Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-31
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

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Grinnel and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, July 31.-Supcgior court is
in session with Judge Norris on the
bench The case set for Trial is that
of Mrs. Arena Nele against A. +.
Swaney, both of this city. In the wind
ing up of some business transactions
by and with the defendant the plaintiff
claims there is a balance of cash due
her OF s110 The case comes before
the judge, there being no jury i'm
panelled for the present term.
Next week Judge Norris viii listen to
the evidence and the arguments in the
case of Mrs. a. {. Porter against Mrs.
Grace Heishman 10 set ASIDE the sale
and mortgage of certain Pie ees of real
estate 10 avoid as alleged ~ the plain
/ tiff, the payment of the Judgment OF
$4,000 given IN previous trial
against Mrs. Heishman.
Many people in Grinnell We're
startled when the news came over the
wire Of the sudden death OF a. B. Gage
whose home has been for the past few
/ years at Nashua. \. H The telegram
came with a Meredith \. H.. date line
and simply stated the fact OF his death.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Gage lived for many
years in this city and mas a host OF
friends. Mr.. Gage was one of the best
! OF the Spaulding men in the sales
! field He was prominent Mason and
| a member of Gordon Granger Post of
the c.. A. r. Mrs. Gage was a very
| efficient president of Gordon Granger
Relief Corps being elected several sue
cessive years. Some two yesrs or more
ago Mr.. Gage had a fall from a ladder,
! that ruptured the cardiac sac and his
| life was despaired Of for many months.
But he recovered so as - De about the
death probably came thru the weak
ness left by the accident
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Way, of New
York City, who have been visiting al
the home OF Mr.. Ways parents. Mr..
and Mrs. D. B. Way, So Park street
this city. have gone TO st. Louis to
visit friends. From there they go to
Chicago and then back 70 their eastern
home. Mr.. Way is an architect.
Mrs. Fannie Barrier died Wednesday
morning at her home in this city, at
the age of over 10 years. She had
| made her home for some years with
W
ployed by the Grinnell Canning Com
pany. The body will be taken TO Min
den for interment.
City Librarian Miss Lillian Quinn is
! again at her pest in the Stewart library
after taking month of vacation at
| her home in Belle PLANE.
! J. A. klingslend received 2 bad twist
! of the knee recently while engaged in
shoeing refractory mule belonging TO
the Cooperative delivery outfit. The
animal kicked out fortunately Mr.
! klingsland was close enough TO him so
that he was simply thrown down with
| out having any bones broken.
The man in Company K recently
elected TO the first lieutenancy failed
| to pass the necessary examination and
another election has oeen called for
the evening G. Aug. 10 I'll the va
cancy thus caused Cedric Barnes
seems to be abe avaiIa bic candidate.
i A collision which might easily have
been very serious TO botn parties but
really did but little injury except TO the
TWO vehicles took place Wednesday
evening on Third avenue just south oil
the city park. Thomas Cessna anC
Willard Ray were riding on Cessna's
motorcycle, toward the east, and Aze
McIlrath, with TWO little girls in the
carriage with him. was driving to-
wards the west No one can tell how
the mix-up happened but cycle ant
, carriage were mingled in about equa
: parts and young McIirath saved 6
: runaway by hanging ma.fu,ly to hi!
t horse. Nothing worse than scratches
: bruises, scare and the loss of small
: patches Of epidermis happened to tn
five human beings in the collision.
Will Doud ard Cyril Sage. tried il
: the superior court room fer disturbint
! the peace. were adjudged guilty ant
{ fined $40 and costs.
The weather has beer SO fayorao 81,
generally lately for tnreshins that tn
: farmers have mostly been anxious t
e get their grain threshed without tn
trouble of stacking. 1t IS reported tina
six different tnreshing machines wer
busy at one time in the ;mmediat
neighborhood around Ewart and othe
, neighoorhoods report an equally bus
time. One farmer reports hfty-seve
bushels OF oats to the acre
2 Mr.. and Mrs. G. y. ogden and thei
e family left Grinnell Wednesday 70
vi
: ogden is to be the manager of tn
2 grain business Of a Chicago firm. NJ,
: Ogden was for some time manager i
d this city of the business Of the Farm
I ers' Elevator Company.
i Mrs. w. II. McCulioch, OF this city
: who fell some time ago anG severel
e injured her hand on the sidewalk o.
I Broad street, is very greatly improve
and her daughter, Mrs. Rowe. who ha
been with her for couple OF week.
returned to her home in Algona Wed
nesday.
Rev. w. r. Lawrence has just com
T. pleted very satisfactory year of hi
4 pastorate over the United Presbyteria
q church OF this city and begins his sec
q ond year with the sermon Of next Sun
I day morning. Sc
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