Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-11

OF Mrs. stafford's sister In Muscatine
Mrs. Matte Walker IL 30 III that hei
son Delbert Walker has left his WORN
1 in the bakery at Eagle Grove and re-
turned to Grinnell to be near her.
1 Mrs. Charles Noble presided ct the
regular meeting Of the Foreign MIS-
sionary Society Of the Congregational
church yesterday and Mrs. g. L. Miles
| read the report of the secretary. Mrs.
S. j. Pooley read an interesting pa
per on the proper way of approaching
the educated people of the orient In
attempting to- enlist them In the mis-
sienary efforts and made some telling
points in the line of what we may
learn from them In diplomatic pre-
sentation of Views. Miss Halle Fergu-
son read very impressively one Of Kip
iing's poems beginning "The East II
the East, and the West 10 the West,
And the two can never agree"
Sam H. Crosby has been here for .
brief visit of three days and his mother
accompanied him on his return to his
home in Denver where his father has
been for some time.
Mrs. Sarah E. sHeacock has gone for
a visit Of few days in Minneapolis
and st. Paul. after which she plans to
SO on to Aberdeen. s. D., to visit at
the home of her son. o. ]. Heacock. She
was accompanied on the first part Of
her trip by her son, o. w. Heacock.
and his wife, who will rest for a few
weeks in the twin cities of Minnesota
and then return to their home here.
Upon the complaint Of Mrs l. w.
harper appeared in superior court be-
fore Judge ]. p. Lyman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Abney and, being convicted OF
assault and battery upon the COM
plaintant. we're fined in the sum Of SO
and costs and - and costs respectively
and admonished to future good behav-
iOr.
The fame of the new auto truck that
has recently been installed as part Of
the fire fighting apparatus Of Mar
shalltown, has spread as far as Grin
nell, and Councilmen J. C. Creamer,
H. G. Lyman and II. L. Triplett with
Fire Chief Charles S. circuit and Fire
man Stanley Little. went by auto to
Marshalltown to assure themselves Of
the merits of the machine.
The initial concert in the park on
Friday evening Of last week by the re-
Gently organized Grinnell city band
was so well received that another con-
cert will be given tomorrow evening
for the benefit Of the general public.
the commercial club having agreed to
pay the salary Of Director Wallace and
the business men in general contribut-
ing to pay the other members OF the
band.
The memorial fountain erected last
year in the northwest corner Of the
public park in honor Of the late DR..
E. W. Clark has never been considered
as finished piece of artistic work. It
is alleged that the original contractor
did not follow the specifications and did
not finish the work In the proper man
ner. leaving 1t subject to much just
criticism. Workmen have recently
come here from Chicago who are now
engaged in stripping the original coat
ing of cement from the upper part Of
the fountain and chiseling into the
main part of the structure for radical
change In the plan Of tile superstruct
ure. The cost Of the memorial has been
considerable and the funds are sup
posed to have been largely raised by
private and voluntary contributions
from the wide circle Of warm friends
made by the deceased during his long
and helpful life In this city