Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-12
GrinneiI And Vicinity.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Repuollcan.
Grinnen, July 12-Secretary /. s
Bailey, Of the Grinnell fair association.
is making an endeavor to get the name
and address-of every surviving veteran
of the civil war in Poweshiek and the
eastern part Of Jasper counties, with
view to giving them and all their wives,
or other female reia YES, one day Tree
at the coming county fair in the first
week in September.
Some time last year W. c. Williams
Of this city sold store. small gram
warehouse and one or more dwellings
at Jacob. The purchaser failed 10 make
the payments as agreed and the prop
erty came back and sMr. and Mrs. VIII
liams moved to Jacob several weeks
ago to carry on the business Of the
store. Today is the 10th birthday OF
Mr.. Williams, who is member Of the
G A. r. post of this city. His wife
is also a member of the W. r. G. This
morning a considerable number Of both
post and corps members took the train
at 20 and. taking along picnic din
ner, surprised the Jacob members.
The city park was well filled. and
the sides of the park were well bounded
by automobiles filled with listeners last
evening, as an appreciative audience
for the city band. This is to be repeated
each week when the weather permits.
The friends Of DR.. E. F. Talbot, who
is in the Methodist hospital at Des
Moines suffering frem serious case
of blood poisoning, are waiting anxious
ly for encouraging news of his condi-
ton. The latest received up to date Of
writing is that he was not improving.
Mrs. Talbot is with him.
Troop D of the First Iowa Cavalry,
encamped in this city. has established
a canteen under strict supervision Shy
one commissioned and two non com
missioned officers and two privates.
The profits are to go into the common
mess fund and civilians as well as SOL
canteen. Soft drinks, cigars, ice cream
and various articles Of camp comfort
are for sale.
Tomorrow afternoon, at the Method
ist church, will be held the annual
meeting of the Methodist Woman's
Home Missionary S .cIety. at which
there will be an election Of officers.
1t was an Interesting meeting tina.
was held at the Congregational church
yesterday afternoon bye the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society,". with the
following subject. "My Favorite Mis-
sionary Hero" treated by Miss Miriam
Taylor, Miss Esther Bliss, Miss Julia
Wheeler and Miss Mabel Cowden
Mr.. and Mrs e. A. Mash are having
the pleasure OF visit from their
daughter Mrs. Benton Rowe, who
comes from her home in Sank Center,
Mimi. She was accompanied on the trip
by Miss Ruby Rivers of this city who
had been visiting Mrs. Rowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Porter and
daughter, from Jewett accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Copeland and
Lloyd Copeland, came by auto and are
visiting with the J. A. and Samson
Porter families and relativees
Mrs. ]. T. Marvin Of this! city, has
gone for visi: with Mrs. Harry Hur-
less OF Ogden. She also plans to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. S. n. Marvin and Mrs. ].
r. Mccuniff. at Minneapolis re turning
to her home here about AuE. /.
Mrs. E. A. Steiner has gone to Join
her husband for ten days outing at
Estes Park, Colo, after which BIZ Ia
viii return 70 the fome in Grinnell
Mr.. and Mrs. &c. Preston and chill
dren are next door neighbors now ct
Spirit Lake to the c. A. Blur family,
also Of this city.
Mrs. +. =. Bray. Of this city. has had
a visit frOm ler daughta1a Mrs. J. G..
|Kerrigan, and her littlesson. who have.