Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-14
Grinnsil and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Sept. 1.-two more OF the
local physicians have received commits
sions in the medical corps and prob
ably will leave soon to take up their
new duties. DR.. EFF. Talbot has re-
ceived his commission a. captain and
is to report for duty In ten days at
Camp Custer, Mich. Dr. c. II. Lauder
has received a commission as lieu
tenant He leaves next Thursday for
Camp Travis, San Antonio. Tex. DR..
e. E. Harris has passed the examina-
ton but has not as yet received his
commission.
There were 51z men to register from
Grinnell between the ages Of Is and
IS.
Miss Clara E. Millerd. who for the
past months has been In Y. N. c. A.
work in France, has returned to Grin
nell and will resume her work as in
structor in Grinnell College. Miss
Elizabeth Drott. Who was in France
with her will remain there. Miss Mil
ierd's first two months Z France were
spent in planning entertainments In
homes back of the lines for soldiers In
an Infantry regiment who came from
front line trenches for a rest. Later she
went north with the same regiment and
was stationed in a field hospital where
her work was to help the soldiers pass
away the time.
Mrs. Harriet Parker Campbell gave
an interesting address on the Y. w
c. A. army work at the Congregational
church this afternoon.
Z Eot~ al
spend the winter with a daughter in
Council Bluffs. On Thursday hel
daughter, Mrs. r. f. Harris. entertained
in her honor at delightful party.
Miss Mehtable Proctor. who gave a
very interesting talk on her work as a
missionary in India at the missionary
meeting, Wednesday afternoon, Is to ad-
dress the Christian Endeavor Society
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. She Is
also to give an address at Gilman al
1880 Sunday evening. -
Word has been received OF the safe
arrival overseas of Capt. w. G. Palmer
of the medical corps, brother Of Mrs
Percy Golf and Mrs. Dave Arnold.
Miss Esther Tone left today fol
Iowa City, where she will take d
nurses training course.
Mrs. Everett Turner and little So,
| Stanton are on their way to low
| from Manila, p. l. Before going t.
| their home in Sheldon, they will visi
for some time in GrnneI. Everett
, Turner. who is in Y. NJ. G.. A. work in
Manila will come. to Iowa later.
A very successful auction sale wa:
| held at the w. G. Reynolds farm. the
| sales amounting to about Sc, 500. Corr
sold at s46.5O per acre. hay at s1S
ton. Cattle brought an average OF $l2"
| q head. One fine team Of horses
brought $685..
Miss Amy Noll, who has been visit
ing at the w. T. Noll home, returned
today to her library work at White
watc-, Wis.
Mrs. Paul Peck, has been en-
! joying few days visit from Mrs. ]
A. Brown Of Wichita, Kan, Mrs
Brown for many years made her hom
in Grinnell Miss Wintred Almay has
gone to Minneapolis to study voics
under Professor Angstrom, a former
instructor in Grinnell College.
john E5an, GrianeH College 10. Is
spending a few days with Grinnel
friends before reporting for duty a.
Camp Dodge where he Is to be sta
toned this. winter. He came from
Fort Sill whers he has been in librar!
work under tai direction Of l.. l.. Dick
erson.
Clint Vanderveer, who underwent 81
operation at the city hospital Tuesday
I is recovering nicely.
Ciarence Clements is in critica
condition at the city hospital. He i
ring from an abscess OF the liver