Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-02
crinn.,l and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,
Grinnell. Sept. 2.-D. w. Brainard
furnishes the following weather report
for August: Mean maxim UNI, $3.50:
mean minimum, 81: mean average,
74.66; highest. 100 plus, on the 18th;
lc west. so. on the 29th: greatest range,
Al degrees. on the 15:n rainfull. 1.69
inches: clear days, 22; partly cloudy,
10: C,ondy, 4.
Next Tuesday. Sept Sis the OPEN
ing day for the Grinnell fair and Secre-
tor: Bailey reports everything as rap
! idly approaching complete readiness.
The SIC Ok exhibit gives promise OF be-
ing unusually good. the 500 prize for
the hest beef herd having stimulated
u healthy competition IN that line and
the purses for speed bringing out some
fine horses. The special attractions in
the way of the chariot races and the
Royal Japenese troupe are said to be
very fine. Then there is strong pres
ent probability that Aviator Robinson
will give some displays Of the ca
pabilities of his new umbrella mono-
plane. Negotiations for this attraction
We're begun very late. as it was not
certainly known that the machine
would be ready for this occasion. IL
lis now planned that Robinson will make
flight here in the early afternoon Of
Thursday and will then take his way
thru the air to Tama and make flight
. there the same afternoon. Then on
Friday he will make another flight at
Tama and return to Grnnell for the
final flight on Friday afternoon.
Miss Hazel Coutts, daughter of Mr..
Nf,~c - ftc 10 NJ ha a
here after finishing a course in short
hand in Chicago and graduating at the
head of her class. She was principal
of the kellogg high school last year
and goes back to fill the same position
for the coming year, beginning her
work on Monday next.
The sons of j. Fl. Stone, living on the
old farm three miles east Of this city,
make some good reports on their sue
cess in raising grass seeds. They have
recently threshed out nineteen acres of
timothy which averaged eleven bushels
of seed to the acre. bringing in for
what they wanted to sell more than
s400, they keeping three sacks to SOW.
The seed brought $4.75 per 100 pounds.
They also hold the record of three and
one half bushels of clover seed to the
acre. which sold at $40 bushel.
The walls of the new Elks building
now under construction under the own
ership OF Clifford & Manly are pushing
up rapidly and showing good work
manship and solidity. The first floor
is to be divided into two large rooms
for mercantile purposes and the one on
the corner has just been engaged by r..
E. Bates as drug store. He plans
to move into the new location before
the spring opening.
John Walker started yesterday on a
trip back to the old scenes of his boy
hood in southern Indiana, where he will
attend a reunion of the Walker and
allied families. He will also visit at
Cincinnati and Covington. He plans
to be gone but a few days.
Miss Adella Webb, who has been
spending the summer at her old home
in Tabor, where the death of her father
called her to settle up the estate, has
returned to her home i'll this city at
S2S Park street. She is accompanied
by her brother. who is an invalid and
will make his home with her.
Mrs. Ida r. Whitmore, with her two
young sons, went yesterday to their
new home in Cedar Rapids. Her home
on Park street has been rented to a
lady from the southern part of the
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonham Adkins. liv-
ing in northwest Grinnell, report the
birth of son to them on Saturday
last. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McGinn
West Sixth avenue, also announce the
birth of son.
Mrs. w. D. Evans, who was taken
sick sook after her arrival in this city
last week and was taken to the city
hospital. is reported as recovering. She
came to visit her son. Dr.. e. S. Evans,
and her daughter Mrs. e. J. Jaqua.
p. A. Terrell. who was thrown from
scaffold while engaged in shingling
a house last week and landed some
twenty feet from his starting point
but. fortunately. without the breaking
of any bones, is reported as slowly
recovering from the effects Of the jar
and the strains and bruises. but his
physician thinks he will not be able to
work again for a couple Of months at
least.
Mrs Ellen Fisher and her daughter.
Miss Elizabeth Fisher. are again at
the family home in this city after
month or more spent at Solcn Springs,
Wis. They were accompanied by Miss
Fanny Fisher. who went direct to Jew
ell to resume her work as principal OF
the high school. and by Miss Helen
Thomson who returned to take up her
work as supervisor of music in the
public schools of this city.
Mrs. T. B. Bump, who has spent the
summer in visiting relatives In this
city. has just returned to her homo
in Denton, Tex.
Ann clln