Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-24
News of erinneIl and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. jan 24-Rev. H. \. Das-
comb OF the Congregational church. OF
this city, had the misfortune to freeze
both feet quite severely some time ago
while in attendance az a funeral at
Malcolm one of the coolest days OF the
winter. With careful attention i'm
mediately following the accident they
We're supposed to be entirely cured but
the trouble REQUIRED the latter part of
last week in much more serious form
than at first and he was prevented
from occupying the pulpit Yesterday,
Prof. j. D. Stops acting for him in the
morning and Assistant Pastor L. A.
DUNCAN in the evening
Walter MAR of this city, has found
employment as a reporter for the Reg
lister and Leader of Des Moines after
some months Of general work for the
Grinnen Register
The high school triangular debate is
scheduled for Jan. IS. Grinnell sends
one team to Marshalltown, and meets
the Iowa City team here. The debate
in this city is set for $3.50 Friday af
| ternoon SO as OF TO conflict with the
/
day. The question is one of the desir-
ability of the commission form Of gov
eminent in cities Grinnell affirms in
the home debate with Iowa City and
/ denies at Marshalltown. The home
team is composed of Ed SquireS, Lloyd
TAYLOR and Guy Steele with William
/ Smiley as alternate. The team that
goes TO Marshalltown is made up Of
! Charles Wiley, Joseph Carter and Don
aid MAR, with Ebert Ross as alter
nate.
At the w. c. Schultz sale recently
while Mr. Schultz was leading horse
about he slipped and fell and the horse
stumbled over or stepped on him and
broke his right leg between the ankle
/ and the knee At last reports he was
H recovering as rapidly as could be ex-
4 pected.
Mr.. \. E. Sanders. who is in the Y.
1 N C. A work in the region near Nam
thahala. \. c. has been here recently
for visit to his parents and other
relatives but has now returned 10 his
regular work.
Entries for the annual corn contest
in this city are coming in slowly thus
will see such a rush that the usual
previous attendance will be duplicated
The work for the short course has beer
quite satisfactorily done and the pros
poets in that line are good. The in
structors and the State College exhibit
and working materials are on hand anf
work began this morning promptly ac-
cording 10 schedule. The poultry exhibit
in connection with the home corn con-
test gives promise of being an excellent
one with an unexpectedly large entry
Of the show birds. The exhibit of apples
which. last year was one of the fines
ever shown under such conditions il
this part of the state, is likely to bt
cut down by half in quantity and con-
siderably in quality this year
The following guests from a distance
We're present last week at the Wylie-
Hocum wedding in this city: Mr.. an(
Mrs Alexander Wylie. Mr. and Mrs
Robert Wylie and their daughter Jen-
ME, Robert Wylie. Jr.. and Mr. ant
) Mrs John McCloskey, from Brooklyn
Misses Ellen and Anna Hocum ant
Messrs. Edwin a. and A. ]. Hocum
!, from Gowre; Mr. and Mrs. Nathanie
McIlrath, and Mrs. Agnes McIlrath
from Hartwick; Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Bergman. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Morrison, Mrs. John Lawerwine
and Rev. and Mrs. r. F. Lavender, from
Newton; Mr.. William Carson and Mis-
Martha Carson, from Marshalltown
Mr. and Mrs j. L. Paul and their sol
Robert and daughter Susie, Mr. an
Mrs. J. L. Wylie and daughters Haiti
and Florence, Mr. and Mrs. W. r. Wy
lie, Miss Nellie Gould, Mrs. B. w
Burtch, Miss Lizzie Lowrey, Miss Nor'
D. Keables. and Miss Jennie e. Viii
liams, from Gilman; Mr.. and Mrs. ]
r. Wylie and their daughter Beulah
and Miss Grace Blodgett, from Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo; Mr.. and Mrs
Floyd Breeder from Charlton, Iowa
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beeler from
Ewart.