Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-08
Grinneli and Vicinity.

Grinneu. March S.-Mr. and Mrs
Harry Triplett, who were married last
September and have been spending the
past two months in California on their
wedding trip. returned as far as Grin
nell Yesterday and will visit here for a
time at the home Of Mr.. Triplett s
father Howard l. Triplett, before go
ing back TO theeir home in Galatia, Ill.
The body of William Bray. son Of II,
NJ. Bray, of this city, was brought TO
the home of his brother-in-law, NJ. W.
Swisher, yesterday morning, from
Mount Pleasant, where he died on
Wednesday afternoon. He has been
in falling health for the past two
years or more and death was not I'M
expected. Funeral services were held
this afternoon from the Swisher home.
He leaves a wife and children, faith
er, brother and two sisters.
City Health Officer E. E. Harris re-
ports a quarantine of the residence
at 1906 Chatterton street, where
Thomas Fucker is i'll from smallpox.
The board Of directors Of the Powe-
shiek county farm bureau has select
ed J. P. Ewes as county agent and he
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graphical center Of the county, Nal
com. Mr.. Ewes comes highly recon-
mended as a graduate Of Iowa State
College at AInes and having had
varied and successful experience.
The friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hiser are congratulating them on the
decided improvement in the health OF
their little daughter Gertrude, who has
been very sick at the family home on
High street
Mr.. and Mrs. William Keenan, have
news from their son Billy in the
109th ammunition train that while
breaking az unru!y horse recently, he
was thrown and suffered a broken arm
He was resting at the base hospital
and making satisfactory recovery when
last heard from. He enlisted here IN
Troop D, First Iowa Cavalry.
On Wednesday morning at 7:3o, at
the Method parsonage, Pastor j. M
Brown was called upon to unite in
marriage Miss Edna Berry and
Elmer G. Rtchman, both Of Brooklyn.
Accompanying this couple were the
maid Of honor. Miss Mary Schwartz,
and groom's best man, MI. Earl Rich
man. The wedding party had break
fast at Hotel Monroe and then bride
and groom took the Rock Island train
for the west on a wedding trip. On
their return they viii begin home life
on a farm two miles north Of Brook
lyn-
The Sunset Club has tied com
fort for the benefit Of some sufferer
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and has it now ON exhibition. It is to
be sold on Saturday Of this week at
the Red Cross sale at the Hopkins
store on Broad street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Kearney have
gone for a few weeks Of change and
rest at Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Mrs. John Hall. who had been visit
ing for some time in Grinnell. went
back to her home in Cedar Rapids on
Wednesday,, but came back to this city
on Thursday morning, called by the
death OF VIII Bray.
Secretary W. B. Wilson, Of the
Social Service League, was chairman
Of the meeting on wednesday evening
at the Savings bank. in the attempt to
develop and enlarge the war garden
ed as secretary. The discussion was
general and active and an organization
was effected that promises much for
additional foodstun the coming sum
mer Professor Conrad Of the Botany
department OF the college was made
inspector OF gardens, with his selection
Of four young ladies Of the college as
assistants. Mayor White was made
chairman Of the land committee for
securing vacant pieces OF ground Mar
tin Hchhorn was made chairman OF
the blowing and fertilizing committee.
George F. Kelley leads the preserving
and drying committee and he assured
the audience that the canning factory
will set aside certain times for the
special canning for this organization.
Will II. Alley Is chairman of finance
and exhibits committee.