Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19
St. Louis Livestock
Grinnell and Vicinity.
Special to Tlmes-Repub ltcan.

Gr1nnell. J9n& l9.-1n the case OF
Clearwater against Charles L. Mason
and brother, in the district court, the
jury brought in verdict for damages
to the plaintiff in the sum OF 5000.
Plaintiff sued for $4,000. Clearwater
is jockey from Searsboro and trained
horses at the Grinnell fair grounds for
the Mason Brothers. and when they
came to settle, up, there was dis
agreement and plaintiff claims he was
attaced By defendants and greatly in
jured
Postmaster G. w Wiltse. Of Monte
Una, whose present term expires on
the 10Th OF this month. has been noti-
fed Of his reappointment to that posi-
ton for another four years.
Mrs. Jennie. Brown Baker, died on
Wednesday morning at the home Of
Mrs. John Ellsworth on East street
where she had been for several days
She had been in poor health for a long
time and was. Tor some weeks. in the
city hospital here She owned a good
home at the corner Of State street and
Fourth avenue but, having no relatives
here to care for her. went to the hospi-
tai for care. She was well along in
years and had been a resident of this
city for many years. Her brother, Mr..
A. H. Brown. has come from a dis
lance. A niece, Mrs. Charles Haines.
is expected from Denver and another
niece from Hastings, Neb. Awaiting
the coming Of these relatives no ar
rangements no have been made public
for the funeral.
T. K. Clarkson. who has been having
long and terrible siege Of blood pois
oning from getting some foreign mat
ter into the eye, has so far recovered
that he has given up the plan of going
to the Odd Fellows Home at Mason
City, but will remain in Grinnell and
open his shop again for business.
! The college faculty and students are
to have the pleasure and benefit Of
listening to lecture at Hedrick chapel
tomorrow morning at II o'clock by
Edward c. Coburn. who will take as
his topic Shakespeare Characters"
The lecture will be free to the general
public as well as to college people.
| The popular college student vote on
/ Monday last regarding the Thanksgiv-
, ing recess resulted in the large major
ity Of 155 to ss in favor Of the old time
recess from Wednesday to the follow
ing Monday The college council of
students declared. with one exception.
in favor Of the longer recess. The
sophomore class, thru their member of
! the council, voted unanimously in
favor OF the longer recess.
| washington's birthday will be cele-
brated at the college this year by a
speech from Judge w. d. Evans. o!
Hampton, and the rendition Of Prof
! e. b. Scheve's Festival March by the
college oratorio society. The program
for the celebration Of Lincoln's birth
day is not yet complete but will be
published soon. r.
| v. NJ. Storm is on the ground here
in preparation for the beginning of the
short course on Monday next. He II
meeting with the committee chatrmen
inspecting the buildings and rooms and
testing the corn for the classes. Ev-
erything is moving along favorably and
| expectation is high.
The various chair1nen Of the commit
tees in the men and religion forward
movement met at the call of the exc
cutive chairman, Rev. w. p. Stoddard
at the home Of w. J. Rapson on Wed.
nesday evening and went over TN
plans for the work in the city and 1t.
! extension outward into the county. TIT
weather has been 20 severe that s:ss.s
4 has been done so far but to peffec
plans a. far as possible and get eacl
committeeman posted AZ to his mol
lviduaI work and that Of his commit
tee. The general feeling II stronl
among the workers that the movement
will be successful.
3 County 9upsfintanoont Miss SArAl
j A. Carpenter ann0nnees that the reg'
l T. -vA 49, &c. 49,