Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-05
THE GRINN,ELL NEWS.
ConneII Creditors to Sell Missing Mans
Property-New Mercantile Establish

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gan, who has been visiting for some
months at the home of his son, Rev.
r. A. DUNCAN, assistant pastor of the
Congregational church of this city,
| went yesterday to Lincoln, Neb., to Wis
it for time with his brother, Rev. Mr..
DUNCAN is 20 years of age, but still Wig
orous for one Of that age, and contem-
plates looking for pastorate, after a
| brief time spent in visiting.
County Treasurer c. c. Hunt came
up from the county seat Tuesday last
and has been busy ever since giving
| instructions in the Masonic school OF
| instruction, which closed with the ses-
| sion OF last evening. Mr.. Hunt returned
| to MonteZuma this morning.
! In the justice court Of S. II. CROSBY.
| yesterday, was heard the case OF Sara
L. Gregory against John C. Fangmeyer.
in which the plaintiff asked for the
payment Of bill for board and room
rent amounting to $3.50, the bill hav-
| ing accrued in 1906. Defendant denied
obligation, but the court gave plaintiff
judgment in the sum Of s35
In the district court at Montezuma,
on Tuesday evening of this week. the
| jury after being out ten minutes re-
turned verdict of not guilty according
to the evidence >in the case of Albert
Hink against Frank Won Bogart, charg-
ing the forgery Of a note Of hand. The
jury alleged insufficiency of evidence
as the basis Of their decision.
Mrs H. N. Dascomb, wife of the pas
tor Of thesCongregational church of this
city, is in Des Moines today to deliver
an address before the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society Of Plymouth church.
The Bell Telephone Company has
selected r. p. Hampton, Of Rock ISL
and, to remove to this city and take
charge Of their business as district
manager Of several counties in this
part Of Iowa
Announcement has been made that
the creditors of J. e. Cornell, who has
been missing since the twenty-three
head of cattle were stolen from Moses
Robbins, have met and had c. j. Irish
appointed as trustee of his property.
which is to be sold and the proceeds
applied to the liquidation of his debts.
including the value of the Robbins
cattle. This will still leave Connell
liable to prosecution for the theft OF
again in this region.
M. l.. Hunt, of leavenworth, Kan,
has rented the business building on
North Broad street, known as the A.
P. Peirce grocery. and purposes to
move large stock of and 10 cent
counter goods into it, very soon. He
is reported to be a good business man.
and to have come to Grinnell because
it was Gust the kind of a place he
wanted to live in"
Grinnell is honored by the Iowa AS
ISOLATION of Cement Users. now in ses-
sion at Des Moines, by having ex-
Mayor r. G. Coutts selected to respond
to the address of welcome. George r.
Ross, Of this city, is also treasurer of
the association.
The many friends Of Harry Belden
are rejoiced to hear that he is now
able to sit up a little, and all hope
he may soon be entirely recovered
from the effects of his. terrible fall, and
the fever that ensued.
Grinnell, Feb. 5.-The sophomore
class in Iowa College has elected its
Junior annual board, composed OF the
following named students: Messrs. a.
Carney, E. A. Cupp. j. G. Danforta'
l.. W. Feezer, and P. N. McEachron,
Misses Juliet Buckley, Halle Fergu-
son. Dale Montgomery and Jesse Uhl,
all chosen on first ballot; and Messrs.
70. L. Nelson and S. D. Quarton and
Misses Helen McGill and Edith Mcln-
tosh on second ballot, thus showing the
practical unanimity of the class re-
garding the personnel of the future
board.
Bishop Morrison, of Davenport, is
announced to lead evening prayer at
st. Paul's Episcopal church of this city.
at 1880 o'clock on Sunday next.
Those who went from Grinnell to
Oskaloosa to view the game of basket
ball between the two high schools, e
port the game as very tame and un-
The scoore was 50 to "a.
An experiment has just been entered
upon among the students of Iowa
College that promises to be full OF in
terest, that it is hoped and expected
by the majority of the study body, as
we'll as by the entire body of faculty
and trustees, will succeed in putting
perfect theory into perfect practice.
The three mems literary societies have
Joined forces and formed the Iowa
College Good Government League, thru
which they plan to make prominent
the duties and obligations of college
men as citizens of the state and So
ciety. Each society Is represented on
the board by two of its members. The
first board is made up of the following
persons: r. D. Hartman, '09, and III.
X Mexican '1O represent the ChreSto-
nathan Society; L. r. woodward, '09.
and P. P. Farrens, 10, the Forum; and
L. NJ Thompson '09, and G. A. Clark,
10, the Grinnell Institute.
g. C. Janney returned from Otturn-
wa and work was at once begun on The
storage building recently purchased
from the receiver of the First National
Bank, to put it in shape for the recep-
ton Of machinery Of the new factory.
Mr.. Janney says that everything is
now In shape to push the changes in
the building and make the transfer of
the factory as rapidly as the work can
be done.
The public and high schools of the
city are making, preparations to cele-
brate Lincolns birthday in full and ap
propriate programs. The members Of
the Grand Army post are invited to
send committees to the several scho Dis
and to take part in the exercises.
The Sunday school of the Congregl-
tional church will give its session of
next Sunday almost exclusively to me-
mortal services and gifts, in remem
brance of what Lincoln was and is to
Iis country and the world A large and