Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-28
Grinneil and Vicinity.
o Times Republican.

Grinnell May 2s-An automobile ac-
cident occurred recently at bridge
near the farm of Christ vogts. the ma
bank and being overturned into the
car. Morgan and Fuller. and Morgan.
tho inexperienced. was driving and
was caught under the car. Fuller
jumped as the car went over. Neither
one was injured beyond the shake up
but the car was disabled and had to
be hauled to the garage here for re-
pairs Il was car from Des Moines.
that had been sold to persons in Wash
ington and was on the way to delivery
The members, Of the order OF the
Eastern Star q this city accepted an
invitation to be the guests Of the KEEL
log lodge this afternoon and evening.
Charles Fawcett. living on South
Park street. recently lost fine cow
supposedly from eating decayed po-
tatoes.
Mr. J. NJ McKarahan. who came very
near, deaths door two months ago
from pneumonia and complications and
has been slowly crawling back towards
normal strength for several weeks. is
now. for the first time. able to sit out
of doors on the porch of his home
Postmaster A. c. Norris announces to
the public that. on the 1st of June. the
new delivery service for the city will
begin operations There is to be an
extra carrier and David Haines, who
has been acting for some time as sub
stitute, is slated for the place. There
will be two carriers to look after the
business part Of the city with some
additional work and there will be FIVE
deliveries each day, beginning at 7:3o
in the morning and closing at $50 in
the evening. with collection made at
6 in the evening. There will be a
change in the distrieting Of the resi-
dence part Of the city and two deliver
les day as before. a civil service ex-
animation will be held in a short time
to select eligibles for two vacancies
Mr.. and Mrs. George Armentrout
have been called to Newton by the
sudden death of Mr.. Armentrout's ia
Their, Philip Armentrout, who died from
blood poisoning. at the age Of IS years.
He suffered slight scratch some time
ago which healed over and seemed to
leave no i'll effects, but about week
ago the hand began to give pain and
the evidences OF blood poison were
positive and death came In few days.
The passage of the combined age and
service pension bill recently has set ev-
cry old soldier to looking up his record
as to length Of service to be able to
determine for himself just what his
monthly pension will be, and there. is
occasionally some rivalry in the dis
play of records OF long service. ]. NJ.
Kirk. candidate for sheriff Of Power
shiek county, lays claim to the long
est period Of actual service OF any
veteran in the county. He enlisted on
the 18th of August. 1861, as a private,
and was discharged on the 21st OF jan
uary. 1865, as quartermaster.
Some one unknown, was guilty OF
..breaking and entering" and would
have been guilty of robbery had there
been anything left in the cash drawer
when he broke into the Wilson &
Hastings coal office. corner of First
avenue and State street, on Saturday
night by prying up window. AS 1t
was the thief got his labor for his
pains and there was no loss or real
damage done.
Matt Merritt, Of Newton. formerly a
resident of this city, recently bought
the forty acres of land heretofore
owned by William Hink and lying on
the east side of the NJ. & ST. L. tracks
and Immediately south OF the fair
grounds. paying for the same at the
rate Of $500 an acre. Involved in the
deal was the stock Of a livery barn in
Newton.
Mr.. William Mevie. father Of w. z.
Moyle, celebrated his 18th birthday
yesterday by a dinner at his home on
Fifth avenue with the Moyle and Rap
son families participating.
The Coburns will appear June n
the Electra Of Euripides." under the
auspices Of the Grinnell College Debat-
ing Union, on tho college campus