Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-08
News Of erinneIl and Vicinity.

Special to Times-Republican.
Grinnell, Feb. s.-One Of the very
early settlers in Brooklyn, Iowa, some
forty-four years ago or more, was
David Sterling, who associated with
B. NJ. Talbot in drug store, then in
the lumber business and later in the
banking business, and perhaps in two
or in all three lines at the same time.
twenty-five years ago Mr.. Sterling ana
his wife moved to Los Angeles, CAL,
and there became very wealthy. Many
of the Brooklyn old timers visited them
there and renewed old friend ship. A
telegram to parties here on Monday
tells of the death from typhoid fever OF
Mr.. Sterling on Saturday night, Feb.
5, while his wife had passed away, this
fact unknown by him. on the morn
ing of the same day. She died from
nervous prostration.
L. P. Spooner has just bought an
eighty of the old Hanor estate in NAL
com township, of John Rivers. 1t was
bought as an investment and the price
is not made public.
AT the meeting last week of the Grin
nell fair directors and officers c. P.
Boswell, of this city, was chosen sec
rotary and Ralph Sherman of Chester,
ents of departments were selected by
the board of directors: Grounds, ]. S.
Miller; speed. A. F. Swaney; horses,
Martin Eichorn; of cattle, T. A. Arm
| strong; of hogs. J. A. Bangham: of
sheep, J. S. Beeler; poultry, F. H
Sickle: of pantry stores, Mrs. Ethel
Stewart: of household and fancy work,
Mesdames L. N. Smith, F. r. Porter,
and J. A. Porter; grains, fruits and
vegetab les, seeds, dairy products and
cut flowers, Mr.. and Mrs. John Evans;
of children's department, Mrs. n. r.
Dean; education County Superintend-
ent Estelle Coon; art, Mrs. Edna Phil
pott; c. c. Keil was elected marshal.
The executive committee is composed
of President Samuel Jacob, George H.
McMurray, H. M. Harris, A. A. Foster,
and I. g. Bailey.
| Owing to poor health Arthur Rhoad-
armer has sold out his stock of cloth
ing in the old S. W. Belden store to
I. s Bailey of this city, taking in ex-
change some Minnesota land. The bus
mess will continue under the name of
1.-THE Grinneil Clothing Company and
us to be managed for the present by
J. T. Cessna of this city. Mr.. Bailey
! has extensive interests in the buggy
business that will occupy all his time.
Mr.. Rhoadarmer plans to regain health
by out of door occupation of some sort,
probably in the north or west.
County Attorney Harry E. Boyd, of
Malcolm, who has been suffering in
tensely for some time past from rheu-
matism, has started for Hot Springs,
Ark, to find the relief that has come to
him once before from a sojourn there.
49,, t,;rr MP, ~Rf
when the team went to Oskaloosa on
Saturday last and suffered defeat con-
veyed by the figures 13 to 43. Oskaloo-
sa. seemed 70 De at ner best and Grin
nell at her worst This accounts for the
result.
DR.. J. H. Friend, who formerly prac-
ticed his profession in this city, has re-
Gently bought a small fruit farm and
truck garden in West Grinnell and
announces his intention of coming back
here to make his home and possibly to
take up his practice again.
| Russell Hammond, who returned to
his home here after accompanying his
mother to the hospital at Chicago for
a critical operation has received a tel
egram telling him that she was rally
ing from a successful operation. The
physician who went from this city to
be present at the operation has also
returned and the many friends of Mrs.
Hamm ond are feeling very grateful for
the good prospect before her.
Sarah A. Carpenter, Of Malcolm, an
nounces herself as a candidate for
county superintendent of schools in
Powesliek county in opposition to Miss
Es.e!le Coon, the present incumbent
and prospective candidate.
The friends and acquainrances of s.
A. Palmer, who formerly for many
years was a resident of Grinnell, will
De PANIED 81 the news that he is living
very critically i'll at the home of his
daughter In Seattle, Wash. An smputa-
ton Of the leg between the ankle and
tine knee some time age did not heal
land Sangrene set in necsesi1aAing an
other amputation at the hip and his
age makes il very probable that he
can not recover from the effects OF this
double Shoe.