Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-16
Grinnell and Vicinity.

Grinnel and Vicinity.
Special to Times-R Republican.
Grinnell. Feb. 1s.-Rev. J. NJ. Brown.
OF the Methodist church. was called
upon yesterday to conduct funeral ser
vices over the body Of Mrs. A. E.
Wood, who died at her home at Blue
Point. Wednesday night, from an at
tack Of pneumonia. She was Ill but
three days, She was Just past IS years
Of age. Intern1ent was in Blue Point
cemetery.
The following named people were
here from abroad 10 attend the fun
eral Of Mrs Edna PhLpott: Mrs. c.
5. winston. Of Chicago: Myron Petrce,
OF hearney. Neb.: Mrs. Esther PIERCE
Powell and Mrs. Raymond Halstead.
Of Des Moines: Mr.. and Mrs. William
G. Wuehrmann. Of Chicago, and Miss
Frances Philpott, of Wakefield. Mich.
Mrs. Ethel Jay, accompanied by Miss
Vivian Jay. has gone to Demlng, N
NJ, to visit Corporal Beryl Jay at
Camp Cody.
Rev. A. c. Stowe, pastor Of the
Christian church. was called upon to
perform the marriage ceremony at MS
home Thursday evening for Miss Eva
Hutchinson and Leo Gregson. The young
couple were accompanied by the
Misses Lottte and Mary Hutchinson, sis
ters Of the bride The bride Is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Hutch
ison, Of this city. She has been in the
employ Of the glove company for some
years The groom has lived on farm
near Searsboro. March l the newly
welded pair will take up farm life
near Ewart.
The following student officers have
been placed over the companies Of the
Grinneu College student battalion:
Company A, Maurice Fridlund, cap
tain; Royal Duckworth, first lteuten
ant Company B, Dennis Kelly, cap
tain; Ben Ellsworth. first lieutenant.
Company c. Earl Kilgore, captain:
Frederick Kalteubach, first lieutenant.
The rural telephone men Of the
county have formed a county organ
tzation with the following elected off,
Gals: President, G. w. Hawkins, of
Montezuma: vice-president, J. P. Mar
vim, Of Malcolm: secretary. s. A. fish,
Of Oak Grove; treasurer, J. w. Scovel,
Of Deep River. Following are the
names of township directors: Malcolm.
George Baust!an: Pleasant, Hiram
Eichhorn; Deep River, William Fish;
Jackson, W. J. Sharrar; Chester Frank
Wesco; Union. John Steele; Sugar
Creek, Arnold Latham; Sheridan. Hen
ry Schultz; Grant, Charles Cessna;
Madison, William Bolen; Scott, Fred
Creek. Emory Holly: Washington, Ern-
maker: Jefferson, Ben K. Grier.
The annual meeting OF the Ladies'
Aid Society Of the Sonora church was
held recently, and after the excellent
dinner provided the following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Jacob
Dunbar ld; vice president, Mrs. G. V.
Horn; secretary. Mrs, John Seal;
treasurer. Mrs. ia. B. Campbell.
Prof. F. F. Amy recently lost his
mother by death at Ashland. Neb.,
where he went to attend the funeral.
The local examining board Of this
city has completed its job Of examin
ing ffty-three men. Of whom thirty
nine were accepted and fourteen re-
jected. all from this city or its close
vicinity.
court of this city Is scheduled to open
on the 18th instant, with Judge Rob-
ison on the bench, and the jury has
been summoned for the 18th.
The ST. Francis Sisters of Mercy OF
Clinton have petltioned the mayor and
city council for the use OF city water
for their proposed hospital just outside
the present city limits on the east. ana
are asking for the plans Of architects
for the building.
Mrs. Philip Streck, who has been
spending a month or so with her son
in Camp Cody, Deming. N. NJ, came
back to her home Wednesday.
Veterinarian P. L. Talbot g again
at his home here after long and crit
ical Illness, first i'll hospital al Abba
and then at Oskaloosa, following an
operation for relief from appendicitis.
Marshal Shahan has just completed
the registration Of eight aliens who
have reported at this point.
Mrs. Ralph Morgan was called re-
Gently by the serious illness Of her
brother, Harold Rutledge, formerly OF
this city, to his present home at Amer
lean Falls, Idaho. #
Mrs. Ruth Field Howell, who has
been i'll for some days at her father's
home in this city, was removed on
Wednesday evening to the city hos
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