Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-06
Grinneli and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.

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Grinnell. July 6-Lieut. Frank Lee
of the veterinary department is home
| on a furlough from Fort Oglethorpe
Ga, having just received his corntnls'
| sion as first lieutenant.
There is TO be a new interest oe-
| veloped in the Grinnell fair by the in
PRODUCING Of judging contest Oh
| horses, cattle, hogs and sheep by boys
| the prizes ranging downwards from Wv
to 81. A Judging demonstration VIII
precede this contest and give the poS
contestants the benefit Of the ooserNa-
ton.
The United Presbyterian church OF
this city that has been pastorless Tor
some months is to be again under the
leadership OF it's first pastor Rev. W.
w. Woolburn. who arrived here yes
teriay and will preach his first sermon
of this second pastorage tomorrow. MI
Woodburn gave up his former WORK
here some years ago because OF the
falling health of his daughter VINO
needed a milder climate and the fam
ily moved to Union Springs, Ala Later
a change was made to Peoples q,
from which place the family has just
come.
The census OF the school population
of Grinnell. just completed by Frank
Thackeray, shows there are 1884 OF
school age. GIL of them being boys and
713 girls. OF those between the ages OF
: and II. 434 are boys and i5l girls.
The four wards OF the city show re-
markedly close average, the first ward
having $40, the second, 373, the third'
$40 and the fourth 321.
Prof. G. P. Wyckoff has received
orders to proceed TO Washington and
he left his home here today. He is TO De
engaged in Red Cross work in the Oil
vision Of civilian relief. and is called TO
attend the conference to be held at the
national capital next week. He has just
returned from Lama \. D.. where ne
had expected to spend most OF the
summer looking after private business
interests.
The County Home Army Service
League was busy in Poweshiek county
yesterday and very favorable reports
are coming in to headquarters. Brook
lyn and Bear Creek township reported
early today total pledges well towards
$4,000 over their apportionment OF
s51, 900.
The detachment Of men. horses and
army trucks scheduled TO arrive e
Grinnell on the evening of the Fourth
and camp at the fair grounds over
night did not materialize here but
stopped al Newton.
David Sutherland, a GrinneH boy,
writes interestingly from Fort Mills. in
the PHILIPPINES, and tells Of listening to
a talk in the church there by Everett
Turner. former athelete in the college
here and later assistant pastor OF the
Congregational church here.
Announcements have been sent out
by Mrs. Ellen II. Carney Of the engage
ment Of her daughter Kathleen to
Lieut. Francis J. Denvir, Of st. Louis.
No, now with the field artillery at Fort
Sill, Okla.
Announcement has been made Of the
enga gement OF Miss Cathryn Cox, Of
Deep River, a graduate Of Grnnell
College, to Captain H. E. Brown, sta
toned at Camp Dodge.
Lieut. Tracy Tew Is ct home on a
brief Through from Fortress Monroe.
At the Tew home is also visiting Miss
Rierson, who comes here from Calves
ton. Tex
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Mayo Harris are
having a visit from their daughter and
her husband. Mr.. and Mrs George Rus
sell, who came in their auto from
Boone.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Coons are in Ok
ford Junction called on Wednesday
by the critical Illness Of Mrs. Coons
brother.
Mrs. P B. Alexander. who has been
IN the hopital at lows City for examin
alton and treatment, returned to the
family home here this week
Arson Smailey, who recently won 4
commission in France, was former
Grinnell College man and athletic lead
er. He was supply sergeant Of his COM
pany when they went across the water