Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-09

Il.
Grinnen. Dec. Mrs Samuel Petit
Is suffering severely from a case of
blood poisoning resulting from slight
scratch on the hand some time ago.
Rev. George Z. White began on
Monday a series of lectures on Turkey
u the old and the new regime which
are 70 be delivered al the Y. ", c. A
rooms Al 11:l5 each morning until the
series IS completed.
Miss Gertrude Chaplin Is suffering
greatly from a carbuncle on the hand
which was prematurely opened with
the thought that il was an ordinary
boil.
Ira E. Goodrich, who has been for
several weeks down with bad case
Of typhoid fever, is reported 10 De
holding his own with slight indica-
tons Of a turn for the better.
The college library has recently been
enriched by the gift of twenty-five
new copies of recent fiction as the
gil - The Fiction Club Of this city.
The college vesper service of next
Sunday IS looked forward 10 with ex-
pectation al a high pitch because of
the rendering al that time Of the Mes
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soloists announced are Edward Strong
Of New York. tenor; W. B. Odds. for
nlerly voice instructor in Iowa Col
lege but now Of James Milliken Uni
versity, bass: Helen Abbott, Of Mar
4 shalltown, soprano; and Jenie F. w.
johnson, OF Chicago, alto. Professor
H ". Matlack will be at the organ
with Mrs G. L. Pierce for pianist and
all the string players Of the Thomas
orchestra and a chorus OF 80 voices
The services are free but owing 10 the
number who viii wish 10 be present,
admission will he By ticket.
". F. Otcheck, who ALWAYS comes
10 the Grinnell corn contest with two
horse wagon load Of exhibits and car
ries away more prizes and honors than
any other exhibitor. went 10 the Des
Moines corn exhibition with ISL ears
OF his best and, even if ne wins nc
prizes there. ne viii bring back point
ers about corn which will make his
competitors sit up and take notice
when the corn contest Is on mere ir
January.
1t is announced that DR.. George H
shull. who is engaged much Of his tins
Il in experimenting along the line Of plan
evolution al the Carnegie experira enta
station al Cold Springs Harbor, \. Y.
VIII be in Grinnell for day, which j:
expected to be Saturday next, and ar
attempt will be made by Professor
Conard and others TO have him give {
talk 70 the botanists of the college ana
city at Blair hall. Much Of his tim'
is said 10 be spent with Mr. Burbanl
in California.
The laymens union platform meetin,
planned by the committee of 100" vii
take place at the Congregations
church on Sunday evening next. TIL
topic win be The Value Of Practia
Christianity" and Superintendent Hen
ely will speak for the schools, W. I
Moyle for business, j. \. Frankfort 70
the shops, and Philip German for per
sonal life. Music Will be furnished b
a male quartet and chorus.
The periodical agitation of the pro
I. ject of line of railroad thru Monte
yuma from Oskaloosa to Tama is yer
1 much like that of the Waterloo, Pells
and Southwestern project, thru Grin
I nell. which will not down even whe
: there seems no ray of hope left, an
JUST now the Lalh Is active. IL - sol
: that the line will run thru Montezurn:
Barnes City, Malcolm, Sheridan town
= ship 70 Tame and 1hat~rhe passenge
: traffic will be handled by gasolir
motors and the freight by steam. TT
/. people of the county generally woul
y be glad to see another line of railroa
;. but past experience leads them to
skeptical until the dirt is actually see
20 to move.
z Among the many land sales in tn
~ vicinity at what seems now like hig
figures may be mentioned one of II
latest when H. A. Ahrens sold the for
south of the fair grounds at $3.50 q
acre.
- AT the rugular meeting of the Knigh
Of Pythias on Monday night the 70
a lowing officers were elected: c. c.,
m A. Sharpe: vice c., 3. A. Abel; prelat
- Ernest Gortner; K. of r. and s., w.
m Wesco; NJ of F., w. S. Roby; NJ Of
q. S. j. Pooley; Moi a., ]. Mulcahey;
10 G., Delos Hall; o. G. Henry Buchena'
trustee, w. A. Scott.
tn Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Buchanan pl5
to leave their home here very soon f
r a winter in the far west, most of Il
time being spent in California.
m Hard to Classify.