Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-25
GrinneII and Vicinity.
Special to TiInes-Republican.
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Grinnoll, July %. - The Brock
Grinnell. July %. - The Brosi
brothers. Doctors A. ]. and H. B. OF
this city, have bought the former
Henry Bray farm on Bear creek. con-
sisting Of 4SO acres, from f. H. Spauid-
ing. and announce their intention OF
stocking 1t and conducting operations
ii there.
Clarence vogt is reported as starting
on a good recovery from the accidental
crushing Of his foot recently when ms
team became demoralized and ran lhe
heavy mower wheel over 1t, tearing
loose the ligaments.
A. c. Newcomer announces the open
ing Of his place of business on Com
mercial street next to the new Office
of the Farmers Elevator Company, 10
| take place Saturday.
Frank U. Reynolds died at hi
l017 High street Wednesday
| after lingering Illness. at the
about 81 years. He has been
dent of this city for many years. u
neral services will be held at the Cain
Ole church tomorrow morning.
Heavy fire loss occurred early this
| week at the farm home OF Charles
Coats In the near vicinity Of Brooklyn.
| A $500 mule team. a horse and all. the
| harness on the place, 120 tons OF nay
and fifty head of hogs were destroyed.
Spontaneous combustion of the hay Is
given as the fire origin. The total de-
| struction is estimated at $500 Win
| $4,000 not covered by insurance.
| The temporary name Of Grtnneil
Post of the new organization Of the
American Legion is to be changed TOT
the permanent name OF the first sol :
der from thic city who was killed III
action on the other side OF the ocean
and careful investigation is now In
progress to decide this point.
Charles n. Schwab, who went 10
France last summer in the Eighty
eighth division, took part very recent
" in the A. z. F. shoot in France
where he won high place and re-
ceived a medal at the hands OF Genera
Pershing. and also met Secretary OF
| War Baker in Fance. has received MS
discharge at New York and visited
this week in GrInnell at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Schwap.
Miss Lima Davis, VINO has charge OF
a hospital at Oklahoma City and VINO
has been visiting her aunts. the Misses
Edna and Lizzie Davis. in this city. mas
gone back to her home and the DAVIS
Sisters have gone to Hyattsville. Wyo
for a visit until the opening OF the
public schools In September.
Miss Mary Fuller. or Rainsburg. Pa,
has been visiting in Grinnell with her
aunt, Miss Cora Cessna, and both have
gone to Sparks, New, for VISIT Oh
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| Farmers living northeast Of this city
in the Dean Eichhorn and waiter
| Gruhn neighborhood have suffered
considerably recently by hall ana neaVy
rains. Some estimate three bushels o.
oats to the acre threshed out by nall
Corn, too, has suffered.
| Mrs. Jennie Jones. who bought Few
years ago the residence across the ave-
nue. north Of the postoffice building
| the former residence Of Prof. and Mrs
H. K. Edison. has Just sold the same
to John Ford, Of Searsboro. who gets
possession on the first Of April, 1920
Rev. e. J. starr. Of Clarion, will de-
flyer the morning sermon in the Con-
gregational church here on Sunday
Rev. N. J. Peterson. pastor OF the Bap-
list church, will preach the evening
sermon IN the same church at th'
union service.
The A. B. Barr home on Elm street
has been sold to Mr.. William Gefger
of Marengo, who plans to move to
Grinnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Bartling are
planning to start in their new car, on
Monday next, on two or three weeks
vacation at The Dells, in Wisconsin.
Capt. and Mrs. John Carr have Jus'
returned to their home in Montezuma'
coming by auto from Marshalltown
from q very pleasant visit OF some
months in California
g. H. Nichols has aroused senuin'
enthusiasm: q :. bunch of boys who
are taking practical work in the man
ual training summer school carried or
in the high school work room. There
are at present 127 boys among whom
attendance IL not compulsory but vol.
untary, and they get there without
special urging from any quarter. TheJ
range in age from g years to IL. Ant
still there Is room and all willing work
ers are invited. Mr.. Nichols also su
pervises the various games in the aft
ernoon Of a lively group in the citj
park.