Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-15
GrinneIl News Letter

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GrinneIl News Letter.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell Feb. 15.-Mrs. Sarah Cush-
man, well known and beloved in this
| city, thru long residence and init
mate relations to the college life, died
at her residence on Park street, at
o'clock Saturday afternoon last. The
| funeral took place from the residence
this afternoon at 2 o'clock, and in
terment was in Hazelwood, by the side
ter, Mrs. Charles Buck, from Denver
a son, Rev. Charles Cushman, from
Anita, and daughter, May Cushman.
of this city, were present at the time
of their mothers death.
| The evening service at the Congre-
gational church yesterday departed
| from the usual order. in having five of
the student body give their personal
experiences in their college life here.
upon the subject Personal Valuations
of Christian Training the speakers
being Messrs. 8. A. MacEachron. Ralph
H. Garner, George r. Tilton and
Misses Julia F. Hill and Mildred
Chambers.
] The Lincoln offering OF week ago
at the Congregational church and Sun
day school combined. was over $11O,
divided according to the expressed
wish Of the givers, among the Porto
Ricans. Indians, mountain whites and
negroes.
The relatives and many friends in
this vicinity are pleased at the an
| nouncement from Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Chaffee, of Billings, Mont, of the birth
of a, son at their home on Feb. 5. whom
they have named Eugene Miner Chat
| fee
Rev. Elias Handy, pastor Of the NJ.
E. church, of this city, is scheduled
for an address before the district cons
yention OF the Epworth League, to be
held in Kellogg on Feb. 20.
Messrs D. M. and II. c. Sylvester.
father and son, of Malcolm, have re-
Gently shipped in two carloads of cat
tie to feed, from Omaha.
A meeting of the committee of the
Grinnel Homestead Company has been
called by Chairman A. c. Lyon ior
Wednesday evening of this week, when
the committee on preliminary work.
of which w. G. Rayburn is chairman.
will be ready to make report, ana
some definite plans for near-future &C
ton by the company, in the remodelirg
Of the building and the occupation OF
the same may be expected.
The directors of the Grinnsll fair,
in recent meeting. placed the time OF
holding the next fair in the week I'M
med!ately following the state fair, and
offered purses of $500 and $3.50 and $500
in the speed class of horses. T. ]. Bray
was made chairman of a committee 70
try to interest horsemen and others
who bring stock to the fair. in the pro-
ject of building large permanent pa
yilion, in which to show stock, and
which will also be used for the display
and sale of stock at either fair dates
or others.
To fairly test the sentiment in Grin
nell on the question = of introducing
manual training into the public schools,
the school board has had ballots prin.-
ed and put into circulation among the
patrons of the schools and the tax
payers of the city, and ask that these
be signed and promptly returned. The
present bonded indebtedness of the
district is stated at 100000. The cost OF
equipping manual training depart
ment is given as $780,, and the mini
mum anual expense of maintaining II
as about $500. The question is 'also
asked whether patrons favor the estap-
lishment of a commercial course IN
the high school at practically the same
cost of equipment and of yearly ex-
pense to follow, x
The. paving committee selected by
the Business Mems Association some
time ago. has been busy and still has
some further personal investigation Of
methods and material before making 4
report. But the sentiment in favor Of
paving seems to be steadily growing
among those who own largely the
property to be most affected by sucn
action of the city.
The Buckeye News.
Special to Tunes Republican.
Buckeye, Feb. 15.-.Alrs. NJ. A. Nut
ting departed for a visit to her son,
B. L. at Hubbard.
E. Pieters and wife have a new girl,
born to them Feb. 10.
Messrs. Shipley and Smith, of Iowa
Falls, were in town Sunday. looking af-
ter some repairs on their store build
ing.
Miss Emma Winterfield, of Heron, S.
D., is visiting relatives and friends in
this locality.
Henry Miller, Of Wichita, Kan, is
visiting his brother, Will, who lives
east of town.
John Schwinger. Jr., and wife, lost
their infant daughter, aged 10 days.
Friday night.
The cemetery supper Friday evening
was quite we'll attended, considering
the bad roads and inclement weather.
They cleared s4S.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Fl. Bailey We're sur
prised by her brother, Lucius Nutting,
of Brooklyn, Saturday evening, walk
ing in unannounced, for a short visit.
Mr.. Henry Murphy had the misfor-
tune to get his hand caught in the corn
shelter, while Smelling corn for Will
lam Mcbride, and smashed it SO badly
as to necessitate amputation above the
wrist. Drs. Trimble, of Buckeye. and
Lewis, of Alden. performed the opera
ton. He was getting along as we'll as
could be expected, at last reports.
Hubbard Items.
Special to Times Republican.
Hubbard, Feb. 15.-Miss Pearl Full
Ter, of Des Mones, spent Sunday with
friends here.
Miss Vera Lighthall went to Alden
Friday evening to visit relatives.