Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-18
orinnslI and Vicinity.


Christmas and other public matters
closely connected with the holidays
have so absorbed the attention and the
labors of the citizens who support pub
lee enterprises that the directors of the
Grnnell Poultry and Pet Stock AS
sociation have found it expedient to
postpone Indefinitely the exhibit here
tofore announced to take place from
Dec. 26 to 20. This action is re.
GREETED by many who are much inter-
ested in the annual display at this
season and who expected an unusually
fine display next week. There was 4
good display at the Grinnell fair last
fall and it may be possible that the
regular annual exhibit will be made in
connection with the next lair
Miss Anna w. Field came on Satur-
day evening from her teaching in
Ypsilantt Mich, to spend the Christ
mas two weeks holidays at her fathers
home on Park street. She was accom-
panied by her young nephew. Joseph
Field Howell son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Howell, Of Detroit, who are planning
on Saturday next.
i
tories was steadily pushed despite the
extremely cold weather OF part Of last
week. 1t has been necessary to use
fires for heating the water to mix the
mortar and to cover the mason work
with straw and leaves untilthe mortar
is dry. 1t Is expected that the work
will continue thru the winter, that the
foundations will be completed by the
LIST Of January, and that the buildings
will all be under roof by the list OF
May. The chief difficulty at present
is in getting sand which is hard to
handle in extreme weather.
The community Christmas program
issat follows: Monday, music by junior
choir Of the Congregational church.
Mrs. Paul Meyers, leader: Tuesday,
grade school pupils of all schools will
sing Christmas songs under the direc-
ton Of Miss Helen Thomson; wednes-
day, program by Camp Fire Girls and
Boy Scouts, under direction Of Miss
Fannie Buchanan and DR.. w. RI Kin
yer; Thursday, Christmas carols by
Congregational church choir; Friday.
music by Prof. H. o. Hickernelrs brass
quarter; Saturday, community singing,
under the leadership Of the Grinnell
lodge Of Elks. These programs will be
staged about the two largest trees at
the corners of Main and Fourth and
Broad and Fourth and will begin
promptly at Z o'clock each evening
and last about an hour.
Many were the inquiries on Friday
and Saturday afternoons Of last week
as to what was meant by the Ions
procession Of happy children on Fourth
avenue and Main street. Some had
never known and others had forgotten
that the school children were to re-
kceive on those occasions the riok tres
treat Of hearing 'Prunella" and .Ths
Maker Of Dreams" thru the generosity
Of the college dramatic club, Manager
Crutchfield, Of the Colonial Theater,
and the members Of the Elks lodge,
There was no question Of the happiness
Of the hundreds Of children thus en-
tertained.
A new corporation has Just been
formed here and named Grinnell Clay
Products Company which takes over
the property Of the old brick and tils
company, with an authorised capital OF
$4,000 and q life Of twenty years
subject to previous renewal. The pres
emit board Of directors Is made up OF
w. F. vogt, T. y. Bray C. "A. Smith.
Paul Essier, r. q. Coutts. Grant RAM
sey. H. w. spaulding, and J. p. Ly-
man.
Mrs. Anna Waters has gone to visit
briefly in Des .Moines and Council
Bluffs on her way for a. visit for the
rest OF the winter at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Prall, in Paw
nee, Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Green have gone
for q long visit at the homes Of their
son Harry and their daughter, Mrs.
w. A. Rhoadarmer. at Keota, Colo.