Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-20
News of erinneIl and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. Nov. 20.-Fire Chief Charles
circuit, who has just returned from the
state meeting of firemen al Marion, re-
ports a session of great interest and
value The state tournament is TO be
held al some time in June next at
Red Oak.
President Main has BEEN in the east
for some time in the interest of the
college, but is expected home on Mon
day of next week
\ movement has been started. and
/ is said to be a general one. for the
clearing up If all tfe Indebtedness of
the various churches Of this city in
Guiding any mortgages on parsonages
or any other property held by the
churches. AZ supplementary to this
piece of good work the Congregation
alists hope al some tina nor Very far
distant in the future 20 make an entire
change in the north part of their
church or to put up a new building for
the especial accommodation of the
Sunday school which is so increasing
in numbers that the present quarters
are not so divided and arranged as 10
! give ECQE NOThlNS IdCl4lLlSS.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Dare. who went
some months ago TO make visit 70
the old home IN England. have re-
turned. reporting q Very pleasant visit
/ but also a feeling of great satisfaction
in coming back to their home on the
Iowa farm.
T Mr.. c. H Porter of Craig. Mont. mas
come on leave of absence for a couple
If months from his position as station
agent on the Great Northern railway
70 visit with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Porter and other relatives and
friends. and be present at the golden
wedding of his parents which takes
= place next month Mrs. Porter, formerly
Miss Barnes, has been here for some
weeks
There was hot debate between the
two mems societies of the college, the
Forum and the Institute. on the tenn
parance question. the Forum arguing
for local option and the institute for
prohibition The votes Of the judges
stood three TO TWO in favor of the ar
gunents presented in favor of local
option. The debate took place in Her-
rick chapel on Wednesday evening last
Prof j. P Ryan presided, and large
and enthusiastic audience listening and
applaudng.
On Thursday evening the Windsor
Club and the Company K teams tried
conclusions at the arlnory on the in
door baseball question with the result
( that the Windsors won by a score Of
I IS 70 :. Al present writing the Spaul-
/ dings and the Firemen lead with a
! perfect percentage. Company K and the
/ Windsors following with a percentage
/ Of 500 each and the Professional Men
and the Clerks being at the foot Of the
class with everything yet to earn.
Hon. n E. Kendall, congressman
from the Sixth district. was in the city
4 for a few hours Yesterday as was also
1 Representative Grier, of Deep River,
/ and both had the pleasurable expert
ence of witnessing the parade of the
/ collegians who We're trying 20 work up
the enthusiasm of both college and city
for the Cornell-Grinnell football game
4 of today There was considerable
speech making in which Mr.. Kendall
! participated. Mr.. Grier, as a member
of the class of 1900 of the college here,
was an especially interested spectator
Isabel Bowman. the young daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. ]. ". Bowman, is in
the hospital at Rochester. Mimi. for the
second time to undergo a surgical
operation for cure of tuberculosis, and
is reported to be making good recov-
cry. The sympathy Of the community
goes out to the little sufferer and to
the suffering parents.
w. L. WEIGH, a member of the stock
exchange of Spokane, Wash, passed
thru Grnnell on Thursday on his way
to visit old friends in his former home
at Marengo. He left here several years
ago and reports himself very successful
in his western home.