Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-03
crinn.ii and Vicinity.

SpeClal 10 IlmeS-RepuDllcan.
Grinnell. Oct. 3.-Burglars have been
again at their nefarious work, having
broken into the Rexall store in the
Elks building on Friday night and se-
curing $14 In cash and two kodaks val.
ued at $35. also a lot Of perfumes They
came thru a back door and left the
lights on when they left No clue to
their identity.
The meeting of republicans in Mall
com on Monday morning, at the call
Of the central county chairman, Walter
Boyd. was enthusiastic and a booster
for political activity in the county at
large. Chairman Boyd stated that Mr..
Harding would be in this county about
the third week in this month and
would cover the county in a speaking
tour. Representative Ramseyer also
will speak number Of times &: the
county and J. NJ Grimes of the Mons
tezuma Republican is engaged for sew
eral speeches.
A large number of personal as well
as business friends of Will c. Staat
are ready to welcome him back into
Grinnell business. social and church
circles. Mr. Staat has come, with his
home and he goes into the Merchants
National Bank as one of it's active man
ayers. He was a resident of this city
for several years and built fine mod
ern home In the northwestern part OF
the city, some ten to twelve years ago,
but moved to Colorado because of
needed change of climate for the bene-
fit of Mrs. Stats health. Later they
lived in Wichita, Kan, where they had
another beautiful home. More recently
they have lived in Chicago. Mr.. Staat
has been In the banking and real estate
business most of the time since leav-
ing Grinnell. He began his work in
the bank here Monday. He was as
sistant cashier IN the same bank when
living here before.
: Mrs S. B. Ormiston Of Brooklyn, the
youngest OF five sisters. all daughters
OF William Hart, q pioneer in Iowa as
early as 1854. had the exquisite pleas
ure of entertaining the. other .foar re-
Gently at her home, after a separation
of fifty-one years. The others are:
Mrs. B. ]. Smith of Lima. Peru, South
America: Mrs. R. A.. Rawley Of Ned
ford, Ore. Mrs. j. B. Williams Of
-.
OF Brookfield Mo. The family lived
in the early DAYS near Colesburg, Iowa.
where the family was scattered after
the death of the mother.
S. ]. Pearce has leased his farm Of
$50 acres three and half miles south,
west of this city. to Ed Lynch for a
three-year term and plans to go to Pas
adena, Cal, accompanied by Mrs.
Pearce and their son Merlyn They
have lived on this farm for the past
twenty years. = 4e
For breaking into the residence OF
Enoch Joy on Second avenue, Charles
Jenkins was arrested by Marshal John
Lee, taken to Malcolm, and there turned
over to Sheriff Lamb. who took him to
the county jail at Montezuma.
A change has been made In the police
force by the resignation of Night OF
ficer D. Gregson. H. c. Gray has been
made night man and John Lee is chief
OF police. tHi
Coach Nichols took his high school
footballers down to Montezuma on Sat
urday ard. with the same lineup and
tactics as at Colfax, won out with q
score of 81 to 0.
ShiSei NAY ic~o MS suspiSioHS Va q
man who got off the train here on FRI
day, followed him, gave him the SYM
pathetic wink. readily received and
paid for bottle Of the stuff. and then
sprung the trap and put the bootleg
ger where he will be likely to get JUS
tice from the judge Of the district
court
The Methodists had rally day" on
Sunday morning and counted Sit per-
sons at Sunday school. Graduation
exercises were held for forty-two chill
dren from the primary department to
the next higher grade.