Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-20
News of erinnell and Vicinity,


Grinnell, Jan. 20.-Mrs. Jane Tubbs
and Mrs. Helen Heath, two sisters
whose home is in Republic, O., but who
have been for some months visiting at
the home OF a son OF Mrs. Tubbs in
Oklahoma, and. more recently, with re-
latives in Garden Grove Iowa, arrived
in this city yesterday morning for a
visit of some length at the home OF
their uncle, Deacon A o. Price.
Some eighty invited guests made
merry at the wedding feast yesterday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wiley. of this city when their daugh-
ter, Miss Ehie May Wiley, was mar
ried at high noon TO Mr. Martin o.
We're quite elaborate, the light of day
being shut out and its place supplied
by electricity and many candles. Rev
L. "A. DUNCAN, assistant pastor of the
Congregational church, performed the
ceremony The newly welded pair
boarded the afternoon train for Chi
cago for a short wedding trip after
which they will be at home in their
Spring street residence here. Mr.
Hocum has position with the Farm
ers Elevator Company of this city.
1t is not often in looking over the
records of any war that father and son
are both found in the same regiment
and company doing duty as common
soldiers but d case OF this kind is found
in this city George w. Pilgrim, who
was born at Haddam, Conn, but at the
breaking out of the civil war was living
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1861. in Company A of the Thirty-sev-
enth Illinois volunteer infantry for
three years He served until Nov. l,
1862. when he was discharged on ac-
count of physical disability. On the
18th of August 1861 his son, Thomas
G. Pilgrim, also enlisted In the same
regiment and company and continued
TO serve until Oct. ., 1864 This regi-
ment was known as "F'remonts Rifles
and has a record of thirteen prominent
engagements and several minor ones.
During this period the younger Pill
grim was in the hospital six weeks.
Mrs. Lydia NJ. Stage is still in Utica,
\. Y. where she was called by tele-
gram several weeks ago because of the
serious illness of her brother He was
obliged to go TO the hospital and UNI
dergo two severe operations but seems
to be slowly recovering at presen;
writing. Mrs. Stage will remain with
him indefinitely, hoping for his COM
plete recovery.
The early beginning and the steady
and long continuance of winter in this
immediate vicinity has not only nae
1.-The effect of sending the price of hay
and all other kinds of feed for stock
soaring but it seems to have dimin-
ished the milk supply until there seems
danger of milk famine. Dealers have
cut off all but such customers as are
constant and take a goodly quantity
and even for them extras in the shape
of cream or milk are frequently not te
be had unless engaged some time be-
fore hand. The deep snow has SO COW
cred the cornfieds that the fodder
there has been of little use so far, ant
must have lost most of its value should
the snow soon go off.
DUBOIS Vanderveer has concluded
his visit here with numerous relative:
and gone to his new home in Dietrich
Idaho. where he plans to engage in thu
two lines of dealing in land and thu
hardware business.
The case of Alexander against eros
by, which has just passed thru it's sec
ond trial, the original verdict in favo
of the defendant having been reverse,
by the supreme court, was decided yes
terday afternoon in favor of the plain
tiff The case is one in which dam
ages were claimed because of the al
legged biting of plaintiffs horse by de
fendants dog causing the horse to ru
away to the detriment of horse, vehicl
and occupants. The case has excite
considerable interest and the presen
decision is somewhat of a surprise
Both parties to the suit are Crime
people.
There have been five scattered case
of scarlet fever in mild form and tw
cases of diphtheria, also of mild ma
ture, in the city recently. One case c
the former is now ready for releas
from quarantine and the others ar
:, progressing well.
One case is from the Parker schoo
!. one from the Center school and tn
sother three from Cooper school.