Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04
Grinnsll and Vicinity.

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Grinnell, June mir. Charles A.
swisher was taken very suddenly and
seriously i'll at his home. 1898 Main
street, about O'clock Sunday morn
ing, remaining unconscious all that
day
In the competitive military drill of
the three college companies Company
A secured first honors and will be the
color company" for the next year
Company G won second place and b
the third. Proficiency in drill was the
only consideration with the judges.
Lieut.. B. j. Carney and Sergeant
Snyder, of the First Iowa cavalry. were
the judges. The flag will not be ac-
tually Forthcoming until the opening of
college in the fall because of the
scarcity of such flags and that the price
Is said to be now SIS while it used to
BE but third of that. The college
alumni are donors of the flag for which
the order has been placed.
The seniors have chosen the follow
Ing representatives for the class day
exercises: Mantle orator. Esther Reed;
class poet, Grace Hunter: class orator.
Earl Gould: Ivy orator. Agnes Carlson
to the sophomores. Ted Burlons; class
historian, Paul Proctor; class legacy,
Margaret Stanger War conditions and
the absence of so many of the class on
that account decided those present to
postpone the selection of a class gift
until some better time.
Judge Robson in superior court as
sessed a fine Of $40 and costs upon
To al
for speeding on their motorcycles. Also
a fine of SO and costs on Thomas Bur-
roughs for driving an auto without the
legal rear light.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Hays of this
city, have enjoyed visit from their
son, c. w. Hays, who is on his way by
auto from Chicago to Texas.
Mrs. G. NJ. Spooner is having the
pleasure of visit from her mother,
Mrs. D. S. Anterior. whose home is in
Cincinnati, Iowa. and from her brother,
L. H. Atherton, of the same place.
The children's day exercises at the
Congregational church yesterday were
Of more than usual interest from the
large number that participated in the
principal events. Twenty-Five infants
dAurNcTy yOuuS CuAulCA WCAC "
scented for baptism. 1t has been the
custom for many years to present to
each child Of the Sunday school that
has passed the seventh birthday within
the year since last children's day with
fine bible and this year there were
over thirty who claimed such gift Prof.
II. F. Evans, director Of religious ed
ucation for the school, had charge OF
the exercises and Rev. E. W. Cross the
pastor, preached a brief junior SER
mon. The church has so1t the follow
ing eight of its young members out to
the service Of the country: Edwin E.
Bump, Everett Martin. Willard H. Ray
to Fort Smelling; Waldo Norris, Ebert
Ross and Herbert Tuttle to marine
barracks 4tsH6ft Royal. g. c.: Lloyd
Ross to the aviation corps at San An
tonic. Tex; William Smiley to the
ambulance corps, Allentown, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs c. II. Utter left Grin
nell the last of the week to make their
home In Carroll. Mr.. Utter has been
the manager Of the Iowa Light Heat
and Power Company for some years,
with home and headquarterssin this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. u Mathews. with
their daughter Grace and their son
Paul. whose home is AZ Cherokee. have
been in Grinneif some days VISITING
their son AMOS who has been in col
Iege here but went today TO Chicago
as a member Of the hospital corps for
army service.
Superintendent F. A. Henderson, Of
Clarinda, who was married to Miss
Bertha woodworth Of Grinnell Col
lege, class OF 1912, has accepted the
superintendency of the schools OF Lead,
S. D., and will move to that city about
July l.. Mrs. Henderson Is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Woodwork,
of this city.
Mrs. p. J, Mintle who has lived In
this city or its near vicinity since 1871,
has gone to Bishop Hill. H., to make
a visit Of indefinite length at the home
Of her sister.
Guy Steele, Of Okmulgee, Okla, has
recently been visiting old friends in
this city, where he used to make his
home.
The following officers Of the college
glee club were elected for the en-
suing year, at the late meeting Of the
club: President, Harry Sibley; vice
president, Dennis Kelly; business man
ager. Leo Underwood: assistant busi-
ness manager, Jack Heath; secretary
and treasurer. Frederick Parker: his
+or;an anS1 librarian Herbert COdding-