Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-13
orinneIl and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, June 13-Iowa College com
mencement events proper began with
senior chapel yesterday morning. al
which President Main gave the adj
dress, developing his thought from the
scripture text. How beautiful upon
the mountains are the feet Of them who
bring good tidings." and charging up
on the four points in mems lives
Work. Play, Love and Worship" The
students gave the songs, Sons Of Old
Grinnell" and thes "Grinnell Hymn.
Certificates were presented to the SEN
iors who had won Phi Beta Kappa
honors.
Phi Beta Kappa officers have been
elected as follows: Honorary presi-
dent Judge j. E Dodge, rs. Racine
Wis: honorary vice president. Rev. F.
G. Woodwork. 20. Tougaloo. Miss;
president. Henry G. Lyman '02: vice
president, Mrs Ruth Armstrong Walk
er, '0s: secretary, Miss Caroline Shell
don, go; treasurer, DR.. P. E. Somers,
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The recent storms have done con-
siderable damage in this vicinity. Re-
port comes that the storm of yesterday
afternoon practically demolished the
school building at Barnes City. Large
shede trees and many fruit trees were
broken down on the farms east OF this
city owned by George Murray and
George Chase. In one case the ma
chinery shed was blown down and the
front steps blown away.
The news comes from Mason City
Of the marriage there at 10 o'clock on
Thursday morning of Miss Blanche
Stowe, OF Grinnell. to Mr. Claire Manatt
of Mason City. The young couple,
both well known in this city. are ex-
pected to be at the parental home of
Mr.. and Mrs. B, A Stowe. 634 East
street. over Sunday The newly welded
pair will make their home at Mason
City, where the groom has position
as cashier at the NJ. & ST. L. freight
depot.
Four years ago Chris H Rohr bought
himself a farm south of Grinnell, pay
ing for the same SIS an acre. Recently
he sold the same place at s165 an acre.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Lois Anne Lowrey to Willis ]. Cor
win, at the home Of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace S. Lowrey. 14ol
Sixth avenue, this city. at 5 O'Clock
on the evening of June %.
Druggist w R Mullins and family
have just returned from a trip to Bur
lington, where Mr. Mullins attended
the state druggists convention, and
from there down the Mississippi Lake
to the big dam at Keokuk.
Albert Shaw. alumnus Of Iowa Col
lege, editor of the Review of Reviews.
was in this city for a short time on
Tuesday and is expected to spend the
day here today.
4 change has taken place in the own
ership of the marble business on Main
street, Clint vanderveer having sold
out his interest to his former partner.
Frank Harding.
Rev. Raymond Calkins, former mem
Der of the faculty of Iowa College in its
infantile days. commencement orator
for the present occasion, is already on
the ground and the guest Of President
and Mrs. Main.
Rev. Harlow s Mills, Of Benzonia
Mich. is here and will give the vesper
sarvice address at Herrick Chapel to-
morrow afternoon at 4:45. He is a
graduate Of the class Of 1874.
H l. Triplett and fellow work
man, A E. jacobson, were left by the
breaking or displacing of a ladder on
the roof Of the old Grinnell mansion
where they were at work. to slide off
into space and fortunately light on a
lower roof instead of going all the way
to the ground. They thus escaped with
a dislocated shoulder for Triplett and
several contusions and scratches for
iacOtSen