Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-13
Grinnell and Vicinity.
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Grinnell, March 13.--The members o
the Community Brotherhood We're in
terested and ediled last evening al
their regular March meeting by the
talk given them by Prof. 6. +
Wyckoff, of the department Of eco
Monies In Grinnell College. His topic
was given as The Cost Of war and
| the discussion took on a wide range
| Including expenditures and methods OF
| financing of all the principal countries
engaged IN the present war and taking
| a look into the future while the war
shall last and then beyond that date
thru the period of getting back TO nor
NAL contii tons. The questions submit
ted to the speaker were of wide range
and involved much that must for some
time be merely o matter OF speculation.
School election was q very tame af-
fair. only ia votes being cast out OF
a possible 1900. The proposed mill
tax for school house purposes carried
by large majority s, J. Pooley was
re -elected treasurer. Prof. Frank F.
Amy. of the college. Mrs. Harry NJ.
Harris and DR.. ". +. kinzer were
elected as directors 20 I'LL the different
vacancies.
Funeral services were held this af
ternoon at the Congregational church
over the body of Mrs. Stanley Bart
lett, sister Of George Grnnell a
cousin OF ] B. Grinnell and aunt OF
Miss Stella Bartlett, and one of the
old time residents Of Grinnell. She
died at Tana on Sunday last at the
home of her son. Z. w Bartlett. IN
terment was in Lakewood beside her
husband
Mr.. and Mrs. B e Bowman, who
have been visiting at the home OF Nj
and Mrs ], l. Whelan, Of this city,
started yesterday for their home in
Wilcox, Sask., Canada.
Charles Morey Pilgrim and Miss
Nellie Frances Cooper. both Of Grin
nell, tried TO surprise their many
friends here by a quiet wedding at
Oskaloosa last week but on their re-
turn to this city on Saturday evening.
were met by large crowd that had
become possessed of the secret. The
bride is the dauehtr OF Mrs. ~ a.
Cooper. SIS Second avenue. The groom
is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Pill
grim. The young couple will begin
their new life or the pilgrim! farm.
Mrs. H. B Clifford received news OF
the death of her sister. Mrs. P. H.
Conger, of Waterloo, yesterday morn
ing.
a quiet Des Moines marriage in
which Grinnell people are interested
was that of Miss Della Schneeklotll. OF
Nalcom. to L. W. Coburn. Of Grinnell,
which took place last week at the
Highland Park Presbyterian church.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Schneekloth, Of Malcom.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Coburn, recent corners into
G-inuaH The newly welded pair will
begin their united life on the Thomas
Coburn farm two miles north Of Ewart.
Mrs. c. F. Childs. Of Grinnell, spent
Sunday at the home Of her brother,
Rev. George White. in Minneapolis.
Her nephew George D. White. grad
uate of Grinnell College, class of 1915.
is an aviator awaiting his summons
70 the service as soon as his certificate
of United States citizenship can be Sc
cured. he having been born on Turkish
soil where his parents were in mis-
sionary service.
The Grinnell Cow Testing Associa-
ton met for their annual meeting and
election on Monday afternoon. and re-
elected the following officers: Presi
dent, 2. A. Abel: secretary and treas
urer, !. P. Mowitt; directors, Ed New
conner Leonard Newton and G.. J.
Manatt. J. c. Cort. Of Ames. was
present and urged the formation Of an
association Of Holstein breeders and of
a calf club and the latter suggestion
i apparently to be carried out with
enthusiasm.