Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-03
GrinnelI and Vicinity
Special to Times Republican.

Grinneu, Feb. 3.-Some valuable
residence property has recently changed
ownership in this city. Amos Ford has
sold his fine residence occupying an
entire block Of land on Reed street in
the western part Of the city TO his som
in-law, JckusH. .Aehlin, the corsidera-
| ton being not less than $1,000. Mr..
Ford has bought the M. Hale resi-
dence. 1915 Forth aveAne, at a cost Of
$500 Both will get possession before
the 1st of March.
Thomas J. Smith, living on his farm
five miles north of Gri1nell. in Chester
township, has bought the Charles Wes-
sell residence on North West street at
price approxinating $1,000. Mr.
Smith will continue TO run the farm
tho having his home in the city. Nj
VESSEL talks as tho he might investi-
gate the west with a. view to q resi-
dence there.
Mr.. John Eighme has recently moved
to Grinnell from Henry coanty and has
bought the residence property on the
northeast corner OF West street and
Eighth avenue, of George Swan, the
consideration being $4,000.
Aldace Child shipped a carload of
twenty eight very fine horses yesterday
afternoon by express to Rochester,
Y. They averaged in cost price here
over 5000 and are as fine lot OF
horses, he says. as he ever shipped
out of Grinnell. The car was attached
to the Rock Island "Mountaineer' train
leaving here at 1877 in the afternoon
and the horses viii! make regular pas
senger time TO Rochester.
| The Oskaloosa -Grinnell basket ba II
game resulted in score Of Al to ~ on
| Saturday afternoon and the GIinnell
! boys are rejoicing in victory where they
We're prepared for defeat.
| Attorney john E. Lake. with HIS wife
and small son, has moved to Grinneil
: TO make his future home. He has been
practicing in Chicago. where he is said
TO have been in the employ of the ILL.,
nois Steel Company. In this city he
has formed a partnership with Bray &
Shifhet and the firm name has been
changed 20 Bray. Shiff1et & Lake.
Judge and Mrs. ]. 3. Cessna. who
have been visiting at the Cessna and
Van Evera homes in this city for the
past week. left for their home in Erie,
Pa, on Saturday night. The judge, on
his arrival there. leaves again at once
I to take charge Of case in the Vir-
GINA court. His remarkable aiertness
/ of both mind and body for one % years
! Of age was generally remarked by
/ people here who met him for the first
! time.
The game on Saturday night between
and Grinnell was forfeited by the
| Simpson team who, dissatisfied with
! the decision of the referee on fouls
early in the second half, left the floor
and the score stands 1 to 0. The first
| half was well played and the score was
II to 10. Sherman was not able to
play for Grinnell. Mcdonald, of Iowa
was the referee.
| Thursday of this week, the day set
apart as the day Of prayer for colleges
will be marked here by chapel ad-
dress delivered by Rev. DR.. Dewey
pastor Of Plymouth Congregational
church of Minneapolis. He will also
speak in the evening at the mid-week
meeting at the Congregational church
| The Clifford sale on Saturday on the
old Viets farm, just east OF the city
limits, at which the personal farm
property of the late Mrs. Capron was
disposed Of, brought in total OF some
$500. Cattle sold high. one COW
bringing $s7. Corn sold for 40 cents
bushel and everything else at quite
| satisfactory figure.