Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-02
GrinneII and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican,
Grinnell, April 1.-The Citizens Pro-
tective League OF Grinnell and vicinity
publishes an offer of 800 reward for
| the arrest of the person guilty of arson
| in the burning of the barn of John
! Lidtka and of stealing the horse from
the same on the night OF March IS
| last.
Miss Gretchen Searles Is spending a
week visiting in Duluth, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Clifford are
| loading their car of household goods
today and plan to leave tomorrow
morning for their new home in Chi
cago.
Many warm friends Of Rev. and Mrs.
e. w. Cross are glad to hear that Mr..
Cross is improving. They are now a;
S26 Sixteenth avenue s. F.. Minneapo-
| lis, MINI.
| Elwood Albee is reported as show
| ing some improvement in his battle
| FOR life against a serious attack OF
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs j $. Myers are enjoy
| ing the visit thru her spring vacation
Of their daughter. Miss Hazel, who
| teaches in the Oskaloosa public schools.
Mrs. ]. K. Little has enjoyed a visit
| from her daughter and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. NJ Deck and two children,
whose home is in Webster City.
Grinnell has had the privilege for
| the past two days of entertaining the
Y. NJ G. a. conference. The interna-
, tional bible study secretary, Harrison
F. Elliott, Of New York. preached the
morning sermon in the Congregational
| church Yesterday The evening SER
| vice was a stereopticon lecture by Mrs.
| L. p. Harrison prepared by the Won
! ans Board Of Missions OF the Interior
| and entitled "A Jubilee Journey"
| The GrinneIl Clay Products Com
| pany. organized some months ago and
taking over the property Of the old
! Grinnell Brick and Tile Company, has
installed the necessary new machin
! cry and laid plans for large business
| this season. and announces the open
| ing Of productive abor the first Of this
week.
Mrs Alice Wheeler is to he the lead
er Of the program of the Social and
! Study Club that meets tomorrow aft
| ernoon at 3 O'Clock at the home oil
Mrs. NJ. L. Hunt. the topic being
| Training Disciples.
In the Grinnell- Iowa City high schoo
debate held in this city on Friday
evening the decision was two to one OF
| the judges in favor of Iowa City. Grim
nell has another case of repoicing
however, over the victory Of Joseph
Kelly in the oratorical class Of the
district declamatory contest at Fair
| field on Friday evening last. This sends
him 10 Atlantic on Friday evening OF
this week to take part in the state
| high school contest. After that, al
some date yet to be decided. the mega
tive debating team of the high school
here of which Kelly is a strong mem
Der, will go to Cedar Rapids to close
up the dual debate.
Musicians Junior Ralph Moorheat
and Freshman Duane Wertz have lief;
their studies in the college here and
rejoined the band in the First Iowa in
fantry at Cedar Rapids.
The Helping Hand Society OF the
United Presbyterian church has re.
Gently closed its first year and elected
the following officials for still stronger
aggressive work in its second year;
President, Mrs. Edna Morgan; vict
president, Mrs. T. H. Mc1lrath; secre.
tary, Mrs. David Haines; treasurer
Mrs. J. W. Curtis.
Rev. N. J. Peterson arrived In Grin
nell on Saturday to begin his pastorat'
of the Baptist church, in which HI
preached morning and evening. TIL
unfortunate breaking out Of case o
scarlet fever in the family Of the re-
firing pastor. Rev. Frank H. Webster
closed the parsonage temporarily, Il
the new pastor and his family. Mrs
Peterson and their child are VISITING
with her relatives at Iowa City.
Mrs. Maria Small has been spendint
the winter with her sister. Mrs. H.
Davis, OF this city. She has recent!
had visit from her son, Kenneth
Small, who came here from New Yorl
City for that purpose.
Mr.. I. Williams has found his kin,
Of work in the glove factory hero an,
her and Mrs. Williams have change,
their residence from St Paul MINI, t
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