Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-26
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

| Special to Times Republican.
| Grinnell. Aug. 26.-P. a. Terrell, car
penter and contractor. was very seri-
ously injured Monday by falling from
a scaffold and wrenching the ligaments
of his back in addition to bruises and
the shock to the general system. He
was working with some of his crew at
shingling house on West street when
the scaffolding gave way and he was
thrown violently to the ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Christian
are delighted over the receipt of three
letters from their daughter Miss
Jessie. who Is singing in grand opera
in Paris, France. The latest written
letter was dated Aug. Z and stated
in general that she and Paris were "all
right" AS she does not mention any
(; thing about leaving the gay capital
{ 1t is taken for granted that there is no
general fear at present of an imminent
/ German invasion Of that city.
| The room formerly occupied by the
Grnnell Savings Bank. in the old
Grlnnell block, has been completely re-
made and a fine arcade front put In
and will be opened to the public as q
candy kitchen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette Wilson, liv
! ing on farm north of Ewart, came to
the Grinnell hospital with their son, Il
lad about IL years of age, where he
! underwent an operation for relief from
appendicitis.
Mr.. Allen Hunter and Mrs. Elsie
Barnes were united in marriage on
Sunday morning last. at the brides
home on Fourth avenue, Rev. w. 3.
Wilson. pastor Of the Christian church.
officiating. Only near relatives were
present. The newly welded pair will
! make their home in Grinnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warder Steaks, accom-
panied by the father of Mrs. Steaks.
Mr.. John Ramsey. plan to start on an
outing today, going to Chicago and
thence by the lake route to Buffalo.
President Main has just heard from
Professor Smiley, who says he has Sc
! cured passage on the steamer City OF
New York. which leaves port on the
other side today. Word has also come
from Miss Shuts and Miss Millerd
who are safe in London but had not.
at that writing, secured passage
homeward.
| Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Bartling arc
again at their pleasant home here
after a very delightful vacation OF
three weeks on and near the waters Of
| the great lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Stocks have had
a pleasant visit from Mr.. Stocks
brother, and his wife. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
H. Stocks. who returned yesterday to
their home in Biggsville III.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hall. who have
been spending the past two months at
Wallace, Idaho, where they have some
mining interests, reached their home
here the last of the week.
| Mrs. L. C, Bennett. accompanied by
| her little son and her sister. Miss
Edith Bye, started on three weeks
vacation, going to Omaha, thence to
| Carlisle.
Announcements are out of the mar
rage tomorrow of Miss Faye Fry, OF
! this city, to Mr.. Wendell Farr, Of Os-
| kaloosa.
| The officials of the Methodist church
| have received the new church organ
| for which they have been making prep
| arations for some time and expect to
| have it installed and ready for use in
| about three weeks. The old organ,
which has done faithful service and is
| good for many years more. has been
| sold to the Methodist church at NAL
/ com and transported to it's new home.
j. H. Mehlin. r. r. Nuckolls and w.
! S. Roby represent the local lodge of the
/, knights of Pythias at the state con-
vention at Cedar Rapids and Miss Ma
bel Golf and Mrs. NJ. T. Scott go as
representatives Of the Pythian Sis
| ters.
| Norman Blatherwick, formerly of
| Grinnell and Of Iowa College, class Of
09, has been visiting briefly in this
| city on his way from his recent home
t..
where he Is to do research work in
| physiological chemistry. His PHI. d.
was received last June from Yale.
with high honors.
| The body of Lester Noble, who killed
Mrs. John Cummings near Ewart last
week and then instantly committed
suicide. was brought to Grinnel and
laid in Hazelwood, funeral services
being conducted by Rev. ]. NJ. Brown.
Of the Methodist church.
| The Misses Rose and Mary Rule are
again at their home In this city after
a trip of some weeks In seeing the
sights of prominent eastern cities, Chi
cago, Pittsburgh. Washington, ID. c.,
and others and visiting Niagara Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Shadbolt have gone
to make a visit to their son Alexander.
whose home is at Corlett, Mont.
After pleasant summer vacation
spent at the family home in this city
Miss Alma Proctor has returned to
Winona, Mimi. where she teaches for
another year in the State Normal
School,
| The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lew
Windhurst living near Jacob, was
thrown from the horse he was riding
on Saturday last and had both bones
of his left fore arm broken.
| Esquire T. ]. Noll has been ap
pointed by the trustees of Grinnell
| township to FIJI out the unexpired ttcm
as township clerk. made vacan, by the
recent death of Esquire J. b. Bryan.
Mules Kick Fatal to Boy.
| Counnil Rtuffs Arc % Paul tho A :.