Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-19
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

SpeClal TO TImeS-RepllbliCan.
Grinnell. Feb. ls.-The county board
of supervisors has just let the con-
tract for equipping the new Jail at
Montezuma to the Pauly Jail Com
pany of ST. Louis. the price being
is3,sS6. There are TO be nine steel cells.
six being for men, one for women. one
for boys, and one for the insane. The
work is to be completed within ninety
days from date on contract.
! John r. Steele, of Union township.
was born on the farm that his father
bought in 1916. and has lived there all
/ of his siNIy-seven years OF life
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Ragsdale have
10 Grinnell. where Mr.. Ragsdale viii
! he employed IN the Ritter hardware
store,
AT the home Of the brides father. n.
\. Laros. 1917 Main street, Ray Good
rich and Miss Naomi Laros were made
husband and wife by the ministrations
Of Rev. W. B. Wilson. of the Christian
church. on Wednesday afternoon.
There were some fifty guests and a
fine four course dinner followed the
marriage ceremony. The young couple
VIII live on farm northeast OF Grin
nell.
Rev. w. 2 Wilson was called upon
at s.: 80 esday afternoon, at his
own home 10 unite in marriage Mr.
knudt Larson ard Miss Olga Figland
The groom came from Norway about
seven years ago. The bride is the
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Charles Fig
land who have lived on a farm south
east OF this city for a long time. The
young couple VIII engage in farming
i've miles southeast Of this city. be-
ginning in March.
Henry Grub, who worked for a
number of years in the Broad street
meat market OF the Grinnell Provision
Company, and Ia other places here for
many years. bat recently bought res
taurant in New Sharon and removed
there went with Miss Hazel Fisher TO
Oskaloosa and the twain Were made one
~ Justice Woodruff. after which they
went TO their future home in New
sharon The bride has been one of
efficient clerks in the J. II. McMurray
& Co. dry goods store of this city.
The death Of l.. w Ferneau. of east
Montezuma, takes away one Of the
early settlers in Foweshieli county. he
having come with his father to this
county in the fail Of 1858, and lived
here ever since. A wife and four
daughters and two sons survive him.
The call Of the Pacific coast was too
strong for Ben Wilson of Brooklyn
who packed his goods took his family,
and recently left Iowa for Long Beach.
Cal They are among the early set
tiers in the vicinity of Brooklyn.
Pov-eshiek county loses another good
citizen and family when Thomas Rob
lnson, Jr, loaded his goods this week
and moved to Monroe, where the fam
ny expects to live. Mr.. Robinson is
IA good machinist ard thinks he has
better location for this kind OF work.
Many friends both in and out OF
Iowa College mourn sincerely over the
news that has come here Of the re-
cent death of Professor ]. Irving
Manatt. professor of Greek in Brown
University, Providence. X. !. He was
a member Of the class of 1869 in Iowa
College Of Grinuell.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Stocks, whose
home is on South Park street IN well
settled part of this city, have been
very successful in bee culture and the
production OF honey. They recently
sent to Chicago 1850 pounds OF honey.
this being the last of the seasons
product of 5000 pounds. They have
about 100 stands Of bees.
The GrinneI Motor Company while
waiting for the completion of their
new garage on Main street three doors
north of the Colonial theater. have
/ rented the two-story brick on the
corner of Main and Commercial streets
I and will use 1t as garage after
March !.
Mrs. r. F. Nuckolls is having the
pleasure of a visit from her brother,
| ". l.. Uhi whose home is in Winni-