Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-25
Grinneii and Vicinity.


Grinnell Aug. 25.-Rev. w. P. Stod-
dard. of this city, field secretary for
the Methodist hospital Of Des Moines.
VIII give the final outdoor sermon OF
the season, on Sunday evening in the
city park here. These have been union
meetings and all full of interest The
various pastors of the city have taken
turns in addressing the large congre-
cations and some of the resident min
listers who are not present pastors have
been heard. The series of meetings is
pronounced a decided success On the
first Sunday evening of September
meetings will be again held in the re-
spective churches.
Frank Sickle, a carpenter living a
little west of the city limits. has been
for several years one of the foremost
promoters of poultry exhibits and
judges Of fowls and has raised pure
bred fowls quite extensively. One night
this week some miscreant came on his
premises and stole $50 pure bred White
Leghorns. No trace of the thief has
neen found. Charles LaroS has the
most extensive poultry raising estab-
Hshment IN this part of the country.
Just west Of the city on the River-to-
River road. On the same night that
Sickle lost his fowls Laros also lost a
lot Of chickens, White Leghorns. 4
reward of s25 has been offered for the
arrest OF the thieves.
Judge Nilcockson has changed the
time OF opening the September term O.
court at Montezuma from the Atm to
the 18th Of the month. The grand Jury
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on the afternoon of the 18th. The
change was made'on the petition of the
Poweshiek county bar.
AT special meeting of the city
council the following business was
done: The contract of William Horra-
bin with the city for paving was ap-
proved; the contract for putting the
sewer across the NJ. & st. L. right-of-
way just north Of the far grounds was
approved; the bonds of John Lee, H. c..
Gray, D. GregSon as marshal and depu-
ty marshals, of s. II. Crosby as city
solicitor. of Elmer White as street
commissioner and H. Kelly Company
as plum Der, were all approved. Mayor
Norris appointed DR.. c. E. Harris as
health physician for the city during
the absence of DR.. E. E. Harris. the
regular health officer.
The gypsy band that was recently
caught in the act of abstracting peo-
pies money without giving an equva-
lent and driven out of Montezuma tried
the same tactics in Grinnell and sue
ceeded in getting their adhesive fingers
on $50 in the Longnecker store but re-
leased their clutch when Marshal Lee
IN, al,
but firmly invited to try the country
roads, which they did quite promptly
Mr.. and Mrs. George 3. Critchett go
to Des Moines tomorrow and Mr..
Critchett will attend the state fair
Mrs. Cr!tchett. after spending Sunday
at the hame OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Critchett, will go to visit her two sons,
Bertram and Chester, at Stoughton,
Sask., Canada, and then to Liberty in
the same province to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. E. Ruby. She expects to
be away from home for two months.
On Wednesday afternoon, at !
O'Clock, at the home of the brides
uncle and aunt, DR.. and Mrs. Clint E.
Harris. was celebrated the marriage OF
Miss Rachel Harris TO Mr.. We're A.
Batzner, Rev. T. Q. Douglass officiat-
ing. The bride has been, all her life,
Grinnell girl. a graduate Of both high
school and college, and beloved by a
host of friends. She Is a sweet singer
and will be greatly missed. The groom
is a graduate of Purdue University
He is now cashier of a bank at Bovey,
MINI. The welded pair went that
evening TO Des Moines and from there
to Minneapolis, planning to be at home
at Boyev SOON