Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
to Times Republican.


Grinnell. March 15.-An action at
law in the district court now in ses-
sion at Montezuma, which is OF great
interest TO residents of Grinneu and
Bear Creek townships, is that of T. j.
Bray against the board of supervisors,
in which an appeal is taken to the
court from the decision of the board CT
supervisors in the Bear Creek drainage
case. The board gave as the ground
of refusal of the petition for drain
age ditch that the estimated cost OF
the ditch and the dana ges reported by
the appraisers were excessive. II
Judge Talbot decides in favor of the
appeal the case will be tried before
jury probably at this term. and is
very likely to go to the supreme cour:.
The case of state of Iowa against
John Bell for the alleged murder Of
Charles Epling. in Grinnell last fall is
set for trial on Monday OF next week.
At the regular morning service al the
Friends church on West street tomo--
row at IL o'clock, the ceremony of
burning the mortgage heretofore held
on the church property viii take place.
On Thursday evening next week, Rev.
Lindley Wells, OF Portland Ore. will
begin a series of revival meetings IN
that church.
In the basketball game played Thurs
day evening at the mems gymnasium
by the high school team against g team
of the high school alumni the Users"
won over the 'Has-B eens'' by a score
of IS to Is. 1t was lively game and
netted the athletic board quite num-
Der of dollars towards the expenses
Of the present year.
On Tuesday afternoon next at s
o'clock, at the Congregational church,
the Womens Christian Temperance
Union will be addressed by Mrs. Barn.
ard. of Oskaloosa, president Of the
ninth district Rev. Viola Smith. pas
tor of the Friends church, will lead the
devotional exercises.
Frank Ahrens, OF Baskerville, Mrs
and Mrs. John Schultz, of MARSHALL
town, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Schultz.
of Newton, were in Grinnell to attend
the funeral of Henry Ahrens. whose
body was brought here from Needles,
Cal
During the terrific storm Of Thurs
day night and preceding it Observer
OF the Weather D. w. Brainard. re-
ports the barometer the lowest it has
ever been while in his charge. 2S.10.
Prof j. u. Waleser was called from
his college duties hero to his home in
Nashua last week by the news of the
critical illness of his father whose
death occurred later. Miss Florence
Walleser, who was called home by the
same occurrence, will not return to
college until fall.
Miss Adah Hopkins had as her guest
on Thursday night Miss Rose Hender-
son, of Des Moines. who gave the adj
dress on the vocational course of the
college Y. w. c. A, cn the topic Liter
airy Work for College Women
George FaiIor has recently lost a
brother, II. v. Failor. by death, at
Tucson, Ariz. The deceased was a
former resident Of Grirnell and a
graduate of Iowa College, class of 1896
His death came from tuberculosis, from
which disease he has been a sufferer
for several years.
Councilman and Mrs. Frank S. Edge
have had the pleasure of visit from
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Swan, of Morning
Sun. who are out on their wedding trip
and went from here to visit friends al
Britt.
The following members of the Elks
lodge of this city make up the officia
| list for the ensuing term: Trustee
George H. Hamlin; exalted ruler, e. B
Brande; leading knight, E. NJ. Whiting
loyal knight, Eugene Hene,y; lecturine
knight, H. F. Lanphere; secretary, H
B. Westlake; treasurer. H. B. Storm
tiler C. E. Brown.
The full choir of the Congregations
church has been practicing for SOM
time on the "Cruciixion,' by Stainer
and will render the same at the even
ing service tomorrow. Prof. David E
Peek will render the bass solo part
and Paul F. Spfague the tenor,