Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-30
GrinneII and Vicinity.

Grinneu, July ae.-Rock Island trains
from both east and west were laid up
! at this point yesterday morning oy a
washout Of several rails length east OF
/ Turner. After some hours delay and
| the use of some car loads of cinders
the gap was filled SO trains could pro-
coed and the road was cleared,
Finding 1t difficult to get boarding
places for his force Of men at work on
the paving in this city, Contractor
Horrabin rented the recently vacated
building at the corner of Main and
! Commercial streets and ntted = up for
a rooming and boarding house. Being
centrally located Il is very convenient
for its present use.
The pouring rain of Wednesday even
| ing prevented the usual outdoor con-
cert by the city band and announce
| ment was made OF the postponement
until last evening. It was then de-
iayed until SIS in Difference to at
tendance upon the prayer meetings
held at the various churches.
Mr.. and Mrs. sites and family had
barely become settled in their new
home, the recently built J. F. Bray res
idence on Sixth avenue, when a leaky
gasoline stove started blaze that sen.
| in an alarm TO the fire department.
Luckily presence Of mind and pluck
saved the day and the department was
lnot called upon to use either gas or
water.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William BorteIl and
daughter announce open house at their
home, 495 East street, on the afternoon
and evening OF Thursday. Aug. 5. that
being the golden wedding anniversary
Of the parents.
After q visit Of some weeks Ia this
city and vicinity with the Wisecarvel
relatives and others, Mrs. Ed Wise
carver and family and Miss Gladys
Zellers have returned to their home In
Belle PLANE.
The annual visit of the chautauqua
to Grinnell is scheduled this summer
from Aug 1s 70 20. The big tent WI
be pitched on the vacant lot near tht
independent Telephone building. at tne
Icorner Of Main street and Fifth avenue
Prominent and interesting speakers anc
singers are announced and much in.
terest seems already manifest
Mrs. L. A. Hopkins has gone to chi.
cago for short visit and will Their
go TO meet her husband in their new
home in Cincinnati, o. She has beer
in Grinnell for several weeks VISITING
at the home Of her brother, Mrs. NJ
A. Harring ton, and her husbands par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Hopkins.
Judge Norris Is holding superior
court and clearing up preliminaries t.
be ready for jury trials beginning thu
9Th Of August.
Rev. J. n. Brown, pastor Of TIT
Methodist church, was called to Maren
go yesterday to assist In the laying o
the corner stone Of the new Methods
church and to preach the dedicator.
sermon.
The Misses Erma and Mary Scnreio
ner have returned to their home i,
Walnut, after visit OF some ten day
at the home Of II. J. 6peth. Of thu
city.
The sympathy OF this communit.
goes out to Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Taylor
OF Montezuma, In tho loss OF thei
daughter, Jane Taylor, who died We'd
nesday last. Mrs. Taylor was Mis-
vesta Craven before her marriage an
lived in Grinnell
c. g. George, whose son Russell Is
senior in college here, IL looking for
residence, planning to move from hi
present home in Graettinger to max
his home here.
Miss Harriet Edridge was studeu
lin Iowa College here and afterward
became Mrs. Fred BAR. d.. w n
Bair. Of Des MoinsG. was IN Grinnell
Gay or two ago ana announced tn
birth OF son to Or. and Mrs. Ere
IBair
A. N. Burton and his sister are has
ing as their guest Mrs. 4 Jones, VIII
comes from OberIin, o., and goes frol
there to meet hsr husband at The q