Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-24

4 pounds in weight. He also had the
| biggest one yet, being 2-year-old that
weighed 720 pounds.
The game between Coe and Grinnell
played here was close and exciting ard
ended in score of II to 10 in favo-
| of Coe. 1t was anybody's game up To
the last three minutes when the visit
ors took a shoot that carried them
over. Somers was suffering little
from a hurt which may have had
something to do with the result.
Next Saturday evening. on the gym
| nasium floor here, will be played the
Iowa-Grinnell game OF basketball that
is expected to eliminate the interest
and enthusiasm of the spectators and
call for the highest skill of the team.
The game is called for 1880. After that
game, beginning ar 9 o'clock there is
to be staged in the Quadrangle Thea
ter. under the direction of Gretchen
Steiner of the class of rs, The Trojan
Women" from Euripides. Miss Stein
er has been training the girls for this
occasions. The girls of Central build
ing are to present the play which is
said to be something different for
amateur players than anything before
presented there. 1t takes one back to
the time just before the fall of ancient
Troy and in part portrays the horrors
of war at that period
A voting contest went on among the
college women at the colonial ball held
last week and also at the carnival put
on Saturday evening by the men, the
object being to find the most beautiful,
the most talented. and the most popu-
lar girl of the college. with second
choice in all cases and in one or more
the third and the fourth choice, and
also the most popular man and the
worst 'fuSser.' The result was to
place Helen Richter and Ruth Loos as
highest in the beauty list: Lorna
Palmer 8 most talented. with Lois st.
John and Grace Seary second: Lois st.
John as first in popularity with the
men and Kathryn Cox with the wo-
men: and Fred Little by the women
and Francis Davis by the men, for
manly beauty and desirability
r. G.. Coutts is having the pleasure
Of visit from his brother. Alex
Coutts, who has been visiting another
brother in Michigan.
Miss Lauretta Sanders has so far re-
covered from her recent operation for
relief from appendicitis in the hospital
here that she has been able to go to
her own home.
Thomas Jeffrey is having a new
residence, a barn and other farm build
ings put UP on his farm near Jacob.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moss have gone
to Davenport for visit after several
weeks spent in this city visiting Mrs
Jennie Steaks and other friends. They
come from Hanley. Sask. Canada.
Grinneil was represented at the lay
mems missionary convention in Des
Moines by some sixty delegates and
each one is enthusiastic over what he
saw and heard and has visions of the
wide spread effects of the movement
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Ridley lived for
many years on farm some three
miles south Of Grinner, where they had
a wide range of acquaintances and
friends. Later they moved to the city
and lived here some years few
years ago they moved to Pasadena
Cal, where they bought a home. On
the 18th Of this month they celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary with
abundance Of good wishes from their
many friends here.
Mrs. Kiesel is having the pleasure
Of a visit from her son, Earl H. Kiesel.
whose home is at Evanston. H.. and
who also visits his brother Fred here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Nelson and
family are enjoying a visit from Mrs.
Stella Hulsizer. who came from her
Des Moines home for a few days visit.
The people who have been attending
the evangerstic meetings at the Meth
odist church, conducted by Rev. Mr..
and Mrs. Kennedy, are trying to work
out some plan by which the evange
lists may be kept here another week
at least So far nothing definite has
been accomplished in that line.