Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-21
Grinnell and Vicinity.

Special to mes-Republlcan.
Grinnell. April 21.-Mrs. H. w. Nor
ris, of this city, is reported as max
ing a good recovery after surgical
operation in the Methodist hospital III
Des Moines on Saturday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Young report
from their farm home eight miles west
Of this city the birth of twin daugh-
ters
Miss Louise Taylor. a graduate of
Iowa College a number of years ba elk.
sends notice to her friends here of
her marriage on the 18th of this m onth
at Denver, Col, to DIR. H. F. Thompson.
and that their future home is to be in
Forest City. Iowa.
An attractive program was present.
ed this morning at the auditorium of
the high school here. the occasion be-
ing the presen tation by the artist, A. l..
Child, of fine picture, finely framed,
of the champion high school football
team of last fall.
The April term of the superior court
closed on Monday and the May term
is to begin on May 2. In the case OF
Wadswort gainst Owens, plaintiff
won verdict of s472.42 and by agree
ment costs We're divided The case Of
Hugh A. Steele against Edgar Morgan
for damages for loss of time and labor
and cost of medical attention in case
of his son, who had broken leg al
legged by plaintiff to have been thru
the misdirecton of defendant for
whom the boy was working at the
time. was dismissed by the plaintiff at
his own cost. The two cases of Mary
E. Case against Jacob and William
Wisecarver were continued. Kingdom
Brothers against Ira Workman ana
Ida B. Workman, to recover on a GER
tilted account, went to plaintiff by de-
fault on the part of both. defendants.
In G. L. Miles against James q. john
son a change Of venue waA granted
defendant to the district court at Mon
tezuma on the ground that he was a
nonresident Of Grinnel. In ]. H
Humphrey against William Iirbel, an
action to GUST tenant staying. as al
legged, over time and to collect rent Tor
the overtime, was won by defendant
and plaintiff now dismsses his appeal.
Mr.. w. H. White, formerly of Dexter.
Iowa but now having a place in the
fine finishing department of the Spaul-
ding plant of this city, has moved his
family here and they are at home in
the Floyd Dale property, No. S11 Con-
ter street.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Woomer are hav-
ing the pleasure of visit from Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Barnhardt, of Elgin,
Neb.
There is to be a meeting Of the Auto
mobile Club this evening at the super
ior court room at 7:30, at which there
will probably be some very valuable
reports of committees and information
regarding the river to river road pro-
ject as we'll as plans for making good
roads in other directions from this
center This meeting was postponed
from Tuesday evening because of the
extra interest in the brotherhood meet
ing of that date.
The paving now going on north Of
the park. on Fourth avenue, and the
preparation Of the ground along that
side of the park for the new hitching
racks that the city council has voted
are leading to the work of cutting out a
number of old and unsightly soft maple
trees that should have gone long ago to
give room to some young ones of better
varieties planted within the past few
years.
Miss Bessie Harris is again at her
old place as assistant librarian in the
Stewart library, after vacation of two
months or more spent with her moth