Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-03
crinneI, and Vicinity.

Grinnell. Dec 3.-Miss Helen Davis.
of Corydon, who has been visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Morse
for the past three days returned yes
terday to her teaching at West Liberty.
She is a graduate Of Grinnell College
class OF 1913 Her elder sister, Mrs.
Harriet Davis Stull, now living in st.
Louis, graduated here in the class OF
1904.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Miller, Of Fontan'
ellie, were visitors Sunday at the nome
of MI and Mrs. H. E. Savage, le24
Fifth avenue. The two women are
sisters.
Gordon Granger Post No. g. G. A. r.
held its annual election at the regular
meeting of Saturday afternoon Win
the following results. Commander, =.
J. Noll; senior vice commander, b. a.
Stowe; junior vice, J. s. Rollins; sur
geon, J. H. Kellenbarger; chaplain.
Henry T. Chaplin: quartermaster,
Henry A. Field, officer Of the day.
William Bortell; officer Of the guard.
]. H. Kirkpatrick; delegate to state
encampment, e. Shadbolt; alternate
William Bortell. It was unanimously
voted to invite Rev. DR.. Edmund Marcn
y.ttum, OF the congregational churcn
to deliver the annual address on Mem
orial Day and he has accepted the
invitation.
Gordon Granger Woman's Refer
Corps No. 6 elected the following Off
GERS for 1918: President Mrs. Tressa
Stowe: senior vice president MIS-
Mary Morris; Junior vice. Mrs. Laura
Seiberth; treasurer. Mrs. Allie Har-
rison: chaplain, Mrs. Lima Chapln;
conductor, Miss Helen Field; euard'
Mrs. Nancy Rouse; delegate to state
convention, Mrs Maggie Decatur; al
ternate, Miss Helen Field; delegate 70
district convention, Miss Irene HoraK;
alternate, Mrs. Catherine Stafford.
lone Of the highest priced pieces OF
farming lands Of any considerable size
that has been sold In this vicinity has
Just been bpughtsb by, c. S. George, VINO
gets the SO acres OF the Bartlett estate
living half mile south Of the city
limits of Grinneli DIT the price Of $2l'-
900, or almost $500 per acre. This IN
cludes the residence and other 1arn
buildings formerly owned by II. n:
McIose just across the road north o.
the old tile factory
large service flag Is Kept flying IN
front Of the Elks lodge here telling that
twenty Ave OF the members are en-
gagged In war service for the country.
The CONGREGATIONAL church also has
flag carrying the same number OF stars.
Mrs. Ada Hopkins Anne, visited very
briefly at the home Of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Hopkins, IN THIS
city, on her way from her recent nome
in Phila delphia to meet her HUSBAND,
who Is in the aviation corps at Fort
Worth, Tex.
The Holloway family have had as
weekend visitors Mrs. w. v. Horntck
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.. Livingston, OF
Fort Dodge and Gerald Livingston, OF
Akron, o.
Mrs. Carl Bair has returned to her
home in Clarion after a visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kerr OF
this city.
One OF the biggest farm sales this
vicinity has ever known was recently
made at the Heishman. farm in Sherl-
dan township, the total receipts being
about $4,000. There were 41S cattle
hogs and horses and all good stun.
Another good sale, totaling about
1000, was at the Theodore F..
Schultz farm. where 17s Wyandotte
chickens sold at an average Of $1.So
each. MI. Schultz has rented his farm
and will move to the J.lA. Lang place
which he recently bought, lying short
distance from the east line Of this city.
Otto Speck will carry on the Schultz
farm.
The college athletic board Of control
has elected Scott MacEachron, '09 now
assistant cashier in the Merchants
National Bank OF this city, as basket
ball coach for this season.