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

Special to Times-Republican.
GrinneH, Dec. 12.-This cold spell has
caused trouble with the boilers at the
heating plant at the college. The school
of music had to be closed all day Sat
urday and Monday and it was impos-
sible to hold the vesper service on Sun
day.
Mrs John Hink, who has been ill fos
several months, has gone to Des Moines
for x-ray treatments
Ben Mosher has gone to Des Moines
to enter the quartermaster department
of the national service. MIR. tMosher.
has been the manager Of the Leader
store.
Next Sunday afternoon at the vespe,
hour, the Grinnell Oratorio Society OF
$50 voices and the Grinnell college or
chostra. under the direction Of Profess
SCR Pierce, will give the annual rendi-
/ ton of selections from Handels Mes
siah.
r The Community Brotherhood meet
ing of last evening had an unusually
large attendance Of deeply Interested
members and visitors. After an ex-
cellent oyster stew with accessories for
the buffet lunch business was pre-
SSHSSu dHN ISpOIt
preparations at Camp Dodge was read
by DR.. p. E: Somers. BY motion car
ried the hat was passed and nearly $50
| secured to help out in the work. Other
personal contributions were promised.
Superintendent kuser of the boys
school at Eldora, has been secured as
! the speaker before the brotherhood at
the January meeting on the second
Tuesday. Rev. DR.. vittum gave an
| exceedingly comprehensive and valu-
able account Of the progress and con-
dition of the negro race in Georgia
| where he has had excellent oppor-
| tunities of observation for the past
seven years.
Lloyd Taylor. who has spent his fur
Tough since Thanksgiving here visiting
Fat the home of his parents. MIR. and
Mrs. L. w. Taylor. started last evening
on his return to his post with the
heavy artillery at the camp near Port
land, Me. He thinks there is a pros
pect OF going-to France soon. u
Ralph Longley. whose home is mile
| or two west of the city, has just gone
to Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, to enlist in
the aviation corps. Heais member o.
Poweshiek Chapter OF the Sons of the
American Revolution.
Mrs. Carrie Proctor started Saturday
night for San Rafael. Cal, where she
Is to become the bride OF her brother
in-law, n. p. Proctor, formerly a bust
ness man OF this city.
Proctor X. Osborne has left his place
| as expert mechanic for the Grinnell
Motor Car Company and gone to
Davenport to begin his duties as a
| member Of the aviation, corps.
W. Willard and his daughter Miss
| Faith. who have been for some weeks
visiting relatives at Omaha, have gone
| to Tacoma, where they plan to spend
the winter with>AIr. Wizards son. Word
comes from them that another son, DR..
II. G. Willard has received orders to
| report for service at the army hospital
near Tacoma.
George f. Failor went last evening to
| New Sharon to inspect Canton Ma
haska No. so, Patriarchs Militant, Of
the !. o. o. F.
Mrs. Bertha S. Barber started yes
terday for visit to DR.. p E. Stewart
and family at their home in Nashua.
| A. c. Rinefort, who lost his arm the
| last of the week in a corn shredder,
Is not recovering as fast as it was
hoped he would and he is being
watched and cared for very closely
with the hope of more rapid improve
ment.