Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-15
GrinneII and Vicinity.


Grinnell. April 15.-Superiatendert
Grinnell. went TO Waterloo this morn
ing, where he is one OF, the judges Of
the state high school oratorical con-
test to take place there this evening.
Ernest Her, for the past two years
superintendent of the schools of Girls
void, was elected superintendent of the
schools of Montezuma for the next
school year, at the meeting of the
school board of the county seat
At the home Of Frank L. Rutledge,
on Wednesday evening, in the presence
Of about forty invited guests Miss Ed
ma Rutledse and Mr.. Ralph Morgan
We're made husband and wife by the
words spoken by Rev. w W. Wood
burn of the United Presbyterian church
Of this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Nc
Dowell acted in the capacity of
groomsman and bridesmaid Those
present from abroad were Misses Effie
Morgan and Mary Becker, Of Newton,
and Mr.. Rex Morgan of Dupont, Ill.
The newly welded pair will make their
new home on a farm near Malcolm.
The new plan of cooperative deliv-
cry by number of the grocery firms of
this city will be put to a practical test
beginning with Monday morning of
next week. Delivery wagons will start
out On their trips AT o'clock and $50
in the forenoon and and o'clock il
the afternoon.
Mr.. Frank Clayberg, the efficient
linotype man in the employ. of the
Grinnell Herald, took a vacation some
thing over a week ago and went to
Houghton, Mich, where he was mar
ried to Miss Hattie Whitford, Of that
city. The newly married couple have
come to Grinnell to make their future
home and will begin housekeeping at
1014 Summer street.
The s. P Jack farm of 120 acres
lying east of Montezuma was sold this
week at the top figure for farm lands
in that vicinity, being bought by
James Cummings, Of Malcorl, for an
even 5000 an acre. The John McKeag
farm was sold last week to j. A. Cum
mings and c. O. Bowers, of Malcon, at
s170 an acre, there being 160 acres in
the tract.
The body Of Mrs Fannie C. Morse
was brought to this city yesterday
morning from Shelburne Falls, Mass,
and inferred beside that of her hus-
band in Hardwood cemetery. Mrs.
Morse was in the 18th year Of her life,
thirty-five years of which she had
lived with her husband in Grinnell.
After his death two years ago, she
went to live with iler niece, Misc Fan
ME l. Bartlett, who accompanied the
body back to this city. Funeral ser
vices were held at the home Of Will
liam Wrage on Main street conducted
by Rev. Elias Handy, of the Methodist
church.
The people of Montezuma are much
pleased, and many Of the travelling
public will be so when the order has
been carried out, because of the order
recently issued by the board of rail-
road commissioners that the Rock
Island and the Iowa Central tracks
shall make connection at the county
seat and be ready for service with such
connection by the 1st Of next July.
Rev Father Curtin, Of Brooklyn, Of
ficiated at two weddings at the Cath
Ole church of that town this week,
the first being on Wednesday morning
when Miss Elizabeth Hauersperger,
from near Brooklyn, was united to Mr..
Joseph Noble of Polonia, Ill, and the
second On Thursday morning when
Miss Mary Louise DeSmet, also from
near Brooklyn, was welded to F1ori-
mond Brazkezeld, OF Moline, III.