Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-30
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grlnneil, Dec. 30. - All business
houses are to be closed on New Years
day by order of the closing committed
Morning delivery of mall will be made
in the residential district and the car
rier windows will be open for the bust
ness men. The postoffice Will close at
noon.
Iowa College is represented at the
meeting OF the American lntercol-
legiate Athletic Association now In
session at Chicago, by President Main,
DIR. j. +. Sprague and Prof. Paul F.
Peck
William Tuttle came home from I'm
ion Theological Seminary and made
brief visit at the home of his parents,
Rev and Mrs. Henry W. futile. and
then started for his new Held of labor
as teacher in the government col
legc at Tien Tsin, China.
Miss Gretchen Bayer has gone to
Clarion to visit friends and be present
at the wedding festivities attendant
upon the marriage OF Miss Grace Fair
banks to Harry McMurray. of Mime
apolis son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ii. Nc
Murray. OF this city.
"The feast of reason and the flow
Monroe in this city, where the banquet
of the annual meeting of the Powe-
shiek County Bar Association took
place with its accompaniment of legal
wit and learning. Hon. W. r. Lewis
of Montezuma was POSTMASTER of
after supper exercises and the follow
ing learned topics received the prop
err responses: Respondent Superior
Hon. +. c.. Norris. Of Grinneli; Caveat
Emptor. Hon. II. Il. Boyd, of Malcolm;
Res Ipsa Loquitor, Hon. John +. Tai
bott, Of Brooklyn. Brief impromptu
talks from others present followed the,
formal program and helped 20 swell the
evenings enjoyment.
The severity of the wind. the in
creasing cold and the drifting snow cut
down the attendance somewhat ut the
Grinnell poultry show yesterday but
the judging went on just the same. a
large number OF fine birds are on ex-
hibition and the meeting promises to
add one more to the successful ones
already held here. Following are some
OF the out of the city exhibitors: +. q.
Paul /. T.. Huber, and j. NJ. Holt, all
Of Marshalltown; l.. G. Johnson. of
Steamboat Rock; Henry Striegel. Of
Harper; II. S. Payton, Mrs. Alta Trease
and Mrs. Maude Arthur, of Lynnville,
and parties from Searsboro and New
ton.
Lloyd Sears. of Chester township.
and Miss Lillian Bennett, of Grinnell,
were made husband and wife by the
ministrations of Rev. T.. o. Mcbride.
Of Sonora. The wedding took place at
the home of the groom's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. f.. Sears, in Chester. Some
fifty relatives and friends were pres
ent. Homer Sears and Miss Ethel
Sears, brother and sister Of the groom.
We're the attendantsrof the bridal pair
and Miss May Stahl played the we'd
ding march. A fine supper followed
the ceremony The young couple Will
make their home on the farm belong
ing to Mr.. Sears at the extreme north
ern part of the county.
1t is cause of general rejoicing
that Miss Helen Ritter s now pro-
nounced as fairly on the road to recov-
cry after the operation In the city hos
.pital Her case seemed critical for q
time.
Authoritative report now seems to
Indicate the proba bility hat Asbury
F'aircloth, 60 years of age, who fell in
the new Elks building two or three
weeks ago and fractured the base OF
his skull. Will recover his health In
great measure. AT first after the acct
dent when he was taken TO the hospita,
the medical opinion was that he could
notSrecover from the fracture and the
conclusion Of the brain.
Miss Nellie Cooper. who is teaching
IN the schools OF Greene. Is at home for
the vacation and was accompanied by
her friend and fellow teacher in the
same schools, Miss Virginia Warren
teacher of domestic science.
BY Auto.
Mrs. Rural want you to kill
couple Of chickens for dinner
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