Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-12
GrinneIl and Vicinity.
n Times-;Republican.

Grinner, May 12.-Mrs. Alex Swan
son started for her home In Olds, Alta.
Canada, yesterday after having spent
several months in visiting at the
| homes of her daughters, Mrs. Elmer
Bortell and Mrs. Clyde Duffus, of this
city, Mrs. Will Jackson east Of here.
! and Mrs. Carlstrom, near Gilman, ana
with other old friends in this vicinity.
The Swanson family lived here for
| more than a quarter century before
moving to Canada nine years ago.
The jury in the district court at
| Montezuma some time ago gave j.. n.
Rowe, of this city, judgment OF $l,ooo
! against the Rock Island road FOR dam
! ages to his person and automobile in
| collision on the crossing at East street
!. The Rock Island has given notice OF an
appeal.
! The fire siren has been quiet for a
long time until Monday evening, when
it gave the alarm for blaze in the
barn Of George c. Murray, 1916 Eighth
avenue. Fire started in the straw IN
! the loft but the rapid action of the
fire company and the chemical stopped
the blaze before much damage was
done.
| There was goodly attendance yes
terday at the meetings of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union IN
! the Baptist church. The address OF
Miss Bertha Bowers, of Creston, in the
evening was listened to with keen IN
| terest by mixed audience alive to the
| Importance of the subject.
The good roads men are here in force
TODAY and the Commercial Club Is max
| ing all arrangements for having the
! day one of both profit and pleasure to
| their guests,
On Wednesday and Thursday Of next
week, May 10 and 20, the state manu-
facturers, convention Is to be held IN
this city. This is expected to outclass
all the others in the number OF people
! in attendance and the subjects uls-
| cussed will appeal very strongly to
the practical minded citizens.
The destruction Of the Lusitania with
IFS fearful sacrifice of human lives
comes home to Grinnell in the affliction
of two of its citizens. John P. Nc
Carthy and his sister, Miss Renna Nc
Carthy, who live together at 6l2 state
street. Their former home was IN
Liverpool, England. MI. Mccarthy mas
been in this country three years ana
his sister one year. Patrick Mccarthy,
the father Of these two, was assistant
engineer on the Lusitania and was
probably drowned when the steamer
went down. The last heard from MIN
| was under date about May l. He hao
been in the employ of the Cunard Ane
for some thirty years.
The news has been brought TO Grin
nell OF the death of Levi ]. Fox, whose
home has been in this city cince 1901
until in March last, when he went with
Ey,nyy m
to her home in Edgar, Mont HIS health
has been falling for some years but
he seemed to be better when he first
reached the western home, A little
later he began to fail rapidly and died
at last suddenly. He was nearing 50
years Of age. He leaves q wife In this
city. and two daughters, Mrs Anna
Fox Johnston, Of Denver. Colo. anc
Mrs. Harry McHose, of Edgar, Mont
Mr.. Fox came to Howard county. Iowa
in 1856. From 1873 to 1901 the fam
, lily lived in Charles City. He was
member Of the Congregational church
, and of the order of Odd Fellows.
Mr.. ]. C. Manly had a fall in tn
, city clerks office yesterday forenoon
, that 1arred and bruised him consider
ably but no bones were broken and hi
, many friends are hoping that no seri
GUS results will follow. Friends foun'
him soon after he fell and assisted
him to his home on High street II
, has suffered for years from forme
, injury and has to use clutches, whicl
, accounts for the fall this time.
; Dr.. and Mrs E. F. Talbot went t
Waterloo yesterday that the docto
might attend the sessions Of the stat
, medical society. After that meetin
they will go to Rochester, MINI, wher
the doctor plans to attend the clinics a
the Mayo Brothers hospital for som
weeks.
Editor Frank Scammon, of the Wort
;, County Index, after visit Sunday a
the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. !
F'risbie, Jr, of this city, started TO
his home in Northwood yesterday.