Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-12

time. The receipts FORM the nucleus
for fund for the entertainment of the
district convention Of the w. r.. c., the
invitation having been extended and
accepted at the Prairie City conven-
ton last November.
The news came to Grinnell friends on
Saturday evening OF the death Of Mrs
Edna Edmunds Wilder, at Des Moines
after several weeks of illness. Mrs
Wilder was well known and very pop
ular as Miss .Edmunds in college here,
class of 1906. She leaves a husband
and two small Children sy r
The fire department was called OUT
just after the dinner hour on Saturday
to the residence of Art Manatt, at the
corner of Fifth avenue and High street,
where the names damaged probably
500 OF property before being subdued.
The origin of the fire was sparks from
the chimney.
Funeral services We're held yesterday
afternoon at the congregational church
over the body Of Mrs. Lucille Jacltman,
brought back to Grinnell, her former
home from Chicago, where she died on
Thursday evening last Pastor r.. w.
Cross conducting the services at the
at the cemetery
Many friends in church, city and col
lese Of Everett Turner. secretary of
the student work of the Y. NJ. G. 4. in
the Philippines, will be glad to hear
direct from him of his life and work IN
those island possessions. He speaks
hopefully and enthusiastically of his
work and the results already seen. He
has now. as a resident member in the
association building Emilio Agninaldo.
the son of the old general, who IS earn
estly DESTROYS that the young man shall
have the best the association can give
him. Mr., Turner was an exceptional
worker and executive in Grinnell. an
athlete IN callege and dynamo OF
christian energy in the church, not
only in personal work but In his power
to get results from the entire church
body.
The Wednesday afternoon meeting
Of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society will be for the discussion of
the South American field. Mrs. Wal
ter Weaver is to speak on Pioneers
and Their Problems" and Miss Mabel
Blair will bring fresh information OF
Present Day Workers
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Gallagher, re-
Gently married at the Catholic church
in this city and taking trip thru the
west for the beginning of their honey
moon, iiave returned and settled down
on the farm south of Brooklyn, that Is
to be their home. Mrs. Gallagher was
Miss Helen Creamer, of this city.
Henry e stone reports bringing
from his Sheridan firm recently a
bunch of fat hogs that brought him
s11.20 a hundred weight.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Kirby. who with
their two children. have been visiting
in Grinnell briefly, have gone to Ames
to visit relatives.
William T. Leins is i'll and his sister
Mrs. d. =. Herter, came from her home
in "Marshalltown 10 help in caring for
him.
Walter wolcott recently sold his fine
Sheridan farm to his brother Charles
for $l95 an acre. In the same vicinity.
some months ago. the Luke Spooner
farm was sold at 5000 an acre. Both
are among the best farms Of that town
ship
Mrs. Mary Bruce is enjoying visit
from her daughter. Mrs. S. NJ. Payne.
who came in from the north on Friday
morning for few days stay.
Mrs. p A. Woods, who has been WIS.,
iting in this city at the home OF her
son Glenn, returned today to her home
at Thornburg. -
Miss Mabel Stecker Is again at her
home here after visit Of some months
at Abingdon. III.