Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-29
News of erinneII and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Dec. 29.-Winter reached its
climax of intensity up to the present
time when the mercury dropped last
night to nearly IA degrees below zero
by the government instrument
The funeral of the infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Stewart, of Ches-
ter township. was held yesterday aft
ernoon from the home. the services be-
ing conducted by Rev. A. McBlain.
This afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George l.. Miles was cele-
brated the wedding of Miss Louise
Miles to Mr.. Glenn Clark. Mr.. Clark is
a son of Captain and Mrs. j. S. Clark
of Des Moines, and a graduate of Iowa
a professor of English in Williams and
Vashti College, Aledo, Ill. Both of the
contracting parties are we'll known and
popular among Grinnell people.
In the five days of last week pre-
ceding Christmas day the Grinnell
postoffice reports the handling of H.,
2S4 post cards and sending out of 215
full sacks of mail matter, including 3l2
registered packages. The postal re-
ceipts for the FIVE days amounted to
S79502.
The annual meeting of Mrs. D. P.
Breeds bible class, which has become
a notable event in its line in this city,
took place last evening at the new
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Bump,
on Elm street, and is reported to have
been of even more than usual inter
est The women with their invited hus-
bands and the pastors of the church
formed a group of about sixty per-
sons. The class assumed the support
of one senior in F'iske University for
the year amounting 10 about $50
A wedding took place this afternoon
at the home of E. H. Bump, when
their daughter, Bessie Bump, was mar
ried to Mr. C. A. WINS, of Grundy Cen
ter The bride is a graduate of the
Grinnell high school and has been a
very successful teacher with wide
circle of warm friends in this COM
munity.
married last evening. The groom is
81 years of age and the bride is II
and possessed good farm.
On Wednesday evening of last week,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
F'leener near Searsboro, occurred the
marriage of their daughter. Susie Amy
Fleener to David Earl Longaker, OF
Taintor Rev. J. H. Taylor of Farm
ington, officiating. The newly two
made-one will make their future home
on a farm near Taintor.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Wilson, near Let's, on the 22nd of this
month their daughter Miss Mabel
Pearl Wilson, was united in marriage
to Andrew Schultz, of Grinnell, Rev. w
L. Fry officiating. The newly married
pair will make their future home on
farm near Malcolm. Mrs. Fred Rem
berg and her son Harry, of 'Malcom, and
Miss Ida Schultz and Arthur Schultz
of Grinnell, were among the wedding
guests.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Poweshiek County Cen
trail Agricultural Society will be held al
the city hall in Grinnell on Tuesday
Jan. 4, 1910.
'Sedro Woolley, Wash, after a hare
and exciting railroad trip that included
delays of various sorts and head or
collision of trains, have arrived il
safety at Grinnel for visit with MIR
Vanderveer's mother and brother ant
other relatives in this city.
Mrs. C. E. Bonyata and Mrs. A
,Mehlin received the sad news of the
death of a relative of theirs, Charles
Warren, at What Cheer, and went t.
that town on Monday last to attend
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