Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-15
The GrinneII Letter.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, May 15.-Mrs. Wesley
Manatr, of this city, died at her home
here at O'Clock yesterday morning,
after brief Illness altho she had been
an invalid for many years. Funeral
services were announced to be at the
home tomorrow afternoon at 5. with
interment to take place in Hazelwood
cemetery.
Special religious services in honor of
the 18th birthday of the Epworth
League, are to be held tomorrow at
the Methodist church. Rev. DR.. Stod-
dard, former pastor of this church,
will deliver the morning sermon and
will also speak to the union meeting
of young peoples societies in the ev-
ening.
Rev. c. H. Horn, of the academy
here, will occupy the pulpit of the
Baptist church tomorrow morning
Heavy rains last night and the night
before are rather discouraging for the
many farmers who had their ground
almost ready for corn planting, but
are gratifying 10 the others who We're
fortunate enough to have already
planted a considerable area just before
the rain came. The planters have been
very busy in this vicinity for the past
week, hundreds of acres of ground in
good condition, except that it was a
little dry. have been planted.
/ One of the oldest landmarks of the
city, in the way of a dwelling, has
! just changed owners by the sale of
/ the Kellogg property. situated at the
corner of High street and Fourth av-
enue, to Rev. s., R. Robinson. Mrs. r.
NJ. Kellogg, who sold the property,
will still live in it as long as she may
wish TO do so.
Mrs. George Ross, of this city, is
having visit from her brother Jacob
I Van der Meide of Orange City, a
graduate Of Iowa College, class of '95.
! Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Figland, living
in the country near this city, have the
sympathy Of friends and neighbors in
the loss by death of their infant
daughter Stella Marie, at the age of
only TWO weeks.
/ Robinson and Hink, of this city, have
announced the opening of a branch
automobile garage in Montezuma,
which is to be in charge of Lyle Bray
and will bear the name of The Monte
yuma Automobile Company The pres
/ ent stock in this city has just been
moved into the new quarters recently
bought of A F. Swaney, and formerly
used as a livery barn. Extensive
changes have already been made in the
building, and still more important ones
are in progress.
that the case of the Parker estate
O ca In he 1,
was a suit to compel payment of IN
surance on the life of Frank Parker
has been settled for $685. The case
went to trial at Oskaloosa this week
but defendant called halt in the pro-
ceedings and made settlement after Tho
opening statement, Of plaintiff. The
principal line of defense was that
Parker had engaged in the saloon bus
mess, which his life insurance policy
prohibited. The demurrer of plaintiff
TO this plea, was that the fraternity
knew this fact, but still continued te
take Farker's premiums.
Roy Guile's little child escaped Ger.
tain death from being run over by tht
State Center train, day before yester.
day, by the prompt action of Lee Rowe
who left his team and snatched tn.
, child from danger just in time. Mean.
time, the team, participated in the
excitement, took occasion to run away
but without any serious results.
Frank Clindinnin, who received
!. very serious injury to his nose las
fall while playing football, has recent.
ly endured an operation in the hospi.
tai in Chicago, which is said to have
J been completely successful, and his re.
turn home is expected soon.
case was brought to the attention
of the superior court of this city yes.
terday afternoon by w. H. Pirgue, {
travelling salesman for the Sinclair
Packing Company, in which he allege.
that Harvey Lee, Of the firm of Johr
Lee & Sons, committed assault ant
battery upon his person, in the mea
| market on Main street, by striking hin
I in the mouth. Lee was fined s12.s5.
, On Thursday of last week, Mrs. J. G
Hambleton Of Searsboro, passed he
soth birthday, with congratulation
and gifts from relatives and friends
and on Saturday of the same week
the relatives and friends of Mr.. Charlie
Schultz, of Malcolm, commonly know
and spoken of as Uncle Charley,
celebrated his 82d anniversary.