Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
Grinneli and Vicinity.

Special to Times Rcpuhlican
Grlnnell, Dec. S,--Plates were laid
for fifty or more at tho high school
banquet last evening for the football
team and the feast was an enjoyable
one. Superintendent Henely was toast
masters and the responses were In
keeping with the action Of the team on
the gridtron. Heishman was elected
captain Of the team for the next year
Odds, who captained the team this year.
presented Coach Nichols with a picture
Of tho team. The meal service was by
the Y w. c. A. cabinet girls.
Next week will be decided who are
the winners In the corn growing con-
test for boys, inaugurated and backed
by tho Merchants National tho Citi-
zens National and the Grinnell Savings
Banks, who furnish the cash for the
prizes. There were fourteen entries
but three Of the contestants fell by the
wayside thru misfortunes not prevent
able by them. The yields have been
from forty-flye to ninety-one bushels
per acre. Tie first prize Is $25 cash.
An expert from Ames will do the 5udg-
ing The corn is on display In the
office Of the high school.
On Wednesday next the members O..
the Grinnell Cow Testing Association
are to meet at the Newburg church and
have u picnic dinner bringing all their
families and inviting In especial
friends. The achievements OF the as
ISOLATION in the past season and plans
for the future will probably furnish
the principal topic for discussion.
The following high school annual
board has just been elected: Editor,
Joe Kelley; business manager, Ken
meth Ferguson; literary. Charlotte
Hutchins: activities, Harriet Wads-
worth: class, Clara Sherman: calendar.
Marjorie Savage: alumni. Miriam
Brock; Jokes, Basil Talbot: athletics,
Ray George: artA Tom Burroughs.
Capt. William Ziegler, OF former
Grinnell College. athletic fame. has
been visiting friends in Grinnell this
week. He expects to be stationed soon
in the state Of Washington.
Mrs r L. Kingdom SO years OF age.
is again at her home in this city after
making trip to and from st. Paul for
the purpose Of visiting her grand
daughter Mrs r. G. Hunter.
A. f. Ditzler and Louis Selle went 10
Des iMoines on Wednesday, the former
to join the signal corps and the lat
ter the aviation corps. Mrs. Ditzler
will be at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John McKeag.
Mrs. E. IN. Bates has gone back to
her home at Clear Lake after n visit
In this city at the home OF her son,
Roy r. Bates.
d. f. Howell gave up his position
with the Standard OIL Company and
enlisted in the quartermaster corps.
going to Davenport yesterday and ex-
pecting orders to report at Jefferson
Barracks, MO Mrs. Howell has gone
to live with her mother in Cedar
Rapids.
Tuesday evening of next week is the
regular time of meeting Of the Com
munity brotherhood at the Congrega-
tional church. The usual buffet lunch
will be given at eds. The speaker OF
the evening Is to be Rev. Edmund
March Vittum. of the Congregational
church here and his topic will be The
Negro on the Move
Rev. j. NJ Brown. Of the Methodist
church, attended the district confer
ence at Oskaloosa on Wednesday and
was in Ottumwa on Thursday.
The meeting of the Tuesday cub
next week will be at the home OF Mrs.
Flora Halsey and Will be a memorial
to their deceased sister, Mrs. s. j.
Pooley.
DR.. and Mrs. A. j. Brock have had
as their guest DR.. Emery Schultz. OF
Storm Lake, whose business has been
temporarily paralyzed by the loss OF
his equipment by the recent Storm
Lake fire.
The home economics department or
the Grinnell wcman's Club is starting
out in practical earnest in the raising