Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-20
Grinneil And Vicinity.

Special TO Times-Republican.
Grinnell. Sept. 20--When the whistle
blew long blast about 10 o'clock yes
terday morning the stores closed
promptly and merchants and clerks
locked to the union station 10 meet
the train and give the soldier boys of
this vicinity good sendoff for Camp
Dodge The high school and center
school were dismissed and the pupils
filed out and marched in orderly ranks
20 the station. There were twenty-six
from here that answered this first call
of Uncle Sam for troops for the for
eign field. There were many more that
came from further east
Z. Sam Mitchell. who drives a taxi here,
is lying az his home or Summer street
with some very severe bruises and
cuts on legs and body but happy that
no bones are broken. He was at the
station when the boys started for
camp and cranked his machine, when
it started and threw him against
another machine.
Roy MoIlrath has gone back to take
up his work in Chicago after visiting
for couple Of weeks here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. McIlrath.
J. w. Norris announces his plan to
cover a space Sox1s0 feet in the rear
Of his livery stable and garage on
Fourth avenue with a building with
cement floor for the accommodation OF
teams and automobiles. The livery
business fell off SO much that last year
he changed most ofahis business to
the auto line.
Miss Nellie Morgan has the position
of matron of the girls dormitories at
the state normal college Of Ohio. To-
Gated at Bowling Green. and was there
at the opening of the fall term.
Mrs Henry Fuss and her daughter,
Edna, who have been visiting for some
weeks at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Harpster, have gone back to their
home at Union Town, Nd.
Mrs. Emma Nelson of Hampton is
visiting at the home Of her son, James
Nelson, in this city. To Mr.. and Mrs.
James Nelson was born on Sunday
last a daughter whom they have named
Harriet Evelyn.
Frank Thorne, who had been visit
ing friends here for short time, left
on Sunday for his home near San d.
ego CAL where he Is secretary and
assistant research secretary to the sec
rotary of the Scripps institute of Bio
logical Research.
Dave Yates, the former popular tick
ct agent at this point for the Rock Is
land road, but who went into the
United States service some months
ago, is safe across the big water and
sends back word from London.
Mrs. Nellie Ward entertained as her
guest for Monday night Mrs. Clarence
Johnson, who returned to her Cedar
Rapids home on Tuesday.
Keith Blow is at home again, COM
ing direct from Seattle, after a lengthy
trip over the western slope on business.
While John Cox, Of Ewart, was
handling a scraper doing some road
work he lost control and the handle
struck him in the face, cutting cash
in one eyelid that required the sur
geon's stitches and barely missing the
eye itself.
D. S. Morrison started on Tuesday
night on business trip to North Da-
kota.
Miss Alice Quire is having visit
this week from iler friend, KUN
Harvested. formerly Of this city but
now of Albert Lea.
William Simms, while trying to make
second base in ball game at Ewart,
slipped and broke his right leg JUST
above the ankle.
News Of Union.
Special to Times Republican.
Union, Sept. 20-The Seven Cairns
Bros show company played ball We'd
nesday afternoon with the local play
ers for the benefit Of the local Red
Cross. The entire gate receipts were
given amounting to near $50.
The city council Is enlarging ana
improving the water system by put
ting III q new well and new steel