Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-13
G::nne!! and Vicinity.


Grinnel, Dec 13-Mrs. Jennie Baker.
one of the long time residents of the
city and well advanced in years. is
quite i'll a, the city hospital with heart
trouble. but is reported as showing
some improvement
Mrs. A McBain. wife of the coun-
Gilman from the Fourth ward, is seri-
ously i'll from kidney trouble
The children of Mr.. and Mrs Jacob
Korns worked up a surprise celebration
for them on Sunday last. being the
fortieth anniversary of their wedding.
Mrs. ]. L. McIlrath. Mrs. T. r. Porter,
Mrs Emery Sickle. and the Misses
Floy and Harriet Korns were all pres
ent and there were ten ont of thirteen
grandchildren also present. One daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. L. Dayton. and family, OF
Brooklyn. were unable to come. 4
fine Morris chair will be a continual
reminder to Mr. and Mrs Korns Of this
happy event.
Aldace W. Child started yesterday
load of twenty-five mules. bought in
this vicinity for the Los Angeles mar
ket, an event new to this city in both
the expectation Of mules in such large
nunb ers at one time and also in the
extreme western market.
The funeral services for Mr. John
Hitchins. who died at his home in
Rock Creek township. on Monday night,
will be held tomorrow morning q 1890,
from the Catholic church of this city.
conducted by Rev. Father Curtin. of
Brooklyn. Mr. Hitchins was well along
in years and had lived for several
years in the community where he died
Professor Bliss. % Iowa state Col
lege at Ames. was in this city this
morning in consultation with the chair
men of the various committees in
charge of the work for the short course
to be held here in the latter part of
January.
The "Workin gmen's Cooperative
Association" held their regular meet
ing on Monday night and Mayor Pat
ton met with them and gave them
talk in which he expressed his entire
willingness to assist in any way prac-
ticab1e for him in reducing the high
cost of living which seems to be. at
the present time. the main topic OF dis
cussion at these meetings. The matter
Of a city market and Of establishing
city scales vas talked over. There has
been an ordinance on the city records
for some years establishing city scales
but it has never been enforced. The
mayor gave his opinion as to the neces-
sary preliminary steps to be taken by
| the people OF the city for establishing
market and left it up to them to take
action.
| At meeting Of TIE members Of the
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association
of Poweshiel, county. on Saturday last.
the following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year: President.
A. A. Foster. of GrinneIl: vice presi-
dent, Fred Heinle, of Grinnell: secre-
tary. F. A. Stillwell. of Searsboro;
treasurer, A. E. James. Of Searsboro
The following delegates to the state
meeting were chosen: A. A. Foster
Henry johnson, Fred Heinle, ]. S
Beeler, and Hon. Ralph Sherman, all OF
Grinnell: a. E. James. of Searsboro;
Otto Schultze. of Malcolm, and c. T
| Carlsten, Of Brooklyn. No other i'm
portant business was transacted. and
after the address by State Presiden,
Sykes the meeting adjourned.
There was an unusually large at.
tendance last evening at the regular
monthly meeting of the brotherhood a,
the Congregational church. After the
usual luncheon Prof. John W. Gamma
way talked for an hour and half or