Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-22

o4.1 1NAAieAh . WEll1AS. I1c IHOE6s
fore decided that Hardwick would have
to buy the dinners.
Not on your life" said Hardwick
IT Adarnson hasn't got sense enough
to win a bet for a member Of hts dele
cation, he'll have to buy" And he did.
6rinnsil and Vicinity.
Special to Ttmes-Republican.
GrinIlell, April "a Claims for the
value of stock killed by wolves and
dogs still como in with regularity and
volume that would be surprising II
not SO common In this county. Tax
payers sometimes wonder II Poweshiek
county 10 worse harassed than others
or Is an average of the state. The fol-
lowing claims were allowed at the
April meeting Of the board. Charles
F. Ludeman. three lambs, S1S.2e: Aus
tin Dolmage. three ewes. SCI; Ira
Rouda bush. one eve. $40: B. q. Bar
Der. one eve. $3.50; Lucretia ASKING
one brood SOW. $21; T. II. McIlrath,
two hogs. 34%.10; J. 8. wart, one hog.
$lOy5O.
Tho commercial club Of Brooklyn has
offered four prizes for the four miles Of
best dragged roads within the area. OF
nine miles from Brooklyn to the NORTH
six miles to the east, seven miles to
the south. and six miles toward the
west. The contest will close Nov. 1.
The hrst prize is $40: the second, 81:
the third. IS: and the fourth, So.
Mrs. w. II. Nash and her daughter,
whose home has been in Des Moines
for some time. are In Grinnell for a
visit with old friends before they re-
move to Colorado Springs, Colo, for
the summer.
Mayor Patton has issued official no
tice to those people who are in such a
hurry to get their own business done
that they become regardless Of the
rights OF others and tramp over newly
made lawns and parkings to the great
detrinent Of the grass just starting
and the soft dirt recently put there at
much cost Of both labor and money,
that they are laying themselves liable
to appearance and punishment in the
police court for violation Of plain city
ordinance. The large amount Of street
paving done here last year necessitated
the widening and practical remaking
Of some miles in length OF parking and
scores Of people are interested N this
subject and DESTROYS OF all the assist
ance the city authorities can give them
In making the parkings beautiful.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Rayburn. OF Mon
tezuma, had q close call from fire that
started in their summer kitchen and
communicated to the main building. BY
the hard work OF the near neighbors
and Of the fire company the flames
were finally subdued and the house
saved with com paratively small loss.
Mrs. Rayburn was considerably scorch-
ed and nearly suffocated by the dense
smoke as she made her way into the
burning house to secure some treas
ureS.
The annual Iowa College Glee Club
concert was given last night to
crowded house. The management
served notice upon the public that they
would start an innovation by beginning
promptly at the hour set, 8 o'clock. 1t
has been growing custom here at all
evening entertainments to name the
hour. of beginning and then begin from
fifteen to thirty minutes later with
the hope that, in this way, they would
have no late corners interrupting the
entertainment. But the opposite has
been generally true. The longer time
allowed for the people to assemble the
later some OF them came. The public
In general will han q change of this
sort with much satisfaction II but all
other entertainers will follow this good
example set by the slee club. The spe-
ctal guests OF the club last evening
were President and Mrs Main, Profess
sor and Mrs. Scheve. Professor and
Mrs. Matlack, and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
g. Lyman. After the concert the usual
reception was held, both floors OF the
association building being used for that
purpose ana the affair being managed
by the members Of the club. The usual
"roasts" were conspicuous by their alb
sence In the evening program and were
replaced by newer and better material.
Mrs. Ella Reinking Towle. of this
city. leaves this morning FOR q mis-
sionary address this evening at Chaplin.
She will then speak 1t Rockwell on
Sunday evening and 90 on the next day
to the association at Waverly.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. s. Barns are having
a visit from their son. T. W. Barns,
VINO has been IL; in Chicago, where he
holds a good position, and has come
homo to rest and recover strength.
The death OF Mrs. Obadiah Higbee
at Iowa City and the funeral on Wed.
nesday last called her grandchildren,
Mrs. Wesley Hartzell, Mrs. Frank King,
ana o. F. Barnes, to that city. n. 8.
Barnes. an old friend Of the deceased,
went to the funeral Mrs. Higbee was
one of the pioneers In the settlement
Of Johnson county.
Mrs. J. III. r. Robson started for
Omaha yesterday for visit Of indefin-
lite length with her sister living In that
city.
Rev. and Mrs. z. "A. DUNCAN have
just returned from Eldon where they
went 10 attend the meeting Of the Dem
mark Congregational Association.
William q. Swift, lad Of some sew
enteen years. only son Of Mrs. Jemima
Swife- Wallace OF this city. was taken
to the school at Eldora on Wednesday
on the sentence Of Judge ]. p. Lyman
Of the superior court here, on account
Of incorrigibility. and on the complaint
Of his mother. He has been before the
law in Justice court several times and
this seemed the only way OF helping
the boy to become q man. He IL to
stay there until no II Of legal age.
At the annual meeting OF the local
Alumni Association Of Iowa College,
held at Carnegie library on Tuesday
evening of this week, being the sixth
annual mAAtfn1r tha following ofeicar1