Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-07
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

Grnnell and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Oct. Mr. A. X. Hostetter
was greatly surprised and equally
pleased on Sunday evening when his
cousin, George Hanna, whom he had
not seen for four years, walked into his
home. Mr. Hanna had been to the ma
tional encampment of the G. A. R at
Chattanooga and is on his way to his
home some fifty miles north of Denver
Colo. He Will spend a few days in
this city.
District court at Montezuma was adj
journed because of the necessity for
judge WilcockSen to be present at the
opening Of court at Oskaloosa yester-
day morning. The Bear Creek drainage
case was not concluded at the time of
adjournment, but the argument of coun-
sci is to be submitted in writing and
the judges decision will be rendered
later. Court was adjourned for thirty
days.
The sympathy Of a wide circle of
friends in this city and vicinity goes
loss of the wife and mother by death
six miles south Of this city. Funeral
undertaking parlors at 2:30 this after
noon, Rev. J. NJ Brown, Of the Metho-
dist church, having charge Mrs. Os-
borne died at the city hospital here.
While the cholera has made sad raw.
ages in some parts Of this county
among the hogs, it has not taken all Of
them nor entered all the herds. MI. M.
E. Sears, Of Chester township. recently
marketed thirty-six of his drove, hav-
Ing an average weight of 420 pounds,
the price received being cents a
pound.
After a two weeks tryout the fol-
lowing named men were elected to fill
out the vacancies in the mems glee club
Of the college: First tenors, Forrison,
'16; MacQueen. II; Wilkinson, IA; Sec
ond tenors, Lebar, IA: Willitts. IA;
WEIGH. II; baritones, Lynch. Is;
White 10; Ulich, IA; bassos. Proctor,
II; Hadley, II.
superior court convened for the Oc-
tober term in this city yesterday with
mostly routine business, motions and
equity cases. The jury will not be
called until next week. The Sophia
Porter against Grace Heiehman case,
tried in July by a jury that could not
agree, is scheduled for retrial this term,
but there is a persistent rumor that it
VIII never come to trial again here. The
case OF R. E. Patty against the Anchor
Fire Insurance Company is another that
mas excited much interest and COM
ment, but which may be settled without
jury
Miss Ella Marsh was invited to the
chester Center church on Sunday even
ing to deliver an address before the
Woman's board Of missions Of the in
terror, who had charge Of that service.
DIR. Susan 3. Tallman, who arrived in
Grinnell yesterday evening, was inter-
viewed shortly after her arrival and
asked to speak before the Poweshiek
County Medical Association at it's
monthly meeting tonight at the home
Of DR.. Z. NJ. Hibbetts. DR.. Tallman has
been medical missionary in China for
the past eight years and is quite likely
to bring home some very interest ting
experiences from the new republic
Mrs. Charlotte Green from Goodrich,
Ont. Canada, and Mrs T. B. Parkham.
Of Detroit, Mich, mother and sister of
DR.. March Green, are here on a visit at
his home.
News comes to the many friends and
acquaintance of Robert Mcintosh that
to him and Mrs Mcintosh was born at
their home in Calumet, Mich. recently
a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. H. T.
Crooks, of this city, was born On Friday
last. a daughter.
E G. Heishman, who has been in a
hospital for some time at Iowa City and
apparently without any marked i'm
provement, was brought home on his
own request Saturday.