Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-31
GrinneII And Vicinity.
q Times-Republican,

Special to Times RepuDllcan.
Grinnell, July 31-Henry Bennett
who claims Oskaloesa as his residence,
| was arrested on Sunday as he allghted
from the west bound Rock Island train,
charged with bringing liquor into Grin
nell with the intention of selling 1t ana
also charged with being Stacker IN
not registering according to law. he
| has been turned over to the federal
agents.
| Sheriff E. D. Laho and w. {. NC
Kee, of Montezunfa, and DR.. E. f. TAI
bott. of Grinnell met in Grinnell yester-
day as the Powesheik county eXemp-
ton board. The board decided to notify
! and post the names of $50 men, just
twice the number now required. Forty
five of these will appear at the court
house in Montezuma next Monday, for
ty five more on Tuesday, and the re-
naming forty on Wednesday. DR.. VIII
liams, Of Montezuma, has been APP
1 pointed by Governor Harding to assist
the board. ~
Mrs. Minnie Shockley is in serious
condition because of prostration by the
intense heat and falling unconscious
over her washing machine breaking her
breast bone IN two places. She Is
widow with six children.
Tonight at s o'clock Troop D is to
have good home supper at the armory
as the free gift of the Christian En-
deayor Society Of the Christian church.
These young people have done the
planning and will do all the work but
will accept free will offerings towards
the expenses. Following the supperawill
! be a program arranged By the society.
Earl Nelly and his son, Earl Jr. Will
liam Jones, Charles Hink, Hiram Brown
and Harry Brown have gone for a
weeks fishing at Lake Jefferson, Min
nesota. ..
The annual Poweshiek5 county church
picnic is planned for Thursday OF THIS
week on the college campus here with
the following program: II o'clock, busi-
ness session; noon. picnic dinner;
o'clock, concert by the .Grinnell Chris
tan church orchestra; .2;30, address by
w. NJ. Baker, of Marshalltown: g.. ath-
letic contests and fun. There is to be
a flag drill and rose drill. Miss Lottie
Brownlee has charge of the singing.
Funeral services were held yesterday
Afternoon over the body. Of Mrs. August
F Schroeder, conducted by Pastor
Stowe, assisted by'Pastor Wilson. The
rsinging was by a quartet Mrs. Stowe,
| Mr.. Shaw, Mrs. Burt and Mr.. Myers.
The pallbearers were E A. Easter, 2. E.
F'ister, B. A Abel S. L. McGregor. j.
r. Rivers and Howard Sage. Mrs.
! Schroeder was born IN Sheridan town.
! ship this county in January, 1850. She
| leaves husband and three brothers,
Fred and Henry 2-hberg. Of this coun-
ty and Clarence, of Sioux county.
Mrs. A.; A. Elliott has gone to Peoria,
ILL.,. to join her son and his wife on an
extended western trip including Kan
sas City, Omaha, Colorado Springs and
Denver, They plan to be gone for a
month. -
Mr. and Mrs, c. E.. Lowden, with
their two children, Charles and Hugh
started yesterday for Kalispel Mont
the home of Mr.. Lowden's mother. They
will go go to Seattle and back by way
Of Salt Lake City. They have planned
a six weeks trip.
Mrs. Mary A. Slosser Brown died at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. H. c.
Morse in the seth year Of herage. Fun
eral services were conducted on Sun
4 day by Rev. Charles Noble and the body
was taken to the old home at North
English. She was the mother Of six
i children, The following four Of whom
are living: DR.. E. N. Brown, Of Maren-
| go: Elmer 6. Brown. Uf North Eng
i lish; William S. Brown Of Wellman
and Mrs. Morse Of urinnell.
4 DR.. ]. L. Assay Of San Jose, CAL, who
stopped at Grinnell to visit his sister
! Mrs William Beaton. on his way back
from a visit to Philadelphia, has fin
ished his visi. here and is on his way
westward. He was accompanied by his
wife. The doctor is IS years old and q
prominent Mason and member Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic.
i Dean e. J. Jaqua has q years leave
Of absence from :he college here. and
Twill take his family to Cambridge
MASS, where ne will take q course Of
lstudy. 4i.