Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-20
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

Special TO Times Republican
Grinnelt Oct. 20.-Following is the
program of the first try-out in the high
school declamatory contest staged for
tomorrow evening at the high school
auditorium: Mary Armstrong, Com
mencement': Anne Denison. Mother
O Mine: Helen Ditzier, Buddy and
Waffles" Gwendolyn Edwards, "A Few
Bars in the Key of c.; Gladys Foster,
Helene Thamre": Ira Grant, The
Lance of Kanana":: Mary Harris, Cen
tiemen, The King: Mary Hutchinson,
The Soldiers Reprieve": Nellie Lin
coin, The Honor of the Woods";
Mildred Mitchell, Wee Willie winkie'':
Margaret Moyle. THE Way of His
Fathers; Iva Robinson, Jean Vatican
and the Bishop: Miriam Buck. The
Wheels of Time
Three faulty intersections at avenue
and, street corner connections have
been found. where the surface water is
going INTO the sanitary sewer and the
cost of making it right is said to be
some hundreds of dollars! Responsible
ity has not been publicly announced.
Rev. and Mrs. LaRoy S. Hand, who
have made their home in this city for a
number Of years. are breaking up
housekeeping preparatory to visiting
WITH some of their children in this
region and. later. going TO California
for the winter On their return ii is
reported they Will make their home
with their daughter, Mrs. Paul G. Nor
ris, and her family, who plan to move
to Glenwood, MINI. Mr.. Hand is a well
tot
Mr.. l.. G. c. PIERCE has returned from
a three weeks visit with relatives in
New York state, one of them being
his Oldest sister who celebrated her
9oth birthday while he was there. Mr..
Peirce is 80 years old. there was an
other brother there from Washington,
s. D., who is 70 years old, and another
sister aged So. Mr.. Peirce's son, Byron
b., from kearney, Neb., and his
daughter. Mrs. Phillpott. from this city,
accompanied him on the trip.
J. NJ. Kirk. one of the comrades Of
Gordon Granger post, who has been in
poor health for the past year or more
and whose home has been broken up
by the death Of his wife, has decided to
make his winter home at the soldiers
home at Marshalltown.
Mrs. H. W. Norris is attending the
state conference of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution in Waterloo.
She is the present regent OF Grinnel!
chapter.
Mrs. w. r. Kinzer went to Marshall
town on Tuesday to be present and
participate in the celebration of the
thirty eighth wedding anniversary Of
her parents.
Fred Rassen, who has been IN Grin
nell for sevral months as assistant SUI
perintendent in the building operations
of the Bailey-Marsh Company and who
has had charge Of the operations on the
new Herald building, has been called to
the Minneapolis office and will be put
in charge Of work in Minnesota this
winter.
Mrs. T. o. Douglass has been for
some time under special medical treat
ment at the home Of her on-in-law
DR.. H. w. Orr, at Lincoln, Neb. Mr..
Douglass has been with her this week
and both have now returned to their
home here.
After concluding her visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Bye, Mrs.
Fred Luss went to Clinton to attend the
state meeting of the Rebekahs and
from there she returns to her home in
LeMars.
Mrs. Samuel Curtis is visiting the
latter part Of this week at the home
Of her granddaughter, Mrs. c. G.
Hutchinson, in Des Moines. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Curtis and their daughter
Miss Nellie also made short visit
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