Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
Grinneli and Vicinity.
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| Grinnell. March 11.-President Main
spent Sunday in Keokuk and occupied
i the pulpit Of the Congregational church
Of that city while the pastor Of that
church, Rev. D. c. Williams. preached
| in the Congregational church here In
the morning, spoke at vespers at the
| college chapel at o'clock. and again
spoke briefly at the church In the even
+, ing.
| Mr. John Wylie met with most ser
!, ious accident on Saturday afternoon
about $3.50. when he slipped on the Icy
| pavement in front of the Main street
garage and broke his hip bone. He
| was taken home at once and given the
| best of care but, at his age. the knitting
/ of the bones must be very slow pro-
/ cess at best. At latest reports he was
as comfortable as could be expected.
/ There have been several accidents OF
Just that kind here within the past
month
| Mrs. A. B. Mack, who recently re-
turned from prolonged stay in Call
fornia, will remain in Grinnell for ten
days. when she will go back to her
home with her daughter. Mrs. Heidel,
| in Connecticut.
A. w. Child, who is looking up fine
drivers and heavy draught horses Tor
| the Rochester y. T., market. reports
that such stock is reasonably plentiful
| in this vicinity but that many OF the
farmers meet his offers with the re-
mark: II like to drive good team Just
| IS well as anybody-and I can aHord
it, too" The prices are high but do
not seem to be much. II any. on the
rise His report Of the situation both
east and west Is that the automobile
as a livery proposition Is going back
wards and the horse for livery hire is
coming into his own again. In many
places where the livery stables were
closed out few years ago men are
now stocking up again and report the
business prospects good.
| Fred Baustian has recently bought
| the material for new house on his
farm in Pleasant township, southwest
Of Malcolm.
| Rev. P. F. Marston. Of the Congrega-
tional church, was in Chicago all last
week. having taken his daughter there
for treatment, but Is expected at home
| again some time this week.
| Mrs. w. T. Moyle will be hostess on
Wednesday afternoon next for the
members Of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society who will discuss Con
fucius ana Confucianisn," Mrs. Mary
| Meachatffs being the leader. Present
Day Influences Of Confucius" will be
presented by Mrs. e. E. Harris Mrs.
E. J. Wells will give readings from
Confucians classes.
Professors Henrixson, Noble and
Spencer were the Judges at the try-out
Of the freshmen for the selection OF
three TO debate with Beloit College.
The decision Of the Judges gave first
place to Roy Andrews. second place
to Parke Ogden. ana third to Frank
Thone, with Hugh Harlan as alternate
There were seven candidates in the
try-out. The question selected for the
final Grinnell- Beloit freshmen debate
il: Resolved, That q provision for re-
call Of judges In state governments is
desirable"
Funeral services over the body Of
Mrs Catherine schneider took place at
the d. A. Laros home on Saturday az
ternoon, Rev. Elias Handy. Of the
Methodist church. having charge
Music was furnished by male quartet
from the college. Mrs. Laros. accom-
panied by one Of her sons, started Sat
l urday night to take the body back to
the old Pennsylvania home for inter-
Iment.
| Prof. e. A. steiner Is expected this
week back to Grinnell for stay Of ten
days, after which he goes to the Paci-
ic coast to study the immigration
problem. He has been for the past
month In various parts Of the east. is
now in Michigan and IL to fill dates in
Ohio and Illinois before his return.
Il A regular primary will be held in
lows College this week for the nomi-
nation q officles for the Young Mems
\ Christian Association. Each active
member Of tho assocsat ion will have Z
ballot ana . committee composed Of