Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-30


tit, Cedar Falls, and E. P. Shoentgen,
Council Bluffs. whose terms also ex-
pire at that time.
GrinneII and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Jan a30.-Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth F'risbie died Of the infrmities of
age yesterday afternoon at the farm
home one mile south of Grinnell, where
she had lived for forty years. She was
nearing her SSth birthday. She had
been in her usual health and was up
and about the house on the afternoon
Of her death. Funeral services will be
held in private at the home on Sun
day afternoon. She was the widow of
DR.. d. G. Frisbie who died here
twenty three years ago. To this couple
were born three children, two of whom
died more than forty years ago. Mr.. O.
T. Frisbie is the only surviving one Of
the children Messages have been sent
To the grandchildren, DR.. Charles and
Sherman and George Frisbie, all Of
whom are on the western coast and
can not be here for the funeral. Inter-
ment Of the body will De in Hazelwood.
two children are at rest.
District court at Montezuma is now
wrestling with the case of j. H. Rowe
against the Rock Island railroad, in
which plaintiff seeks to recover $4,000
damages for the smashing Of his new
automobile and the breaking Of three
of his own ribs. The accident occurred
last summer at the crossing Of East
ctr NV, he leland rood Mr.
Rowe with some Of his family or
friends in the auto tried to beat the
train and get across the track but the
engine went dead and the auto was
caught and thrown over TO the south
moralized condition. The train was
station before the auto had reached the
that it was impossible to stop when
on the crossing. Being SO near the
city and the accident happening just as
the whistle blew for noon there was a
crowd that went to view the remains
Of the auto.
The many friends Of the George NJ.
Christian family will rejoice with them
world achieved by Miss Jessie Chris
tan both on the other side Of the At
lantic and on this side. She came from
European war, after having won for
herself a high position there in grand
opera. More recently she has been in
Chicago and Is Just now receiving un-
bounded praise for her highly success
Gel ho
pices Of the Chicago Womaa's Musical
Club.
Grinnell has just been made the d.
vision point between Chicago and
Omaha for the Distribution Of mail.
Postmaster A. c. Norris has just re-
ceived and disseminated this infor-
nation and says the new order goes
into effect on the 8th Of February. This
will give Grinnell somewhat better
mail facilities on a couple of trains at
least and may be the cause Of increas-
ing the population by the removal Of
some Of the mail clerks, that have lived
at the former division point of Iowa
City, to this city.
County Superintendent Estelle Coon
has been in Grinnell this week making
some preliminary preparations for the
holding of the teachers institute here
on the 18th and 18th Of February. All
the schools of the county are to be
closed and all the teachers are to re-
port at the institute. Such an insti-
tute at this season Of the year is an
innovation but the superintendent is
taking hold Of the work with charac-
teristic judgment and energy and pro-
poses to have it zone of the best ever"
The following officers have been
elected to serve for the coming year,
by the Maple Grove Telephone Com
pany: President, NJ. S. Smith; secre-
tary and treasurer, H. F. Lee; direc-
tors, G. H. Decatur G. II. Evans, and j.
T. Stanley. 1t was voted to give the
Telephone Company of Grin
nell the right to build and fully equip
q new metallic line with new phones,
charging sum of $12 per phone per
annum. This plan is to have years
trial after which, If not satisfactory,
the Maple Grove company can take
over the line at actual cost and operate
it Themselves paying as before a
switching, fee Of 50 per phone per
year.
Mrs. J. T. Whitcomb mas so far re-
covered from the operation she en-
dured in the Methodist hospital in Des
Moines as to be able to return to her
home accompanied by her husband
and sister, Mrs. G. c.. Whltcomb.
The mother Of Mrs. Carl Child, Of
this city, who lives near Oskaloosa, has
been SO seriously i'll that Mrs. Child
went to help care for her. She is now
as Improving.
Mrs. c. F.ssHutchinson, Of Smith
Center. Kan. is seriously i'll and her
sister, Mrs. Mary Meacham. Of this
city, has gon6 to care for her.
MrH NJ. ]. Garrigan has so far
gained after her severe operation in
the city hospital in this city that she
has been taken to the home Of her son,
p. L. Garrigan.
Tho father Of James Stewart, living
on South Park street, who is well into
tho nineties In age, has been PROS
trated for weeks apd for. manys days
has taken no food. being unable to
swallow. His death has been expected
hourly for week.
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