Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28
GrinneIl And Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.

Grinnell. June 2S-Miss Mary Lincoln
dropped suddenly dead at her home
about o'clock on Tuesday evening.
She was an unmarried woman of ma
ture years and had been the house
keeper for her father and brother. Some
time ago she was at the hospital at
Rochester Mimi, and underwent an
operation for goiter Recently she had
been supposed to be in her usual health.
Funeral services are to be held at the
Westfield church on Friday morning
at 10 o'clock. @@f. .,
A very skillfully executed surprise
party was sprung last evening on Mr..
and Mrs. n. w. Cessna, al the Meth
odist church. by the two large classes
Of women and one Of men, in view Of
the fact that the Cessnas leave Grin
nell next Tuesday for probable nine
months living on the Pacific coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Cessna were kept busy
visiting in the parsonage while the
classes gathered in the church Mullins
orchestra gave fitting music c. c. keil
spoke a few words in explanation Of the
gathering. Pastor J. M. Brown read
an original poem and made presen-
tation Of fine memory book from the
classes. Mr.. and Mrs. Cessna made fit
ting responses to these evidences Of
friendship. Adjournment was had to
the recently remodeled basement, where
light refreshments and sociability fill
ed out the hours of the evening.
Chris Wymore came to this city from
Montezuma and enlisted for the regu-
lar army Corporal Johnson furnished
him transportation to Jefferson Bar
racks. No. where he will-takerinfantry
training.
Mrs. j. F. Wiley had serious time
in the hospital at Des Moines where
she endured two operations but she
is now at home greatly improved in
health
A school of the Royal Arch Masons
is to be held here this evening with
c. c. Schrader, of Iowa City, custo-
dian Of the Royal Arch, as instructor.
There is to be fraternal supper at
$40.
Latest reports are that Mrs. Bud
Stowe, who underwent an operation at
the city hospital Tuesday morning, is
making good recovery.
Mrs. J. w. Hays and three children.
on their way from their home in Chi
cago to spend some weeks at the lakes
in Minnesota, stopped in this city for
a week to visit Mr. and Mrs. Dan F.
Hays.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. c. Quire are having
visit of some length from Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Quire. who come from
Medora, s. D., and also from Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. B. Quire and family.
Miss Helen Miller, who has been
teaching the past year in the Scholte-
Nollen school at Des Moines. has come
home to spend the summer with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Miller OF
this city.
Mrs. E. A. Steiner is to entertain the
Grinnell branch of the Woman's Peace
Party at her home. 921 High street, a,
3 o'clock on Friday afternoon. where
they are to be busy sewing for the Rec
Cross
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Williams have
gone to Jacobs to take charge again
of their property there, consisting Of q
general store and an elevator.
Mrs. Charles Costigan has been visit.
lNS III 'TlUHeli at the NOME OIL. lel
brother, Charles Hanson, and with 9th.
er relatives in Davenport. Her home il
in Salt Lake City.
The G. w. Cole home has had an ex-
tended visit from Miss Fay Cone, who
has gone back to her home in Alta
and from Walter Backer. who stopped
on his way from Chicago to his HON.
in Luverne. MINI. He has been attend.
ing Chicap0 IIniueraifX