Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-02
0rirnslI and Vicinity.

special TO Tunes. RepuOIcan.
Grinnell, Feb. Arc. II. Verbeck, .!
this city, who Is spending his second
winter at st. Petersburg. Fla, writes
to his son. L. NJ. Verbeck, here OF an
adventure he recently had that wouio
be hard to believe If he were not known
widely here as a man of veracity. he
was with u companion in their own
motor boat going out to the bayou
when mullet sixteen inches in length
leaped from the water and landed
squarely in the boat. and they had fried
mullet for supper without the use OF
rod or line. He reports the weather
delightful and his own health excel
lent.
Prof H. S. Conard, Of the chair OF
botany in Iowa College, has just re-
ceived package Of seeds of the Cnl-
nese wisteria, thru the kindness OF
Mrs. James L. Hill. Of Salem. Mass.
They We're sent to her direct from
China by Rev. Benjamin De Ham. di-
rector of the general Grinnell move
ment in Pang Chuang. 1t is hoped that
the seeds may be propogated mere untli
the plant has learned to Withstand the
Iowa winter climate.
Announcement comes to Grinnell OF
the birth of son to Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Pritzkau,, Of Redfield. s. D. Mrs. Psitz.
kau was formerly Miss Virginia Cole.
of the class of 1911, Iowa College.
Mrs. F. E. Falkinburg has gone to
Marshalltown to spend an indefinite
time at the home of her father, Rev. NJ.
G:egson.
Rey. J. ST. Malone, who did excellent
evanselistic work in this city recently,
is now holding meetings in the United
Presbyterian church at Ewart. where
much interest in the work is reported.
Mrs. H. w. Hughes. who recently
moved with her children from Bur-
lington to Grinnell, is located in the W..
T. .Moyle residence at the corner OK
High street and Fifth avenue.
Mrs. G. W. Vanuyl has returned to
her present home in Huron, S. D., al
ter visit of some length with old-time
Grinnell friends.
The officers of Company X have
hung up three prizes to be awarded to
the men showing greatest efficiency IN
certain lines. The time Of trial is four
weeks and the cleanest rifle. the neat
est equipment and the best discipline
fer that time takes the prize and the
accompanying honor in each case.
Mrs r. B. Alexander owns fifteen
hens, breed not stated. For this group
she claims for twenty-nine days OF
January just past an egg production OF
80, or an average of more than ten
eggs day for the entire time.
Seven construction companies came
into the competition for the work OF es-
ia blishing the west side sewer when
the bids were opened by the city coun-
Gil on Friday evening. The bids ranged
all the way from 100000 to $16s,00o
and no award was made. the matter
being postponed until Friday night OF
this week.
The old fire department building is
having some more changes to better MT
it fer the housing and use Of the new
fire truck. The front is being remod-
eled, the old double entrance being re-
placed by a large single one. Mean
while the fire apparatus is stored con-
ven!entlys near so that any alarm OF
fore. when tie Shangs is completed
the old building will be very much i'm
proved IN both appearance and effici-
ency.
Prof. William Ziesler, bringing back
frcIn Oxford a complete working
knowledge of rugby football. has made
the offer to coach the men in that game
and it is announced by Director HUFF
that work will begin along that line as
early as the weather is suitable.
James II. St.5John, Jr.. who has had
charge of Professor Payne's classes in
history since the middle OF December.