Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-12
Grinnell and Vicinity.

| SDeclal TO
Grinnell, July 12.--County Agent
Ewes has been accompanied over thls
county by DR.. Cromwell, of Washing
ton D. c., and Prof, NJ. A. Hauser' OF
Ames. in the making of a survey or
the grain fields for diseases OF 'he
growing grains They found some
wheat scab which, they say. Is preva-
lent over the state. The trio were also
| looking for promising pieces or wheat
| from which to select seed for next year
| but do not report very hopefully on the
wheat prospect even tho the acreage is
greater than that of last year.
Special memorial services Will De
held in the United Presbyterian church
at Malcolm, beginning at ESQ O'CLOCK
next Sunday afternoon. in honor OF
Dewey A. Gruhn, son of Mr.. and mrs
| Gustave Gruhn, who was the first en-
listed man from Poweshiek county to
sacrifice his life in the service.
| William Edwin Sammon, an Swear
old lad. claims TO have the tallest stalk
Of corn vet exhibited, standing eight
feet and ten inches high. 1t was raised
on the Henry Johnson farm ten miles
south OF this city.
Orson Kincaid will leave his home
here on the, 22d instant to go to- the
University of Texas, where he will be
the representative Of Poweshiek coun-
| ty In motor mechanics school.
W. L. Weaver Is away on two
| weeks trip on business in southern
Minnesota.
Mrs. c. W. H Boyer is having
visit from her sister, Miss Marjorie
Buell., who came Wednesday from De-
troit, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Hays are having
q visit of some weeks from Mrs. H. w.
Hawkinson and her three children,
Margaret, Elizabeth and Robert, and
Miss Bessie Weller, all Of whom came
from Springfield, Ill.
Lincoln Alderman, Of Fremont,
Grinnell College graduate Of the class
Of 1913, came back on Wednesday and
is to be engaged in work for the col
lege for some weeks to come
Miss CHM has handed in her resig-
nation as head nurse at the city hos
pital here that she may take up Red
Cross work. Her resignation takes
effect either Aug. I or Aug. 10.
Miss Dorothy Cady has completed
her year of teaching in Cn.nton and re-
turned to the family home here to
spend the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A B. Cady.
Miss Adah Anderson started last
light for Wichita Falls, Tex. where she
has a position with an insurance COM
pany.
| I A very pleasant church and city well
come was extended at the United Pres
byterian church to the returning Rev.
w w. WOODBURY.. the former pastor,
and his family. Rev. John c. Lincoln
presided. Miss Matte r. Pollock gave
an address of welcome on behalf Of the
church. Rev. J. NJ. Brown, Of the
Methodist church, spoke for the min
isterial association. The various organ
lied activities of the church had recog-
milton thru Mrs. McConaghie. Mrs.
John Curtis, T. C. McIlrath, and Mr..
Fry. Rev. E. NJ. Vittum and Rev N.
J. Paterson Joined in the welcome talks.
Miss Nellie Curtis gave a vocal solo
and the classes Joined in songs. Then
followed a social hour after the heart
felt responses Of Rev. and Mrs. Wood
burn.
The address Of the morning next
Sunday. at the Congregational church
will be given by Rev. ". c. Fairfield
who, with Mrs. Fairfield, Is on his re-
turn to his field of missionary labor in
China. The address on the college
campus on Wednesday evening, follow
} ing the missionary society picnic, gave
great pleasure to all who heard 1t. Mr..
} Fairfield and Rev. E. W. Cross, Of this
church, were student friends.