury towards the expense of the
year just begun. The number of vol
umes in the library at the close of the
year, was 8,64S. The city tax collected
last year for library purposes. was
$1,790.