Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28

News of GrinnelI and Vicinity.


Grinneu, Feb. 2s.-Mr and Mrs. F.
O. Brown of Sheridan township, an
nounce the birth Of son at their
home on Friday night.
Miss Lola Riddle, of Hampton. spent
last week in visiting at the home of
E. E. Clock in this city.
At the meeting of the executive
committee of the committee Of 100.
composed Of members from all the
churches that took part in the evan
gelistic movement here last fall, at the
Congregational church yesterday aft
ernoon, it was decided, subject to in
dorsement by the ministerial associa-
ton, to have a laymens platform
meeting at the Methodist church on
the evening of the third Sunday in
March. At this meeting selected speak
ers among the laymen of the different
churches will open the question Of
the proper attitude of the christian
church members towards the laborers
and the great labor movement now agi-
tating the country. 1t is planned TO
have these speakers simply open the
subject and it is hoped that many OF
the laboring men of the city will be
present and take up the subject in a
general discussion which may bring
both employer and employed closer to
! the plane of common universal
| brotherhood.
The recent election of the annual
board for 1912 resulted in placing the
/ following names on the list: Harvey
Young. Harold Strong, Robert Kerr
Jean Barber, and Florence Stewart. OF
these, a. the meeting of Thursday ev-
ening, Harvey Young was chosen pres
ident and Harold Strong business man
ager.
The Grinnell Poultry Association re-
Gently form ed here is wide awake to
its own interests as well as those Of
the city al large and is already per-
fecting plans for large and fine ex-
| hibit next winter at the time of the an
nuaI corn show and short course here
A meeting is called for tomorrow ev.
ening at the harness store of D. A
Hopkins for the discussion of plans
Correspondence is already on between
the officers of the local association anc
the poultry department at Anes will
view to securing the best lecturer!
and scorers obtainable.
Notice is published of the annua
meeting of the electors of the indie
pendent District of Grinnell on tbs
second Monday in March for the pur'
pose of eiecting successor on the
board of directors to H. A. Graham
whose term expires, and to vote on thu
special question, Shall a special 5-mil
school tax be levied to pay off indebt
edness?"
At the J. D. Bagenstos farm sale re
Gently in the Madison-J eferson distric
mich cows brought on an average So:
a head. One span of mules brough
s525.
The fine Brande apartment house OF
Fourth avenue is practically completes
and partly occupied, and Mr.. E. B
lBrande and his mother, Mrs. 1sabeil'
Brande, recently moved in to max
their home there.
Mr. George w. Simmons, who sol
out the Ideal grocery store SOM
months ago and has been on the roa'
as a travelling salesman since that time
has taken a position as clerk in tn
]. A. Stone Company dry goods stor
of this city
Rev. and Mrs. Eli Gregson and Re,
Mr. Rankin, of Ewart, have just closes
three weeks revival at the Blu
} Point church with over thirty con
versions reported and the two forme
are now in the midst of a similar re
, vival work at the Fowler school hous
four and half miles southeast of thi
city.
, Maurice Nicholson, who moved t
, this city last fall from Nebraska. ha
: bought a farm several miles south c
iGrinnell of z. W. Clark, Jr., and ha
lust taken possession. The place ha
Z been occupied by Clarke Beeler.