Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-04
Grinnell and Vicinity.
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| Grinnell, Jan. AT the latest meet
| ing of the Grinneu Eig:lantes Carl
| Phelps resigned the presidency on the
! plea of having more than he can prop
erly look after and F. L. Abel was
elected to fill the vacancy.
Mayor White has had a request from
United States Attorney General Gre
CORY 10 give all possible aid in the work
OF registering all alien enemies in this
community and ne has responded
heartily and asked for the proper
blanks.
Mrs. VIII Plum. who resides with her
hus band on the Eaustian farm north
east Of Grinnell. had the misfortune TO
slip and fall on a stairway in her home
and break an ankle bone
The Mutual Home Loan and Savings
Association held the annual meeting OF
stockholders and voted into cont!nu-
ance in office Of the old board Of dircc-
tors and officers as follows: President,
Beth Jenkins; secretary, Frank P. Mar
vim. George II. Hamlin is treasurer
The directors are D. w. Brainard, Q.
T. Frisbie w. T. Moyle, A c. Harri-
man d. F. White. The secretary re-
ports another very successful year
with borrowers making good in pay
ments and little II any property in
danger Of becoming the property OF the
association thru default Of payments.
| Dr. P. l. Talbot, veterinarian Of this
city, Is 50 critically III in a hospital
at Abba that 1t Is greatly feared he
may not survive. He, with his wife
and their little son, had been visiting
Il, Thu doctor
deemed it necessary for him to come
home before the others. While waiting
in the station at Abba he was attacked
by appendicitis and was taken to
hospital, where he was operated upon
At frs, he seemed to be rallying wei!
but later bad symptoms showed and
he continued 20 grow worse. s
Yesterday and today witnessed the
gathering OF the clans OF the Morrison
Kicker glove factory Of this city for the
annual taikfest and turkeyfest as well
Something near forty places were re-
served at Hotel Monroe and the feast
last night was delight even TO the
| weIl-fed travelling man. d. S. Nor
rison is with his son Frank in the far
west and can not be at home until next
week.
Today also witnesses the gathering
Of the sales force on the road for the
Grinneil washing machine products,
| with a banquet for this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Rolling have re-
| turned from their honeymoon trip and
are getting settled to the routine OF
farm life on the old Rollins farm west
Of this city on the Kellogg road.
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day afternoon over the body Of Chris
Schultz at his home six miles east OF
this city and then at the German
Lutheran church Of Malcolm township.
He was nearly forty nine years Of age.
Harvey Adkins started on his re-
turn to camp in Texas today after
spending his furlough at the home Of
| his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Ad-
| kins, southwest of this city. Twenty
eight relatives and friends were gath
cred at the feast on Wednesday made
| in honor OF the soldier boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Hall will place
| their three daughters in the college
quadrangle and will leave their home
at 1882 High street and 90 to California
| soon.
George Schiller has come from
Faulkton, s. D., to sell of the farm
produce and equipment on his farm
nine miles southeast OF Grinnell, In
/ tending then to return to make his
home in South Dakota where he has a
| large tract Of farm land.
| Weather Observer D. w. Brainard
gives the following December sum-
mary: Mean maximum, 1920; near
minimum. 7.s8; mean average, 1854:
warmest day. the goth, 81; coolest. 70
below zero on the 29th; rainfall and
melted snow, 9o-100 Of an inch; snow.
fall, inches; clear days, 8; partly
cloudy, II; cloudy, ~.