Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-31
Grinnell and Vicinity.
Special to Times-Republican.

/ mas bought the -4u-acre farm neal
Deep River. known in that locality a:
the Holmes place, at $500 per acre.
Louis White has bought of Mark
Sturgeon the farm eight miles south
OF Grinnell. known as the Sam smith
farm.
Miss Luella Speth is taking a two
weeks vacation from her work at the
Spaulding office and, with her sister
Irma. has gone to visit relatives in H.
linois.
Mrs. Dawson Brande has been en-
joying a visit of a few days from Miss
Florence Patton, of Marshalltown.
Nate Smith of the Blue Point COM
munity, is suffering from the kick OF
horse which left him with frac-
tured rib.
Roy johnson has moved his family
to Grinnell and is engaged in cutting
marble at the Harding shop.
| A Hudson car stolen from Tama re-
| Gently was found on Sunday, north OF
| Grinnell. overturned and abandoned.
Captain Evans writes that he is TAX
| ing postgraduate medical work in New
York City while on leave and awaiting
| his discharge and that he expects 10
get the discharge and be at home again
! in Grinnell by the middle OF August.
The Grinneu police force has in pos
session q car and the booze captured
with 1t and a warrant for the arrest OF
one NJ NJ. Brown who has been using
the car as a taxi for some time past.
John II. Peters, of the American
Railway Express Company force at
this point, has received merited promo
ton and gone to take charge Of his
new position as agent at Marengo.
The city of Grinnell has become by
purchase the owner of the sprinkling
wagon and accessories, owned and OPP
Grated for the city for the past eight
cen years by VIII Alley. and will now
do it's own sprinkling of business
streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. virden are hav-
ing the pleasure Of a visit from Miss
Mary Elise Mason. who comes from
her home in Athens, Ala and who is
gladly welcomed by friends she made
here in a former visit at the Virden
home.
Miss verda Ratcliffe has gone to
take a position in the registrars office
at the University Of Chicago, and she
will take up study there when the fan
term begins.
Mr.. and Mrs. A Stahl and family
have had a visit from Mrs. Fred Stahl,
of Osborne, and Mrs. Mary Gooden, of
Volga City, both Of whom have now
gone back to their homes.
Mrs. Ray Fowler. who has been
spending some months with Mrs. Rosa
Pilgrim at her home in Omaha, has re-
Gently come back to her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Kicker and chill
dren, with J. P. Ryan, who went by auto
some weeks ago to Denver and on to
Estes Park for their vacation, are now
on the return journey and plan to be
here this week.
Rev. E. W. Cross, pastor Of the Con-
gregatlonal church of Grinnell, is ex-
pected here to occupy his pulpit on the
first Sunday in August. He has been
spending his vacation in Montana
towns, where he had previously been,
and in Yellowstone Park Mrs. Cross
will remain for a time with her moth
err at Glenwood, Mimi
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Hartman and
family are having the pleasure Of a
visit from Professor Raymond and
Mrs. Hartman. who come from their
lessor has a position in the University
of Utah.
I Grinnen Baptists are to be repre'
sented this week at the Baptist assem-
| bly,, converting on Friday at Iowa
Falls, by Pastor and Mrs. n. ]. Peter
son, Mabel Morgan, Leota Kellenbarger
and Miss Marion. After the ten days
of the assembly the pastor and his
family will spend the rest Of August
away on his vacation.
| Mrs. S. c. Buck, with her daughter.
Miriam, leaves here today for a few
weeks Of change and rest at Spirit
Lake.
Miss Rebecca RundeIl is now visiting
in Marengo after visiting for some time
with relatives in Grinnell.
c. F. Smith, who has been for sew
eral weeks In hospital at Mason City
has SO far recovered as to be able to
return and take up his work as fore
man of the Grinnell Granite and Mar
rble Works. Mrs. Smith, who has been
with him for some time, accompanied
him home.