Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-25
Grirnell and Vicinity.
special to Times Republican.

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Grlnnell. Jan. 25.-Funeral services
were held this morning at 10 o'clock
over the body Of Ira Terpstra. who died
at his home southwest of this city.
Services we're again held in the after
noon at thet Westfeld church with In
termcnt in the Westiield cemetery. Mr.
Terpstra was almost 20 years of age
and had lived in his recent home for
many years
Il. l.. Cove, former resident of this
city. died yesterday morning at Long
Beach. Cal. He left his home here
early in the fall of last year with his
family. His brother II. NJ. Cove. of
this city received the news yesterday
| The body will not be brought back to
! Grinnell before next spring.
Professor Ford. of Ames. responded
to the S. O. S. call of the city council
and came here yesterday to inspect the
water works and give his opinion as to
the best plan for increasing the water
supply quickly Mr. Ford met with the
council and the committee yesterday
morning and then spent the day in
making an examination Of the water
system. He was obliged to return to
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| Grinnell again on Saturday.
Charles Doran announces his inten-
ton Of closing out his business here
and opening about March ! n line of
business in Marshalitown. to which city
| he plans to move his family.
Ed Ahrens, whose home has been
mile or so north Of the city. has just
bought. out the interest Of I. f. Bell
in the business OF the Grinncll Pro-
| vision Company. Of which Ira e. Good
| rich has been and remains the head.
Possession Is to be given March l and
Mr. Ahrens will move his family into
| the city.
The Commercial Club OF this city has
planned for an address some time in
March from P. G. Ivey, Of the state uni
| versity at Iowa City, on business prin-
ciples.
Just, a little bit Of censored letter
writing from Dave Yates. former gen.
ial ticket agent at this point. tells his
many friends that he is now located
in the Verdun sector IN France.
Poweshiek county will have a farm
bureau as there are 200 signatures to
the petition that required but 200. Feb.
2 the first meeting will be held for
organization. in the superior court
room of Grnnell.
Thomas Kirkpatrick has resigned his
position as mali carrier and taken one
as collector for the Spauldng Manu-
featuring Company.
Parmley & Half have disposed OF
their milk business to w. Fl. Ralf.
Miss Grace Hays started this morn
ing to visit for a few days at the home
of her friend. Miss Delzia Gross, In
Beatrice, Neb.
The children Of the new Davis school
have brought in their mites until there
| was enough to buy each a membership
in the Red Cross. room No. taking
a magazine membership.
Woman's Relief Corps No. an
nounces o'clock supper and an eve
ming program on Saturday of this week
as the regular monthly birthday cele-
bration for the civil war veterans
/ There are half dozen for January and
one held over from December who
| come in on this.
Troop 2 Of the Boy Scouts has taken
$50 from it's treasury and invested it
| in thrift stamps.
Mrs. J. C.. Kerrigan who with her
little son John, has been visiting her
mother Mrs. r. f. Bray, for the past
month. has returned to her home in
Primghar, accompanied/by her sister,
who will visit there for a short time.
Mrs. d. Snyder, SO years old, holds
an enviable record in Red Cross knit
ting. She has finished seventeen pairs
I,r n nf p,ittc and
siderable other work in that line.
Philip Kellehcr Is awaiting order to
Join his section, having enlisted in the
naval aviation corps ,quartermaster de-
partment in which there are some other
Grinnell men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Marvin are
the grandparents Of little Miss Jean
Alice, born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry IT..
| Marvin. of Boston, Mass where Mr..
Marvin is a professor in Tufts College
Mrs Marvin was also a Grinnell College
graduate under the name of Miss
Alma Wright, OF Harlan.
Prof and Mrs. Herbert Francis
Evans are having the pleasure of a
visit from Miss Hazel n. Bailey, OF
| Polo III.
| A number of friends united with
Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Park in celebration
Of their fortieth wedding anniversary.
| the dinner being given at the Park
home.
The question Of a hospital to relieve
the pressing needs in that line of this
city and vicinity has been pretty thor
oughly discussed by word of mouth and
| thru the local press. The general YER
dict seems to be that 1t is wiser to take
the certainty now offered by the Sisters
Of St. Francis than to run the great risk
Of getting nothing more than the city
has had for some years and that there
Is no possibility OF the city being able
to provide anything better for several
years and no prospect "of any private
benefactions that will be at all ade-
quate. The superior court room was
crowded with representative men and
women. about equally divided and dis
cussion lasted for nearly three hours.
Dr. 2. Il. Somers and b. J. Kicker,
who we're the committee previously ap-
pointed to canvass for funds towards
building city hospital, reported that
some $2l 900 had been readily pledged
and that nine out OF ten Of those in
terviewed were In favor OF a city hos
pital a motion prevailed to have y
| comnitfee to raise the balance or