Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-18
Grinnell and Vicinity.

Special TO Times Republican.
Grnnell, Sept. lS.-Mr. and Mrs. {
S. George and son Donald have re-
turned from very interesting trip tc
Grand Junction and Leadville.
Miss Grace Burton is planning a trir
to New York City for a visit with heI
uncle, Hon. Theodore Burton.
Don Morrison is planning to leave has
home here this week to enter the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania at Phladel-
phia-
Miss Rosa Hays has returned from
Des Moines and reports that MISE
Pearl Hays, whom she accompanied &c
a hospital there and who underwear;
an operation, is making satisfactory
recovery.
Miss Elma Tennis, formerly teacher
Of domestic science in Grinnell schools
but in later years holding a similar
place in the schools of OskaloOsa, was
married recently in Dies Mones TO D.
D. earning first lieutenant in an avla-
ton corps.
A meeting Of the membership Of the
Congregational church here has been
called for this evening at o'clock to
cons der giving call TO Rev. Edmund
NJ. Vittum to the pastorate of this
church during the period of the in
definite leave of absence" granted
Pastor Cross. In case the church calls
Mr.. Nittum it will remain to be seen
whether the college authorities will re-
lease him from his work in Milledge-
Vile. Ga.
Otto F'ranck. graduate of Grinnell
College last June. is to have charge OF
the athletics and manual training OF
the high school students at Toledo He
has been visiting Grinneil friends.
Scott and Pleasant townships have
bought twenty-five horse power trac-
tors for doing the township road work,
each tractor costing s2,7O0.
Dwight Beman recently slipped and
broke his leg while trying to get his
auto into the track after a skid into
the ditch.
Thomas Simpson has bought the
Mrs. Drake farm lying north Of Brook
lyn and containing a quarter section.
at s171.25 an acre.
Miss Helen Scott left yesterday for
Ann Arbor. Mich. where she has a
position in the sta"e university as as
sistant instructor in botany. She was
accompanied as far as Chicago by Mrs.
J. 5. Wilson and her daughter who
will visit there
Mrs. F. L. Morse has gone back 20
her home in Los Angeles Cal, after
spending six weeks in Grinnell visiting
her sister. Mrs. John Mncer.
The farm Of 27S acres lying near
Jacob and heretofore owned by W. II.
Duffus has been bought by 4. MCIn-
tosh. Of this city, and Ed Parish. Of
Chester, the price paid being $4,000.
Possession is TO be given the first of
next March and Mrs. Parish is TO take
the management.
Prof. and Mrs. f. A. Steiner have
had the pleasure Of a visit from Mr..
and Mrs. Harold PIERCE and their three
daughters. who came from Philadel-
phia.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sites and their
7-year-old daughter Phoebe were out
riding in their Ford on Saturday night
when there was a mix-up with a heavy
car driven by Shirley E!chhorn and
the Ford looked like wreck. All
three occupants were badly shaken mp
but Phoebe was the only one badly
hurt. She had face wounds and bad
cut on the arm but is doing we'll now.
The barrel that has stood for days
at the front Of the cigar store on
Fourth avenue with The advertisement
that when filled with tobacco II would
he sent to the boys in the trenches in
France was sent by express Yesterday.