Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-24
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

Grinnell, Sept. 24.-Iowa College and
Grinnell in general will have valua.
BILE privilege next week when Raymond
Robins comes on the 18th and SOth OF
! September and Oct. l to deliver three
lectures or talks on the social condi-
tions as he has seen it in variety OF
places and under the most strained con-
ditions. These lectures are free to all
and no building in this city should be
large enough to contain the crowd
which will want to hear them. Dr.
Steiner gives a strong endorsement OF
tn. man and his talks.
The college band is organized and be-
ginning to practice. Russell George ID
president and Clifton Eisele is bust
ness manager, with Prof H. O. Kicker
nell for director.
The fourth building of the quadrangle
OF women's dormitories is now COM
pleted. the furniture is in process of
in tallation. and the college girls will
be at home there by Saturday even
ing The fifth building is fast nearing
completion and has a waiting list of
occupants.
Funerl services were held yesterday
afternoon at the home of Ben Hughes
over the body of Mrs. Lora Hopkins,
Of Newton. who died in the Grinnell
city hospital on Wednesday from COM
plications. She was sister OF the late
Mrs. Ben Hughes, who, while on a visit
to Mrs. Hopkins at her Newton home,
dropped dead suddenly. Pastor j. NJ.
Brown, OF the Methodist church, con-
Quoted the funeral services for Mrs.
Hopkins.
The morning train brought the body
of Mrs. Hannah Cue. who died at the
home of her sister in Oskaloosa. Fu-
neral services were held in the Metho-
dist church. of which she had been a
member during her many years of resi-
dence in Grinnell. and interment was
made in Hardwood. Mrs. Cues death
has been imminent for some weeks.
She was for a time in the Soldiers
Home at Marshalltown.
Miss Clara Anderson. who has been
the very efficient head of the womans
physical training department of Iowa
College for several years. has received
leave of absence for the second
semester Of this year and will spend
the tine in New York City where she
will extend her study Of physical train
ing and sociology In Columbia univer-
sity. 1t is probable that fall festi-
val on moonlight night will take place
for the college in place of the usual May
festival that has been staged cor some
years by Miss Anderson.
The morning services of next Sunday
at the Congregational church will give
the congregation another opportunity
to listen to a sermon from Prof. Her
bert Francis Evans.
Attorney John z. Lake. of rhis city,
has colsed his office. sold his furniture
and Jaw library 70 Esquire r y Ncl.
and is going on the road as outside
legal adviser and collector for the
Spalding Manufacturing Company Mr..
Lake came to this city from Chicago
three years or more ago and went into
the practice of law with T. :. BRAY and
Glenn Shifflett. the firm being Pray,
Shifflet & Lake. Later he retired from
the firm and moved his family to Mo-
bile, Ala, but remained there but a few
days, returning to GrinneIl and enter
ing the practice of his profession alone
His family will remain here for the
present.
NJ. B. Tew is suffering from pecul-
lar accident. AS he was climbing into
a freight car ne slipped and caught
his hand so hard on the sharp end OF a
nan as 10 drive it -,ttii.o:.;v- :!a..:S: :!.::e
thick flesh on the outside Of the hand.
At the business meeting Of the First
Congregational church last evening
Rev. Edward ". Cross, now-.,lling a
pastorate at Livingston, Mont. was
unanimously elected TO the passionate
here, at salary OF $1,000 and parsop-
age. A telegram was sent last night
notifying Mr.. Cross Of the action Of the
church. MIR. Cross Is 80 years OF age.
unmarried. graduate OF Carleton Col
lege at Mortified. Mimi. and of Ober-
lin Theological Seminary; was assist
ant pastor of the Oberlin Scccn.l Con-
gregational church. did home mission
airy work In Dakota and is now sery.
ing his fifth year at Livingston. His
parents live with him and he helps in
the support of two sisters. He is re-