Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-05
orinn.lI and Vicinity.

special TO IimeS- HepuonCan
Grinnell, June 5.-Mrs. Gertrude
Cragin Of Boise, Idaho visited brief
! ly in this city at the home Of her un-
Gle. r. A. Barr. on her way to Chicago
! where she attends the national con-
ivention of hospital nurses and then
goes on to New York City for visit
of some length.
Prof. PAU F. Peck, Of GrinEell Col
lege, plans to travel in Europe this
summer. In the fall he will take his
classes here for the first semester but
for the rest of the year he is to have
the honor of conducting Prof. A. b.
Harris classes in American history at
Harvard University. His appointment
has just been received from President
Lowell of that institution, his selection
for that place having been made by
Professor Hart Some $50 students US
ually enroll in that class. Professor
Hart plans to travel during the latter
part OF that year in Asia Minor.
The remaining six selections have
been made for Phi Beta Kappa honors
from the present graduating class OF
Iowa College as follows: Anna FEEDER
son, of Bryant; Harriet Eldridge. OF
Clarion; Irene Meyer. of Hastings.
Mimi; Alice Lennon. of Cleveland,
Ohio: Everett Wells and Robert Wells
of Grinnell
While coasting down a hill in the
vicinity of Newourg on Sunday last
Edward Short, of this city. met with
an accident thru the breaking of the
fork of the front wheel of his bicycle.
throwing him TO the ground with such
violence as to leave him unconscious
for an hour and bruising and cutting
his face badly and loosening some of
his front teeth. DR.. A. j. Brock passed
that way in his automobile and
brought the boy home where he is re-
covering well.
Weather Observer D. w. Brainard
makes the following report for May:
Mean maximum temperature, IS;
mean minimum, 81: mean average,
SIS; highest, on the 9th, SO; lowest.
on the 18th and 18th, ~; rainfall. 4.49
inches; greatest in twenty-four hours.
on the 18th. 1.50 inches; rainfall on
thirteen different days: clear days. 10:
partly cloudy, 10; cloudy. 5: thunder
{ different days
A. D. Talbot and his brother, DIR. E.
r. Talbot, both Of this city, started
this morning in an automobile to make
the trip to Hot Springs. S. D.. where
the doctor will spend the summer as
assistant surgeon in the Catholic hos
pital where a close friend of his is
chief surgeon. A. D. Talbot will re-
tun to his home here after short
visit
George and Otto Ziegenmeyer have
been called to their home in New
Haven, No, by the death of their
father.
Jim Greenwood. Of college baseball
fame, who has recently overcome con-
ditions so as to be at work on the
team. was unfortunate in his first prac-
tice as catcher in getting the ball
wrong and suffering broken thumb
which will keep him out of the game
for the summer.
Mrs. Nellie Walker, with her daugh-
ter Helen, will soon start for Los An
her future home.
Robert E. Long, Poweshiek coun =
boy, native Of Brooklyn. once candi-
cate for county superintendent here,
has just closed his work for the second
year as principal of the school of Tar
kio. Mo-. and plans to spend the COM
ing year in post graduate study at Co.
lumbia University.
E. c. Bennett, of Des Moines. who
was driving Perry Dayton's car in this
city some time ago when information
was filed against Dayton for fast driv-
ing. pleaded guilty before Judge Lyman
yesterday and paid the nominal fine of
$3.50 and costs. Jacob Rivers. Of this
city. did likewise The superior court
Dc cket seems to be now cleared of cases
Of this kind and the movement Of autos
On the streets Of the city is perceptibly
a'ackened.
Cashiers S. ]. Pooley. Of Grinnell
Savings Bank. and II. F. Lanphere, of
the Citizens National Bank and Presi-
dent George II. Hamlin. Of the Mer-
chants National. started this morning
for Cedar Rapids. where they will at
tend the state bankers convention.
The women's Self Government
League Of Iowa College held a meeting
recently and elected the following off :
GERS for the next college year: Presi-
dent, Laura Mitchell. 10; vice presi-
dent, Jennie Rule. '13: secretary. Mary
McGil, IA; treasurer Wilma Cham
bers, II.