Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-02
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

w. Cross came quietly into Grinnell on
Tuesday evening and to their new
home in the congregational parsonage,
with but very few learning OF their
arrival The members of the conGre-
cation had made up a purse sufficient
to pay for a new fve-passenger Dodge
automobile for Pastor Cross and the
committee having that purchase in
charge took the auto to the parsonage
and surprised the bride and groom be-
yond measure by the assurance that 1t
was theirs and limited expression u
the love and good wishes of the church
ard congregation for the pastor and
his bride.
Prof. r. H. Perring, who went away
some time ago to obtain medical aid
for the throat trouble chat had been
interfering with his work has not yet
obtained relief and may he kept away
for an indefinite time to come. He
hopes now to be able to take UP his
work again with the opening Of the
second semester of the present college
year
a. c. Lyon, Of this city. who has
been the counsel for the Spauldings
for the past ten years. or longer an
nounces his intention Of resigning that
position and opening out in general
law practice here within very short
time
~ The annual Merrill political debate
will take place at the Colonial theater
next Monday evening, beginning at 8
o'clock. The question is, Resolved,
That Wilson Should Be Elected over
Hughes The Ionian and Chrestoma-
THAN college societies will furnish the
debating teams The lonian society
has won this debate for the past two
years against both the Forum and the
Institute. The 1onian team Is COM
posed vi Nuei and Van Dorm aid prob
ably Arlo Palmer in place of Ellsworth,
who has been forced to resign. Meek,
Larson and Brown compose the Chres-
to team and will try to prove that Will
son should be elected.
The first number Of the new Grinnell
Magazine is just off the press and is
attracting much attention and favor
able comment Almost all the literary
work is by members or eX-members OF
the college.
Iowa College is to be represented on
the physical educational side by
group Of ten men under the direction
of DR. Sprague at the state teachers
association at Des Moines. This team
will give evidence of gymnasium train
ing in the building Of pyramids. There
will be five freshmen. four sophomores
and one Junior. Eight senior girls OF
the college, in charge Of Miss Ander-
son, will also be there and will give a
special exhibition or drill with the In
dian clubs. Winifred Alfny, Gladys
Downing. Gretchen Bayer. Beulah
Cleveland, Kathryn Cox, Mildred Will
son. Esther Reed and Eva Hall are the
ones selected for this work. -
Rev. and Mrs. La Roy S. Hand who
have lived for the past ten years in
this city. left last evening for their
home for the rest of the winter with
their children. Mr.. and Mrs w. o.
Hand. in Pomona, Cal.
Ground has been broken for the
three mems dormitories on the campus
along North Park street and the ex-
cavating will be pushed as rapidly as
possible tho not nearly as fast as de-
sired because of scarcity of teams and
laborers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Flock. who
have been visiting in Grinnell at the
nome OF JUnn A. T1OOk ana Will olict
relatives and friends have gone back
to their home in Long Beach. Cal.
Rev. Joseph Sopher pastor of the
Friends church of this city. has gone
to visit at the home Of his son in New
Providence. Mrs. Sopher accompanied
him.
G.. r. Williams is enjoying a visit
from his sister. Mrs. T.. w. Morgan OF
Lincoln, Neb.. who expects her hus-
band to join her here later.
Mrs. C. c. Rice. who came here for
the golden wedding celebration of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs j. f. Adkins,
some four weeks ago. has just returned
TO her home in Selby. S. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. P r. Herbert. OF Min
neapolis, Mimi, send the announce
ment Of the birth to them of a son.
Mrs. Herbert was formerly we'll known
In this city as Gertrude Noel.
News Of Greene.
Special to Times Republican.
Greene, Nov. 2.-There will be a
democratic rally held at the opera
house Friday evening ]. C. Murtagh
and W. n. Birdsall, of Waterloo, will
speak.
The funeral OF Mrs. Fred Cuffel was