Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-23
GrinneII and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican,
Grinnell, May %. = The banquet
spread for and by the, Fowesiiiek coun-
ty farm bureau at the Presbyterian
church at Malcolm = announced some
weeks ago and postponed because OF bad
weather, is again announced, this time
for Saturday, May 81. All wives of
members and all members of the home
economics department are included In
the invitation. State Agent Leader
Murl Mcdonald. Assistant J. w. Woot-
ers sand Mrs. Campbell will pe present
and address the audience.
Land sales are numerous in this VI
cinity and the prices have not yet low
cred. The Henry Johnson farm Of 424
acres, eight miles from Grinnell, has
Just been bought by Mark f. Sturgeon
at S2l3 per acre. The half section
known as the Sam Smith farm, adjoin-
ing the Johnson farm, has been bought
by James Boswell. A part Of the old
Prosser farm consisting of 236 acres.
formerly owned by Emery Schmitz. has
been sold to Lou Einefort, Of this city.
George Baustian has bought the 800
acre farm Of Forest Heishman at $27o
an acre. 1t lies five miles north OF
Malcolm. The Brownel1 farm, lying
fourteen miles south Of Grinnell and
containing 1874 acres. has been bought
by Berger Stemsrud and Ray Heish-
man for $4,000.
Funeral services were held today at
the family home on Reed street, south,
over the body of Alonzo d. Hughes, 81
years Of age, who died on Wednesday
after an illness lasting thru the
entire winter. He has lived in his late
home for the past thirty-nine years. He
| leaves a wife and one grandson, David
! Hughes, Of Salt Lake City.
Funeral services today at the Meth
odist church, conducted by Pastor J. M.
Brown, were held over the body OF
Mrs Angelina Harms, former resident
of this city, who died at her late home
| at Walker Iowa. She had lived num-
| Der Of years here.
Corporal Paul Somers has come back
across the sea and received his dis
! charge and is greeting the relatives
and old friends. He is the son of MI.
and Mrs. H. w. Somers OF this city:
| He was with the heavy artillery and at
the front in the Argonne drive for six
| weeks.
Elder A. Q. Wright, pastor Of the
Church Of Christ at Deep River for
the past year, has proved so acceptable
to the people that the church has just
offered him a ~ 600 wear salary fol
q five-year term.
The news has come to Grinnell from
Oklahoma City Of the marriage there
of Miss Helen McKutchan, Of this city
to- McMurray G. Fantham OF Houston
Tex. The bride Is niece OF Mr.. and
Mrs. P. A. Terrell, of this city, with
whom she made her home much Of hei
earlier life. Mrs. Fantham is in Iowa
at present and she is visiting at Grin
nell and with her husbands parents a.
Cedar Rapids until he has finished tbs
business that brought him north aftel
which they will be at home in Houston
| Bert Taylor. Of Brooklyn, and Mist
Alma McConaghie, OF Grtnnell, were
married in Des Moines on, wednesday,
The groom was with the Iowa Cavalry
squadron when 1t was stationed here
and later was with the 1Oath ammunk
ton train. The young couple will make
their home in Brooklyn.
DR.. c. w. Wassam, Of the state uni.
versity. certainly started something b,
his address at the Colonial in the wa!
Of boost for the Grinnell fair. Prom.
nent citizens were moved not only t.
speak but to act and more than seven.
ty men pledged sums OF 800 each witt
lesser sums to fill UP the chinks. Sec
rotary kenler, Of the Marsha1ltowl