Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
erinnsll News Budget.
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Special to Times-Republican.
Grinneli. Aug. 6.-Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Howell plan to start Thurs
day for haywood, Neb., for visit of
n couple Of weeks at the home Of Mr..
Howell's sister.
DR.. c. E. Shifflett arrived here yes
terday morning from his home in Nor
ton, Kan, called Ly the serious illness
OF his father, Mr.. Asher Shifflett. The
latter who is 81 years Of age, has been
quite Ill recently so as to alarm the
family and lead to send for the son.
but the attack has worn off and he is
now better.
w. E. Brown had a bad fall from a
scaffold ten feet from the ground, and
bruised his face and nose quite badly.
in addition to the general Jar to the.
body. He was working on the Clock
house, and was prying UP board
when something broke and, he went
heading to the cement walk below. He
was plucky enough to go back to his
work. after the doctor was thru patch
ing him up, end kept at 1t the rest OF
the day.
High School Principal George A.
Brown is in the city greeting his many
friends, and packing up his belongings
preparatory to moving to Burlington.
where he has been elected principal OF
the high school. Mr.. Brown has been
principal in Grinnell for the past three
years, and wds reelected against last
spring, but wanted a larger place and
salary. He will be missed from the
OF which he was the pres
idert, from church activities. the boy
and society in general.
w. B. Tew. Of this city. is having
the pleasure Of visit from his broth
er. Nj. J. W. Tew. with family. who
recently came from the Panama zone.
where he has been employed In gov
eminent work for the past eOur years.
He came from the iSthmus oy way OF
New York and then TO st. Louis. The
family plans to go from here to Elm
wood, Neb., the former home of Mrs.
Tew. and to some place In the south
for the winter. He has decided not to
return to Panama.
Mrs. Matte Walker died on Friday
last, from cancer, at the age OF 50
years. Funeral services were held at
the home Saturday. conducted by Rev.
T. o. Douglass, with singing by Mrs.
H w. Somers and MIS- Umbenhauer.
Interment was made In Hazelwood
cemetery. Mrs. Walker was born in
Davenport, where sister survives her.
She also leaves son, Delbert. who IS
employed in Des Motnes, and a daugh-
ter. Miss Marjorie. who has worked
with her mother IN the glove factory
since moving to Grinnell.
Miss Clara Triplett. while VISITING
her friend. Mrs. Rath1en. formerly
Mss Edith Rose, near Marcngo, was
bruised and scratched by barbed
wire fence. against which the ladies'
were thrown when their horse became
frightened and ran away. The horse
broke thru the fence. but the over
turned top buggy baked at that point
ard saved the ladies from more serious
injury.
Mr.. H. Lync!,. OF Independence,
father Of the freshman athletic cham
pion in college here last year, Frank
Lynch, has rented a residence and VIII
move his family here Before the open
ing Of college In the fall. He is engaged
IL. the real estate business.
A change takes place tomorrow In
the direct management Of the Farm
ers' Elevator Ccmpany's business. Mr.
John Glamon. Of Jewell junction. taxi
ing the place heretofore Allied by Mr.
NJ, o. Hocum ever since the organiza-
ton Of the company. Mr.. Hocum re-
signed to take more desirable posi-
ton at Hawafden, where he moves
Immediately.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Foster, with