Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02
GrinneII and Vicinity.
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| Grinnell Feb. 2.-The January
| weather report as furnished by ID. w.
| Brainard. Ofricia! weather reporter for
| Grnnell shows up as ofllows: Mean
maximum temperature. 2013; mean
minimum, l.23; mean average. l0.6S;
warmest day, on the 22d, 40; coolest
night, on the Goth. % degrees below
zero; snowfall 1ol2 inches: clear days.
| 49,? partly cloudy, II; cloudy. 10;
! fourteen nights with record below
zero
Next Monday evening at $50 the
Young Women's Fellowship Club Will
| meet in tn" parlOrS of the Congrega =
| tionaI church for their gular monthly
supper and social evening. one feature
! Of the occasion will be a valentine ex-
change for which each member IS ex-
| pected to contribute one valentine to
exchange with some one else OF the
party.
Frof. Francis Herbert Evans of the
chair OF biblical literature and religious
education in CrInnell College, has been
appointed overseas secretary for the
| army y. NJ. G. A.
Esther Pierce, Of Deep River, Will
in the district declamatory contest to
be held here in Grinneil in the near
future. as she was not only first In her
class Of dramatic speakers In the re-
cent contest in her home town but was
adiudged standing Of first over all.
Everett Ewing. of the same town. was
awarded second over all.
On Tuesday and Wednesday Of next
week the board Of directors Of the
Congregational conference Of the state
OF Iowa will hold their mid winter
meeting in this city. On Wednesday
and Thursday the officers and secre-
tares OF the different districts Of the
womans board of missions will also be
here In a conference Of workers, about
twenty ladies being expected Mrs
Osborneson, Of Chicago, Is slated for
an address on Wednesday evening. The
members Of the board of the state con-
ference include member from each or
the eleven districts and six directors at
large, as follows: Willard Whiting. OF
Whiting; ]. P. Burling, Of Des Moines;
B. f. Martin, Of Marshalltown: w. j.
Minchin, Of Mason City: Roger Leavitt,
Of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. E. NJ. WhithG
Of Whiting.
Professor F<rd. OF Anes. who has
been in GrinneN and carefully exam
med the water problem. has made
partial report, which will be supple
mented when he has had time for fur
Their analysis Of conditions. He ap-
proves Of the work Of the city council
and advisory committee in replacing
the air compressor and advises that
the other one be repaired and put into
use when needed lie also recommends
that an expert attempt be made to
clean out we'll No 3. He also advises
| that arrangements be made to utilize
the water of Arbor lake in case OF
such failure OF the deep wells as to
create a pressing emergency. But. he
says, whatever temporary arrange
ments may be made there should be
such an arrangement made as Will give
the city permanent supply of pure soft
water at the lowest cost and on such
a problem he is still working.
Prof r. 3. McClenon, OF the mathe-
NAUTICAL department Of Grlnnell Col
Iege has gone to New York city to
take a semester Of study in Colum
bia University.
Mrs. Halsie A. Dean Belcher died on
Tuesday evening, at her home in this
city, from tuberculosis. She was just
past her 2sth birthday. Rev. ]. NJ.
Sopher pastor OF the Friends church.
conducted the funeral from the homo
on Thursday.
On Thursday morning. at his home,
Sic Spring street Andrew J. Mohler
died at the age Of nearly So years. Flu
neral services were held from the
home this afternoon.
Lester Clark I.atchem died on Thurs
day at his home some miles north Of
Victor. He was % years old Appendix
citls was the cause of death. He leaves
a wife and two children He is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Latchcm Of
| this city. The body was brought to
Grinnell last evening and funeral serv-
| ices were held at !: 80 this afternoon
| from the home OF his parents, 004 Main
street He was we'll known in this
! community, having been employed by
tho American Express Company here.
Capt Fred Little. who has come from
| his post at Fort SN, Okla, to visit
| Grnnell friends briefly. gave the Fri.
| day morning address in college chapel
yesterday.