Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-19
News of Grinnell and Vicinity.
special to Times Repu bAcan.

Grinnell, Nov. 19.-The last official
act OF the venerable Elder 7. B. Hughes
of this city, before taking his leave for
the winter in California, was to unite
in marriage Mr. John Sanders. of this
city, and Miss Katherine c. Dow, Of
Louisville. KY, which union took place
at the home of Rev. Mr.. Hughes at
o'clock on that day. The affair had
been planned for week later but when
Mr.. Sanders learned that Mr.. Hughes
had changed his earlier plans and was
to leave a week earlier than he had at
first intended he telegraphed to his
future bride then in New York and she
reached this city only six hours before
the wedding. Mr.. Sanders is in charge
of the Meeker Laundry of this city and
is we'll and favorably known to the
business men of the community and his
bride is receiving warm welcome TO
Grinnell society. The home of the new
married pair is for the present with
Rev. and Mrs. S. R. Robinson on Fourth
avenue.
All the many friends of Professor
and Mrs s. j. Buck are glad to know
that the strain of the long continued
reception of Wednesday at the golden
wedding was borne by Mrs. Buck, who
appreciate injury. It was not an easy
ordeal for one in frail health but the
old saving that Happiness never kills
seems verified in this case After the
crowd was gone late a night Professor
Edith Buck presented to her parents
the unique gift which her labor and
forethought particularly had prepared
for their surprise, beautifully bound
volume of 100 or more letters from spe-
cial friends at distance who wanted
TO send congratulations on this happy
occasion There was also another SOU
venir volume containing in large par
the record of Professor Bucks life work
i'm Grinnell. and bound in leather orna.
mented by the artistic tooling of Mrs
j. D. Stops.
The first quarterly conference OF the
Methodist church of this city will take
place on Monday evening of next weel
with District Superintendent G. L
Stafford presiding.
All the stores of the city are to b.
:, closed thru the entire day of Thanks
y giving that proprietors and clerks ma.
be truly thankful with the rest of TIL
people.
Mr. and Mrs George Armentrout O
this city were present recently at tn
marriage of Mr. Roy Fisk and Mis-
Della Howard at Newton. Mr.. Fisl
was formerly student in Iowa Col
lege and a football coach well rem EN-
= bered here.
Mrs. George r. Clifton was Gale
upon to bear a double load of sorroy
when she came from the deathbed Q
Is her father, Miles Humphrey. in New
ton to the funeral of her father-in
law. Mr.. George r. Clifton, Sr Of thi
& city. on Tuesday last. She had bee
K called to Newton on Sunday by he
fathers serious illness which termin
v ated fatally on Tuesday at 1880 in tn
q forenoon. He was 85 years of age. Tn
x funeral took place at Newton yester
: day afternoon at O'Clock.
"A f. E. Spaulding and A. c. Lyon ar
~ y y in the east investigating the automo
-. bile outlook with view to having eV
erything concerning construction
90 shape against the day when the ne
40 building now going up shall be com
pleted and ready for the pushing {
CT the auto manufacturing business.
40 The fire company had run recent
- to the home Of w. T. Fuller, but fol
tunately found everything safe whe
they arrived. Mr.. F'uller's little boy ha
:. been playing in the house with his ba
when it rolled away out Of his sigl
=. and under the bath tub. He lighted
: match and found the ball but though
- Ilessly dropped the match on the fo'
~ while still burning and went on wit
- his play. The match lighted some loo
- papers and the flame began to get
its work when discovered.