Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
arinn.Il and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. July 2s.-George r. Clifton.
ST.. has been elected the business
agent Of all the local unions OF this city
and all contractors and othors needing
skilled or unskilfed labor are referred
to him.
Dr.. ]. c. Gillen. OF Chicago. who
speaks here today at the conference OF
the Red Cross officers and home sew,-
Ice workers, Ia q graduate OF Grinnell
College, class of 1896.
George Sampson and Henry Ahrens
had collision at the southeast corner
OF the campus. Saturday, ana each car
lost wheel and received other intufies
Of minor nature but the owners es-
capped unhurt.
When two young man stopped on
East Sixth avenue ana tried to trade
auto tires for gasoline they made the
mistake that handed them in the care
Of the police here and then quite
PROMPTLY in the hands Of deputy
marshal Of the United States. who took
them back with him to Des Moines.
They were charged with stealing the
Ford they were driving and finally con-
fesssd that they had done 30. + |.
Eugene Errett is moving his news
depot from the basement under the
Register office to the room on the south
side OF Fourth avenue. recently vacated
by Miss Holloway with her millinery
and later by the American tailors.
George Hyde and Robert Plum are to
leave very soon FOR Camp Pike, Ark.
In view OF this fact some seventy of
their Maple Grove friends planned q
picnic supper in their honor and all who
participated pronounce 1t a success.
surprise marriage TO the many
Grinnell friends is that of Miss Bessie
Bond and Raymond Fry, Of this city. at
Dcming. N. M The groom h the son
of Mr.. and MRS. NJ. g. Fry. OF this city.
He Is with the ammunition train sta
TONED at Camp Cody.
Raymond and Glenn Halstead have
sent back word to their parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. A. Halstead, OF this city, tell
ing OF their passage of the Atlantic in
safety but not saying whether In
France or England. q
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Triplett. OF Cab!
alta, ILL.,. announce the birth of a son
to them. whom they have named Harry
Griffin. He is a grandson of Howard 4.
Triplett Of this city. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Wood have
Just returned from a visiting trip OF
over 1000 miles thru the east and In
Guiding Boston, New York, and wash
ington, D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Longnecker and
their children are starting this week
Tor q visit OF a couple of weeks with
relatives in Atlantic and walnut.
Mrs. II. F. McAturray has gone to
visit for several weeks with her par
ents at okoboji. taking her daughter
Margaret with her
Misses Edna Schultz and Nina .Alli-
son, plan to start this week for two
weeks vacation at saltwater, MINI. I,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. viets and
family ire having the pleasure Of a visit
from Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Van Evera and
family, Of Kansas city.
John and Will Alley. of this city, have
had visit recently from their brother.
e. G. Alley, who comes from Florence.
La.
g. BRENNAN came up to the old home
near Brooklyn some two weeks ago from
his present home in Dies Moines and
has been in government service in, the
wheat and oats fields. s {.
The Grinnell Commercial Club is
acting as a free employment agency for
the farmers and the unemployed Of the
town who want outdoor work. It is
hoped that considerable numbers on
both sides may be benefited by the. ar
rangefnent.
Mr. and Mrs. FRANK C. Lee, of Ma
son City stopped to visit Grinnell
friends the lost OF the week on their
way home from long trip thru Colo
RADIO. Wyoming and Utah. Frank is in
the draft and bound for Camp Pike this
week.
Mrs. Philip Hutchinson, with her two
dauehter Miss lone and Mrs. l.. ".
somers. and the little granddaughter,
Jean Solners, has gone by auto for a
few days. visit with friends in Boone. \
, Harold Harris. who has just been
given transfer from Camp Dodge to
Fort Leaveenworth. had the privilege
of spending Sunday with his parents
here, Mr.. and Mrs Will Harris.
Iowa Nurses in Training.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 23.--Towa university's
first Red Cross unit No. 5S7,, of regis
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