Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-11
Grinnei1 and Vicinity.
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Special to TiInes-Republican.
Grtnnell, April 1l.-Dr E. c. Dudley
q celebrated surgeon Of Chicago and q
recognized authority on American his
tory, filled the chapel hour yesterday
with keen interest and historical infor-
ma ton, speaking from the topic The
Heroine Of American Freedom He
dealt with the period before and dur
ing the civil war when his heroine.
Harriet Tupman. was engaged in engi-
neering on the underground railroad"
and In scouting for union generals in
the war In trying to make COM
posite character photograph Of the
women who had played the heroic part
In the early settlement Of this country
and in it's various wars with the In
dams and with the whites of our own
and other nations he settled upon this
unIettered black woman as embodyiRg
IN the one person more of the heroic
than ne could find in any other.
Mr.. BudIong, of Des Motnes, and Rev.
Mr.. Williams, pastor Of the Congrega-
tional church Of Newton, were in Grim
nell yesterday as part Of the examining
committee Of Iowa College.
The retrial Of the Porter Heishman
case having been ordered by the SUI
pre,ne court. II Is now expected that
It will come up in the May term Of the
superior court in this city. II seems to
be the desire Of the attorneys to ex-
pedite the trial as rapidly as possible,
once it IS begun.
School garden work In individual
gardens at the homes Is starting off
well. confined mostly this year TO chill
dren of the fifth. sixth. seventh and
eighth grades. The beds are to be 7x14
feet and the common early vegeta bles
will be given out this week It n
hoped by Superintendent Henely that
this work may soon be made a part
Of the regular teaching work Of the
schools with such facilities for doing il
we'll as are now provided for domestic
science and manual training. 1t is
doubtful whether there will be any at
tempt to have community garden this
year owing to lack of convenient
grounds and community interest
Bishop Bristol. of the Methodist
church, will lecture in the Methodist
church in this city on Thursday even
ing on the subject of Christ in Educa-
ton There will be neither admission
fee nor collection and the general pub
lie Is invited. This is a part OF the ed
uca tional campaign of the Iowa Wes-
leyan College at Mount Pleasant.
Alfred Ewart, of Dwart, has Just
bought the elegant home OF Mr.. and
Mrs John Hall, 904 High street, and
will take possession as soon as Mr.. and
Mrs. Han arrive mere and remiove taaSo::..
household goods. They have been for
some months in Spokane, Wash. They
haya NOT made D,rhlic their iptepfione
regarding their future residence.
The body Of Mrs. Charles Grain was
brought from Des Moipes yesterday to
this city and taken from the station
direct to Hardwood cemetery, where
the body of her father was buried. Mrs.
Grain died in Des Moines, from pull
monary tuberculosis, at the age of 81
years. ~.
The two story brick mercantile
building on the east side Of the alley
between Broad and Main streets and
facing on Commercial street, formerly
known and used as the Seaman Hotel.
has recently passed into the ownership
Of D. p. White, Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Alley have left
their former home in Grinneii to make
a new home in Des Moines, where Mr..
Alley has employment as bookkeeper
for firm of architects.
Mrs. Susan Roach, who has been
visiting at the home Of her brother. Mr..
George Brown. OF this city, for some
months, started on Sunday last on her
return to her home in Berkeley. Cal
Mr. Fred Morrison has returned from
E..-c!.<s G.c!: sc a " erter he went to
visit his parents and his brother.