Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-07
Grinnell and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell May The Grinneil
Woman's CLUB. federated, it live or
ganization with something over 200
members who are doing their part in
Red Cross and other war activities.
One of the hogs in the Sunday morn
ing load for Chicago was the $40 gift
of this club and donations have been
made along other lines. The recent
election of officers resulted as follows:
President, Mrs w. B. Wilson; vice
president. Mrs. G. p. Wyckoff: record
ing secretary, Mrs. G. X. Needham.
corresponding secretary Mrs. D. H.
Ger Bray.
Two Grinna.l people were united IN
marriage on Saturday last at o'clock.
at Champaign. Ill They We're Ray
Myers and Miss Irene Paul. The groom
has been one of the letter carriers OF
the Grinnell force but enlisted some
time ago in the aviation corps and is
taking his schooling at Urbana, III.
The bride has been stencgrapher ir
the Spaulding office but has recently
changed to the Boyer bank, where the
retirement of II. B. Westlake made
change in the working force.
Grinnell people We're attracted last
evening by the sight vi zen huge army
trucks lined up on the east side OF
the city party while the soldiers they
brought went into the hotel and made
way with the feast that generous cit
liens had ordered for them and which
was paid for by public subscription.
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spending force Of soldiers appeared on
the street The whole was a detach-
ment of the quartermatster corps en-
route from Moline, H., to Camp Fun
ston. Kan.
The agricultural guardians Of Powe-
shiek county are taking no chances on
the escape Of any tested seed corn
within it's borders to outsiders, how
ever need they may be. The farm
bureau has just bought for seed a crib
Of corn of the 1915 yield at $3.50 per
bushel, testing from 80 to 80 per cent.
BY the time it is sorted and ready for
the farmers use it will have an actual
selling value Of about 81 a bushel
County Agent Evers at Malcolm viii
loog after the distribution. It was
just on the eve Of being sold to seed
house when the farm bureau discoV-
cred it and stepped In.
Mrs. j. r. Wallace has pride in the
fact that she has two sons, three
grandsons. and three nephews fighting
in the British army in France. Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Streck, of this city,
have good right to be proud. too, as all
they have to lend or give to the gov
three sons, are in the United States
service.
While the recently incorporated
Grinnell Hospital Association has not
yet received he completed architects
plans for the new hospital. the Off
GERS have already had the work of ex-
cavation started. The plan is to have
the hospital proper on the north side
Of the large dwelling that has made
that block prominent for many years.
c. R. Owens has the contract for the
excavation.
Chester township boasts that every
farmer within the township boundaries
is Red Cross member and they are
gathering at Newburg carload Of
gift hogs to be shipped to Chicago
tonight, together with another load for
which the Newburg and near vicinity
citizens are to be credited.
On Saturday evening in Des Mo!nes,
at the home Of the officiating minister
Miss Ruth Ewart. Of Grinnell, and
Bayard Duer, Of Newton, were united
in marriage. The bride Is the young
est daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j..
Ewart, Of this city. The groom Is the
son Of Mr. and Mrs. E. Duer, Of New
ton. The young couple have gone on
a ten days wedding trip, after which
they will be at home in Newton.
DR. and Mrs. A. J. Brock and DR..
H. B. Brock went to Des Moines to-
day to attend the state dental meet
ing for three days.
Mrs. Thomas E Bray has gone to
visit her son, ]. F. Bray, and his fam
fly at their home IN Sigourney.
Sergeant Ebert Ross sends word
to mis- parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. VI.
Ross, Of this city, that he has had safe
transit and Is now somewhere in
France"