Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-16
GrinneII And Vicinity.

Grlnneil, June lb-JOnn thompson, oi
Richland township, has bought the a. {
Jones farm two miles west of the West
field school house, paying s1375o ar
acre. Mr.. Jones plans TO give his time
to auction sales.
A part of the old sanitary sewer sys-
tenn on High street and alley is to be
converted in direct feeder to the new
Second avenue tunnel and the ole
State sanitary sewer is to become q
storm sewer.
The city ordinance prohibiting the
shooting of fireworks in the city wa:
ordered suspended for the Fourth oil
July. Mayor White appointed DR.. f. +
Talbot, Mrs. 3. J. Carney and b. j
Kicker trustees Of Grinnell city hos
pital. to fill vacancies.
Thursday and Friday and the nigh,
between was the time taken to initiate
the new recruits OF Troop D into lit
tie actual camp life as it might be In
very peaceful times in the regular
army. Each man had his complete
marching and camping outfit packed
and properly attached to his horse and
the column headed for Skunk river
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day night and returned to their bar
racks in the armory in this city last
evening. 80 Ai"h
Corporal Alex D. Johnson. recruiting
officer for the regular army. with head
quarters in this city for some weeks
reports that it will need fifty-five re-
cruits per day for the next half month
to make up the required number from
eastern Iowa. Montezuma is praised
for coming up tn requirements or sur
passing them but other towns of this
county are not so high in the list.
Sunday. June II, is the day set apart
by the knights of Pythias for the menu
orial service over the graves of their
dead. The service will be first at the
x p. hall at $50 o'clock. Following this
service the members will march to Ha-
zelwood cemetery where the regular
ritualistic service will be performed.
Miss Annie Hillman is again at the
family home in this city after some
weeks spent in Des Moines and another
operation on the neck at Mercy hospi-
tai. She Is in a very hopeful condi-
ton.
Rev. A. G. Hageman, OF Des Moines,
Is to give the morning sermon tomor-
row at the Baptist church on Christian
Education" The evening will be given
up to chifdren's day exercises.
The Christian church will observe
children's day by an evening program
Children's day will be observed in a
fitting manner at both the Friends and
the United Presbyterian churches to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The weather has been altogether toe
cold and wet for any open air concerts
SO far this spring but with the prom
Use of warmer and drier weather the
city band, conducted by Prof. n. O.
Hickernell, is planning to begin series
Of weekly concerts in the city park
on Wednesday evening next.
The working force Of the Morrison
Kicker glove factory Of this city, have
proven their loyal patriotism by the
purchase Of $500 worth of liberty
been taken by women. Twenty womer
have taken each $50 bond and two
took 500 each.
Frank Martin. alighting from trair
on the Rock Island, was detained and
taken before Judge Robinson, who as
sessed fine upon him Of SIS and costs
because he had in his possession six.
teen pints Of what was called whisky
and twelve pints Of what was judged
to be beer, all Of which he declared t.
the Judge was for his own use for q
peculiar case of stomach trouble hi
had.
P. D. Burton had the happiness Of 4
visit last night from his brother, Elk
Senator Theodore Burton, Of Ohio. who
he'd heer delivering an address In Del
Moines. Senator Burton is always glad.
ly welcomed by many friends in thi!
city as he was once Grinnell boy, the
entire family living on farm neal
Grinnell
Miss Stella Bartlett started thi.
morning for Los Angeles, Cal, where
she plans a lengthy visit at the home
of her sister, Mrs. T. o. Douglass, Jr.
Just What She Nssded.