Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-17
GrinneII and Vicinity.
special to Times-Republican.

Grinnell, July 17.-There was a large
assemblage at Forest Home in Union
township yesterday. for the all day
out door services that had been previ-
ously announced. DR.. L. e. Follans-
bee. Of Des Moines, was the speaker
and he gave discourses that gripped
and held his audience. Those in at
tendance brought plenty of provisions
and basket dinner was held at the
intermission of services.
The Union township school board, at
their annual meeting in July. fixed the
wages to be paid to teachers there as
follows. for the ensuing year: Those
holding first class certificates, $50; sec
ond class, $45; third class, $40, per
month.
Montezuma's fast baseball team came
up to Grinnell on Saturday morning
last and, in the afteroon, engaged in a
battle royal with one Of the star teams
OF this city. The honors were with
the visiting team UP to the last half OF
the night inning when Grinnell took
one of her phenomenal spurts and left
| their guests to contemplate the score OF
2 TO in favor of Grinnell. AS an exhi-
hilton OF ball playing the game was
worthy Of a much larger audience than
1t had.
Charles Wiley met with an accident
a few days since by falling off the
automobile where he was trying to play
acrobat and having the machine pass
over him bruising shoulders, hips and
chin. and possibly other parts Of his
anatomy, but breaking no bones. Aside
from a week or two of close confine-
ment no serious damage is reported.
A business change took place in this
city on Saturday by which H. S. Long
retires from the job printing firm of
Waring & Long and returns to Chicago
while Mr.. Waring continues the BUSH
ness alone. Mr.. Long came here from
Chicago some two years ago and
brought his wife and two daughters
He will leave the family here for the
present for the educational advantake
OF this city Waring and Long are
both deaf mutes and so are both their
wives. The business is hardly large
enough to support two families and this
is largely the cause Of the dissolution.
Miss katherine Bemis, a teacher in
the schools Of Minneapolis but whose
home is in Owatonna. MINI. is in this
city for a visit Of some weeks with
Miss Jane Patrick. at SIS Park street
The Grinnell Good Roads and Auto
mobile CluO IS making Sui 1urtner I'm.
provements for the convenience Of
strangers who may travel the river
to-river' road" by putting out 500
large signs at the turnings Of the road.
They are to be made Of steel with
wi1iie channel backing and black let
tiers.
Frank Reynolds. who recently bought
the Bon Ton restaurant on Main street
Of Harry Case, has associated with him
az a partner in the enterprise w. N.
| Hampton from Aledo, ILL.,, who is said
| to be experienced in the business.
8. J. Pooley, treasurer OF the Inde-
pendent District of Grinnell, reports
the following payments for the year
closing July I: To teachers. $22, 1853;
| for ordinary running expenses. 3s,2o7;
from school house fund. $l1 1905. The
present balance in the treasury Is
$3.50.
Sheridan township has laid out a
site for a new town to be located on
the interurban line in process Of con-
struction from Oskaloosa, by way OF
Barnes City, Montezuma. Malcom and
Tama City. to Waterloo.
Professor and Mrs. r. II. Perring Of
Iowa College. are visiting relatives in
Bloomington, Ill. but plan to be In
Grinnell again about the middle of
] August. Meanwhile the professor ex-
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