Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-14
Grinnell and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Sept. 1.-THE gold medal
gwen by the Cotton States and Inter-
national Exposition at Atlanta, Ga, in
1898, to the old Phil c. Clark Fire
Company of Grinnell as the prize for
the company coming from greatest
distance, has just been discovered by
Bartlsng and Nuckolls as they were
clearing out an old safe preparatory
to moving into their new quarters. A
number Of the members Of the old
company are still living here, among
them Frank Thackeray, Frank Matte
son. Sam Pooley, John Hastings and
Sam Dunlap.
Chief Of Police Shahan followed
Knight Miller after ne got off the early
morning train from Rock Island and
captured twelve pints Of supposed
whisky Judge Robson will give SEN
tenCe today.
J. VI. Ford, manager Of the Easy Fit
Manufacturing Company, has enlisted
as a private in Troop c, First Iowa
cavalry in camp here. He has held
the position given up since the death
Of Charles Swisher. Before coming
to Grinnell he worked on Des Moines
newspapers.
Miss Ada Palmer. secretary or the
Social Service League Of Grinnell for
some years and overseer of the poor,
has resigned to accept work in the
same line. but more lucrative, in Wat
erloo The resignation is to take effect
Oct. 81.
Monday night Chief Shahan saw a
Ford on Fourth avenue in front Of the
Rrande apartment. AS it was still there
on Tuesday at noon he investigated and
discovering that an attempt had been
made to erase the number OF the en-
CINE ne phoned to headquarters at Des
Moines and soon located Mr.. Duffin, OF
Malcolm, as the owner and the car as
one for whose recovery $50 had been
offered by Sheriff Lamb and the in
surance company.
Grinnell schools have enrolled to date
1913 pupils, there being $50 in high
331 in Center. 200 in Parker 200 N
Cooper, and ia in South. which Will
be Davis when the new building is
ready. The school census showed a
falling off of over a hundred and en-.
rollment shows smaller than last year
in the grades as we'll as the high school
Mr.. and Mrs F. W. Gustafson are
spending their vacation at the Fl. q
Morse home here. Mr.. Gustafson has
been university chaplain at Atlanta
University, Georgia In the officers
training camp at Des Moines are two
young colored men, Peters and Holder
who were formerly students at Atlanta
whom Mr. and Mrs. Gustafson invited
here for a visit.
VI. ]. Powers. who with Mrs. Powers
and their daughter has been extensive
" touring the south in their auto, has
bought a large tract Of land near Lake
Charles, La. and they are making
preparations to move there soon.
Henry Sherman, one Of the earliest
Of Chester settlers. passed his S5th
birthday on Monday and had a host Of
relatives and friends to help him cele-
brate.
Mr.. and Mrs H T. Davis are n
Princeton. H., visiting at the home OF
Mrs Davis brother. Mr.. Davis IS alsf
attending the reunion OF MS old regi-
ment. the e3rd Illinois.
Some weeks ago a stranger drlVlna
a peddler's wagon was drowned IT
Walnut creek in this county. Ihe
county now faces a suit in disulc'
court for damages in the sum OF sl,ooo
brought by the estate Of the deceased
beca use of alleged neglect on the par
of the authorities in not keeping thf
approach 20 the bridge safe.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Dawkins have
word Of the birth Of a daughter TO Mr.
and Mrs Elmer Dawkins, Of Ogden
The little maiden has been named Har'
riet Elizabeth. The father is grad
uate Of Grinnell College and is doins
his bit at farming.
Rev. J. NJ. Brown of the Methods
church has been returned to this sta
ton for the sixth year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strong are here for tn'
opening of college when Mr.. Strons
will resume his work as instructor
Mr., and Mrs Strong were married il
Edgerton, Wis, Sept. ].
DR.. C. Louise Ostrom, who has beer
practicing here for the past three
wears. was married to Dr. f. s. Mitter
ling. Of Webster City. at Des Moine+
Wednesday afternoon. After weddin: