Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-31
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

Special to Times Repupllcan.
Grinnell. Aug. SIS. S. Tenney, who
came to Grinnell from Ida Grove to
visit his friend, Mrs. S. D. Ruggles.
went on yesterday afternoon to Daven-
port. From there he goes to visit rel
atives in Illinois for time and then
he plans to go with the Iowa train on
the 26th Of September, from Chicago
to the national encampment at Wash
ington. d. c.
D. A. Hopkins Is again at his place
Of business here after very enjoy
able visiting trip to his children IN
New York City and other parts Of the
east and to st. Louis and Kansas City.
He has been away some weeks.
The city council fixed the tax levy
for the coming year at IS mills on the
dollar. OF this the corporation gets
ter 5 mills, bond fund, improvement
and hospital and fire each mills.
light Az mills, and the rest scattered
over the other funds in lesser ratios.
The subject Of buying some kind Of
motor for the use of the city water de-
partment was discussed fayorably as
a matter of simple economy, but no
definite conclusion was reached.
The Grinnell Canning Company has
begun taking In the sweet corn crop
but there is not much Of it yet ready
for canning. Some Of the earliest
pieces are yielding about four tons
to the acre. 1t is predicted that the
general crop will not be more than
sixty per cent Of a normal crop, tho
some bright and hot September wealth
er may considerably increase this es-
innate.
Rev. W. B. Wilson, former pastor
of the Christian church of this city,
now preaching to the Madison church,
will attend this week the national
church efficiency congress OF the
Christian church, convened t Ham
mond, Ind. Five of his congregation
accompany him.
Mrs Lockwood started for her homo
in Chattanooga, Tenn, on Saturday
last after a visit of several weeks in
this city at the home OF her brother.
George Bye south Park street,
Mrs Mart G. Howard has had the
pleasure OF visit from her sister.
Mrs. F. A. Taplin, and her little child.
who have now returned to their Mar
shalltown home.
E. E. Mcbride, W. R. Mullins. and
Mrs. T. ]. Noll and their daughter.
Miss Amy, have all recently returned
from vacations spent largely In Estes
Park, Colo.
The Grinnell Interior Telephone
Company has done healthy business
In the past year and has now 1,71o
phones in operation. They have just
completed new directory that will be
ready for delivery at once. To allow
for the hoped for expansion they have
prepared $500 of the directories.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Scandrett are ex-
pecting Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield from
Cedar Falls t. make them visit for
week beginning today
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kerrigan are on
their way back from Chicago, the east
ern terminus Of their wedding trip. and
stopped here TO visit Mrs. Kerrigan's
mother, Mrs. r. E. Bray. While In
Chicago they visited at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Eglin, the two
ladies being sisters. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kerrigan will make their home In
Primghar.
Mrs Humiston has rented part OF
the Mrs R. NJ. Haines home on High
street and is here with her children for
another school year.
Alter spending the summer in Grim
nell at the home of Mrs. Meachem. Mrs
r. ]. Walker and her children have
gone back tc their home in Daven-
port.
K. E. Peterson, who installed the
switch board in the new building OF
the Interior Telephone Company, has
now returned to Grinnell from his home
in Indiana TO take the position of wire
chief in the office, made vacant recent
ly by the resignation Of the former
occupant.
Grinnell special friends OF the VAL
leau family have received invitations
to the marriage of Miss Emma Valleau
to Mr.. S. Porter Brainard, of Sanborn.
to take place at Mrs. Valleau's summer
home at Lake Okoboji. at s o'clock in
the evening of Wednesday, Sept. S.