Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-22
News Of erinnell and Vicinity.

Special to TimeS-Republlcan.
Grinnell, Feb. 22.-The funeral OF
Mrs. Ira G. Swain took place at the
home, 7O5 Eighth avenue, yesterday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock and the body was
taken this morning to Durant to be
laid beside that of her husband who
died here last September Mrs. Swain
was II years of age and died from an
attack of paralysis but about a week
ago. She leaves brother, Mr.. John
Winans and a sister, Mrs. c. c. Jones,
both of this city, as we'll as two sons
and two daughters and eight grand
children. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. H. L. Wissler, of thu
Chester Center Congregational church.
the SWANS having been for many
years residents of Chester.
The Methodist parsonage of this city
was made over last summer at cost
of some $4,000. On last Sunday morn
ing Pastor Elias Handy, who is noted
among his ministerial brethren for his
ability to raise money for the needs
of the church, turned himself loose for
a short time in the hour of morning
service and SECURED cash and pledges
on the parsonage expense budget to
the amount Of 1922. The balance of
the debt is in sight from private sub
scriptions and the congregation is re-
joicing in the possession of a, modern
parsonage good FOR many years to
come and with practically not dollar
Of debt upon it.
A short time ago it was announced
in these columns that the Merchants
National Bank had bought the COM
paratively new brick building on the
north side of Fourth avenue, now oc-
cupied by Swisher Brothers in the
clothing business, While the Swisher
Brothers lease has three years yet to
run they have decided to stop paying
rent and have bought the ground on
the south side Of the same avenue
heretofore owned by Sam Partlow and
occupied by Nusbaum's cigar store,
the Vienna Cafe and Brainard's insur-
ance and real estate office. These peo-
pie will be notified to vacate within
reasonable time and Swisher Brothers
plan to put up as fine a clothing store
as this or any other city Of this size
in this part of the state can show.
Secretary Mrs. Paul F. Peck has
called the annual business meeting of
the Grinnell Association Of Alumni of
Iowa College for Friday evening, Feb.
25, at O'Clock, in room 2 of Car
negie library.
IN Poweshiek county politics an
other candidate for sheriff has come
into the ring with his announcement
in the person of Mr.. e. F. Lynch, who
has had aspirations towards this office
for some years. He is wide awake
farmer living in this vicinity and will
help to make the preliminary canvas
lively and the outcome at the primaries
a problem until the votes are counted.
A meeting Of unusual interest and
value is scheduled to. take place at the
Baptist church beginning at 2:30
o'clock on Thursday afternoon, Feb. "a.
1t is the union meeting of all the mis-
sionary societies of all the churches of
the city. The following program will
be given: Opening prayer by Rev.
Carrie Butler of the Friends church;
bible lesson by Mrs. C. l.. Stafford;
responsive reading conducted by Mrs.
W. J. Suckow; topics-introductory
Mrs Isabelle BRANDED; "The Men Who
Bear the Burden Of State" Mrs. ]. w.
Curtis; "Our Island Possessions and the
Oriental Brown Brothers Within Our
Gates" Mrs. H. n. Dascomb and Mrs.
j. H. Kellenbarger; 1.-THE Red Man and
the Mission at Tama," Mrs. r. G..
Smith and Mrs. Charles Rogers; '"rhe
Black Man and the Mountain Youth
and Maidens," Mrs. George Bye and
Mrs. David Paul: Our Seamen and
Our Soldier Boys Mrs. MAR and Mrs.
H. w. Turtle; The Men in the Lum
her Camps and Mines" Mrs. Elias
Handy and Mrs. Peter Fowler; 1.-The
Whole Church." Mrs. c. F. Kicker.
Mrs. A. c.. Norris will render vocal
solo and Mrs. T. A DUNCAN a violin
solo.