Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-03
Grinnell and Vicinity.

Special TO Times Republican.
Grinnell Aug. 3.-Henry T. Chaplin
went this morning TO his old home
near Anita, where he will resuscitate
for two or three weeks. Mrs. Chaplin
starts tonight for Chicago. from
which city she goes to the home Of
her sister in oxford, Mich, planning
to spend six weeks in visiting there
and with other relatives in that region.
DR.. L. NJ. Hibbetts. Of this city. is
attending the twentyfirst annual
convention of the American Osteo~
pathc Association in session a Kan
sas City.
Miss Ruth Willard, who has been
spending her vacation at the home
of her father. W. O. Willard. in this
city. has gone back TO her position IN
the public library at Minneapolis. TAX
ing the route by Davenport and boat
on the Mississippi She was joined
at Iowa City by Miss Alma Penrose,
and both went to the river together.
Miss Pearl Cessna started on Mon
day for Berkeley. Cal, where she
takes a special post graduate course
in the University of California. She
graduated from Iowa College here in
1905 and has been a teacher in the
Grinnell high school.
Mrs. S NJ. Ketchum and Mrs. J. NJ.
Shaw, sisters of Mrs. r. A. Barr, of
this CITY, who have been visiting here
for several weeks, have gone to Gel
vein for a visit and will go from there
to their home in Boise, Idaho.
The many friends of Mr.. A. R. Long
necker, who has been i'll from typhoid
fever in Atlantic will be rejoiced TO
learn that he is recovering and has
been able to be removed to the par
entail family home at Walnut with the
prospect of returning to his home and
business here soon.
Weather Observer Brainard gives
the following report OF the
weather for one Of the most remark
able Julys of which any Iowa record
has been kept: The mean maximum
was 94i0 degrees; mean minimum,
II; mean average, $3.50; highest
temperature, on the 26th, 2Sth and
goth was l02 degrees; the lowest was
SO on the 10th; the greatest daily
variation was AZ degrees; total pre-
cipitation for July was los inches;
greatest rainfall in any "a hours came
days in the month had more than
2 one hundredths of an inch; there
were % clear days, five partly cloudy
and one cloudy. From the 18th to
the s1st both inclusive, the mercury
in the daytime wos never below 80,
and, in nearly all these cases the night
temperature was not below 10. The
burning heat was abated yesterday
and a generous shower moistened the
parched vegetation.
Miss Fannie c. Gates has just noti-
fed her friends that she has been re-
leased from her engagement for next
year at Tucson, Ariz. to permit her
to accept the offered position OF dean
of women at the University
Illinois, at Urbana., Miss Gates has
been dean of women at Grinneli for
some years.
Coach Guy H. Nichols of Grinnell
high school has begun early to drill
his crew for the work he expects
them to accomplish this fall. On
Tuesdays and Fridays at $3.50 in the
evening, the football squad is out on
Ward Field and at the game. This
is the third week Of practice. Cap
tain Williams, Carter Hughes, Shift
lett, Kearney, Critchett, George and
Boswell have all reported for prac-
tice.
The stockholders Of the Grinnell
Aeroplane Company held business
meeting In the superior court room
Friday evening to discuss the future Of
the company. The discussion took
wide range but 10 definite action was
taken. There was suggestion by
Manager Hal Wells that this Company
may be combined with another and the
capital made double the $4,000 of the
present company and the factory en-.
larged so. as to make aeroplane build
ing profitable but no definite offer from
an outside company vas presented. The
present company has some valuable
tangible assets in Copyrights. patterns