Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-30
Grinneii and Vicinity.
% Times Republican.

Grinnell. June 30.-Capt. and MIS-
Sumner NJ. Bump, with their little
son, George Sumner, start this evening
by way of Marshalltown and the
Northwestern for their new home on
the Pacific coast. The captain obtained
his discharge some days ago but Mrs.
Bump has been suffering from inflam-
matory rheumatism too much to be
able to make the trip until now.
Rev and Mrs. E. w. Cross start this
week to spend the pastors vacation In
the west. Mr.. Cross well lecture In
number Of Congregational churches In
Montana and will preach next SUNDAY
in his old parish at Livingston ana
also deliver the Fourth Of July adj
dress in that city. They plan to spend
the last three weeks of July In yell
lowstone park. The Congregational
pulpit will be supplied here next Sun
day by Rev. Edmund March Vittum.
Miss Stella Bartlett, pastors assist
ant of the Congregational church here,
who has been resting recently at the
hospital, has been advised by her ply
sician that she should refrain from ac-
tive labor and take a complete rest
for the next two months.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. r. Lewis and their
baby plan to leave Grinnell for several
weeks Of vacation in Aliens park. Colo.
Mrs. L. VI. Smith has had the pleas
ure OF visit from Miss May Hostel
ter. who has been teaching at Sacred
Heart, Mimi. and goes from here to
Piper City, Ill, to spend her summer
vacation.
Miss Ruth Nicely is at the family
home here for the summer after year
OF teaching science in the high school
Of Washington. Iowa.
Jesse Hoover brings back a graphic
report of the devastation by the tor
nado at Fergus Falls. Mimi, as he
viewed II but a few minutes after 1t
took place. He had just gone there to
look after some farming interests.
Mrs. Van Nostrand and her daugh-
ter Kathryn went IN their car on Fri
day to Lake Okoboji, by way of Des
Moines, to spend the summer. Miss
Nell Cooper accompanied them as far
as Des Moines and will go on to the
lakes later.
P. D. Burton had call from distin
guished visitors one day last week.
Professor Lynde Jones, a nephew Of
Mr.. Burton, was in charge OF the par
ty of twenty young people from Ober-
lin College, travelling in six large auto
mobiles, and bent on scientific invest
igation of the plant and animal life
along the route as far west as be-
yond Seattle. The party left Oberlin
on the Goth Of June and were travel
ing about 100 miles per day and plan
to be back at Oberlin in time for the
opening Of college in the. fall. Pro-
fessor Jones was once student in
Grinnell College. sas
Mrs. B. w. Quivey has had a visit
OF some weeks from her sister, Mrs. E.
H. Sherwood, who has now gone back
to her home in Duluth, MINI.
E. NJ. Nicely who, with Mrs Nicely,
has just returned from trip thru the
east in their auto, covering nearly 1900
miles has much to say in praise of the
almost universally good Roads they
found and the way in which they are
kept good by constant supervision and
repair. He names a strip east Of Rock
Island and another between Marengo
and Ladora as the worst he encount-
cred in the whole trip.
Floyd Kingdom. who has been in the
post office department in France for
most Of the year past, has received his
discharge from army service and is
oack in his old place IN postal work
here.
The Country Club games committee
Is arranging for a one club golf tourn
ament on the Fourth in which all
members are eligible. Dawson Brande
is chairman and is planning to make
the DAY a lively one for all.