Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-06
orinneII and Vicinity.
Special 10 Times Republican.

Special TO Times Republican.
Grinnell, June 6.-At the children's
day service at the Congregational
church yesterday morning the follow
ing named infants received the rite OF
baptism: Henry Edwin Vets. Otto
Korns Sickle, Anna Mildred Knight,
Arthur Raymond Clifton, and Henry
Edward Clifton. Following the custom
inaugurated by Rev. z. NJ. Vittum IN
his long pastorats with this church, OF
giving a bible to each baptized child
Of parents connected with the church,
that has passed his It'll birthday since
the last childrsn's day observance, the
following named received their bibles
Yesterday: Ruby Q. Davis, Irene Mar
tinson, Louise Moyle, Lucille Triplett,
Roy Hardy, willard H. Gibbs. Evelyn
Radcliffe. and solveig hartman.
The funeral of B. B. Hostetter, who
died very suddenly on Saturday night
last, will take place from the residence
on East Sixth avenue at O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ramsey from
their home near Dixon ILL.,, have been
for some days visiting relatives and
friends at MIR. Ramsey's old home near
Gilman and are now spending a week
or two with Grant Ramsey and other
relatives in this city,.
Prof H. S. Conard has recently
| bought the residence property on the
corner of Eighth avenue and Summer
street formerly belonging to Mrs. Drew,
the consideration named being $4,000,
and has started in to make some i'm
provements.
Principal c. H Horn recently sold
six vacant lots on East street, between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues, to Prof.
H W. Matlack for $500. These are a
part of the Hadley addition to the city
in which but a few years ago the same
lots would have brought probably $50
Mr. and Mrs. John Frost, of this city
announce the birth to them of twelve
pound son on Wednesday last.
The hitching posts for the park have
been set and the work of putting on
] the ornamental tops and the chains
will be completed in few days. The
posts are made of sections of maleable
/ iron hollow tubing about six inches In
4 diameter set about foot and half
, into the ground and firmly imbedded
in cement This foundation is made
still more secure by the concrete which
will surround them on three sides when
the paving is completed. The hollow
posts are also filled with cement fol
some distance above the ground. Ar
! ornamental top of cast iron is to be put
on these posts and heavy chains hung
between for the hitching.
| On Wednesday evening OF this week
/ the blues" OF the Pythian Sisters are
! to give a free entertainment to the
"Yellows'' as the forfeit due from then
| because Of theira failure to be the Win
ners in contest entered upon some
! time ago between the two divisions o.
! that organization.
Those who have won honor Gs IL
Iowa College formed this year an or
ganization to be known as the Honor
G Club and on Friday night last held
their first annual banquet at the Rant
gymnasium. An exceedingly happy
time is reported. William Ziegler wa:
made POSTMASTER for the occasion.
DR.. E. F. Talbot left on Friday nigh
for st. Louis where he will attend the
meeting of the American Medical Asso.
citation and plans to be absent for 9
week.
The annual Y w. c. A. conference
held at Lake Gevena always calls E
considerable number of young wome1
from Iowa College. This year the con
ference takes place from Aug. rs t.
Sept. and the following named WON
en- are making plans to attend: Clara
Lane, Laura Davis, Grace Work, Heller
McGill, Anna Carter Eva Garner. Rutf
Hutchinson, lone Hutchinson, Doroth!
Tuttle. Harriet Eldridge, Jessie Uhl
Helen Walker, Woodson Whiting
Halle Ferguson, Dale Montgomery
Sadie Cove, Leta Alexander, Iren'
Bridge. Ruth Collins. and Vera Mont
gomery.
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