Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-23
Grinnell and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
GrlnneH. May 9a.-Lucius Sanders,
for many years an honored resident OF
GrlnneN but for some years past max
ing his home in the winters with his
son Charles in southern California, has
just come here to spend the summer at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Sanders,
north of Grinnell.
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Horns. Of near
Hartwick. passed their golden wedding
anniversary yesterday. and Jacob
korns. OF this city. with his wife, and
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. F. r.
Porter and little daughters, and Mr..
and Mrs j. l. Mcllrath. went there to
help in the glad celebration.
Mr.. w. F. Bump, a graduate of Iowa
college in the cyclone class" of 1882.
was in Grinnell yesterday greeting old
tutors like Prof Samuel J. Buck, and
with other friends He came from his
home in Superior, Neb., to visit his sis
ter here.
Word comes to Mr.. and Mrs. G.. l.
Miles. of this city. of the birth in St.
Paul of daughter. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Clark. Mrs. Clark was Miss
Louise Miles. of this city
William Roundabout wrote such
good essay on the subject. How Good
Roads Benefit the Iowa Farmer" that
the judges awarded him the first prize
in the contest and he gets a free trip
this fall to the Poweshiek county fair.
The flag of victory that Grinnell has
so proudly waved for the past two
years for the longest continuous flight
by aeroplane has been lowered to Vic
tor Carlstrom, who has the aero club
certified record of 4lS miles in hours
and 1 minute. Robinson's record fight
in 1914 was 322 miles in hours and
A minutes. Carlstrom also carried an
observer who weighed 200 pounds.
Miss Marjorie Dorman. Of New York
City. spoke for an hour and a half last
night in the Colonial theater here to a
limited audience of thoroly interested
men and women in opposition to woman
suffrage. She is ready speaker.
knows her subject in all it's bearings,
and did not try any tricks Of argunen-
tation. She was heartily applauded
several times.
Many Grinnell people. az well as hun
dreds Of others over the county, were
saddened on Sunday evening at the
news of the sudden death Of George
Binegar, OF Montezuma. He was strick-
en- with paralysis on Saturday and
lived but a short time. He was pop
ular in the county and was for twelve
years either sheriff or deputy sheriff
when his son was sheriff. He was a
good soldier and member OF the Grand
Army of the Republic and all the gath
erings of that body in this county will
miss him henceforth.
Hope of a new government postoffice
in Grinnell is again revived by the let
ter just received by Postmaster Will
J. Nelson from the treasury depart
ment, saying that the plans for the new
building are completed and would be
sent here in a few days after which it
is expected that bids will be advertised
| for here and there seems reasonable
ground for the expectation that we
shall see the building begun this sea-
| son.
! Edward PottIe and Brigham Wheel
| ock went to Cedar Rapids this morn
| ing to meet the winner of the Coe-
Drake tennis contest ana play for the
state tennis championship.
| Will Murfey has been called to Chi
| cago by the illness of his father. who
| is not expected to live long
| Mrs. Dwight Breed is spending today
in Grinnell at the homo Of Rev. and
Mrs. D. P. Breed, parents of her has
band. She is on her way from visitin s
in Des Moines back to her home in New
York City.