Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-01
Grinreii and Vicinity.

Grirne1l April 1.-Mr ard Mrs. Ell
ner Meeker. having recently moved
from Hartwick to the old Decker farm.
now owned by Mr.. John RYAN. in JET
ferson township. the neighhors and
friends to the number Of twenty or more
gave them a hen party" each one
contributing hen towards starting
them in the stocking up Of the farm.
The hountiful lunch served and the
social time enjoyed in addition to the
UNIQUE and useful gift served to ma
; terially strengthen the bonds OF
friendship all around
One Of the most important business
changes that has startled this city for
some time Is that of the retirement Of
Mr.. John w Rapson from the grocery
firm Of Rapson & Moyle. leaving W. T.
Moyle as sole owner and manager OF
the business. These two have been to-
gether in business for almost nineteen
years with the most arnica bic, relations
and very prosperous business Mr..
Rapson retires on account Of growing
i'll health from rheuma tisn which has
interfered with his attention to the
business and his comfort for some time.
4. Is quite probable that he will seek
alienation in some other climate. MI.
Moyle is graduate Of Iowa College,
class Of 90 Many changes In business
have taken place here since these two
Joined their forces. as this was the
oldest firm except one. In the city.
L. T. Bowers and J. c. Mc1lrath. Of
Brooklyn. were on the Chicago market
lon Monday with some good stock OF
their own feeding. the former having
two cars Of cattle averag ing about
1900 pounds. and the latter with one
OF hogs and one OF mixed hogs and
cattle. Both feeders were well pleased
with the prices obtained. On Sunday
there were shipped from Malcolm two
cars Of stock by B. p. Meigs: one by
IT, F. Eisele: and one by E. e. Lamb.
Mr.. Meigs and Mr.. Lamb going Into
Chicago with the stock
Mrs. Mary Rutherford, hving south
Of this city along, the lire Of the Iowa
Central railroad, has brought action
before Judge Lyman Of the superior
court in this city for damages against
the road to the amount OF $3.50, by a
fire which she alleges was caused by
the road and which destroyed barn,
a buggy shed, corn crib. woodpile and
eight rods OF fence. She 10 the widow
Of John Rutherford. who was killed
some years ago on the railroad where
| It passes thru their farm. while trying
to get some OF 11isl cattle on the rail-
road tracks -rs
The jury in the district court at Mon
tezuma in the case ofEHamlin against
Patty gave the plaintiff judgment IN
the sum of 1851. In the case OF Ryan &
Buchneau against the Rock Island rail-
road in which plaintiffs claimed dam
ages to some hogs shipped from Brook
Ign to Chicago, the jury found for
plaintiffs in the sum OF 1924.
Harry w. westlaka resigns his posi-
f|tion in the office OF the rSpualding
Manufacturing Company to take tn"
place vacated by Leonard Walker in
the banking honse Of CIV. II. Boyer
& Co. Mr.. Westlake has been with the
Spauldinss for the past seven and a
half years. Before taking that position
he was, for several years, q very eff
Gent agent here for the Rock Island
railroad.
Edward Bechly. editor of the Times
Democrat of Watseka, Ill, was in Grim
nell for a sohrt time yesterday on his
way to his former home at Searsboro,
where his father lies dangerously i'll.
Prof. Paul Pearson, OF Swarthmore
College, near Philadelphia, who visited
| briefly with Prof. ]. P. Ryan, OF the
college here, early in the week, gave an
| Interesting talk at chapel on Wednes-
| day morning.
The sympathy Of many friends goes
| out to Mr.. and Mrs. George Wisecar-
yer, who bring their little son Floyd
aged 10 months. here for burial. He
died in Fairfield on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Fellows are hav-
! ing the pleasure Of a visit from Mrs
E. A. Alexander and her daughter,
| whose home is in Clarion
| In the baseball practice games to be
played here all thru next week the
Grinnell team will meet one OF its IA
nous old time pitchers In Snithson.
'O9, who is now member Of the OF
tumwa league team.