Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-07
oriNnsIl and Vicinity.
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oriNnsIl and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.
Er.nnei!, March Mrs. Joshua
Cole was called to Belle PLANE to the
bedside of her brother. William Rucker,
who Is very low from dropsy and heart
disease, with no possibility Of recovery
He Is about so years Of age. 1t IS Dut
a few months ago that Mrs. Coie
was called to mourn the loss OF an
other brother by death.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Holden are NOV
ing from the Scandrett farm near TINS
city to farm near dougherty. Mrs.
Holden is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua Cole.
Grant Lamb, youngest son OF MT.
and Mrs. Ralph Lamb. who has been
critically ill from peritonitis, dicd
"Wednesday. The lad was great SUI
ferer and was but little over years
of age. The family live four miles
northeast of Grinnell.
City politics wakes hot and more
candidates are looking out from the
tall timber daily. DR.. l.. G. Lemley.
Z. Fl. Bump, and eX-Councilman a.
McBlain are all avowed candidates for
councilman at large. 7. j. Noll desires
to be the next city assessor.
Prof. George Herbert Palmer from
Harvard University, will give the ad-
dress before the Brotherhood at the
Congregational church at the regular
meeting for March, on next Tuesday
evening.
w. S. ANDERSON, of Waynesboro. Pa.
has come to Grinneli to fill the vacan-
cy in the Spaulding automobile de-
partment caused by the resignation Ok
r. E. White as draughtsman. MI.
White went to Chicago to go into
business for himself.
Harry McMurray has left his 20
sition in the l.. H. Rinefort clothing
store and gone to Minneapolis. where
he plans to open a store for himselt
on the 10th of this month. Raymond
Fry has taken the vacant place in the
Rinefort store.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Edgington. OF
Sheffield. have been visiting Grinnell
friends. Mr.. Edgington having to come
down on the business of completing
the sale of his large farm east OF this
city to E. L. Dietrich, of Victor, the
price being 100000.
The recent eight hour law passed by
congress to take effect on March 4, mas
caused the closing of the Grinnell post
office at o'clock in the evening IN
stead of 1880, as has been the GUS
tom.
The citizens of Grinnell, who apprc-
ciate the devotion and self sacrifice OF
their volunteer fire department.. rejoice
with the members over the hnanclal
success of their annual firemen's ball.
which netted them over $500.
The closing out sale of W. l.. Way
near New Sharon was a record breaker
in the attendance and prices. A pair OF
mares brought $525, sucking mules
500 each, pen of eight fall pigs SIS
each, and brood sows averaged $40.
About 500 people attended the sale.
coming from all parts Of the state,
the greatest attraction being the
Hampshire hogs. The total Of sales
was $4,000.
The Epworth League district con-
vention opened in the Methodist church
of this city this morning at $3.50 and
will continue today and tomorrow.
John E. Klein, Of Killduff. is the dis
trict president; Miss Ina Sprague Is
the leader Of the spiritual department.
and Miss Ada Naylor heads the de-
partment of evangelism. The afternoon
evening session will begin with song
service. The morning service tomorrow
will begin at s o'clock and the fare
well moments will be at in the aft
crnoon. The Grinnell speakers are Rev.
DR. Walter p. Stoddard, Rev. f. NC
Bride, pastor of the Sonora circuit, and
Miss Bertha Hickman.
The Sunday afternoon meeting at the
Uncle Sam Club house next Sunday
will be Of especial interest because OF
the talk by Professor Spencer on the
topic, The Young Folks OF Italy,,
upon which he is we'll fitted to talk
by his long residence in Rome.
Herrick chapel is to have an addi-
ton in the form Of a tower to carry
the chime Of bells given to the college
by the classes of 1912 and '13. The
plans in the office OF President Main
show square pile about twice the
height Of the present chapel. with
cloister joining it to the chapel. A
transept is also to be added to the
chapel for greater seating capacity.
News Of the critical illness of his
father called Prof. j. G. Walleser to
the old home at Nashua, Iowa, on Wed
nesday.
Mrs. c. C. Keister, formerly for years
a resident of this city but for some
years a resident of Mitchelville, is in
the city visiting old friends and max
ing headquarters at the home OF her
brother, D. NJ Arnold.
Mrs. Carter Manly broke the bone
of her right arm between the wrist and
the elbow when she fell on the Icy
pavement in front of the Colonial the
alter.
While cleaning an automobile at the
]. ]. Mullin home. 932 Elm street. We'd
nesday morning. Charles Hink was Sc
verely burned when he attempted to
throw some oil saturated rags into the
furnace. Probably there was some gas
olene present In the rags as the
flames burst out with great fury and
struck his hands and face.
II. f.. Case is moving from farm
some miles west of Grinnell to Tama
City, where he plans to carry on
moving picture show.
The TaIior's Part In Il.
A half century ago the cousins Of
John Chinaman in Nippon dressed
very much like the people Of Peking.