Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-17
Grjnnell and Vicinity.

| Grinne'l and vicin,ty.
| Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, July 17.-Miss Dorothy
Brown has gone for weeks visit to
friends in Washington. Iowa.
Bids for the erection Of the new hos
pital under the auspices Of the Sisters
of Mercy are to be opened here on
| Friday, Aug -. The plans now here
show a three STORY main building.
40xl47 feet ground measure, and having
some thirty-four rooms separate
building for contagious diseases and
heating plant connected by tunnels
with the other buildings. The hospital
| is to face the south on Fourth avenue
extended beyold the city limits on the
east line.
Azel McIlrath, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. McIlrath, of this city, writes from
his location N the field artillery at
Camp Jackson, S. c., that he has been
promoted to sergeantcy. Another
son, Walter write last from Camp
Mills, l.. l.. but 1t is thought he may
have gone over since last heard from.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Radford, Of this
city, announce the recent marriage Of
their daughter Marjorie to Dwight A.
Z IuTlltT, Jnl SdiNLuiS, y tIs 40, >DN 49,
ton. Mass. The groom is a Grinneil
boy. the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl
Garner. of this city. and is taking les
sons in the Boston school OF naval
aviation.
Mrse. T. A. Pickens, of Newton,
Mrs. George Pitchear. of Orient, and
Mrs. Rebecca Shea, Of Brookings, ;.
D. are in Grinnell for a short visit
with their sister, Mrs. George c. Muir
ray.
Mrs. n. G. Morgart had an over
Sunday visit from her sister and her
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Stark. OF
Gear Lake.
A war savings society was organized
on Monday evening at district No. ),
Sheridan township, with Fred Ltdtka
as president. and Joe Lidtkar secre-
tary, and Albert Hanson, district SER
geant
Mrs. E. W. Wilkins is enjoying a
visit from Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Whit
comb and two soEs, who come by auto
from Phoenix, Ariz.. By way OF Ell
Paso, Lawton, Wichita and Kansas
City. They plan to spend three weeks
here.
Editor and Mrs. C. K. Needha1n OF
the Grinnell Register are of for ten
DAYS trip by auto to Chicago and ooh-
er points of interest.
Mrs Fred Rivers has finished her
two weeks visit at the home OF her
brother in law, J. NJ. Rivers, OF this
city and returned to her home in
Waterloo.
Two members for the past year OF
the Grinnell College school Of music
faculty. Elias Blum and H. ]. Dotter-
WEIGH. are to go for the next year
TO washburn, College, Topeka, Kan,
| the former becoming director of the
| conservatory and the latter heading
| the piano department. @
D. Umbenhauer and family have
gone for a short visit by auto to Extra
where Miss Lucille UTuberhauer has
spent the past school year in teaching.
s. J. Pooley OF the Grinnell Savings
Bank, Is expected home today from
visit with relatives at Manchester and
an over Sunday stay at Cedar Rapids.
George TruMbel has been farming
the past two years on the Fred NJ.
Dee place. Recently he has bought
eighty acres Of the east farm OF MI.
Dee and rented the other eighty. For
the land bought he paid S26O an acre
Ten years ago the same piece sold al
$40 an acre. Four years ago MT.
Dee bought it for slS7.5o an acre, but
has put on thousand dollars in i'm
| provements.
Theodore Jacobs died Monday at
! the home Of his daughter, Mrs. NJ. I.
Satrhel. He was nearing So years OF
age. Funeral services were held TINS
| afternoon at the Satchel home on
Davis avenue conducted by Rev. j..
NJ. Brown Of the Methodist church OF
this city.
Ed speth, chancellor commander OF
/ the Pyrnian lodge here, Il OF for me
war in q few days. IN recognition OF
| his sacri fee ana appreciation OF his
| work in the lodge and his popularity
| IN business and society the knights
met Monday evening for social time
| and presented him with a gold wrist
watch with appropriate engraving, DIR.
| ". r. Kinzer icing delegated to make
| the presentation speech. Mr.. Spetn
has been with the V. G. Preston &
Co. clothing store for several years.
| The news has but just been made
public here that on July 6, at Deming.
! n. NJ. Miss Vivian Jay, OF this city,
was united in marriage to Lieut. W. III.
McHaffey, of the 1O6th machine gun
company. The acquaintance began
when the troops were stationed in
Grinnell. Lieutenant McHaffey Is from
Kalona. The bride is a high school
student here and has worked in the
Interior telephone office and the
Leader store The young couple will
be at home in Deming until the COM