Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-23
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
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! Grinner March 23.-On Thursday
| and Friday of next week the Grinneii
| Fine Arts Society Will present TO the
public another exhibit in connection
with the extension department OF the
| Chicago Art Institute, and will have
! three lectures from Ross Crane. The
general lecture subject will be, as an
nounced, The How and Why OF
Pretty Home" Mr.. Crane has delight
ed Grinnell audiences in various ex-
hibits of this nature in the past two
years or more.
| An oId-time resident Of Chester
township not far from Grinnell, A. Ct.
Williams, has recently come back
| from his home of recent years at
Broomfeld, Colo. and proposes 10 be-
gin life again on his old Chester farm.
Mr. Williams grandson, William Graf
tan, came with him and Will remain
and help carry on the farm. Harry
| Gillispie. who has had the farm IN
| charge. will remain there this summer.
Samuel Decatur is again able 10
move about the street on clutches and
bids fair to acquire in time some use
of the right leg, which was so badly
smashed several months ago that it
was thought impossible to save it He
was experimenting the stump pulling
process on his farm and assisting in
the operation by driving the team at
tached to the lever. when something
broke and let the lever back with such
| force as to knock him away some
twenty feet and cripple him for life.
! From the department of justice,
bureau Of investigation, Washington,
comes the following words signed by
A. 3. Bielaski, chief: There is moth
| ing on our files to indicate any tangible
justification for accusing Professor
Steiner Of disloyalty." This statement
was made to Miss Julia Lathrop and
forwarded to Mrs. Steiner in this city
and has been submitted to the presi-
dent Of the Grinnell Vigilance Corps.
| In the absence of Pastor ]. NJ,
Brown, Of the Methodist church, the
morning sermon tomorrow In that
church will be delivered by Rev. John
Lincoln. The evening service will be
sacred concert given by the Junior
choir. Reverend Brown has gone with
his young son. who takes service as an
auto driver for the government. and
! is to be stationed at Mussel Shoals,
Ala.
Sergeant Homer Iowrey secured a
short furloueh from Camp Cody to
come home to attend the funeral of his
grandmother, Mrs. James Simpson.
whose body was taken to Victor on
Thursday afternoon.
A strong wind was blowing here
yesterday when the fire siren shrieked
and the department rushed to the resi-
dence of Prof. and Mrs. z. r. Scheve
on East street. Sparks from the Chin
ney had started blaze on the shingle
roof Quick action by the department
stopped the spread Of the flames but
they broke out again and a second
alarm was turned in. The final dam
age was estimated at about 500. but
a very little delay would have made a
bad fire.
Mrs J. f. Bayer. having finished her
visit of a few days here at the home
Of Mrs J. p. Skinner. returned to her
home at Strawberry Point today.
A very interesting illustrated free
lecture was given last evening at the
Methodist church on the work OF the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society.
". T. Moyle and Fred Abel started
last evening on an outing trip 10 EH-
celFior Springs, W. Va, for an indie
finite stay.
News of the illness Of her mother
Mrs. Burnside. In California. caused
Mrs. F. A. Wadsworth to leave her
home here for that point, on Thursday
night.
Cashier and Mrs. Will c. Staat have
just completed and occupied their fine
modern residence at 1920 West street
Assessor and Mrs. George Murray
have had visit Of a few days from
Mrs. Murrav's sister and her husband
Mr. and Mrs Richard Copley. who
have now returned to their home in
Davenport