Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-28
orinnsII and Vicinity.
Special to Times-Republican-

Grtnnell May 1S-The many friends
Of Miss Mary Rule Of this city, are re-
joicing with her. in view Of the fact
that she came out In first place in the
Bates voting contest just closed and
thereby Is assured of q tito trip to tho
Panama exposition. The number OF
votes she received was 1880. Miss
Jessie McCosh won second place and
received a diamond ring. Others came
in line as follows: Miss Ruth Bye. q
gold watch; Miss Alice Quire. chest
OF silver; Miss Pauline L-anphere, a
toilet set; Miss Ethel Dawkins, gold
handled umbrella; Miss Edith Patten,
a locket and chain; Miss Mabel Gill,
manicure set; Miss Helen Scott, q
carving set; Miss Elsie Paul. cavalier.
The people OF the college and OF the
city are disappointed by the news an
nounced that the last number on the
Y. M. C. A. lecture course has been
Cancelled on account of the Illness OF
the lecturer, Booker T. Washington.
Mr.. Washington has been In Grinnel
on several occasions and always draws
a full house.
The members OF the Women's Relief
Corps Will meet at their hall at !
o'clock tomorrow afternoon to make
up the evergreens that comrades Will
bring in the morning into wreaths to
be laid upon the graves of the yeter-
ans on Monday in Hardwood.
The following named among the pub
lie school pupils that are raising vege-
tables in their school gardens in this
city were awarded prizes on the gar
den stuff exhibited on Saturday. The
prizes are first. second and third in or
der. Fifth grade: Thomas Forby,
Frank Ritter, Lucille Hays. Sixth
grade: James Ditzler, Earl Wander
veer. Orville Craft. Seventh grade:
Elizabeth Conard, Winona Brayley.
Francis Paul. Eighth and ninth
grades: Mildred See. Walter Pottle,
Warren Hoyt.
It was at dinner time that the fre
bell rang but no whistle was sounded
and there were many inquiries as to
where the fire was Later investiga-
ton revealed that Il was no fire alarm
but that anxious parents and friends
were calling on the IRE department to
find the lost 3-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur RaK. He was fin-
ally found on Broad street in front
of W. T. Moyle's store. The little fell
low had wandered away from home In
the forenoon and gone to the N. & St
L. freight depot then on down the
track to the fair ground in search OF
the Wild animals Of the carnival and,
not finding them, strayed back up into
tho business part of tie city, and
harm had come to him and his appe-
tite was good.
The college dramatic club. both old
and new members, were entertained at
the home Of Miss Kathleen Carney on
Tuesday evening. The newly elected
members are as follows: Dorothy
McCune. Ruth Calderwood. Margaret
Hunt, Toinette Swan, Margaret STAN
ger, Dennis Kelly. Nelson Sly and Eber
Palmer.
Nicholas Wiltamuth. for several
years carpenter and contractor OF
this city, but for the past two years a
resident Of Boone, 10 here for Few
days visiting old friends.
Hon. and Mrs. ]. C. Millima, OF Lo-
gan, plan to reach Grinnell on late
train Saturday night and to have
rooms at the Monroe hotel. They will
be hero over Sunday and Monday. Mr.
Mailman delivering tho address at tho
opera house on Monday afternoon for
the Grand Army post.
c. p. Decatur, who has been prac-
ticing law in this city since his grad
uation . year ago, has decided to open
an Office in Gilman.
Cyrus f. stoddard has gone 20
Washington, D. c., where he has q po-
sition with the civil service commits
sion. Irving w, Stoddard has gone to
Olympia sWash- to take up work IN
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