Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-06
News of erinneIl and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Jan. Cd. F. White has
become tired of the continuous cold of
Iowa and has announced his intention
of starting very soon for central Flori-
da, where he has recently bought land.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Grinnell Short Course Assoc
iciation was held at the Citizens Bank
at 10 o'clock this forenoon, a which
some further details were discussed for
perfecting preparations. 1t has devel-
oped that there may be more difficulty
than was at first supposed in the get
ting Of sufficient number of first
class samples of the different breeds
Of stock necessary for comparison in
Judging, but members of the committee
in charge Of that matter are making
extraordinary efforts.
The annual meeting of the Grinnell
Fair Association was held in this city
: on Tuesday afternoon. Secretary l. s.
Bailey recommends for next year a fair
IF four days instead of three and also
! that an evening entertainment be pro-
vided at the fair grounds He explains
the deficit of the fair last fall as COM
( ing from the bad weather, which he
thinks cut down the receipts fully ST.
600. and thinks the association might
have recovered that amount If four
/ day fair had been planned at first
| The severity of the storm made it
impossible for the district deputy to
lin his appointment here and the I.
o. .. F. installation was postponed for
more favorable conditions.
The weather has a reputation to sus-
tain in this locality and the weather
observer and recorder, D. w. Brainard,
is an accessory after the act by re-
porting the government mercury at a
point 20 degrees below zero last night.
Poweshiek county assessors are
called together for consultation and in
struction a Montezuma today and AS
SCISSOR A. o. Price of this city obeyed
the summons.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Reece, who are
temporarily located at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bruce, eight miles
southeast of this city, announce the
birth of daughter
Charles Sherman, who has been in
the tailoring business in Chicago, has
given up that line and is visiting rela-
tives and friends in this city for time
oii MS va! " ludilO, NLSAO iiS Pun
poses to take up farming
The many friends in this part of the
country of DR. and Mrs. David O
Mears, of Albany n. Y, will be inter-
ested in tie news that DIR. Mears has
resigned his pastorate of the Fourth
Presbyterian CHURCH in Albany, where
he has been preaching for the pas
fourteen years, and intends to give Ms
time to his literary affairs and to trav-
lei. His congregation have made hin
Ipastor emeritus. His friends are led t.
expect that the entire family will be
abroad for the next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baggs have
concluded their visit with relatives here
and have gone TO visit relatives of Mrs
Bags before returning to their home
In Colorado Springs. which they arr
likely to change soon for one in Den.
Yer.
William Mckee, aged IA years, diet
. a. his home on High street yester1a!
} morning from a sece nd attack of par
alysis He had been partially disabled
for long time from the first attack
The funeral took place this Afternoon
at the home, Rev. H. N. Dascomb con
i Quoting the services, and the body wa
taken to Malcolm, the former home o
the family, for interment.
The regular meeting Of the Ladies
tCemetery Association is announced %
tomorrow afternoon beginning at
O'Clock, in the superior court room.