Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-08
Western LEAGUE.
GrinnelI and Vicinity,

special 10 1lINSS-RGpuD
Grinnell, July s.-Rev. DR.. Benson,
for many years pastor of the Presby-
terrain church at Brooklyn, Iowa, and
who recently announced his plan Of ac-
cepting a pastorate in Cottage Grove,
Ore. has changed his plans and is to
take charge of a church in San Fran
cisco, Cal, beginning his work there
as soon as he can get his family there
Prof. and Mrs. George L Pierce, Of
the conservatory of music in Iowa COL
lege, who have leave of absence for
| next year and who had planned to
spend most of the year in Berlin in the
study Of music, in company with Prof.
and Mrs. Ralph Lyman, have suddenly
changed their plans and decided not to
cross the water Mr.. and Mrs Lyman
started on their foreign trip on We'd
nesday.
Thomas Keenan, died at his home,
321 Main street, this city at noon OF
Wednesday of weakness from old age.
He was born in Ireland in 1892 He
has been for many years a resident Of
Grinnell and vicinity and was univer-
sally esteemed as a man OF the strict
est integrity. The funeral was held
from the Catholic church of this CITY
this morning at 10 O'Clock He leaves
wife and a number of grown chill
dren.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs James
Mc1lrath in Brooklyn, in the presence
OF some fifty relatives and friends, Mr.
Charles A. Smith and Miss Elizabeth
Given were made husband and wife by
their vows and the words spoken by
Rev A. P. Walton, of the Presbyter-
ian church. Both the contracting par
ties have n
some years, the groom being a stree,
car conductor there The bride is a
sister of Mrs. McIllrath, at whose home
the wedding took place
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Palmer of New
burg. announce the birth of a ten and
a half pound son at their home.
OF interest TO the people of Grin
nell and Iowa College is the news of
the marriage, at the home of her par
ents near Corydon, of Miss Laura AL
berta Denton to Mr. Herbert Row
Smith, formerly OF Corning but for
some years of Highland Park, III. The
bride is a graduate of Iowa College.
Inc groom is graduate of Cornell
College and has studied abroad.
Rev. George E. Moore has received a
unanimous call to the passionate Of the
Christian church of Montezuma. in
place of Rev. Frank Edwards, who re-
signed recently that place TO go info
evangelistic work
George Wadsworth. of BROOKLYN. has
been recently elected as superintend-
ent of the schools of Victor for tho
coming year
Attorney and Mrs. Henry G. Lyman.
of this city. announce their plans to
start this week for an extended trim
to places of interest in the west and
down the Pacific coast.
While the Stewart library building
is undergoing extensive changes
the librarian, Miss Wiley. is given a
vacation for a month, which she is |
enjoying at her former home at Onawa.
At Fort Collins, Col, on Wednesday
Of this week, Mr.. George I. Inman and |
Miss Mabel Dunlap We're united in
Mrs. William Hill of this |
city, was present at the ceremony. The I
bride is well and very favorably known
in Grinnell, having spent most of her
life here. She Is a niece of Ex-Coun-
Gilman J. H. Skeels. The groom is a
clerk in the postoffice at Fort Collins.
One of the pieasantest and best at
tended OF all the meetings of the !
Poweshiek County Medical Association
was that Of Tuesday evening of this
week at the Office Of DR.. E. B. Will
liams, OF Montezuma, where sixteen
of the physicians Of the county were
assembled. The previously announced
program was carried out with the ex-
ception Of that part assigned to DIR.
Bush Houston and clinic by DR.. Will
liams was substituted.