Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20
GrinneII and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinneil, Aug 20.-Pastor T.. W.
Cross Of the congregational church'
returned from his three weeks vaca-
ton spent in Minnesota, on Saturoay'
and took charge Of the Sunday morn
ing service. He was accompanied py
his college and seminary classmate,
Rev. Obed S. Johnson. who preachea
the morning sermon. Mr.. Johnson 10
a China missionary and is planning 10
return to his foreign field at canton
in q couple OF weeks. Mrs. Cross, VINO
was with her husband in his vacation
will remain q little longer In Mlnne-
sofa.
Mr.. and Ms. Jacob Korns have re-
turned from a visit to their daughter
and her husband. Mr. and Mrs. NANNY
whose home IS on farm near oaWyei'
Troops B, C and u. Of the First cav
airy, camped at King ABBOTT camp oh
the fair grounds, pretty well monopo-
lied the attention of the public yes
terday with their guard mount anu
their band concert in he evening. Inc
men are expecting orders to join Troop
A at Deming, n. NJ, at any time.
Hiss Mary Chamberlain will lead the
union meeting of the Womens Home
and Foreign Missionary Societies on
Wednesday afternoon at O'CLOCK az
the Congregational church. Inc toplc
for discussion is to be Foreign MIS-
sions Under the Flag
Mr.. and Ms. E. D. Gates are az
home after pleasant vacation spent
at Waterviile, MINI.
Mrs, J. L. McIlrath Is at home again
after a five weeks vacation spent IN
Boulder, Colo, and Mitchell and otner
places in South Dakota.
Charles EGelbute and his sister EN-
ma have gone by auto to Davenport
Tor week OF visiting.
Mr., and Mrs. John l.. Whelan nave
had as visitors the past week rev. anu
Mrs. George w. Chambers, of Harlan
where Mr.. Chambers Is rector OF the
Episcopal church. They formerly hVeo
here and are now visiting several 1or-
mer parishes, Gilman, Newton anu
Charlton They are accompanied ny
their daughter, Mary. they nave Two
sons in the regular army, stationed d.
Fort }Shafter. Honolulu.
Hugh Mitchell, of the aviation scnool
at Austin, Tex, writes his tatner'
Samuel Mitchell, of this city, that ne
has passed mis- examination with 81
per cent and has been recommended
for active service in France. Later IN
formation Is to the effect that ne mas
gone.
Two instances Of long terms for ten
ants have jus; come to light IN TINS
vicinity. w illam Tice has rented one
OF Judge Wares farms for twenty -one
consecutive years and NJ. w. Garret
has rented Of the judge for about M
teen years and the tenants are not
looking for anything different
Attorney and Mrs. John H. Patton
are having a visit Of some weeks
length from Mrs. Edward Patton anu
her two children. of Chicago.
Emanuel limerick. 81 years of age
is having a remarkably fine experience
in the knitting Of the bone OF his rlgnt
arm that was fractured by fall about
three weeks ago.
The charter member list of the Grin
nell Womans Club has now reached
175 and Is still growing. The books
close on the charter member list on the
first of September and strong effort
is making to largely increase the list
before that date.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Nichols are hav-
ing a. visit from Mr.. and Mrs. j, -.
Nichols, who came by auto for two
weeks = stay, from their nome at