Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-03


Special TO Times Republican,
Grinnell, Jan 2-There was a large
al the annual meeting of
the Congregational church and a spirit
of harmony in general prevailed altho
there was decided difference Of opinion
upon some details OF business. The
board OF trustees was authorized 10
apply the apportionment plan 10 the
raising of church expenses and the
same plan was approved Tor the gem
eral benevolences in accordance with
the state recommendation The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Deacons.
H. S. Bliss H. w. Somers, and Q. H.
Horn; deaconnesses. Mrs H C. Morse
and Mrs. J C. Stocks: trustees. H. w.
Spaulding. W. j. Ransom ard George
H. Hamlin; advisory board Give mem
hers at laree) S. J. Buck. L. s Hand.
Mrs. /. S. Edison. Mrs. D. P. Breed and
Mrs. T. o. Douglass: clerk. Fred Nor
rson: superintendent Of Sunday school,
Henry G LYMAN. Report was made
that the 5000 to clear off the indebt-
edness Of the church and for which a
campaign has been made in the last
few weeks of the old years was nearly
all pledged The budget for the COM
ing wear will run . about Sc 500.
Stock at The Hink farm sale south
of the far grounds. sold at the usual
ducts in .hs vicinity sheep bring
ing from s7a u s15 brood sows SAG.
one boar SIS ,en little nigs Weighing
about twenty mounds each brought
$40 aniAce: vnilng sows. two at s26
each and tzvn 500 aach. and yea-ii.s
steers weighing about 725 pounds
brought 500 <. Tha g-ada of stock was
good the hogs and sheep being pedi-
greed.
Dr.. Cogswell Of Cedar Raoids father
of DIR. j. W. Cegswell Of this CITY. is
visiting his son for an indefinite time.
Miss Nora Barnes. who has foeen in
Chicago for some months. returned TO
her home here This week. She Will
probably resume her old position in
charge Of the nursing and having GEN
eral oversight of the city hospital. Mrs
4 Harry Porter. her sister. who has been
! in hospital at Chicago. also returned
with her Miss Title Schlissell has also
come home from the Presbyterian hos
/ pital of Chicago. where she successfully
underwent a surgical operation.
Mr. Cleon Mason and Miss Alma
Van Dixie who were recently married
in Belle PLANE, have been visiting old
friends here. both being members of
the graduating class of '09 of Iowa Col
Ilege. Their home for the future is TO
! be in Decoral
The evangehstfc services at West
field have proved so interesting and
l7a
prolong them Indefinitely.
One of the especially pleasant re-
membrane for Mr.. Charles Porter, of
the Porter golden wedding. was the re-
ceipt of a $40 check from Mr.. Joel
Stewart. who for so many years lived
in Grinnell. and who was one of the
wheel horses of the democratic party in
this vicinity. in which class Mr.. Porter
then trained.
Mr. and Mrs Oliver Thorpe whose
home is on Elm street. this city. an
nounce the birth of son on Thursday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Hays of this
city are having the pleasure Of a hol-
iday visit from their two sons, H. G
Hays from Chicago and Charles Hays
from Texas The latter reports what
has hardly ever before been known. q
temperature of degrees below zero If
Texas.
Prof. A. V. Storm, of Iowa State
College at Anes, was in this city OF
Saturday last in conference with Pres
ident F. NJ Card and other officials o
the Com mercial Club concerning III
details of preparations for the comm:
short course. a general meeting o
chairmen of committees was called a
the Citizens Bank at / Is in the af
ternoon and the entire ground vel
gone over. questions on all the princi
: pal lines of work being asked and an
swered on both sides. 1t was practi
cally decided TO take the upper floor o
the old high school building for pur
y poses of corn examination and study a
having more and better distribute
light than the basement of the Meth
odist church which had at first bee
: selected Professor Storm has jus
visited Red Oak and other places wher
preparations are in progress for shol
(; courses and brought some new IDEA
:, from these places. He expressed muc
Q satisfaction with the tforoughness {
f. the preparations and the intense inter
Il est displayed by the people of Crime
3. and vicinity in the course to be pre-
q scented here.
/; L. D. Forehand, who has been cor
fined to his home for some time
% serious illness, is again able to be abol
the streets
: The annual meeting of the stockholt
ers of the Grinnell Savings and Loa
Association for the election of dire
@ tors. and the directors meeting for Il
election of officers will take place Il
morrow evening at the office of Il
association, beginning at o'clock.
Perry D. Altig, who has been spent
ing the past few months at the vete
mary college at st. Joseph. Mo, W;
at home here for the holidays.
The fire department was called out
II o'clock last night to blaze in t
" home of E. H. Bump at 1910 Spril
street, where an overheated fiat ir'
" put into bed had set the bedding
fire The flames were soon subdu
and the loss will not be very heavy.
Take Warning.
Don't let stomach, liver nor kidn
trouble down you, when you can quic