Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-20
Grinnell and Vicinity.
ecial to Times-Republican.

Grinnell, April 20-Mr. and Mrs.
George NJ. Christian are again at their
home in this city after very pleasant
week of visiting with their daughter,
Miss JESSIE in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank H Clifford started
yesterday morning on their long auto
mobile trip to the east, planning to see
New England and Washington, D. C.,
with many other points of interest be-
tween before their return.
Mr.. H. T. Wheelock died at his home,
1911 Main street, Sunday morning. He
was past 81 years of age. He has been
failing for some years, unable to at
tend to any business, but was recently
reported as improving. A sudden
change took him away in a short time.
Funeral services are to be held at the
home at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow after
noon, conducted by Professor S. J..
Buck, If his health permits. The
Wheelock family have lived in this vi
cinity and most Of the time in this city
city since 1871. Mr.. Wheelock was a
member Of the Grand Army post OF
this city and the post has been request
ed to attend the funeral. He leaves a
wife. two sons and one daughter, all
of whom were here at the time or IS
death. The daughter, Miss Mary E..
who Is librarian in ST. Louis arrived
but an hour or two before the end.
Mrs. Charles Horak, Mrs. George
Milligan, Mrs. A. Pehmiller, Mrs. Mar
garet Coulson and Miss Nellie Wear
will represent the Methodist church OF
this city at the district convention OF
the Women's Foreign Missionary Soci-
ETY. to be held at Bussey today and to-
morrow. A speaker Of great interest
Is to be Miss Grace Stockwell, Of Ran
COON, Burmah.
The booster water main, started by
the city officials last fall to furnish
work for men who otherwise might be
idle and also to make the job as eco
nontcal as possible for the city, is near
ing completion, having made connec-
ton with the general system IN north
east Grinuell The expenditure OF
money has been about 1880. Work Is
now progressing on First avenue and
on Prairie and Reed streets. between
First and Second avenues. in prepare
ton for the proposed paving and sew"
er.
Stephen J. Sparks, who moved to
Grinnell from Lynnville a year or two
ago, puts in a strong claim to oelns
the Oldest settler in iowa. He came
| with his parents to Lee county on the
2sth Of August, 1885, and thus will have
completed seventy years Of resi-
dence in this state next August.
Mr. r, C. Ross, who came back from
Honolulu recently because OF the Ill
| ness Of his son. George r., has opened
up the Grinneu Stone Manufacturing
| Company's plant and started the work
for the season. It is not at all prob
able that the son will be able to take
any part in the business for several
| months.
Charles Hoyt, who is to take part IL
the track sprinting in the meet a,
Philadelphia, will leave mere tomorrow
night, accompanied ~ Trainer II. J
Huff, of the college here.
| Pastor J. NJ. Brown. of the Methods:
church, with his wife, left their home
here yesterday for week of visiting
at the home Of their daughter ir
Springfield Ill.,, and with the expecta-
ton of returning by way OF keokuk te
see the big dam.
Floyd Breeder has been examining
some electrical plants IN olorado anc
| thinks the opening there may be gooe
enough TO cause him to remain there
Mrs. Breeder started on Sunday nigh
to join him.
The Iowa College annual homo meet
| is scheduled for Saturday Of this weel
at Ward field and sxpe :tat'Oa is a: &
high pitch after the showing made BY
some of the fast ones at the Drake
meet last Saturday.
Assessor Gordon, Of Montezuma re-
ports gain in population since The
latest government census from LII.
to 1915, with good gain in the mum.
Der of residences and more in pros
pect for this season.