Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-30
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

Grinnell, Dec. S0.-Grinneu mer-
chants generally report d good Christ
mas holiday trade and most of them
good year past, some an unusually
good one. Bad weather and the sick
ness from influenza and typhoid were
reckoned upon as being prime factors
in a bad week for the holidays but
they seemed not TO reduce much the
volume of trade, while the amount Of
receipts was larger than usual.
Bryant Hoyt, son of Mrs. Ella Hoyt,
of this city. who enlisted in the avia-
| ton section in July and was recently
made machinist's mate at the Great
Lakes training station, has received
| his discharge and reached home here
on Friday. John Hoffsta1ter. formerly
clerk in the Simmons grocery here,
has received his discharge as first
class quartermaster signaln1an. and is
at home at mis- old place. He has
been in service since July 2. Sergeant
Leslie Streck, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Phil Streck, has been in service since
! last April. first at Camp Dodge and
then at the base hospital at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Greenleaf, Ga He has his dis
charge and will return to his former
work in New York City after a few
days visiting here.
| Mrs. John Moore, who has been for
some time visiting at Alameda, Sask..
| Canada, has recently returned to Iowa
and is making her present home in
Des Moines.
| The attending physician IS authority
| for saying that Owen Morgan, who
| had an operation recently at Iowa City,
shows slight Improvement over his
| critical condition when ne went there
and Mrs. Morgan who has been very
IL. is improving at the home Of her
sister in this city.
The B. Crdangen family, formerly Of
this city several years ago. mourn the
| loss by death of one daughter. Miss
Cioldie, from the prevailing influenza,
at their home in Muscatine.
Earl Alley is spending his ten days
! turlough with his relatives and friends
in Grinnell and vicinity. He is an ac-
countant in the aviation section and
stationed at Dayton, o.
Many Grinnell people who knew the
Parker family that formerly lived here
for many years are saddened by the
news Of the death of Miss Clara Par
ker which news seems just to have
become known here although death is
said to have taken place on the 10th
of October last. She had been in the
University of California hospital study
ing dietetics in preparation for enter
ing government service as a nurse
when she was taken suddenly and
violently i'll and died after less than
two days illness. The body was Gre
mated at Oakland with Eastern Star
ceremonies. Her brother, Leroy, came
home from China just in time to be
present at the services. She was q
graduate Of Grinnell college in the
class of 1904. After graduation she
taught domestic science in Indiana
and afterwards in Pacific Grove, Cal.
l.. NJ. Verbeck has been visiting his
family and friends here, coming on d
short furlough from Aurora, ILL.,, where
he is employed In the physical labor
atories Of the c. B. & @. railway.
President Main left his home here on
Thursday night for Boston, from which
citv he goes soon to New York City
in readiness 70 begin his trip across
the ocean as a member of the Turkish
relief commission.
| Thomas w. Peters has used up hI
three weeks furlough in visiting hi
home people here and gone back u
philadelphia where he receives his as
sirnnent to y battleship on which NJ
viii be the radio operator.
Prof. II. F. Evans Is due at this TINS
from France, where he has been II
government service, and Mrs. Evans
from California. and they will resume
| life in their home near the Countr,
Club house.