Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-07
Grinneil and Vicinity.

! Special to Times-Republican.
! Grinnell. June 1.-Grinnell city hos
pital is again open for patients after
being under quarantine for a couple
of weeks because of the case OF scar
let fever that broke out there. The
patient has been removed to the home
Of Mrs. Finley on High street south.
The home of Harvey McFate in
( Chester came perilously near going up
, in flames yesterday morning early
when the flame from a lamp caught
! the wall board partition and the flames
I soon were eating away the roof OF the
, building. The fact of quick communi-
cation and Of speedy ways OF travel al
lowed the neighbors 10 assemble in
such numbers a to form bucket brl-
gade that finally saved the building
and most of the contents from total
destruction The loss is covered by
! insurance.
While two lads. Leslie Conger and
Floyd Halbert. were fishing in the ar
tificial lake on the east side of the M.
&, St. L. tracks near the fair ground
! Floyd felt nibhle at his hook and
jerking it upwards caught It in Les
lies cheek with such force that sur
geon had to cut it out. The lad IS
doing we'll at present. He is the son
Of Mrs. Nettie Conger. $40 Park street
The regular spring fishing'feVer has
broken out here and several lovers OF
that sport AND what it produces have
gone from this city to Lake Jefferson
or other resorts in that direction. DR..
S. c. Buck, DR. a. ]. Brock, Harry l..
Yeager Louis kutish. Verne McDer-
mott. Russell Clindinnin, A. c. keister
J. H Mehlin. J. T. Cessna, Jr" {. w.
Schultz. and Mark Spurgeon. from
Grinnell. with Cornelius strand. of Gill
man, are reported as out on the eX-
petition.
on next Monday. June Il. the last of
the plays by local talent will be seen
at the Colonial. The college dramatic
club will present 'Bunty Pulls the
Strings" under the direction of Prof.
J. P. Ryan. This is a departure from
the custom of having the senior class
give a play and relieves the busy
seniors of much extra labor and places
it on that part of the college student
body that is especially prepared for Il.
The annual EXHIBIT Of the work done
by the Grinnell high school pupils in
J lut manual anu IoiiiV NNO
Monies classes will begin this after
noon at the high school building and
/ continue until Friday evening. The
! public has a cordial invitation from
Superintendent Henely and the various
teachers and students. to come and
view the work and note the advance
, made within the past year.
Clarence Holman. who has been
, in France. Spain. Portugal and Egypt,
; writes that he recently sailed from
Alexandria and is now at Gibraltar but
expects 10 be back home in Grinnell
this summer.
Many people in Grnnell as we'll as
in some other places in Iowa were we'll
acquainted a few years ago with Miss
Anna Manning. formerly of keosau-
qua, daughter Of Ed Manning. late Of
that place. and sister Of Banker Man
ming. Of Ottumwa. Word has just been
! received here by Mrs W. P. Sparks
| from a friend at Santa Monica, Cal,
| telling Of the death Of Miss Manning
( there a week ago today Miss Manning
did not have long illness but il was
/ severe. It was her wish that her body
| should be crenated and that was done
| Miss Manning was for a number Of
/ years in the nneties resident Of
Grinnell and student in the college
| here
| The marriage of Helen Davies is set
! for Saturday next. June 10. in Chicago,
! and her father. w. V. Davies Of this
| city. has already gone there to be
present
| John T. Cessna, who has been in
! southern California for several months
| for the benefit Of his health. has sent
/ in his resignation as member Of the
! school board and II was accepted at
! the latest meeting Of the board and
| the vacancy thus created was filled by
! the election Of V. G.. Preston. who vol
unfairly retired from the board at the
! last election after having served two
( terms.