Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-29
crinneIl and Vicinity.

Special TO Times Republican.
Grinneu. April 2a.-Orrin White, !
whose home has been AT 51s Broad
street. died after lingering illness
from tuberculosis, on Monday evening.
Funeral services took place from the
home at o'clock this afternoon with
internent in Hardwood.
Word comes from the City of Mexico
10 friends in this vicinity. of the re-
cent death there Of Mrs. Chester W.
Rowe She had been ill for three
months and died in the American hos
pital Of that city. She was 81 years
of age and had been a resident OF
Mexico City for the past twelve years.
The Rowe family formerly lived in
this county. A husband and two grown
children, son and married dangh-
ter, survive
Grinnell has always large amount
of business to transact at Montezuma
and il is q, matter of great interest TO
GrinnelI citizens that the train service
between the two places should be con-
venient. Recently the NJ. & st. L. has
proposed a new time schedule that will
make the trains start at Montezuma
and get passengers from this end of the
| line to Montezuma about II O'clock in
the morning and require them 70 leave
| there on the return trip at o'clock
! in the afternoon. The Grinnell Com
nercial Club is opposing this change
| and has appointed Mayor n. G. Lyman
to demonstrate against the proposed
| change.
The new country club proposition has
met with such favor that there are
already forty sizners. each one pledged
for 500 to start the enterprise. The
grounds for the golf links and the club
] house have been leased for term OF
| ten years and the persons who had
signed up met last evening for the
! purpose of forming a permanent or
ganization and discussing plans.
Mrs. Olive D. Douglass. whose home
is with her son. N. j. Douglass. at 400
Broad steret, met with serious acc!-
dent Saturday while at Brooklyn with
the delegation Of ODD Fellows and Re-
bekahs She made a misstep in en-
tering the church and fell. breaking
her hip. She was brought home in an
automobile but the physicians did not
deem it best TO attempt to reduce the
fracture. She Is II years Of age and
the shock and the fracture make Sc
rious case for her.
Mrs. ". z. Taylor Is enjoying visit
from her brother, Sergeant J. H.
Swain. Of Company D Of the First in
tantry. stationed n the Hawaiian
islands He Il here because Of the
close of his term Of enlistment. He
plans to go TO Denver very soon and
re-enlist for active service in Mex
leo.
President and Mrs. Main are again
at their home in this city after visit
TO Mortified and Minneapolis.
Important business matters are 10
De taken up at the mid-week meeting
at the Congregational church tomorrow
evening.
Miss Helen sornerr is teaching IN
Gris1old and her mother. Mrs. H, w
Soners. has gone there to visit with
her for few days
Mrs Stanley N. Little mas returned
to her home in Mason City after a
visit 20 her friends in Grinneli
Fred A. Stilwell, Of Union town
ship. who made good run on the
democratic ticket two years ago fol
state representative. has announced
his candidacy for the same position, al
the June primaries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Potter. who re-
Gently came from their home in south
ern California to visit many friends If
their old home in this city. have gone
! TO Iowa Falls and thence to Chicago
to visit.