Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-15
GrinnelI and Vicinity,
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. Feb. ia hundred inter-
ested men met at the Congregational
church last evening and listened to
the paper by Mr.. D. S. Morrison on
Strikes and to the spirited discus
sion that followed. Mr. Morriso1Is
paper WAS comprehensive and embod-
led his observations and experience for
the past fifty years and his recent in
vestisations in Chicago ard whta he
learned there of conditions in Mil,vau-
kee and ether large cities. Mr.. Nor
rison's father came to Grinnell in $50
He was a tanner by trsNIe and contin-
ued that business here and began the
manufacture Of gloves. This he con-
tinued until the time of his death in
1876. The present Mr.. Morrison has
continued and enlarged the business
thru all the years since until, AT pres
ent. there are some eighty workmen
and women in the factory and the
number would be largely increased II
only there could be found women to
do the work. In all this time bus one
strike has occurred and that lasted
but three days and was broken by an
order from the strikers own union at
Gloversvile, n. Y, to return to work.
The reading Of the paper was followed
by an earnest discussion participated
in by Professors Stops, Gannaway,
Noble, Rev. H. W. Tuttle, President
Brown, Secretary MORAY and others.
AT the opening Of the meeting Rev
p. A. johnson filed the ten minutes
allotted to the talk on missions with
old matter in a new form that set all
present to thinking. At the next
brotherhood meeting on the second
Tuesday evening of March. State Sec
rotary Of Labor Van Duyr will De pres
ent and speak upon Harmonious Re-
lations That Should Exist Between
Employers and Employees"
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard H. Morris.
whose home is No. 1892 West street.
this city, are having a visit from Mr..
Howard II. Morris, nephew, and his
bride. The poung people were welded
yesterday at noon at their home in
Tiskilwa, Ill. and came direct to this
city, where they will remain for few
days.
Ex-County Attorney Harry E. Boyd,
Of Malcolm. has found 1t necessary to
go again to Hot Springs, Ark. to COM
bat his lifelong enemy, rheumatism.
Attorney and Mrs. Harold l. Boyer
were in Des Moines over Sunday, and
while there Mr.. Boyer read at the
meeting of the Unity Circle" his pa
per on Educational Laws and School
Laws Of Iowa" which was TO have been
read in January but was deferred on
account of his sickness.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. A. Wildnlan whose
home is on Pearl street, this city. an
nounce the birth to them on Friday
last of daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Gillespie. of Chester township, an
ilounce the birth of an eleven-pound
son on Tuesday morning of this week.
Four car loads OF cattle were ship
ped from Malcom on Sunday last. being
one each for Ed Tinker, L. c. Tiede-
man. Herman Mithelman and Mr.. Fer
guson.
Rev. Robert Lincoln, of this city, Of
ficiated at the marriage of Cora L..
Selle to Leonard w. Simmons, at high
noon on Sunday last, at the brides
home in Westfeld. The wedding march
vas played by Miss Grace Selle The
bridesmaid was Miss Margaret ThomD-
/ son and the groonsman was Louis H.
! Se!le. The newly welded pair will make
I their new home on a farm at Oak
| Grove.
The funeral Of Mrs. P. ]. stowel was
held in Garner yesterday afternoon She
/ was sc years ot age and !: former res;
/ dent Of this county a few miles north
/ Of Malcolm. Her husband was q half
/ brother of Mrs. John Goodfellow and
Councilman H. I. Davis, both OF this
city, and Mr.. Davis was present at the
funeral
| ]. c. Harvested, Of this city, received
| the news of the death of his brother
at Minot, N. D., too late to allow him
! to be present at the funeral, which took
place yesterday. He was owner and
manager OF q large stock farm.
| Fred Otcheck, living two miles from
! this city, who has taken the large
| prizes at the corn shows held here and
also won this winters sweepstakes and
| firsts on some small grains at Ames
has now brought back first premium
on barley from the national corn show
, AZ Columbus. q.