Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-15
Grinnsll and Vicinity.
TO Times Republican.


Grinnell. Oct. 15.-Grinnen people
and thousands of others over Iowa are
interested in the news item of the mar
rage of Rev. Henry w. Tuttle. now
president of kingfisher College at
Kingsfisher Okla, TO Edith Angelina
Durham, on the 9Th of the present
month. At Waterfowl. S. d., at the
home OF DR.. and Mrs. Harry Clifford
Parsons, the two women being sisters.
Roy Reed, crippled son Of Jake
Reed, Of Chester. was found on sun
day morning dead in his bed at the
road workers camp near Brooklyn,
where he had been cooking for the
gang. He had a weak heart and had
been left in very poor physical condi-
ton by an attack .of'infantile paraiy sis.
Funeral services were held in Sheri-
dan and the body was taken for inter
ment to Montour. ---s
The body Of Henry T. Chaplin was
taken yesterday morning TO Anita Tor
burial. The foster son. Dan Lowrey.
who telegra phed soon after midnight
on Friday that he would start at once
from Tucson. Ariz.. had not reached
Grinnen when the funeral party left
but kilograms to Atlantic to have him
stop at Anita 1t was hoped would IN
tercept him.
George w. Roberts, former Brook
Ign resident, died at the age OF nearly
So years, at Mason City, leaving large
number OF relatives in the vicinity Of
Brooklyn.
GrinnelI people in the business dis
trict were interested in the large dis
play of service trucks that paraded the
streets and rested beside the park
while the drivers took dinner at the
hotel yesterday. After giving full time
for an inspection by all interested par
ties the procession took bee line for
Oskaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Kirk start today
on three weeks visiting trip with
relatives at Henry. Chicago and other
places in Illinois.
T. J. Moore, who has moved his fam
lily from Westgate TO Grinneh for the
superior educational, advantages here,
has taken possession of the ]. E. Alex
ander residence on Central street.
The high school glee clubs have chos-
en- officers as follows: Boys: Presi-
dent, George Paul: secretary treasurer,
Delmar Ahrens; ripra RAN George Dare
Girls President, Ma bel Nicely; Sec
lretary-treasurer, Edith ANDERSON;
flibrartar katherine Lanphere. ~4
The address or last evening by Carl
ton Compton before the Community
Brotherhood was one Of great interest
and benefit to the hearers. He has
been for two years or more in Russia.
much Of that time at Omsk- where his
wife was engaged in teaching. and has
had an excellent opportunity to OBJ
serve all classes. He has also spent
some time In China. At the close Of
his relation of personal experiences q
number of the members, asked peril
nent questions which the speaker an
swered as fully az possible. His con-
clusion Is that the regeneration OF Rus
STA will take many years and must
come thru the education Of the masses
His expla nation of the difference be-
tween the masses in Russia and those
in China is that the lower strata in
China are trying to lift themselves to
the level OF the higher while those H.
Russ!e are trying to pull the higher
strata down to the level of the lowest
Mrs. Charles Porter, who has lived
! in Grinnell for the past fifty years or
Whereabouts, had visit last week from
her daughter, Mrs. J. b. Bryan, of Alb
ingdon, Ill, and from her grandson. 81.
z. Bryan, and his wife, OF Brighton
| Iowa, who helped her to pack up hel
| possessions, vacate her old home here
and 60 to her daughters home to
spend the winter.
Louis Ent is suffering from wounc
| made by a nail in a board on which
| he stepped in his back yard, the nal
| passing entirely thru the foot, Promp
cauterization. it is hoped, has prevent
! ed serious injury.