Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-08
crinnsIl ana Vicinity.

Grinnell, April Sat the home Of the
brides parents, DR.. and Mrs. q. b. Nc
Guin, at 1880 p. m. Wednesday was
celebrated the marriage OF Miss Flora
McGuin to Mr.. Elmer Linstrom. Nj.
Lewis Gorsuch, Of Montezuma, played
the wedding march. Rev. p. A. johnson
performed the ceremony. Little Leona
Hesselschwerdt, Of Montezuna, was
ring bearer. She was dressed In FUZZY
pink and carried the ring in a pink
rosebud. Miss Margaret Linstrom, sis
| ter OF the groom, was bridesmaid and
Mr.. Elmer Olson, Of Washburn, Wis.
! cousin of the bride, was best man.
About sixty friends and relatives were
, present. The Misses Nellie and Mabel
Morgan, Helen Westiake. annie and
Jennie Hillman and Helen Field, friends
| of the bride, served the wedding dinner.
Mr.. Linstrom Is one Of Montezuma's
promising young business men. Mr..
and Mrs. Linstrom will make their fu-
ture home there where they already
have a large circle OF friends. The
bridal pair remained in Grinnell
Wednesday evening. going to Monte
| yuma this afternoon. The bride is a
graduate Of Grinnell high school and
| an ex-'11 of Iowa College. She took
ployed for the past two years in one
of the abstract offices of Montezuma.
There were numerous and valuable
! presents at the wedding. One Of these
| was from the parents of the groom and
consisted of deed to a couple Of lots
| in Montezuma and check for 5000.
Mrs. Charles Johnson, whose home
has been south Of the Grinnell fair
grounds, died without warning on
Tuesday afternoon. She was alone In
the home and lay down to rest. No
| one knows at just what time death
occurred. A husband and two sons and
a married daughter survive. Funeral
services will be held at $3.50 Friday
at the home.
In the case Of Perry Howard against
the city OF Grinnell, to come up for
hearing in the district court in Mon
tezuma on Friday of this week, the
Grinnell weather reporter. D. w. Brain
ard, has been summoned to give testi-
mony from his records as to the
weather conditions at date or dates in
question in this case.
The Congregational church was
comfortably filled on Tuesday evening
by those who were anxious to look
upon the face Of the Christ as por-
trayed by the brush OF Darius Cobb
Following the very interesting lecture
by the travelling companion of Mr..
Cobb and business manager of their
extended trip, Mr.. Cobb gave an in
teresting account Of the years in which
the thought OF the picture and the work
Of producing 1t dominated his life. The
audience fingered long to gaze upon the
face from many angles and there were
many EXPLANATIONS Of pleasure and
wonder. The painter and his COM
panion occupied the time OF chapel ex-
ercises yesterday morning at the col
lege. where the painting was exhibited.
The plans for the school garden
club have been mostly completed and
the first meeting Of the club will take
place on Saturday morning in the as
sembly room Of the high school. The
plans VIII then be explained tosthose
who have applied for membership and
seeds will be distributed Careful d.
rections will then be given as to the
preparation OF the soil, what seeds
to plant and when each kind should
be planted and how. There seems to
be much enthusiasm among the public
school pupils regarding the work and
much better results are looked for
than were obtained last year. Pro-
lessor Conrad, Of the college, is guild
ing the working out of plans and
Junior James McConaghie, Of the col
lege, will have the direct supervision
Of the work.
Clarence Rose Is reported as recover
ing hopefully at the city hospital from
serious attack Of pneumonia.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Swisher and their son Leslie,
are pleased to learn that Leslie is
gaining slowly but steadily after his
long illness at the family home in this
city.