Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
CrinnelI and Vicinity.

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| Grinnel. Feb. 23.-An unusually IN
| terestinS program was carried out
Yesterday afternoon, under the ar
! rangement and central of Patriotic In
structDr Mrs. J. p. Mowitt Of the
I Woman's Relief Corps, at their hall in
| Cele bration uf Washingtons birthday
as follows. Music. Mrs. Charles Laros;
America audience: recitation, The
Blue and the Gray Lola Pilgrim;
singing by "a group OF pupils from
Miss BaIley's room Of the public school:
recitation, The Unknown Speaker
Victor Harrell; recitation. John j
Persh!ng." Alice Breeder; song Keep
the Home Fires Burning Mrs. +. \.
Black. 4 fine flag drill by four little
girls from Miss Bailey's room, singing
and Rotations by a class Of pupils
from the same room; a talk on his
tory OF great epochs and great men OF
the hour in each by Rev. w. b. VIII
son; talk by Hon. W. G.. Ray; closing
song, last two verses OF America
Grtnnell Gaming Company IS hard at
work in filing a government contract
for 5000 cases OF pork and beans, OF
which two carloads are TO be sent TO
Baltimore preparatory TO going 70 our
soldiers In France. The beans now
being used were imported from Man
churia.
The sad news has come to this COM
nlunity OF the death OF Aviator Eg bert
Mckcane IN Louisiana and the taking
Of his body to the home OF his mother
in Santa Ana. Cal. where his sister
Mrs. J. F. Talbot, Of Brooklyn, went
to attend the funeral.
The Gr!nnell Vigilance Corps recent
ly, In regular meeting, passed the fol-
lowing resolutions: Resolved that we
favor disseminating the study Of the
German language in the public schools
OF this county" Also: Resolved. that
We favor the adoption Of such laws as
will prevent German insurance COM
pantes from doing business in the
United States"
The Nelson Furniture Company that
has been doing business on Broad
street for the past three years has just
sold out stock and good will to Everett
Warren, Of Albert City. Martin Nell
son. who has been in charge OF the
business here. has not made public his
plans for the future.
Grinneu high school held a service
flag presentation yesterday morning
with County Attorney Henry G. Ly-
man as the orator OF the occasion. The
service rag, by feet contains l2O
stars and VIII remain in the assembly
room The high school orchestra FUR
nished music.
Mrs. Peter Schmidt died very sud
az
city, at the ago Of 73 years. She was
one OF the old residents OF the vicinity
of her home She was alone at the
hour Of death and her body was dis
covered later by the son, who lived
with her.
The position of assistant cashier IN
the Gr!nnel Savings Bank, vacated
very recently by George H. Walker
that he might take the position OF
cashier Of the Bank OF Bussey, has
been filled by the election OF another
Grlnnell Boy, Wallace D. Child, who
has been ass istant cashier OF the Peo-
pies Savings Bank at Nevada. Mrs
Child, formerly Miss Dawley Arm
strong, OF this city. is tho daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Armstrong.
Mrs Kate Bressler, who was taken
violently Ill at her home ten days ago
with pleurisy and pneumonia and re-
moved to the home Of her sister. Mrs.
John Seiberth, Is now reported as
making slow progress towards re-
| covery.
Rev. II. L. Marsh, who recently came
from his home IN Wichita, Kan. and
has been visiting at the g. II. Buck
home went this morning to Davenport
| to visit relatives.
The women Of the college living In
the quadrangle have gathered some
three hundred books and probably as
many magazines which they are for
warding to Librarian L. l.. DickeTson
at Camp Donlphan. Oklahoma MIR.
Dickerson was college librarian here
but went to Fort Smelling for training
las. fall.