Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-19
The erinnell News.
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Grinnell, June 19.-Mr. and Mrs.
Bart Sparks have the sympathy of the
community in the loss by death of
their little daughter Helen. after a
brief Illness, pneumonia having set in
following an attack of measles.
Services in memory of the members
Of the order who have been called from
the ranks by death, will be observed
tomorrow afternoon at their respective
/ halls, and afterwards at Hardwood
cemetery, by Grinnell Lodge, No. 35S.
I. o. O. F. and by the Knights of
Pyrhias Lodge, No. IFS. Rev. Elias
Handy. pastor of the Methodist church
will address the knights at their hall
at 8 O'clock, and the Odd Fellows at
the cemetery at 4 o'clock.
A consolidation of business interests
has just taken place, by which the
Jones Piano Company is merged with
the firm Of Tiets & Yeager in the
handling Of musical instruments.
Francis keenan, has returned to his
home here after a year of study in the
medical department of the university
at Iowa City, Where he plans to return
for a completion of his medical course
next year. This summer he has place
in the state hospital at Clarinda, where
ne VIII have charge of the drug de-
partment.
Grinnell is making all plans for a
sane and auiet Fourth of July, on Sat
urday, July 3, with the present pros
/ pect of having all stores closed and
business suspended, while several of
the nearby towns are having the old
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Mrs. Nina cooper. whose home until
within the past three years has been
in Rock Creek township, just over the
Jasper county line, was injured in a
runaway at her home town, Lake Side
Wash, on June 6, so severely that she
died on the sth.
Sheridan township people are re-
GREETING the fact that Two of their best
families are soon TO be lost to them as
neighbors, by their removal to the new
modern homes they are now building
in Tan1a City. They are James ant
Henry Dee. who have gained the abil.
lity to retire from active farming b,
long years OF cultivation Of Sheridan
soil.
The Sheridan Telephone Company a.
their recent annual business meeting
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Frank Sha
del; secretary, F. r. Graham; treasur
ct, R. spire; directors, j. W. Reams
and Ed Schaffer
The Iowa College Glee Club held it
annual meeting on Monday of th
week, and elected the following officer
for the next year: Business manager
Henry G. Lyman. 09; assistant bust,
ness manager, Harold B. Gardner, II
president, David w. Wilson, 10; vic,
president. William A. Zieg!er, 10; sec
rotary, Charles NJ. Holmes, 10; his
sorian. J. Glenn Danforth, II; Ii
brarian, Archie E. Payne, 10.
w. G. Ray. of the Grinnel Herald
and postmaster of this city. with Mrs
Ray and Mrs w O. Willard, of thi
Pacific coast and a visit to the Alaska
Yukon exposition.
A. P. Hamilton, of this city, is hav
ing the pleasure of a visit from hi
brother, "Reddy", who has just fnishe
a year of work in the medical schoc
Of Louisville, KY, and plans to go 500
to the exposition at Seattle, to tax
part ia tho athletic sports there.
Children's Day will be observed a
the Methodist chruch of this city, to
morrow morning, with an elaborat
program The day will also be OBJ
served at the United Presbyteria
church. In the afternoon at 9, Re,
Mr.. WOODBURY.. pastor of the latte
) church, will preach at Westfield.
Miss Ida Morris, who has just com
pleted year of successful work in tn
schools of West Liberty, has bee
elected to a position in the schools a
Everett, Wash, where D. A Thorn
burg, formerly superintendent of Grin
nell schools, is the city superintendent