Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-28
Grinneli and Vicinity.

Special TO Times Republican,
,;rinncll, Feb. ss.--Grirpell hlgH
meets OskaIoosa high tonight At oska-
loosa. on saturday afternoon, at the
mems gymnasium, the team VIII meet
the fast and formidable Cedar Rapids
team and the game Is looked forwarI'
TO with keen anticipation.
Garland Eichhorn, while assisting az
the Abel & Eichhorn sale slipped ahu
fell 10 the ground and received keN
from a frightened horse that gave hlni
a broken bone in the left leg below the
knee. lie received surgical treatment
and was brought in the ambulance TO
his home here where he is reported
as doing well.
The Abel & Eichhorn sale amounted
10 more than ssl,o0o The day WAS
cold but the attendance was good ana
the bidding brisk at the usual hisn
prices. One lot of twenty-five calves
brought s5l.25 a head. Steers sold as
high rs Sci each. Floyd Eichhorn,
who goes from the Abel farm 10 that
OF Mrs. Eugene Fisher but a couple OF
miles away, bought all ;he steers and
large number of the hogs.
At Iowa City, al the home Of the
brides parents. on the Goth instant
Miss Edna Wickham was merried to
Lieut. e. T.. HiXon. The bride is known
in Grinnell having lived here several
years and attended Grinnell College
school Of music. Since last September
she has been taking work in the state
university. The groom is a graduate
OF the United States military academy
Doi ard 10 Statinnpi
Fort Sill. Okla.
County Superintendent Estelle Coon
announces a study center at Grinnell
March s. at the high school building.
beginning al $50 in the morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Miller have had
the pleasure OF a visit from Mrs. Mil
ler's parents. Mr. and Mrs. l.. F.. Map
lethorpe. who are returning from
visit TO California,
Capt John T. Padgham. who is in
the medical corps doing reconstruction
work at Denver. is spending his six
days furlough with his family, wife
and daughter here.
The Old Smith homestead OF 90.
acres. lying near Searsboro and for
merly belonging to Peter Smith. has
been bought at referees sale by Fran
els J. Smith at $3.50 an acre.
Harry Preston has been suffering
from an liberated tooth TO such an
extent that he went to the hospital at
Iowa City for an operation which is
reported 10 have been so far satisfac-
tory.
Grinnell and Cornell meet here to-
night at 80 in a clash for basketball
supremacy.
D. II. Nerder. Of Grinnen College,
instructor In English. has been obliged
TO give up his work because of failing
health and Frank f. A. Thone, class
OF II, has been appointed 10 take over
his classes.
Basketball as played BY the Chinese
will have demonstration in the col
lege here where six of the present
Chinese students, who had some prac-
tice in their native country. have form
ed a team and will meet whoever
comes in practice.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ziegenmeyer, O.
Maple Grove neighborhood. were the
guests Of honor at the home of Mr.
neighbors gathered in farewell party
and left some pieces OF silver as re-
membranes. TO take with them TO
their new home in Minnesota
Next Tuesday evening is the date Of
the mass meeting called by the Grin
nell Central Union for the discussion
OF the important questions that must
be solved soon. Thomas T. Mention.
OF Boone, is to be the leading speaker
of the evening.
Last year James Robinson sold his
acreage property on Sixth avenue west
to Mr.. Pugh and moved to a place
near MonteZuma. He has now bought
back the Grinnell property and will