Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-25
GrinneII and Vicinity.
to Times-Republican.

Grinell April 25.-Mr ZenaS 2. Rug
giles is critically i'll at the home of his
son, S. D. Ruggles, of this city. He is
SO years of age and has been in feeble
health for some time. His home has
been in Ottawa, Kan, until quite re-
Gently
At the annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary Union at the
Congre gational church yesterday after
noon. Mrs c. F. Childs. who has re-
Gently returned from winter in the
extreme south, read story illustrative
Of the home missionary needs and
work and Mrs L. s. Edison read letters
from the workers In the A. NJ. A. field.
Mrs. L. s. Hand was chosen as dele
gate to the state convention at Mason
City. The following officers, were re-
elected to serve Tor the next year;
Presid cnt. Miss Stella Bartlett; first
vice president, Mrs. H. w. futile: sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Fred Morri-
son: third vice president. Mrs. Paul
Norris; secretary Mrs \. l.. Fr1so1e,
Jr.; corresponding secretary. Mrs. H.
E. Savage; treasurer, Ms. p. A. Wads-
worth.
Mr.. D. A. Laros. manufacturer OF
huggies in, this city. rs making prepar-
ations to go into the chicken business
quite extensively. He has bought sew
eral acres of land a half mile outside
the city limits on the southwest ana
fenced it off for a good range for ms
fowls. He has a building 2oxs0 feet
with concrete basement for lncupato1S
and eggs and light and well ventilat-
ed upper story for brooders. where
from 1000 to 5000 little chicks may be
cared for It is expected that every
thing will be in readiness soon to be-
gin the experiment Of raising chicks
for the market on large scale. Later
on II is understood that a dwelling VIII
be built on the property.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pulls living sev-
eral miles northeast of this city, an
,,onnce the birth to them of daughter
on Sunday last.
Miss Mamie CHM. who has been io@
some time the night nurse at the Grin :
nell hospital. has been MADE neao
nurse to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of Miss Condor. VINO
has: gone to New York City Tor post
graduate study
Friends Of Reuel Hull Sylvester are
gratified at The news that he mas oeeh
one of the thirty seven students IN the
graduate school of the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA this year to receive one
award of a fellowship in recognition OF
special scholarship. He takes his de-.
gree of doctor of philosophy from that
institution this year.
Rowland Manuel. who was taken
seriously i'll at Omaha on the return
trim of the Iowa College Glee Ci'lb from
their spring tour. is again able 20 be IN
college The Forum Phidelph play.
..The Great Galeoto." which was to
have been given on the 9th OF APRIL
was postponed on account of Mr. Man.
uers illness until the Bird Of May.
Mr.. L. J. Fox who was deemed al
most at the end Of his journey on
Sunday last. has rallied. the critical
SYMPTOMS have largely disappeared. and
he seems to have taken out new lease
on life.
F1oyd Stanley. whose home is in the
country near here but who is pupil
in the high school, was taken suddenly
and violently i'll at school day before
yesterday and was taken to the Grin
mel hospital. Yesterday afternoon he
was taken to the Methodist hospital at
les Moines. where it is expected ne VIII
have an operation for appendicitis
The plan, recently inaugurated and
now carried out by the board OF su
nervisors of the county. of printing IN
the newspaper accounts of the proceed
,nps of the board the names OF all
those who are receiving aid from the
county and the amount thus received
i.emized as to the different commod-
ties such as coal, meats. groceries
and clothing, is opening the eyes OF
some Of the tax papers and raising
serious question in many minds as ia
the advisability or the justice Of such
ample distribution OF public FUNDS
The wisdom Of such publication is alse
a matter of serious question with
some. It is argued that the deserving
poor ought not thus to be Inundated
and that the undeserving who are able
to work but too lazy to do so are not
in the least snai,.e1 By snch public
display of their inefficiency and lack
Of sense OF Justice to their fellow
men. The effect Of such publication
however, seems likely to so stir up the
people that some plan will be devised
for careful wedding out of the nfos'