Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-02

Special 10 Times Republican
; Grinnell. Feb. 2.-Weather Observe,
D. w. Brainard makes the following re.
port for January: Mean maximum
25.65; mean minimum. 1885: average
1925: highes1, l9th) As; lowest, On
and 9th) Is below zero: rainfall. -
inch: snowfall lax inches: clear days
10; partly cloudy, s: cloudy, Il.
The GrinneIl Junior Corn Club Is
one Of the vigorous children of the
late short course held here and is com
posed of the seventeen boys who
formed the boys class in the study OF
corn during the course. The club is
under the immediate direction Of the
Anes instructors and each member
Will receive direct from the state col
lege ten ears of corn for seed and is
+ TO select from these the necessary seed
20 plant fifty hills, which are to be
cared for according TO directions from
I the instructors at the college. In the
/ fall each member selects the best ten
ears and sends them to Ames to be
/ passed upon by the corn judges there.
/ The state offers a silver cup TO the club
making the best club showing and a
costly gold medal to the individual boy
showing the best results. The ten ears
sent to each member are to be paid
for, as experience has taught the in
structors that this is the only way to
get the keenest interest aroused. Thom-
as Cessna, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Cessna, IS president OF the club here
and rsle son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Evans is secretary.
In the last days of the January term
Of district court. in the case Of the
Grinnel Vehicle Company against the
Rock Island railway, in which dam
ages were claimed because Of delayed
shipment of goods. the court directed
a verdict in favor of the defendant. All
criminal cases have been postponed
and there is little OF interest on the
docket for present action. The only jury
case is that OF /. y. Colt and Charles
Wymore against H. c. Sanders for
damages because of alleged nisrepre-
sentation in the sale of mule.
Mt. and Mrs w NJ Tilton of Rock
Creek township. living west of Grin
nell have the heartfelt sympathy of the
entire community in the loss of their
infant son. four months Of age. who
died on Sunday last. The funeral was
held al the Rock Creek church.
DR.. Emma Grassland, who has been
connected with DR.. L. N. Hibbets of
t31tS cry n IF1a nT2ciice OF OSlSOpaJnE 4
for the past year or more until COM
PEELED to go TO the hospital at Kinks /
Vile for personal treatment. has gone /
to her former home in Quincy, Ill She /
returned 10 this city from the hospital I
some weeks ago with the hope and ex-
pectation Of being able to gradually .
resume her practice here. but has
found herself unable TO do so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Rivers have just
returned from a visit to the home and 4
family of Rev. ]. A. Hurley. at Moline,
ILL.,, formerly for three years pastor OF
the Baptist church of this city They
report the family well and the pastoral
work prosperous under Mr.. Hurley's
care
The many friends Of H. c. Dening,
who had lived in this vicinity for some
thirty years but in recent years has
had his home near Richmond. Kan.
have been shocked to hear Of his sud-
len death at his home on Friday morn
ing last. His brother living near this
city had not heard previously of his
illness He leaves a wife and a young
son in the Kansas home, a son and
laughter in Nebraska. a mother and
.wo sisters, and a brother and niece
near here.