Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16

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Clock, ana r. ID. Work. The directors
re elected the following officers: F. NJ.
Card, president; c. "A. Swisher. secre-
tary-treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank clifford are now
in possession of the Monroe Hotel OF
this city, and start out with the ex-
pressed intention Of keeping up the
reputation Of the hotel as home for
travelling men. The property 10 very
valuable and the new proprietors are
planning some Improvements IN the
near future. Mrs. Clifford has mad ex-
perience in the hotel business IN this
city as proprietress for considerable
time Of the old Chaplin House ad1oin-
ing the Rock Island tracks.
The grand jury, which has Just nm
ished the work before it and adjourned.
made public two indictments tnat con-
Germ Grinnell. One was that OF Jonn
Bell, for the shooting and Killing OF
Charles Epling in a quarrel between
the two some time In November last.
The other is that Of Fred Davenport
for selling liquor without license Tor
which crime he had a preliminary trial
in this city and was bound over. Other
indictments are not yet public prop
erty.
The large number OF friends IN this
vicinity OF Rev. George p. White and
family, Of .Anatolia College. Marsovan.
Turkey, will be happy to learn from
telegram direct from them OF very re-
cent date that they are all safe and
still at their post of duty.
John T. Cessna has been unable TO
be at his office in the Mutual Home
Loan and Savings building, but IS re-
ported as improving.
Councilman Frank Edge has been
suffering for some time from wrench
of his back caused by slipping on the
icy sidewalk.
The Young Peoples Union OF this
city met recently for the annual reor-
ganazition and the following officers
were elected for 1918: President. Ar
thur Lincoln, of the Friends church;
vice president, John Busby, of the
Christian church: secretary. Esther
Rove. Of the Baptist; treasurer, Elsie
kensinger, of the Methodist.
Gus Cook has just had unIoaded at
this point for his use, the largest trac-
ton engine ever sold here, forty-five
horsepower.
The following officers were installed
Monday evening at the knights OF
Pythias lodge: Chancellor Commander.
r. f. Nuckolls: vice chancellor, Emory
Sickle; prelate, Carl Child: master of
work, H. H. Sage: master at arms,
Louis Kutish; inner guard. ]. B
Bryan; outer guard. ]. A. Hamor.
The brotherhood meeting OF Tuesday
evening at the Congregational church
was Of more than ordinary interest
Professor Steiner's statements regard
ing the Balkans, their ancient history.
their present environment and 'pur-
poses, and the part that christian mis-
sions planted in that region have had
in the present movement there. were
SO clear and came SO largely from per-
sonal observations in that land that
it is safe to say the audience went
away with a broader and clearer view
of the subject than ever before.
The members Of the Congregational
church came together in the auditor
iu,n Of the church last evening. after
the usual benevolent-social supper
given by the ladies'. and took up the
discussion of the needs OF the parish
for parish house and the ways and
means for getting it. There has been
much general talk upon this subject
before but this is the first time a pub
lie meeting has been held for the spe-
cial discussion Of it. Nothing definite
was decided upon last evening. but
Pastor Marston was empowered to APP
point committee OF five whose duty
it shall be TO feel the pulse Of the
people" and report plans for raising
the necessary funds II. In their judg-
ment. 1t Is feasible to make the at
tempt to build at the present time. Mr..
Marston preferred to take time to con-
slider and deferred naming the COM
mittee until some future time.
The Drake Grinnell basketball game
Of Tuesday evening was walk away
for Grinnell, the score being 81 to in
their favor. Drake was outclassed in
team work and knowledge of the game.
Their points were all made in the first
half.
Millard Cox, Of Des Moines. who.
with an assistant, has been checking
up the city accounts for the past week.
reports everything in good shape and
compliments city officials over the i'm
provement made in this respect within
the past two years.
j. r. Green is in Lexington. Neb.,
where he plans to spend an indefinite
period visiting at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Rhoadarmer, for
merly of Grinnell.
Mrs. T. j. Noll is again at her home
in this city after some weeks spent in
visiting at the home of her son. War
rem. VINO is superintendent Of schools
in Gayville, s. d.
Announcements have been received
in this city from Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
E. Rinefort, of Lawton. Okla. Of the
marriage Of their daughter, Miss Irene.
to Mr.. George F. Gutshall. The groom
is ag raduate Of the university of
Ohio and the bride graduated in the
class of 1905 of Iowa College. Their
home will be at Chattanooga, Okla. af-
ter Feb. 1.
Prof. A. E. Buck. a graduate Of Dart
mouth, with an NJ. A from Harvard
and three years Of. study at Leipzig.
has been elected to fill the vacancy in
Iowa College created by the resigna-
| ton of Prof. Peter Thompson. Pro-
fessor Buck has been. for the past five
years. at the head of the German de-
partment Of the Shattuck Military
Academy.