Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-16
GrirneIl and Vicinity.

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Grinnell, Nov. 16.-Jeff Manatt, who
lost by fire his farm home some
months ago and whose entire family
has been living in the gara"" and
tent on their farm, has nearly COM
pleted a fine modern residence at
cost Of approximately 5000, which he
expects to occupy by THANKSGIVING
day.
Public announcement has been made
here Of the marriage on Wednesday
last, at Chattanooga, Tenn" of Miss
Alma Proctor. Of this city, TO Lieut..
Morris ]. Knapp. Of the navy. The
young couple will visit in the east
while the lieutenant is awaiting sail
ing orders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hannay are
leaving their farm near Blooming
Prairie, Mimi. where they have spent
the past year. and moving back to
their home in Grnnell. For the present
they are occupying one Of the apart
ments of the Frank Harding building
on Main street Mrs. Hannay has not
been able 10 come because Of the sud
den Illness OF her mother. Mrs. L. NJ.
StaCg. who was taken with the in
UutDLd n no plltulllOild Wa iIlNINolc''
Miss Mabel NartinsOn died on
Thursday evening at the family home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gunder Martinson.
1880 Spring street, from typhoid
fever following an attack Of the pre-
vailtn- influenza. Funeral services will
he held from the home at . o'clock on
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. G. S Baskerville gives UP the
| passionate OF the Presbyterian church
at Malcolm to accept the pastorate of a
! church at Alton. H.. the change 10 be
come effective Dec. /.
| Mrs Bernard Carney has just gone
! back to her home in Deming. Y. NJ,
after a six weeks visit in this city at
! the home Of her mother in law. Mrs
3. J. Carney.
Mrs. W. y. Ralf. Of this city. is hav-
| ing trouble multiplied. On Wednos
day her son Will was taken to the
city hospital here to be treated FOL
typhoid, and on Thursday she was
called to Marshalltown. where her sor
Ben was in a serious condition from
an attack of pneumonia and his wife
was Frustrated by the Influenza.
Under the spur of thirty-one case:
| reported VI ~ pI!olt l''NI iiSi' NC Va
White appealed yesterday morning t
the state board Of health and was tolc
that Racteriologist Hamilton. Of lowe
university. will come at once and make
an investigation of the source Of the
infection.
| j. NJ HarpSter. who has been IN tn
furniture and undertaking business II
this city for fifteen years past ha!
just sold out his stock to 0. S. ant
Charles H. Snyder who takes i'm
mediate possession.
The Spaulding Manufacturing Com
pany has received instructions from
! the government to keep on with tn
contract work but TO cut out Sunda!
work and any overtime. They haV'
about a six months job before them
working only regular hours.
Mr. and Mrs c. G. Keister and fam
iIv were former residents of Grinnel
They moved from here to Nntche1vill
and later to Dies Moines. The new
now comes to old Grinnell friends tina
at the keister home, Des Moines. o
Sunday evening last Miss Nellie Rut
Keister was united in marriage wit
Lieut. Lewis Barrett Both bride an
groom are graduates Of Grinnell Col
lego. After a brief time spent in visit
ing at Cedar Falls and Chicago tn
lieutenant, accompanied by his brid'
will return to his post at Camp Jack
son. s. D.
Scott MacEachron. who gave up hi
position in the Merchants Nationi
Bank here to take work in auditin
| accounts for the government, has com
back home for brief Through. II
. has enlisted in the navy and is eX
4 pecting orders to report at any time
On Sunday evening the churches
Grinnell will unite in a gener;
Thanksgiving service in the Congresf
tional church.. at which devotion;
exercises and short talks will fill mo!
4 Of the time.
The Poweshiek county Sunday scho
convention. called to its anuall sessic
= for a much earlier date but postpone
because Of the general quarantine wi
meet in Grnnell on Tuesday and WEI
nesday Of next week. j. r. Rivers
president Of the convention and
working for large attendant
Rev's. Adams and Williams are on II
program as are also the state worker
Miss Dean and J. II. Hahn.
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