Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-11
GrinneII and Vicinity.
10 Tim es-Republican.

Grinnell, April 1.-THE plans of the
Twilight League" revived from last
summers lovers of the baseball sport
and participants in II are moving on
with plans for even better sport this
summer in the same line. Several
teams have signed up and active prep
arations are On foot for an early be-
ginning of the games. 1t IS agreed that,
with one exception. the managers may
have a range of twenty five from
which 10 make their selection of play
ers. Harry Case, manager of an inde
pendent team. is restricted TO fifteen
because he can pick from the city at
large regardless OF occupation. The
clerks were the cham pions Of last year
and have tossed their def into the ring
for this season. O. B. Matthews has
been added 10 the executive committee
for the general regulation of league
matters.
The fire, started in the basement of
the Niles hardware store last week, did
an estimated damage of from $500 TO
$500 fully covered by insurance. Mr..
Miles considers himself very fortunate
that the loss was not many times
greater.
BY the united efforts Of the Grinnelf
~ N~S-AAopi-N LUZ, LIE L al 1llSLl-
tute and the Commercial Club it is ex-
pecred there will be a grand rally in the
near future when the date is definitely
known to hear talk on good roads,
from Peter Ransom, OF Owasa. Hardin
county, who has a reputation for
knowing and doing things in this line
that the rest should know and do.
Mrs. Margaret Rutherford, who has
been in GrinneH for a week in com
pany with her sister, Miss Edith Tall
man, who teaches in Des Moines, visit
ing old time friends. returned 10 her
home in Peoria. H., on Saturday last.
DR. e. B. Wiley came out on Satur-
day with fine new touring car. The
number of cars now owned in this city
is said to be well up towards hundred
and 1t seems already to be question
whether the paving should not have been
made wider On all the business streets
for the accommodation of this class Of
vehicles without banishing horses en-
tirely.
Rev. W. W. WOODBURY. Of the United
Presbyterian church of this city. went
to Winterset this morning to attend
the meeting Of the Des Moines Presby-
terry today and tomorrow The revival
meeting which have been in progress
In this church during the past week
closed last evening and all connected
with them are feeling good over the
results. AT the morning meeting yes
terday fifty dollars was raised as a
thank offering to Engineer Mcclure
who has been leading the meetings
When turned over TO him he made the
proposition that. If the congregation
would Immediately raise another fifty,
ne would give that one to them for the
benefit OF the church. His proposition
was very promptly accepted and the
church finances are 800 to the good by
IT, Engineer Mcclure goes from here
TO Marshalltown to conduct a meeting
George w. Binegar, who has been
for four successive terms sheriff of
Poweshiek county and then for two
terms deputy sheriff under his son. the
present sheriff. has now come out with
an announcement of his candidacy for
that office for the next term. This
makes three active candidates for that
office and the scramble promises to be
lively.
President w T. Moyle of the Com
mercial Club has appointed A. d.
Talbot, ]. H. tMcMurray, Jr, and G. L.
Miles committee of three to accent
the offer recently made by President
H L. Boyer of the Interior Telephone
Company to examine the books of that
company and report regarding the jus
tice Of raising the telephone rates on
both business and private phones. 1t
is largely upon this point that the
granting Of the new franchise that the
telephone company has petitioned for
has hung SO long with the city council
and this report is expected to do much
|togTard . so1nttonl of tia pcob1eu,