Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
GrinneII and Vicinity.

SpeCl3l 10 Times -fNepuDllCdn.
Grinnell. May 25.-Mrs. Nancy Grant
is reported as recovering slowly from
the fall in which recently she broke
her hip. She is past so years of age
and the healing process is very slow.
Another interesting Red Cross quilt
sale takes place this afternoon when
Z. j. Harris, who was the last buyer
at the sale last Saturday, puts it up
for another active competition. The
quilt was made by Hazel Rupp, of near
Hartwick, when she was about 10
years old, had been weakened by in
fantile paralysis, and needed some
braces. She pieced the quilt ana
bought the braces with the proceeds OF
the quilt when sold to a neighbor.
Weather Observer Brainard reports
four inches Of rain for Thursday night
and early Friday morning. Gardens
and corn fields We're badly washed and
some business Easements were folded.
Also tin roofs that had suffered from
the battering of the hail night or two
before gave evidence by the flooding OF
upper rooms and a general leakage.
w, H. Wesco. senior partner OF the
firm of Wesco & Roby, has just
bought out the interest of the late W.
S. Roby Mrs. Roby is planning TO
close out all business interests in Grin
neil and make her home in the east.
Mrs. F. +. Spaulding goes next week
to Excelsior Springs, Mo-, for a week
Of rest and TO attend the Missouri state
convention OF the p. z. o.
The fast mail going west over the
Rock Island road on Monday morning
will take from Grinnell another con-
tingent of soldiers numbering twenty
four, who go to Camp Dodge, all Of
them farmers or farm help.
Mr. and Mrs Ivyl Wetmore. formerly
Of this city but now OF Aberdeen, S. D.,
announce the birth TO them of a daugh-
ter whom they have named Betty
Blanche.
Miss Mary Burch has so far recov-
cred from an operation in the city hos
her home in Kellogg.
The Red Cross and the "win-the-
war" funds are TO share equally in the
net proceeds OF the commencement
dance to be given on June I.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Waters, former
residents Of Grinnell, who have been
spending the winter at Chronicle, Ala
are soon to visit their Grinnell friends
on their way Dach 10 their Chicago
home.
The friends and acQuaintances OF the
j. c. Card family will deeply sympa-
thize with them and with Mr. and Mrs.
j. \. Frederickson, OF Ringsted, in the
loss by death this week Of an infant
daughter, while the mother, formerly
Miss Grace Card, is seriously ILL., She
is in a hospital at Baskerville.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the coming year at recent
Of the Literary Clan: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Frank P. Marvin: vice pres
ident, Miss Ella Hoyt; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Arthur Robson CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. W. L. Cor
rough; treasurer. Mrs. Madge Mar
quis. Summer bi-weekly meetings are
to be held
Mrs. r, NJ. Haines. Mrs. J. P. Preston
and Mrs. Simmons will serve luncheon
for the E. E. Magoun Club when they
meet on Tuesday next for an all-day
Red Cross sewing bee.
At the special Memorial day chapel
at the college here President Main will
give commissions to the following OFF,
GERS Of the college battalion. who have
been acting under provisional appoint
ment: Captains, Maurice Fridlund and
Earl Kngore; first lieutenants, Royal
Fred Kaltenbach and Ben
second Neutenants, Herbert
Baker, Jack Heath and Vincent Dau-
benberger. The commissions are en-
graved and signed by the president OF
the college and give the captains credit
for three hours and the lieutenants for
two.
The three returned soldiers from the
who are touring the state In
the interest Of the war arrived in
Grinnell from New Sharon over the NJ
& st. L. at 7:35 this morning and the
mass meeting was held in the Corgre-
gational church shortly after o'clock
Owing TO the hour the attendance was
not so large as it would have been
otherwise. The travellers had later ap-
pointments today at both Kellogg and