Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-18
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

Grinneil, July 1S.-The rainfall Sun
day night Is reported as being worth
million to Poweshiek county. The
corn was needing it badly, as were the
gardens. Coming without wind, it left
the oats in prime condition for har-
vesting. The hay harvest is well un-
der way but farmers report not much
over half crop. With good conditions
in the near future the oats crop prom
Uses well.
Councilman Cedric Barnes and City
Engineer j. f. Mangold who haN-
been in Chicago to investigate tbs
work of the Layne- Bowler COMPANY
in the matter OF deep wells, have re
turned and reported favorably to the
city council. A proposition was laia
before the council by the company to
install a new we'll here with mini
mum daily capacity of million gal
Ions. The council took no action.
The disturbance that awakened peo-
pie. in the vicinity Of Fourth avenue
and Park street about II o'clock Sun
day night was occasioned by the col
lision between the Theodore Olsen car
and that of stranger who did not
stop and is unknown. Mr.. Olsen had
in his car his two sons and Franz
Sanders when the strangers car strucH
it and turned it over. Mr. Olsen was
cut and bruised, but no serious injury
resulted to anyone. The windshield
was broken and the front end dam
aged.
Saturday there Is to be an exhibit or
products Of the garden and the food
conservation clubs and prizes offered
in the spring are to be awarded. The
school gardening exhibit will be string
beans, peas in the pods, beets and beet
green's, and turnips. The high and
grade schools will show canned and
dried fruits and vegetables The ex-
hjbit is to be at the hardware store OF
Richards & George, the judging at )"
O'Clock. picture of the exhibit rs to
be taken and the affair made as stimu- :
lative educationally as possible. In
this connection mention IS made OF the
fourteen contestants for cash prizes
for raising the best acre of corn.
Arthur Harris. W'ilburn Fritz, LaVerne
Rafferty,, William Wesco. Edwin Ped
crson, Glen Robinson. Lyman Sanders,
Lloyd Soth, Verne Otcheck. Leonard
Evans, Laird Lanes, Clermont Watson,
John Schwab and Eden Odds are en-
tered in this contest.
Glen Mitchell, Grinnell boy. Is one
of six men out Of SO able to pass the
aviation examination and he j. to go
to the school Of military aviation at
Austin, Tex.
Red Cross meeting for the women
Of Chester is to be held on Friday az
ternoon at the Congregational church.
Some of the Grinnell Red Cross work
ers will be present.
Miss Florence Burroughs, of this
city. has a position in the associated
charities work of Youngstown. o.,
where she plans to remain for the
year.
William Wright has a severe case
of blood poisoning coming from the
kick of a COW, that tore open the flesh
of his leg. He Is gaining.
A. J. Carver had an attack Of acute
appendicitis so severe that he went to
Des Moines for an operation.
Oliver Thorpe. for several years con-
nected with the heating plant OF the
college and a strong factor In the city
band. has taken a place In Des Moines
in repair work and has gone there, his
family to follow soon.
Mrs. Cynthia George, Of F'airbank, IN
Grinnell now visiting her son. c. >.
George is IS years OF age and one or
the pioneers Of Iowa, coming here with
her husband in 1852 by OK wagon. She
was teaching school in Illinois in 1s47.
DR.. j. H. Friend has bought the resi-
dence property Of Mrs. Eleanor Van
Evera at s22 Park street.