Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-25
Grinneil and Vicinity.
ial TO Times-Republican.

be put on the stage home missionary
pageant intended to represent the
various home missionary lines Of labor
in the home field of American posses
sions. The young peoples choir as
sisted by some members Of the church
cnoir and led by Prof. l. D. Harrison,
will furnish the Music. Mrs. W. T..
Kirkpatrick gives the prologue, fol-
lowed by the professional. Gladys
Foster represents Spirit Of America"
and Margaret Moyie, the Spirit of the
Church. The following "episodes' will
be shown. Pilgrims, Indian life, colored
Americans, islands of the sea. Alaska,
Mexican Americans, japanese court
ceremony, children of all nations, in
Southern mountains, the missionaries
and finale.
The registration boards have been
busy the last three days Of this week
in preparation for the special election
to take place on the 9Th Of December
to decide whether the city council shall
issue bonds to the extent OF $4,000 for
the purpose Of extending the water
mains to supply the people on the west
side who are now being taxed for
sewer privileges without the neces-
sary water to enable them to use the
sewer or even, in several cases, to sup
ply their ordinary household wants.
This is case where the women of the
city can vote and the election will
show how far equal suffrage here will
go in an extremity.
The plans for the new Masonic
temple have progressed so far that a
a. 80 - htsl &C nyT
proposed is on exhibition and the de-
tailed plans of the architects will be
ready for inspection very soon. 1t is
planned to begin work on the temple
early in the spring.
Norman Hall has written to his old
friends here, the Misses Davis. that
he has Joined the aviation corps OF the
French army. He wrote from Yer
sailles, France.
Grinnell, Nov. EBERT Laddy was
killed by the falling unexpectedly OF a
tree he was cutting down on the John
farm north OF Brooklyn.
on Tuesday. He was unmarried, about
As years old, born in Brooklyn and had
spent all his life in that vicinity. His
home had been with his sister, Mrs.
Flo Crane. Funeral services were held
from the Methodist church in Brooklyn
yesterday afternoon.
Grinnell made her first attempt at
having a community Christmas last
year and all who saw the decorations
pronounced it complete success. The
commercial club is not satisfied with
what was done last year and has al
ready begun to plan for an even great
10, no, iirn hi he
fixed cost will be considerably less this
year, as much % the electrical! 'na;sT:a!
is still on hand in good condition. Of
fers have been made to the club OF
benefit performances in some of the
entertainment houses of the city.
Thanksgiving services are TO DE
union as usual in this city and held at
the Congregational church at 10 o'clock,
the sermon to be preached by Pastor
Joseph Sopher, of the Friends church.
The body of Mrs Orris Brown was
brought to Grinnell last evening from
st. Mary's hospital in Chicago. where
she died Of blood poisoning. She was
a sister OF Edward Jones. Of 513 Fourth
avenue, this city, from whose home the
funeral will take place. Death was
very unexpected. Mrs. Brown lived in
Grinnell until six years ago. 90.
The many friends Of Hugh McElroy.
a former student in the college here,
are rejoicing over the contradiction OF
the runor that gained wide spread
credence here of his death on the Dor
der. where he Is an enlisted man. No
one can now give any basis for the
rumor.
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this week the following board OF di-
rectors was elected for the Grinnell
Fair Association: J. A. Baughman, j.
H. Hink, Sr., R. B. Work. p L. Talbot,
Charles Cessna, George F. Thomson,
Charles 3. Boswell L. C. C. PIERCE. c.
C. Phelps, g. J. Carney. March Green,
Harold L. Boyer A. c. Rinefort, J. l..
iMcIlrath, T. s. Bailey. Jr., and Ralph
Sherman. An executive committee Of
five was elected The board Of direct
ors met and elected the following OFF,
GERS: President, Ralph Sherman; vice
president. Harold l.. Boyer: second
vice president. J. Henry Hink, ST.:
secretary, H. L. Lanphere1- treasurer.
3. J. Carney; superintendent Of
grounds, J. T. Cessna, Jr.
Mrs. Arnold Henderson and her two
children returned to their home in
Minneapolis today after visiting for
couple Of weeks at the home of L. T.
Jackson in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry F. Lanphere wiz
have their daughter Mrs. John Woods,
of Manchester, for visitor till after
the festal holiday.
New York City has two ci1iIdren's