Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-20

the club house can be ready by that
date. The Country Club has already
made application for membership In the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Association.
The people In the Methel church
neighborhood, eight miles southwest oil
this city, are making preparations FOR
large and enthusiastic meeting FOR
the Quarterly conference OF Saturday
afternoon and evening and all day
Sunday. There will be preaching botn
morning and afternoon on Sunday with
an old fashioned basket picnic dinner
sandwiched In at noon. AT this time
there Is to be rededicstion of the old
Bethel church and the entire neigh
borhood, irrespective OF church creed,
Is invited to participate.
The treasurer Of Poweshiek county
has issued his financial statement
showing balance on hand in every
county fund and total balance on
hand of over $4,000.
"A. r. Head. his daughter. Mrs Alice
Wheeler. and her daughter, Julia. are
again at their home on First avenue.
after several weeks of visiting relatives
at Cody. Wye.
Mrs. Joshua Cole who has been dan
gerously ILL., Is now reported as much
better. Her illness was so alarming
that her daughter. Mrs. Thomas Jen-
kins. with her children. came from
their home at Miles. Okla.
Louis Shahan has just made trade
with j. F. Wiley by which he becomes
owner of the livery stock and business
at the stand on South Main street and
Wiley gets title to some city lots on
South East street.
Mrs. Thomas E. Bray and her two
daughtera the Misses Blanche and
Estelle, are visiting in Chicago at the
home OF Mrs. Gertrude Bray Eglin'
after visit of more than two months
TN the east. They are expected AT
their home in this city this afternoon
The body of Mrs. John III. Wise
miller. who died at her home In Cedar
Rapids, was taken to Guernsey IN this
county for interment and Harmon
Wisemiller of this city, father-in law
went to Guernsey to attend the funeral
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Clock announce
the birth of daughter on Tuesdas
morning.
Or = r. Lewis is again at his home
here after, spending his vacation o.
Ave, weeks In the mountain region Oh
Colorado.
Or. q. B. McGhin. chief clerk in the
Gr,nnell postoffice. is taking his an
nual two weeks vacation Accom-
panied by Mrs. McGhin he went TO
Davenport and took the boat north 70
snend some time in North Branch
MINI.
y. F.. White, who has been In posses
sion for some time OF tract OF land
near Gueydan. La. has recently traded
the same for farm lands near New
Sharon and has gone south to close w
the business.
Mrs. II. S. Vets and Miss Sara are
again at the family home here AFTER
pleasant vacation of several weeks In
Colorado Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Radford are nav
ing the pleasure Of visit from MT
and Mrs. Stanley Knight and baby, o.
Chicago. Mr.. knight and Mrs. Rad
ford are brother and sister
The Pythian Sisters attended in
body the funeral services over the
body of Mrs. Will H. Alley yesterda!
morning.
DR.. Alvord. father OF Mrs. Pau
Myers, of this city. started on his re-
turn to his own home in Battle Creek
Mich. on Tuesday after visit OF ;
few days here.
| William Lynch had a serious fire los
! while threshings on the Ed Bolen farm
| in Sheridan township recently. Th'
large separator was entirely destroyed
The origin Of the fire could only b.
conjectured.
The merry hay-rack load of prettill
dressed Sunday school children got thu
benefit Of a summer shower just afte
starting from the Methodist church
here yesterday morning. In the after
noon, when on the return trip. there
came up such rain as the faithful
have been praying for and many of the
picnickers were thoroughly soaked.
! Miss Sadie Mcdonald. who wa!
taken from her home on South Parl
street to the Grinnell hospital ant
there underwent serious operation
died about noon yesterday.