Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-27
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
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Grinnell. July 27.-The Grinnell
fair is to be held Sept. 81. Labor
Day will be the first real fair day. The
labor unions of the city will be there
and Governor Harding Will make a
speech. The First cavalry band of OF
| tumwa has been engaged for the en-
tire time.
Mrs. H. w. Norris and Prof Edith
Buck of the State Normal were In
| Marshalltown yesterday In consulta-
ton with Miss Amy Gilbert and Mrs.
Dixie Cornell Gebhart, state regent of
| the D. A. r., over the question Of pat
riotic education.
Mrs, Eliza Ferneau claims to. be the
oldest living settler in this vicinity,
coming to Blue Point with her father
| in 1S4S.
Fred Duffus. living between Grin
nell and Montezuma, lost some $50
| worth of loose things about his auto
mobile a few nights ago, the thieves
leaving no trace.
| Cyrus Gooch, who admitted to Judge
Robson he had taken and sold $l9.4O
worth of junk from the tannery. was
| fined $50 and thinks himself lucky to
have escaped grand larceny charge.
The new Grinnell Woman's Club has
started out to secure for this city the
long needed detention hospital. Its
meetings are to be on the first Friday
of each month beginning with Sep
TENDER.
James Simmons spent Wednesday at
his mothers home here. He is assist
ant pastor Of the Congregational
church at Clear Lake.
D. S. Umbenhauer is home after
attending the national convention OF
| the GidcCnites at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Ira Workman, now inspector OF
small arms at the arsenal at Rock
Island, has been here for brief visit
and plans to move his family to DAY.
export In the near future.
Grinnell July 27-Yesterday was
made known the marriage of Miss
! Chloe Blood and Raymond Heishman,
both Of Grinnell. 1t was solemnized
| Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis.
They will be at home here after Aug.
| 15 The bride is the daughter of Mrs
| Jennie Blood. The groom is the eldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. l.. C. Heishman.
Mrs. j. l.. Fellows has word from
Red Cross headquarters that the box
of supplies shipped recently has been
| received and that everything was in
good shape. The letter compliments
Mrs. Fellows on the character of work
on the supplies sent saying they were
very carefully made and packed. An
other large box was packed and shipped
| Wednesday.
The Hagenbatk Wallace circus is
coming to Grinnell on Tuesday, Aug.
81!
Dave Campbell, paroled from Knox
vile, tried to beat Chief of Police
Shahan, but came out second best In
| the fray. Campbell was reported again
| drinking and Shahan located him ly-
ing in clump OF weeds at the water
| works. The fight lasted ten minutes
before the chief succeeded in locking
him up. Campbell will be returned to
| Knoxville.
| Lewis Shelborn Stewart. little son
| of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stewart, Hv-
ing two and one-half miles east or
Grinnell. died Wednesday afternoon.
He was years, months and days
| of age. The body was taken to Morel-
ton, Iowa. yesterday, for burial
Mrs. A. NJ Kiesel went today to
Madison. Wis, for visit with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Saam and
three children, Dorothea, Elizabeth and
Catharine, of Leads S. D., are visiting
at the DIR. E. f. Harris home.
Mrs G. e. Buck and daughter Crotch
en- are home from Rochester, MINI.
Miss Gretchen is getting along nicely
following an operation at the Mayo
hoov,ital 4.ss