Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-04
GrinneII and Vicinity.

Special to Times-Repubhcan
Grinnell, June 4.-There will be spe
| cial children's day exercises in boti
the Baptist and the Congregations
churches tomorrow morning. In thu
evening Pastor Dascomb. of the Con
gregational church, will preach, b,
special request, upon the subject
Wage Workers. Trades Unionism AM
the Christian Church" The evening
| at the Baptist church will be given VI
to service of sacred song led by Prof
! Ralph Lyman, the chorfter. At the
Methodist church Dr. Eugene Allen. OF
Oskaloosa, is announced to preach.
/, Mrs. Mary Grinnell Mears. of Albany
n. y, arrived in this city this after
noon for an over Sunday visit with
! friends, making her stop at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. D. s. Morrison. She is
a delegate to the nlethors' congress to
be held next week in Denver, Coo.
and will doubtless make a longer y-sli
here at her old home on her return
trip.
William S. Handy and Miss Bertha
B. Birch were married in Mount Union
on Wednesday last, Rev. Elias Handy
of this city, the father Of the bride
groom, performing the ceremony. as
sisted by Rev. c. X Zimmerman, of
that place. The newly welded pair will
visit for a short time at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Handy in this city and
will then return to Bal,ardyille, Mass.
where Mr.. Handy. Jr., has a pastoral
charge while completing his theological
studies.
Weather Observer D. w Brainard
give the following summary of May
weather for Grinnell; Mean maximum.
70; mean minimum, Al; mean aver
age, SIS: rainfall, $3.50: greatest rain
fall in twenty-four hours, 81; clear
days. Is; cloudy days. 6; highest tenn
perature, 50, on the 10th; lowest tenn
perature, 50. on the Sd.
j. a. Radford, OF Chicago. who
bought the Grinnell electric light and
heating plant of O. K. Cole several
months ago, has moved his family here.
where they win be at home. in the
Brande apartments. >, -,
Mrs. Henry G. Lyman has gone to
Storm Lake to attend her brothers
wedding and plans to be absent for
couple of weeks
Mrs. c. H. Haines Of Denver is here
en- a visit with Mrs. r. NJ. Haines. Mr..
Haines comes next week for the COM
mencement exercises of Iowa College.
The entire Grinnell community was
shocked this morning to learn of the
sudden death of 3. F. Hostetter of this
city last night at his home. He has
not been feeling very we'll for two or
three days but has been d own town and
in charge of the K. G. Coutts office on
Main street. Last night about $50
ne started for home on foot but began
to feel sick when he got along by Ram
sey's store and when he reached the
corner was obliged to drop down on
the step Of the V. G. Preston store.
Here he was seen by friend who hap
pened 10 have his horse and buggy at
hand and took him to his home on
Sixth avenue. He did not think him
self very i'll and did not Immediately
send for doctor. Inquiry in the later
evening showed that hfs brother, A. K.
Hostetter, was with him, and the ply
sician had been summoned but death
came to him some time in the night
The immediate cause OF death has not
been learned. Mr.. Hostetter has lived
in this community for many years and
was we'll known and universally es-
teemed. No funeral arrangements
have yet been made.