Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-01

/ Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, April There was a large
crowd at the Thackery & Roby sale of
livery stock yesterday and the bidding
was lively. Horses especially kept up
the reputation of that branch of stock
in Iowa for high prices. A team of
sorrels. weight about 1000 each,
brought $3.50 and We're bought by a
farmer that thinks he is entitled TO as
gooG q driving team as anybody" The
average price of the horses sold was a
! little over 1891. The total of the sale
was over $4,000
I C. A. Taylor, the milkman, had a
runaway of his milk team yesterday
thai wasted considerable of the precj-
Gus fluid and damaged his wagon with
i out other serious injury. The team,
while standing on Broad street below
/ the railroad, were frightened by an
! automobile and ran until the wheel
struck the curbing and the smash
| came.
William B. Petit fell dead on the
street here yesterday afternoon While
! watching some house movers near the
! Laros factory. He was nearly IS years
| of age and had recently moved to this
! city from Milton, Iowa. He has a
/ daughter living here. Mrs. Martindale.
/ who recently buried her husband. and
/ two or three sons, one of whom is on
F. the Henry Bray farm. He was an
/ uncle of Mr.. Samuel Petit, who recent
! ~ left here for home in Des Moines.
! Mr.. Petit was member of the Meth
| odist church of this city. The time %
the funeral is not definitely fixed as
yet, but will probably be on Sunday af-
! ternoon.
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the Spaulding prize for most. effective
public speaking have been selected
from the college societies as follows:
From Institute Society, Edgar E. Cupp.
Albert Stuckle and Roscoe Applegate;
from Chrestomathian, Noel Breed
Sumner Quarton and Harold Strong;
Bernard Moore and Owen Redmond of
Forum.
At meeting of local fans held last
evening to reorganize the Summer
League" of city teams for a vacation
baseball season the last year officers
were reelected as follows: DR. L. G.
Lemley. president; E. r. Brande, secre-
tary; and II. e. Westlake. treasurer
Committees were appointed to revise
the bylaws and canvass the list of
eligibles to see what teams can be
relied upon and some other routine
work was accomplished. 1t is hardly
expected that any games will be sched-
uled before the close of college but
after that date the city lovers of base
ball may look for a repetition of the
genuine sport of last summer
A double debate between Des fMoines
North high school and Grinnell high
will take place this evening here and
at Des Moines. The question is. Re
solved, That American Cities Should
Adopt Commission Form of Govern
ment." Grinnell will have the affirma-
tive here and the negative at Des
Moiues. Tine team TO debate at home
is Lloyd Taylor, Ed Squires, and Guy
Steele. The team going to Des Moines
is Joseph Carter. Donald MAR and
Charles Wiley. The judges of the home
debate are, Professor Macy, of this
city; City Superintendent G. II. Car
son, of Marengo; and Superintendent
Aaron A. Palmer, of Marshalltown. The
debate opens in the high school audi
forum at o'clock.
A series of evangelistic meetings be-
gan last evening at the United Pres
byterian church of this city and will
continue thru next week at least and
longer if then deemed advisable. The
leader in these meetings is Engineer
Mcclure who, after thirty-iv years of
railroad engineering, was converted
and has since given, his time to evan
gelistic work. Mrs. Smith from Tama
was expected at the beginning of the
meetings as a special singer but was
i'll and unable to be here but will come
later. A meeting of especial Importance
will be held on Sunday afternoon for
men.
Rev. and Mrs. Will Sutherland, rela-
tives Of D. S. Morrison of this city.
are visiting at the Morrison home for
a short time. Mr.. Sutherland is in the
Iowa home missionary work under the
supervision OF State Secretary P. A.
Johnson Of this city.
Prompt relief in all cases Of throat
and lung trouble il you use Chamber