Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-18
Grinneil and Vicinity.
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which had been silent a long time
shrieked about $50 last evening ana
the department rushed TO the Antlers
Hotel where a huge volume of smoke
poured from the basement. The fire
came from an accumulation OF old
papers and other iniamma bles and
was put out without damage. The
building belongs to l. S. Bailey.
County records show there are more
than 800 automobile licenses not yet
paid in Poweshiek county. County Al
torney Lyman is issuing notices to de-
linQuents TO pay or explain.
The difficulty between the Grinnell
school board and the Interior Tele-
phone Company has been settled out 81
court by acceptance by the company
of 1926 for each phone used by the
board instead of the SO demanded.
Troop A got off from Camp King
Abbott at 4:3G yesterday afternoon
for Des Moines and from there TO
Deming \. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Stewart are hay
ing a visit from Miss Ruth Gingles, Of
Castana.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gardner are on
d "TRIP 10 webster, w Is.
DR.. Riser, a graduate Of Iowa Col
lege in 1900. Mrs. Riser and their
three sons visited here overnight this
week. Their home is in Blackwell,
Okla, and they are on a vacation motor
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Rose and son
started this morning by auto to Lin
coin, Neb.
Rev. Obed S. Johnson will preach to-
morrow morning in the Congregational
church. The union meeting OF the eve
ming will be held in that church with
an address by Rev. W. C. Barber, state
superintendent Of the Anti-Saloon
League.
Rev. Mr.. Picken, of the United Pres
byterian Indian mission, will preach
in the morning at the United Presby-
terrain church.
Mrs. Mary ]. Henely, mother of Su-
perintendent Henely, is here from
Clarion for a visit, accompanied by
W. E. Henely and family.
Prospects are for the usual attend
ance at the college in the fall. The
number Of women applying for admis
sion is so large as to require two more
private residences to accommodate the
overflow Of the dormitories.
Mrs. Ella Reinking Towle has been
having a visit from Rev. and Mrs
Frank Meacham, of Lawton, Okla
Mr.. Meacham, a graduate of the col
lege here, has taken a paStOrate at
Lawton. His wife was a Washington
Iowa. girl. They are on their wedding
tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Sanders and fam
lily took Miss Margaret Andrews and
Miss Bess Gard, of Long Beach. Cal.
in their auto to the Amana colony
yesterday.
Leslie Wilson has a position in the
University of Minnesota for next yea;
with opportunity Of keeping up hi:
studies for his masters degree.
Mrs. Laura Shifflett far advanced II
years and failing in health recently. is
cheered by a visit from her son, DR.
c. E. Shifflett who came yesterda!
from Fort Riley, Kan.
Miss Winnifred Gates plans to star
Sunday for Saugatuck, Mich, for z
short camping outing, after which she
goes to Chicago to renew her college
| studies.
C. A. Smith and H. J. Huff are ir
| Ohio on business trip.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Golf are enter.
| tanning Mr.. and Mrs. L. D., semple
their two children and Mrs Paul Os.
| good, all from jefferson.
AN jury cases set for hearing in tht
superior court here next week have
been settled out Of court or continued
and the jury has been dismissed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Olson, Of Walnut
are visiting at the home Of Mr. ant
Mrs. A. r. Longnecker having come
home with them from the mutual out
| ing at Lake Okoboji