Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-15
Grinneii And Vicinity.
tn Times.Renubllcan.

| Special to Times Re publican.
| Grinnell. June l5-Owing 10 some
! damage already done 10 the bituiithic
paving of this county in the process OF
moving heavy buildings the city coun
| ell has passed a resolution requiring
| the use Of plankss three inches thick,
Twelve feet long and one foot wide IN
! der the trucks or rollers Of the house
| movers outfit on the paved streets and
alleys.
Gordon Granger Womans Relief
Corps No. observed yesterday as their
memorial day for their sisters deceased
Automobiles were freely furnished by
| citizens and a committee went to Ha
| zelwood cemetery at $3.50 in the fore
noon and laid flowers on thirty-six
resting places. At O'Clock a picnic
dinner was served to which members
Of the post and their wives and the
Daughters of the American Revolution
were invited. The attendance was good
there being twenty Of the D. A. r pres
ent and regrets from others. After the
dinner the following program was CIV
en-: Star Spangled Banner; reading
The Flag" Mrs Stafford reading
Miss Anona Slater: song, Iowa" Mrs.
Black: recitation, Robert Stafford;
piano solo. Thelma Richards: recita-
| ton. MY Flag" Max Workman; reci-
| tation. The Potato Bug" Mrs. W. C.
Williams: reading, who Named You
Old Glory Mrs. William Harrison:
| reading. New Glory for Old Glory"
Chaplain Henry T. Chaplin: reading
columbus" II. A Field: song, Amer
lea" While waiting for the program
| to begin the D. A. r. chapter adjourned
/ to the post room anad held business
session at which il was voted to buy a
| liberty bond
The water spaniel taken as mas
cot by Troop D of this city and named
| Red having bird dog instincts with
| out any proper bird dog training, lost
his life on Wednesday on the rifle
| range south of this city when he tried
| to retrieve the bullet from the gun Of
a trooper and the ball that glanced
| from the target tore open the side of
the little mascot, leaving him in such
hopeless condition that 1t was neces-
sary to mercfully put him out Of his
pain.
Mayor D. F. White has nephew,
| Harry White, member Of the coast ar
tillery now in the Hawaiian islands.
He writes that his company has re-
| ceived orders to proceed at once to
| France.
| Manager NJ C. Crutchfield Of the
Colonial Theater, was taken to the
hospital yesterday morning suffering
from peritonitis, from which he has
been Ill some days.
Pew : n-cwc rastnr IT the Meth
odist church IL being congratulated by
his many friends both inside and out
side his circle Of parish.oners, upon the
honor he received at the hands OF Iowa
Wesleyan University in the Destowai
OF the title Of doctor Of divinity upon
him.
! John Lucas, formerly resident Of
this city. has just sustained a loss in
the burning OF mis- SaSeTy iI1 tie ::cr-..
Of Buxton. where he has lived several
years. The building was struck by
lightning and was completely destroy
ed
Announcement was made last night
that the sale Of liberty bonds In Powe-
shiek county had passed the sum Of
] 100000 and the hope was that 1t might
reach 10000. There vas g meeting
no definite figures could be then OBJ
of bankers Of the city las. evening but
tanned.
Andy Mcintosh. Jr.. who Is in Grin
nell, his old home town, to visit his
father. A. Mcintosh. and his sister,