Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08

special 10 publican.
Grinnell, March S.-J S. Bailey, of
this city. recently sold car load of
hogs to H. NJ. Bray at 1920 per hun
was for s1,5s5.16, and was said by him
to be the largest check he had ever
written for a car load of that weight,
and he has been buying here ever since
1863.
Rev and Mrs L. D. weyand, of the
Baptist church of this city, in recogni
ton of the services and helpfulness of
the deacons and trustees of the church
entertained these officials and their
wives for an evening recently a the
parsonage for the social and business
part of the program and then adj
journed to the Monroe hotel TO wind
up the evening with an appropriate
banquet. The church is reported to be
in a very harmonious and prosperous
condition.
This evening at Herrick chapel viii
be given the first annual concert by
the vesper choir which has given
pleasure to thousands in the regular
o'clock service of the Sunday after
Moons.
j. s Miller, the ice cream man, has
been on the ailing list for some time
with some internal trouble for which
he can not account unless upon the
theory that he was poisoned>slightly by
some canned goods eaten recently. He
is improving at present and able TO be
about. but by no means in usual health
and strength.
The Brock Bros, of this city are in
attendance on the dental clinic at the
college of dentistry a the state uni
versity at Iowa City and both have
places on the lecture program.
The school board has secured the
services of Mr.. Lloyd French, of Ripon
College, Wisconsin, to take the place
in the high school here as teacher of
mathematics and physics made vacant
by the resignation Of Robert Clack, who
goes TO China.
District Superintendent c. L. Stat
ford, of this city, preached both morn
ing and evening at the Methodist
church on Sunday last and presided
over the quarterly conference on Mon
day evening.
Mr. Henry r. Booknan, of Chester.
has made announcement of the fact
that he is a candidate for supervisor
of the county from this district. Mr..
Booknan has made an exhaustive and
pTdcllcdl Sluuy VI tilC
drainage in the construction of good
roads and would be very valuable in
helping on that much needed improve
ment.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Humboldt Society at Carnegie lib
rarv at o'clock on Wednesday even
ing Professor Wallace will present the
subject, Some Results of the Modern
Criticism of the Old Testament"
NJ J. A Morrison recently sold his
farm in Washington township to Henry
Rehburg, who now has possession
there Mr.. Morrison bought a quarter
section near Green Mountain, Iowa, and
he and his family have just moved
there.
Mrs. o. B. Matthews, of this city,
on Saturday last and Mr.. Matthews
joins them there this week for a visit
at the home of his mother.
Miss Ellen Ball, of Mt Pleasant,
state organizer for the P. E. o. sister
hood, inspected the 3. NJ. chapter of
this city yesterday and spent a social
evening with the members as guests of
Miss Alma Christian at the George NJ
Christian home. During her stay here
she was the guest of Mrs. c. W. Carter.
| Eugene Rust, having closed out the
| Swisher Brothers clothing business at
Montezuma, has returned to his old
place with the firm in this city.