Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-23
erinneII and Vicinity.
Special to Times-Republican.

Grinnell, Aug. 23.-Mr. and Mrs
George M. Christian reached their
home in this city on Saturday after a
ten weeks trip thru the west, visiting
both expositions and at the home OF
their daughter, Mrs. Margaret Bump
at Pescadero, Cal.
Arthur Rutherford. Of this city, was
brought before Judge Norris, Of the
superior court, on Saturday afternoon
on charge Of breaking and entering.
His mother was present and, after
consultation with an attorney. prelim-
mary examination was waived and he
was sent to the county jail at Monte
yuma to await the action Of the grand
Jury. which meets in a couple Of weeks.
The crime was committed, it is alleged,
during the noon hour Of Friday in the
Grinnell Herald building while the
proprietor and employees were at din
ner. A window in the rear basement
was broken and entrance gained. The
cash drawer was rifled and about a
dollar In change was taken and one or
more tickets to the state fair. Ruther-
ford was discovered in the building by
one Of the worlomen returning from
dinner He is young man about rs
and has worked very efficiently at diff
ferent times in the Herald plant
Two characters, one local and the
other unknown, picked UP on Friday
and put into the detention hole in this
city. made a desperate assault on the
walls and door of their pen and left
their mark as a permanent contrtbu-
ton to the historical relics Of the
place. Had their battering ram been
stronger they might easily have de-
molished enough Of the building to
make their escape One Of them
seemed desperate character and
Marshal Lee took the precaution to
have them securely linked together
when he removed them to the county
jail on Saturday afternoon. Any one
viewing their place Of incarceration
here can hardly blame any inmate of
the place for taking all possible means
for making his stay there short. Grin
nell has many things of which to be
proud and is at present doing some
big things. But Of this hole, unfit to
house even good Iowa livestock, her
citizens may we'll be ashamed.
1t was very fortunate that the vast
crowd in the circus tent on the fair
grounds on Friday were fully occupied
and knew nothing Of what was taking
place In another tent or there would
have been stampede that would prob
ably have injured many and brought
death to some. AS 1t is now reported
from credible witnesses a tiger by
some means got out Of his cage in the
animal tent. He probably was not
aware himself that he was free for he
made no attempt to use his liberty.
His escape from the cage was discov-
cred quickly and, while men desperate
~ held down the edge Of the tent on
the outside net was used on the in
side and he was back In the cage again
before he had at all tasted the sweets
of freedom.
The body Of Oscar Rammon, who
came to Grinnel1 from Waterloo and
was found dead In his bed at the Hiser
rooming house on Wednesday morning,
was taken to Chicago . by his two
brothers. B. Ranmon and r. Ramm on,
who came to this city as soon as pos
sible after they were notified Of the
death OF their brother. The widow
went direct from Waterloo to. Chicago.
Rammon was but SO years old, altho,
by reason of much i'll health. he looked
to be older. He was born in Germany
but spent nearly all Of his life in AM
erica
The PowesS1iek Farmers Protective
Association, which held its meeting in
Brooklyn, elected the following officers
for next year: President George Nc
Murray, Of Grinnell: secretary, j. w.
,Fsrizzell treasurer, J. L. McIlrath. OF
-Grinnell; directors. c. p. Sickle, Bert
Forehand and ]. w Miller. The next
annual meeting Is to be held at Monte
yuma. The meeting was harmonious
and the reports were very satisfac-
tory.
The chautauqua has closed and the
big tent Is gone. Owing to rainy
weather and an unusual number of
other attractions for this season of the
year the attendance was not what
could have been wished or that ought
to have been reasonably expected. Yet
the chautauq,ia movers are not DIS
couraged but will keep up their efforts
to establish hero q permanent organ
izatton OF that character that will ad-
vanta&eouslv MI in the time that Is
usually dull The programs Of the
present year were varied and Eood and
those who attended speak in high
praise OF the entertainment and the
enterprise Of the few who brought It
here.
Miss winifred Mason has gone to
California, intending to remain there
about year. She was accompanied
by her aunt, Miss Lucy Planalp. who