Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-04
GrinneiI and Vicinity.

Special to IlrneS- hepupliCdn.
Grinnell, June AT the meeting of
the city council on Monday evening
Mrs. c. w. Carter resigned as trustee
of the Stewart library, because she is
so soon to move, with her family. to
California. Mayor Lyman appointed
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Carney to fill the vacan-
cy thus created. Will c. Rayburn. s.
j. Pooley and Lydia A. Nicely also were
appointed trustees for six years begin
ming the first of next July.
T. Je Bray is president OF the or
canized body for working up Fourth
of July. celebration in Grinnell; Warder
H. Steaks is secretary, and II. F.
Lanphere is treasurer. Committees have
been appointed for all the departments
of amusement for the day and plans
are well under way. Prizes will be Of
fered for the best floats in the grand
parade. games and sports will be with
in easy walking distance of all. and
the parade is expected to lay in the
shade all previous attempts of the kind
ever held here.
The various preliminary contests for
the Mrs. H. w. SpauldinS prizes for
excellence in reading have reduced the
original number to the following eight:
Ruth Suckow, Pearl Neel. Gretchen
Steiner, Helen Makutchan, Della Bar
nett, Edith Durham, Helen Boardman,
and Hazel Hammond. On Friday eve
ming of this week, at Herrick chapel,
each of these will read a previously
studied selection and then be given one
with which she is supposed not to be
acquainted. Six minutes is the time
limit for each selection. The prizes
are cash sums of s25, $15, and $40.
Mrs. Walter Burd. of Cedar Rapids.
formerly of Grinnell, went to the hos
pital at Des Moines and on Monday
last. had successful operation in
surgery Her husband, DR.. Burd.
stopped on his way back to their home.
Rev II. l.. Wissler. pastor Of the
Congregational church Of Chester
Center. is in Burlington today. where
he officiates at the wedding of Miss
Lelah Sayres, who was the first teach
er in the new graded school building in
Chester township.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dolph Cox, of Pacific City, Wash, for
merly Of this city, will be saddened by
learning of the death. from whooping
cough. of their little daughter. Martha
Lou. but 2 years Of age.
Mrs. L. F. Parker. who has been
during the past year with her daugh-
ter. Miss Nellie Clark. at Oak Park,
ILL.,, writes to friends in this city that.
on account OF her own lack Of health,
they will soon go to San Diego. Cal,
expecting to make that city their per-
manent home.
On Sunday next at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon the Odd Fellows Of this city
and all visiting brethren will meet in
the hall and participate in the memor-
ial services At the close Of the serv-
ices in the hall the procession will be
formed and march to the cemetery
where the graves of the departed will
be sarlanded with flowers and the
ritualistic service win be used.
Mrs Eva Lewis is to have the COM
partnership this summer OF her daugh-
Ter. Miss Lorena, who has spent the
past school year as principal OF one OF
the grade schools IN Beatrice. Neb.
Dr.. s. A Craveth left his home here
Yesterday to make visit to his son
James r.. in Chicago. and Miss Ella
Cravath went with him and is to go or
TO visit her brother at Hancock, Mich
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Boyack are re-
| joicing in visit Of some weeks from
their son Breeze. who has spent the
wear at Fort Collins Colo.