Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-16
cr;nn.'l and Vicinity.
fla, TO Times-Republican.

| Grinnell, Aug iG-The Are alarm
called out the department about l
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, 10 put out
| blaze that was eating into the cornice
| of the kitchen OF the Monroe Hotel. The
time was unusually long before the
| water began to touch the blaze. but
after that it was short work. While
considerable damage was done by wa
ter and smoke, the work in the kitchen
did not stop and guests In the dining
! room went on with their dinner without
alarm. The blaze is supposed to have
caught in the dry leaves collected IN
the gutter. from a spark from the
kitchen chimney All loss is amply COW
cred by insurance
Morton Barns, son of Harper Barns.
1927 Reed street. accidentally broke his
leg between the knee and ankle, yester-
day morning. as a result Of jumping
from his delivery wagon to the pave
ment He works for the Grinnell Pro-
vision Company.
AS had previously been announced.
the postal savings bank connected with
the office In this city. opened for busi-
ness on Monday morning. and the first
days deposits consisted of $40, by three
separate depositors.
Excitement increases with each ,wi-
light game. as the series gets closer to
the end Two more games are sched-
uled. Last evening the Athletics and
the Tigers crossed bats, and played
good and consistent game up to the
last Of the third inning. neither side
having scored. Then Patton was UNI
fortunate in his delivery and the Tigers
ran up four scores and made defeat
certain for the Athletics. In the last
half of the fourth. Sutherland got up
little TOO close and was accidentally
hit by the batter, and so stunned by
the blow that Dawkins was substituted
little later, but not until Sutherland's
grit in staying. had let in three more
Tigers and so the game closed with
seven to their credit In the first Of
the fifth the Athletics made lone run
Patton and Sutherland for the Athlet-
les: Brown and Rinefort for the Tigers.
Gee, umpire on balls; Jones. on bases
United States Senator W. S. Kenyon
spent Monday night in this city, on his
way from Iowa City where he spoke at
the chautauqua. to Atlantic, where he
spoke yesterday. While here he took
drive with State Senator Spaulding in
his car and met some other friends and
political o-workers.
A. l.. Frisbie, Jr, OF the Grinnell Her
aid. IS spending his two weeks vacation
partly with his brother. ". A. Frisbie
in Minneapolis. and partly at North
wood at the home Of the parents of
Mrs. Frisbie.
x-Mayor and Mrs E B. Wiley, of
this city, have issued Invita- lions to the
wedding Of their daughter, Miss Mary
Wiley. to Mr.. Samuel Arthur Derieux
at the Wiley home on Broad street
on Sept. 90. Mr.. and Mrs. Derrick will
make their home in Warrensburg, Mo-,
where they plan to be after Oct. l.
Woman Who Stole $50.
John Spencer, OF this city. has re-
ceived the contract for some alley paw
ing to be done in the county seat. his
bid for doing the same being s119 per
square yard, or and cents respec-
lively lower than his two competitors,
F. w. Clark Jr., OF this city. and A. A
Quegg.
Brooklyn people are rejoicing over
the completion OF their new deep well.
the water coming from a depth Of 2O4
feet, and being very satisfactory in
both quality and quantity.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Craver, Of st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, are visiting friends in this
city Mr.. Craver has been visiting for
some time with her mother, Mrs Ham,
ifton. and her sister, Miss Hamilton. in
Searsboro. They are here with her
While A ]. Hockett was busy in the
rear Of his place of business, Saturday
afternoon some bold and expert thief
slipped into the front room and got $33
out of the same, which was not secure
~ locked.