Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-04

TOE ~ ana where 1t Will be carefully
guarded until such time as the field 10
cleared Of grain to be ready for the
ground evolutions Of the man bird be-
fore its trial in air. Al soon as 1t IL
certain that all parts are In working
order the public in this vicinity will be
treated to sight Of 1t in actual flight
In addition to the gift of their bass
drum to the Grinnell City Band Gordon
Granger post has started a special post
subscription list for cash donation to
help the band. There is canvass Of
the city in progress under the auspices
of the commercial club but the post
chose to act in its capacity.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Dreamer, who re-
Gently came here from Red Oak. an
pound daughter on Sunday morning.
Mr.. Cramer is assistant manager of the
Leader store.
known citizen of Grinnell and deacon
in the Congregational church but who
has been living in Des Moines for the
past three years or more. was visiting
old friends here yesterday. He plans
to start from Des Moines on Monday
next with car load of household goods
and tools for Wausaukee. Wis, where
he bought a large farm in section Of
the state largely devoted to dairying
and potato raising. One Of his daugh-
tiers. Miss Hazel, will remain in Grinnell
and engage in school teaching. The
family will visit in Grinnell for some
days while Mr.. Frankfort gets the
goods into the new home.
Miss Alma Pemrose. who has spent
the past year at Urbana. ILL.,. in the
library school Of the Illinois University.
has been visiting for the past few days
with old Grinnell friends. Today she
goes to Chicago and from there to a
summer camp In Michigan for three
weeks before returning to Urbana for
another year of library work.
Miss Mabel Woodwork will be the
leader of the following named Mon
DAMN Campfire Girls who will camp
for the last three days OF this week on
the Mears farm near Kellogg: Helen
Johnson. Charlotte Wilson. Charlotte
Hutchins, Olga Harris, Wilma Gibbs.
Lillian Lowrey, Marjorie Savage, Mil
dred Cessna. Harriet Wadsworth, and
Leona Friend.
Owing to the illness Of the leading
attorney for the plaintiff the Porter
Heishman suit, on the docket for yes
terday was postponed until Monday OF
next week.
Leonard Latchem claims to have
grown the boss hill of corn for this
extraordinary year. He has on exhibit
, ton a stalk of corn twelve feet and a
half in height. The hill had five stalks
and three of these had two ears of corn
each.
Malcolm people are calling the atten-
ton Of the public to the attractions of
the Poweshiek county fair to be held
Il mile south of that town on the 18th
26th and 9th of this month. The racing
will be a special feature. On the goth
two purses of $3.50 each are offered for
the 2:25 trot and the 2:30 pace. and
500 for the half mile and repeat rum
ming race. On the 9th the same sized
purses will be put up for the 2:19 trot
and the 2:ls pace and the half mile
run. In addition there will be $50
purse for three quarter dash.
The county convention Of the prohi-
bition party took place in this city on
Saturday afternoon with Rev. Robert
Lincoln as both temporary and perma-
nert chairman and Rev. T. s. Brunk
of Brooklyn, secretary. State chairman
r. H. Williams was present Following
is the permanent county organization
County chairman. David McBlain. OF
Grinnell: vice chairman, ]. j. Mullin. OF
Grinnell; secretary. Carl A. Rempp. OF