Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-26
Grinnell and Vicinity.
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Grinnell, July 26.-Johnson Porter, of
this city, went TO his farm in the Ewart
vicinity to help his tenant. Walter
Hudson. in The harvest field. In driv
ing the binder he was thrown from the
seat with such violence that he was
taken to his home here and is still con-
fined to his bed. the principal seat of
his trouble being the back and hips.
A wide circle of Grinnell people are
interested in the sad news Of the death
by drowning of Sophomore Morris
Breed. whose home was In Stuart. He
was in Wisconsin spending the sum-
mer and the accident occurred when
he was rowing on the lake. He was
a nephew Of Rev. DR.. and Mrs. d. p.
Breed, formerly for number Of years
residents Of this city. but now Of Chi
cago.
Mrs. Verne Porter died at her home
| In Ewart Wednesday evening, leaving a
husband and three young children. Mrs
Porter was the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Neri WATSON. Of Montezuma. Her
husband Is son of Joseph Porter and
brother Of M. A. Porter and Mrs.
Charles Won Drazka, OF Grinnell.
C.. A. Croft, a former high school
teacher in this city. Is now on the stat
| of Lieutenant Mooney. who Is the edu-
| cational officer ut the head OF the re-
construction hospital at Fort Des
Moines.
Many commendatory words are
heard of the w. c. r. U. conference
| held in this city on Wednesday, at
which there was a goodly attendance
from outside the city. The following
| officers were elected for the coming
year: President, Mrs. Evelyn Bowen.
Of Searsboro; vice. president. Mrs. E.
NJ. Kearney. of Grinnell; secretary,
Mrs. Baker, of, Searsboro: treasurer,
Miss Harriet Buck. of GrinneIl. In adj
| dition to the excellent addresses and
the earnest discussions Mrs. Walter
Weaver sang two selections In the at
| ternoon and the evening music was by
a quartet consisting OF Mrs. D. H.
Shook, Miss Lucille Umbenhauer, r.. W.
Reynolds and A. L. Frisbie.
When Prof. G. P. Wyckoff, Of this
city. LETT on Tuesday night to take
| charge OF the educational department
at New Orleans. Mrs. Wytkoff accom-
! panied him and, on arriving there. en-
tered government service as supervisor
for that district OF home service work
which will require her to tour Louis
lana, Mississippi and Alabama.
| Lieut., James Ford, who went from
this point and Is In the cavalry at
Camp Cody. N. NJ. was married on
Monday last, at the home OF the bride
| Miss Esther Bauer, ct Chicago. The
young couple came at once to Grin
nell and are visiting here for a few
days. The groom wos advertising
manager TOR the Morrison Kicker Man
ufacturing Company. The bride visited
friends in this city last summer and
here the acquaintance began.
Hardy Camp of Modern Woodmen,
of this city. recently passed a re:olu-
ton OF conformity individually and
| collectively" to, the orders OF the ma
tional food administrator, in the saw
ing Of meat products and the eating of
perishable foods. Also to the cutting
out OF canned goods and wheat -four
and the cutting down OF tho rations
Of sugar.
John Reynolds, who recently under
went in the city hospital here an OPP
Grafton for relief from appendicitis, is
recovering satisfactorily.
| The John Longstsore building on
Main street, used first as the Cash
Grocery and later as the American
Cafe, has now been rented to John
Render and Joe Lang, the Modern
Cleaners, who will occupy it as soon as
| 1t can be put into proper condition.
The sympathy Of the community goes
out to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mcdowell,
who lost by death their infant daugh-
ter on Sunday last. Rev. Robert Lin
coin conducted the funeral services and
| the little body was laid away in Sugar
Creek cemetery.
The members of the United Presby-
terrain church will hold their regular
| Sunday services with their returned
pastor Rev. w. w. Woodburn, in
| charge.
Emory Bowen. who left for army SER
| vice Wednesday evening, has rented
| his Quick Lunch restaurant on Fourth
avenue to Mrs. Allen Hunter, who has
been working there Tor some time and
Is competent to conduct the business
| until he may return.
Mrs. Lewis Hopkins, with her little
daughter Blayne. has gone to be with
| hnr h11cI ,or Of