Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-23
GrinneiI and Vicinity.

EIlHhsh Nay ia ne sympathy o.
the community goes out 10 Mr. and
Mrs. Charles K.nbau in the death OF
their eldest daughter. but years O:
age. from spinal trouble. Funeral SER
vices were heli at the Benson mortu-
airy parlor at o'clock this afternoon
conducted by Rev. Robert Lincoln, with
inre-ment in Hazelwood. Laura Viola
kimball had suffered much in her three
short years OF life. The family have
been living FOR some months on farm
south Of Searsboro. She was the
graoddaughte OF Mrs. Halsey Onthank
OF this city.
Death yesterday completed tragedy
il the family Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee ALL
bright when their little son passed
away after suffering from exposure a
short time ago when the home was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground with all Its contents. the fam
uE barely escapi ne with their lives and
with nothing but their night clothes.
The little fellow was but years old
and pneumonia followed the exposure
Funeral services were held this after
noon.
Jasper Richardson IL suffering some
pain but rejoicing that he is left in
after being hit By an automobile He
was going up an alley where some
| teams were hicched and stepped our
Just IN front Of an auto passing by.
! The driver Of the auto. a stranger pas
sing thru the city, did his best to turn
| the auto but was too close and Rich
| ardson got a cut on the leg and
wrenched and bruised ankle. The
stranger stopped and expressed his
| sympathy and offered 20 90 anything
| in his power to help. No blame s at
| tachAd.
! The COMMITTEES OF the Commercial
| Club. consisting of President Grant
Ramsey. H =. Lanphere. A. r. Long =
necker and F. NJ. Bartling have been
! over the following course for the
| booster trip Of Thursday next: Leave
! GTnnen at o'clock, go west 10 Sui
| lens brothers farm, then to Kellogg
kiilduf. Suly- Lynnville. take dinner
! at Bethel church: Oak Grove at 40
Searsboro, Blue Point. Ewart, Monte
yuma, Malcolm, JEFF Manatt farm. re-
turn to GrinnelI 7:45 p. m.
The hopes and expectations Of Grin
nell people have been again revived
| BY the assurance of Con gressman San,
| Kirkpatrick, who was in Grinnell yes
terdav, that the appropriation for the
new government building for this city
has not been changed from the origina
amount and that, in the course of pc.
litical events, Grinnell will realize fel
hopes If she patiently waits.
W. L. Agee is today happy maj
because he is here instead of in thu
hereafter after experiencing an electric
shock from current of 1900 volts H
is linenan for the Interior Telephone
Company and was working on Fiftl
avenue near the home of Frank Knigh
when a telephone wire came in con
tact with a live electric light wire
Agee was on the ground and had tn
: telephone wire in his hand He wa
knocked senseless and remained so TO
. some time. He is resting we'll at pres
3 ent but suffering somewhat from burn
as well. as from the fierce shock.
Mrs. r. s. Robinson is having tn
: pleasure of visit from her cousin
Rev. Charles Marshall, of Corning, VIII
l. stopped on his return from attendanc
: at the state conference OF the Congre
4 gationalsts at Marshalltown.
d Miss Mabel Golf is enjoying a Wis
from her sister. Mrs. E. B. William
r son, who recently arrived from he
y home in Long Beach, Cal, for
: lengthy visit with numerous relative
: and friends here.
e Henry Hill. who settled In Crime
: in. 1854, is reported as critically Ill S
that his children have been called. II
o is well along in the eighties and ha
d been an invalid for some years be
: cause OF a fall and fractured hi
J. bone.
Mrs. A. G. Armstrong is again bac
t in Grinnell. at the home OF her Sol
h H. G. Armstrong, after having spe1
d the winter in Colorado Springs, Cole
. at the home Of her sister.