Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-15
News of erinnelr and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell Feb. ID. A. Flock, of this
city, sold a car load of hogs yester-
day to Henry Bray a the highest price
per pound. it is stated that has ever
been obtained here since the close Of
the civil war with its inflated values
on everything. They brought eight and
half cents pound and the load
brought Mr.. Flock over $1,000
The Poweshiek County Medical So
ciety will hold its meeting on the even
ing of the first of March at the offices
of Doctors Parish and Harris of this
city. beginning at 8 o'clock The fol-
lowing speakers are on the program
with subjects as follows: DR.. c. B.
Williams, of Montezuma. my Expert
ence With Neurotics;" DR.. E. D. Busby,
of Brooklyn. Scarlet Fever" DR.. o. F.
Parish. of Grinneu, The Treatment Of
Pneumonia
A good deal of curiosity has been
aroused in this city by the recurrence
of so many fires the exact origin of
which is unknown and yet all seem to
start at about the same place on the
building. No defect in chimneys has
as yet been discovered in these cases
and there seems TO be no especial rea-
son why sparks from the chimneys
should set fire to the roofs now any
more than at any other time. None Of
the chimneys where these fires have
occurred have been burned out with the
fierceness that often sends showers of
sooty sparks that stick tenaciously to
wood and cause fires to start. Any ex-
PLANTATION that explains will be CRATE
fully received by many puzzled citizens.
Six such fires occurred inside of two
weeks.
The high school basketball team
chaperoned by Principal Brown, We're
in hard luck in their recent trip sto
contest honors with Iowa City and
Davenport, as they lost out in both
cases on wide margins. The team,
however, is entirely new, all the old
stars of last year being out, and will
improve with age. They play Oska-
! loosa in the armory here tonight and
are planning to be the winners.
| The Interior Telephone Company, of
| this city, having franchise about to
expire, has petitioned the council for
an extension of the same and the ques-
ton has been taken under advisement
until all details can be thoroughly ex-
amined and passed upon.
The hitch rack question has again
been brought up before the council but
so far without any change from the
original alignment of the members and
no modification of the original PROPOSE
ton seems to find any greater favor
| with those who hold that the city
ought not to bear the expense of put
ting up and keeping in repair the hitch
racks for the exclusive benefit of the
merchants and manufacturers of the
city.
Mr. Alonzo Van Bogart and Miss
Emma Kruger were married on Satur-
day last at O'Clock in the afternoon at
he home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Van
Bogart, Rev. w. w. WOODBURY., of the
United Presbyterian church, perform
ing the ceremony. Mr.. Van Bogart is
a carriage painter of this city. Mrs
Van Bogart comes here from Creston
The newly welded pair will make Grin
nell their home.
Mrs. ]. D. Stops had a fall on Sun
day that bruised her UP considerably
and left her with one broken rib. She
was alone in the house and coming NJ
the cellar stairs with some coal some
how missed her footing and fell. She
was so badly hurt that she was obliged
to lie where she fell until some one
icame into the house and could help hel
up the stairs. At latest reports she was
resting easily and in a fair way t.
make speedy recovery.
Supervisor John Manly, of this city
is said to have publicly stated that he
| will not be a candidate for the super
visorship again. It is also said that he
has a strong desire for seat in the
senate chamber at Des Moines and viii
turn his attention to the business Of Sc
r-.:i,s * Il, and h. has many friends whe
will gladly assist him in this laudablt
ambition.
B. ]. Kicker has just returned from
a two weeks pleasure trip into the
rapidly developing parts Of Florida
Mrs Kicker remained for q ionger-visit
J with friends .hsre