Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-24
orinneII and Vicinity.
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special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, July 24.-Prof /. d. Hart
son. OF Grinnell College, who has been
at Christodora House, in New York
this summer. giving especial attention
to the study OF French, PLANS to be back
| In. Grinnell in August but expects to
be sent across the water to do Y. NJ. C,
A.. work in France, early in September.
He has already enrolled for that pur-
pose
Or. r. s. Evans, of this city. who took
training In the camp some three years
ago and saw service on the border for
several months, has been promoted
from Camp Macarthur, at Waco, Tex.
which point he starts on Friday this
week.
This evening, at 8 o'clock, 11S Powe-
shtek county boys entrain at this point
on the NJ. & st. L. for Camp Pike Lit
tie Rock Ark. The commercial club is
organizing the forces OF the city to be
on hand at the hour of starting to give
the boys a rousing and cheerful start
on the long journey. The whistles of
the factories will give notice at the
time OF gathering.
The receipts of the boy scouts for
the Sunday evening concert by the
Scottish Highland Band, when finally
totaled. amounted to $4O6.63, which was
divided equally between the band and
the scouts. The total amount received
for the quilt sold that evening between
acts was $162.50. as there had been
previous pledges made. The quilt was
made BY the workers of Red Cross, dis
tr1ct No. 3. of Grant township.
Inc Methodist church Of this city,
held its fourth quarterly meeting on
Monday evening and perferred O unan-
imous request of the conference that
tue present pastor. Rev. ]. NJ. Brown,
who has served this cl urch for SIX
successive years, should be again re-
tulned to them.
u. W. Brainard, of this city, NEARING
his S1st birthday, has received the sad
dsning new of the death Vt his brother,
James NJ. Brairard some seven years
younger than NJ at his hune in Arkat,-
sas. The dead brother was a veteran
u the civil war and lad visited In
Grinnell
On Friday evening at o'clock, there
70 be an important meeting of the
Grinnen vigilance corps and addresses
Will be made by Professor Noble and
Hon. John H. Patton.
Prof. II. j. Dotterweich, who leaves
Grfnnell College to head the conserya-
tory of music at Washburn College.
started yesterday with Mrs. Dotter-
WEIGH, for visit with her parents in
Michigan.
w. w, Brock, OF Baird, after visiting
mis- brothers in this city, went with II.
3. Brock and family to Clear Lake,
where Kenneth joins the party and they
go on to Spirit Lake to spend a week.
Mr and Mrs. Grant Inman are lust
sending their third son into the service.
81 lnman is to report at Camp Dodge
on Thursday and from there goes to
the Great Lakes training station. Hk,
brother John already is in France. and
Harlan is at Camp Cody.
Mrs. A. L. Frishie, who has been al
the family home at Northwood for
some weeks on account Of the illness OF
her father, has returned to her home
here and reports her father as being
much better
Bryan Hoyt, who Is the third son az
Mrs p. Hoyt to enlist, expected to he
called Yesterday to report at the Great
Lakes training station.
John Saysell has received an hon
orable discharge from the army because
OF physical unfitness for service across
the sea and has come back from Camp
Travis in Texas
7. 8. Mason has just threshed out his
clover crop from ten acres and reports
thirty-six bushels OF seed.
On Monday evening last Mr.. and
Mrs. A. s. Board invited in friends and
neighbors in honor Of their four sons
who are Joining the forces Of Uncle
Sam. Three are going at once and the
fourth soon will follow.
War and home service conditions are
such that the usual annual central
Iowa tennis tournament that was ia
have been played in Grinnell, has been
cancelled. =
Madison township has Just formed a
Red Cross chapter with Andrew Ora
ham as president, Mrs. Ed Williams
secretary and Mrs. Brownie Graham
treasurer. Professor and Mrs. W. s.
Rusk. Rev. W. B. Wilson, and Prof
John w Gannaway, all of Grinnell, as
sisted In the organization.
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