Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-15
CrinnclI and Vicinity.


Grinnell. IAN. 15.--At the meeting Of
the direct ms OF the Merchants Nation
al bank OF this city Yesterday morn
ing the following officers We're elected
for the ensuing year: President.
George II. Hamlin; vice president, II.
w Somers: cashier, VIII 6. Staat; as
sistant cashiers, Scott MacEachron and
Halle G. Burd
The body Of Mrs. Amelia Sterrett,
who died in Moline on the lth instant.
was brought to Gr!nnell on Saturday
and rested at the home OF A j. Nicely
till Yesterday afternoon, when funeral
services were held in the Methodist
church. conducted by Rev. J. NJ Brown,
the pastor. Intcrnent was in Hazel
wood Mrs. Sterrett was I6 years OF
age. She had lived in Grinnell for sew
eral years and was we'll known here.
The funeral was to have been held on
Sunday afternoon but relatives at a
distance were unable 10 get here at
that time.
Tho members Of the Baptist church
will hold their annual meeting on
Thursday evening Of this week at the
church, beginning with supper al
$50 At s o'clock the business meet
ing will begin
In the auditorium Of alumni hall or
the college here. on Saturday evening
OF this week. being Jan l9. the differ
ert stages of the steel industry begin
ming with the scooping up OF the iron
ore at the Mesaba range and proceed
Ing til the fine steel products are
shown, will come before the audience
T., Mt ~ pSnCa
tional exhibit is made entirely free TO
all who are interested enough to be
present.
Albert Johnson, who was born and
reared in this community. was injured
in the line Of his duty as an engineer
so that nc died from the effects al
Joliet, NJ, on Wednesday night OF last
week The body was expected here and
to go from here to Gilman for burial
on Sunday. but delayed trains changed
all plans. He was cousin OF Mrs.
Martha Brown, of this city.
Judge j. II. P. Robson, Of the super
!or court, had before him Harry Wood
on a charge Of boouegging and found
the evidence strong enough to bind him
over to the grand jury,
Superior court opened yesterday for
the January term with but little bust
ness on the docket and no jury Will be
called for this term. Al! the attorneys
Of the city have been oyerworked IN
helping out candidates for the army
with their quest4onnaires.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Downey, o.
Brooklyn, had a hard time in getting
their little son Glenn to the city hos
pital here on Sunday. The lad was
taken with acute appendicitis and the
parents started with team for Grin
nell Drifts were encountered and dug
thru and the team struggled until ex-
hausted Then a ncighbOr came along
with his car and the party got thru
and the boy was operated upon and
is doing well
The Carleton College team was pre-
vented from playing in GriEnell on Sat
urlay evening by the blocked roads.
But the team was here all right last
night and played an even game. when
time was called for the last half. Then
an additional five minutes was played
and the game ended with a score OF
lS 20 II in favor OF Gr.nnell
Eldon Hockey, living in the extreme
south part of this county, has been adj
Judged the champion pig raiser or the
county In the 1917 club. His pig scored
&S.7 per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall. who have
been visiting in Grinnell for some time,
have gone back to their home in Cedar
Rapids. Mrs. Hall going from here and
Mr.. Hall from Kansas City, where he
had been on business.
Eurl jay and Jess Kennedy have used
ND their brief furlough in visiting
friends here and have gone back to
Camp Cody at Deming, n. NJ.
At special meeting of the city coun-
ell, five members and the mayor being
present, Il was decided that the chair
man Of the water committee and of the
finance committee get estimates for
new city we'll and report to the council
as soon as possible,