Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

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Grinncll, March 2S.--.Justicc Frank p.
Marvin was called upon to perform the
marriage ceremony that united Opal
l.. Vermillion, of MonteZuma, and George
Zearfoss, of Deep River. They will
make their home on the farm Of tho
groom near What Cheer.
Five dollars in cash was all the burg
larious thief got out OF the Scharfen-
berg meat market till the other night
and his tracks in the mud outside the
building revealed his identity suffi-
GENTLY so that the marshal arrested
Alvin Case on suspicion and he is in
the county jail He has been in the
Industrial school and has the prospect
Of going for another term.
G. A. Taylor, former Newton boy.
now living in Toledo. O.. was called
back to his boyhood home by the seri-
GUS illness OF his father and has been
visiting In this city with w. Il. Tay-
lor,
Good reports come from a number OF
Grinnell citizens who have been i'll
or have undergone operations In hos
pltal. John Bell and Mrs. j. Cole are
recovering at the hospital and Mrs.
Herman Mithelman was able to be re-
moved to her home yesterday John
Ahrens is able to be out again. i. *.
Spooner, who has been confined to his
home on East street south since his
return some weeks ago from California,
was able to get to the polls and deposit
his vote on. Monday. Miss Ethel Hughes
is recovering from an operation in the
A.,tI 1;-t 4, Gal to yNl., q 4
Miller has recovo cred from an operation
at the Grinnell hospital last week
Lorraine Donnan. son of Mrs. Adah
DOMAIN, is recovering from an attack
of pneumonia that called his mother
home from visit in Des Moincs. Ray
mond Cove is doing well following an
operation for relief from appendicitis,
at Oskaloosa recently. lie Is the son
of~Mr. and Mrs. n. l.. Cove. of Grin
nell. Mr. and Mrs. o. =. Walker, Of
Newburg, have been able to take their
little daughter home from the Grin
nell hospital after an operation which
has left her in much better condition.
Mrs. James Duffus of Malcolm. has
passed thru a successful operation in
Iowa City for mastoditis and Is doing
well.
Rev Mr.. Arms, OF the Blue Point
church south Of this city has Il broken
arm for the second time from the
same cause, the kicking back of his
Ford while oranking up.
Clyde King. s-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank King, 1913 Prairie
street, Is down with scarlet fever and
the home is under quarantine. The
Charles Won DraslIa home on East
street, the Glenn Bruce home on West
street, the c. o. Parmlcy homo on
Fourth avenue east, and the home OF
Miss Frances Porter on Commercial
street are under quarantine because Of
scarlet fever. The Roy PcttlnGill home
on State street, the John Heishman
home on East street. and the w. G.
Knapp home on Reed street are quar-
antined because Of cases Of measles.
Mrs. Il. B. Brande was taken to tho
city hospital some days ago suffering
from heavy cold and pleurlsy. She
recently passed her clghtieth birthday
but is reported as rallying we'll from
tho disease with a good prospect Of
complete recovery.
Elon Raffety, who lived in Grinnell
and vicinity for thirty five years or
more died at the home OF his son in
Mason City on Sunday night last. He
was 81 years OF age and had been in
very feeble health for several years. He
had been a resident Of Iowa for more
than eighty years. He was a promi
ne1t member of the 8apt.s: church y:
this city and his funeral will take place
there. probably tomorrow, with inter
ment In Hazelwood. lie was a veteran
OF the civil war.
Grinnell high school IL proud Of Jo-
seph Kelly who took the high honors
in the oratorical department Of the de-
clamatory contest here and then re-
peated that feat In the sub district
meeting at Fairfield on the 3Oth Of this
month.
Mrs John TT. Rehder, who had a ner-
vous breakdown two or three weeks
ago is reported as improving.
Mrs. j. Bryan, quite we'll advanced
In years. living on Park street south.
Is critically III and her daughter Mrs.
George Schiemann. has come from her
home In Canada to help in caring for
her.
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