Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-28


Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Jan. 2S.-There was a large
attendance last evening at the previ-
ously announced union prayer meeting
at the Congregational church where
short addresses We're made by Rev. P.
A. Johnson, Rev. c. H. Horn, Rev w.
P. Stoddard and Rev D. P. Breed, with
Rev. Elias Handy, in general charge of
the meeting. The general topic was al
lied TO that of the short course, How
can the churches benefit the rural COM
munities?" and particularly speakers
emphasized the waste of energy and
effort in the field of religious activities
and urged a conservation of forces by
a lessening of the number of poorly
built and supported churches and of
half paid preachers and a union of diff
ferent denominational bodies into one
for aggressive work for the kingdom.
According TO Encouragement the
poultry fanciers met last evening at
the office of H. o. Shaw and proceeded
to organize poultry fanciers' associ-
alton. L. L. Woods was elected tenn
porary chairman and r. A. Terrell sec
rotary. The temporary organization
was later made permanent. d A Hop
kins, F. H. Sickle and William K
June were made a committee to draw
up constitution and bylaws to be
presented TO radoption. 1t was decided
10 hold poultry exhibit next year
which should cover the same territory
as the Grinnell corn contest now does.
radius of twenty-five miles with
] Grinneu as the center The object of
me association was distinctly stated as
the Improvement of the poultry stock
and not the raising of especial show
birds or the making of costly and elab-
crate exhibits The scoring of the
poultry now on exhibition here, by S.
B. Mills, of Ames, yesterday demon
strated that the fowls in general are
OF such high order of excellence
each breeder feels impelled to try to
raise the general standard still higher
II was also decided that the exhibit of
next year should be made independent
Oh the corn show as being better for
poth EXHIBITS, the poultry needing quite
different accommodation from those
OF the corn show. A vote of thanks was
given to F. H. Sickle and H. o. Shaw
Tor their untiring efforts to make the
present show the success it is univers-
ally acknowledged TO be.
The prizes that had been offered in
the domestic science department have
been awarded as follows: Best loaf
white bread. Mrs. P. H. Pilgrim. first:
Mrs. A j. Blakely. second; Mrs. T.
Stangeland. third; and Mrs. T. 1. Cove
fourth Best loaf graham. Mrs. Jennie
cooper first Mrs. A. j. Blakely, sec
ond; and Miss Grace Card. third Light
biscuit, Mrs. Jennie Cooper first; Mrs.
/ T. H Pilgrim, second; Mrs. 7. L. Cove,
third: and Mrs T. Stangeland. fourth.
Best layer cake. Miss Mildred Warbur-
ton. first Mrs. E. w. Clark, Jr., sec
ond; Miss Clara Taylor, third. Best
loaf cake, Mrs. j. D. Boyack, first: Miss
Amy Klein, second; and Mrs P. H. Pill
grim, third. In the girls classes the fol-
Mrs. Jennie Cooper, first; Mrs. Belle
tleener, second; and Mrs P. H. Pill
grim, third. The girls classes the fol-
lowing prize winners were named: Best
loaf white bread, Miss Margaret Blake
~, first; Miss Mildred Evans. second.
Miss Avis Vaughan, third Angel food
cake, Miss Ruth Fowler, first: Miss
Margaret Blakely, second. Chocolate
cake Miss Edith Smith, first; Miss
Dorothy Brown, second LAYER cake,
Miss Miriam Taylor, first; Miss Edith
Smith, second
Mr.. G. A. Miller from Newman
Grove, Neb., arrived in this city yester-
day to begin his work as junior mem
Der OF the firm of Cowden and Miller
of the Grinnell Register. His wife will
not come until spring.
On Wednesday, at the home of the
| ma Nv r,
King, of Sheridan township. was cele-
brated the marriage of Miss R. V. King
to Mr.. Glenn Gross in the presence OF
sixty-five invited guests. From Grinnel
were Mr.. and Mrs. w A. Rhoadarmer
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Barnes, Mr. Henry
Barnes, and Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Hart
zell.
On Sunday last, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Elmore four miles wes1
of this city, Miss Ethel Houghton an6
Mr.. Ray Lockhart We're made husband
and wife by the words pronounced by
Rev. Fred Gilmore. The young couple
are temporarily stopping at the home
of Mr.. William Houghton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Hastings, of this
J city, and their son and daughter bott
, of responsible age, solemnly affirm
, that on the 2sth of January, 1910, be.
ing Wednesday of the present week
, they all saw on a tree in their from
yard, very live robin, and heard hin
sing. This is such an unusual oc.
currence for this time of the year ans
with such severity of weather that
without their solemn affirmation, thu
entire family feared they might b.
branded as nature fakirs.
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