Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-06


lyn Arthur King, aged 4 years, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clark King. OF
Ladora, who died of bronchial pneu-
monia at Quill Lake, Sask., Canada,
lpassed thru Grinnell yesterday morn
ing. The funeral was held at the La
dora home yesterday afternoon. Inc
child was a second cousin of Mrs. c. Z.
Kel, of this city, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kel attended the funeral.
Mr. A. w. Brownie, a lifelong res
ident of Scott county, returned to his
home Yesterday morning after Visit
of some length at the home Of his
brother n-law ]. A. Flock, of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs Amos Ford started last
night over the Iowa Central for VIII
son, y. D., near which place their -on
Guy lives, and will remain at his home
for some weeks.
The Grinnell public schools opened
again Yesterday to somewhat larger
attendance than was enrolled on the
first day of last year. The high school
had an enrolment of 26S, being some
what smaller than for the first day of
last year, but there is every indica-
ton that The end of the first week will
see a gain over last year. This being
fair week in Grinnell. with especial at
fractions. and one day more than IS US
ually given to it, accounts for any tall
ing off in school enrolment.
Grinnell stores will be closed from II
o'clock until today and tomorrow on
account of the fair.
Professor Conard and family, VIII
have spent the summer vacation in the
east, are back here again in their last
years location.
The high school football team with
Captain Herbert Mears at the head will
be out at practice on Thursday under
the new coach. Pendell, from Sioux
City.
H f. Allen. who moved to Hampton
last spring, has come back for visit
to his son in this city He brings
good report of the crops in the county
where he has made his new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Blank and three
children have moved from Des Moines
to Grinnen and rented the Moore prop
erty at the corner of East and High
streets. Vernon Blank is a member of
the class of 13 in Iowa College and his
younger brother and his sister. Miss
Nalmer Blank. Will enter high schol.
The largest number of entries for the
races and the best string of horses that
has ever appeared at the Grinnell fair
are now ready for the races that begin
this afternoon
Grinnell friends of the contracting
parties have had invitations to the
wedding of Miss Winona Slutz. of Os
kaloosa, to Mr. Walter Spencer. of
Laurel, Mont. which is to take place
in Oskaloosa on the 14th instant. Both
are graduates Of Iowa College, the
bride in the class Of '0S and the groom
in 'o5.
John Mcdonald has sold out the
Grinnell cafe to II. E. Case, who has
already taken possession. Mr.. McDon-
aid will engage in the quick delivery
business and probably also in dray-
ing.
George Turner. whose lower face was
shattered last week from the discharge
of shot gun, has SO far recovered that
he was able to be removed from the
hospital to the homo of his father In
law, w. c. Williams. Of this city
Six patients are now lying at the
city hospital with typhoid fever, but
all are said to be in a very hopeful
condition.
w r. .Skeels. who holds a good po-
sition with the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, Of Chicago, has been here for
some time spending his vacation dt the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Skeels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bivens, returned from
their visit to the state fair, stopped
here to visit briefly at the home OF
Rev George White. and took Mrs.
White on with them to their home in
Muscatine for visit of few days.
DR.. and Mrs. f. E. Harris gave a
delightful evening on Friday last to
the choir Of the Congregational church,
at their home on Sixth avenue. The
entertainm ent Of the evening was large
1y musical and was followed by re-
freshments and social intercourse.
A. C. Drover, who has been taxing
month of vacation in Chicago and
Huntington, Ind, is back here again at
his old place in the A. L. Child art
studio.
Mrs Eugene Henely was called to
Oxford on Sunday by the death Of her
father, Col. A. J. Miller. Superin-
tendent Henely goes this afternoon to
the funeral.