Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-01
GrinnsII and Vicinity.

Special to Times kepublicsn.
Grinnen, April The -ad news
came yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs. X. r.
Nuckolls. OF the death of Mrs. Muck
oils sister. Mrs. r.. L. Nelson. at her
home in Bisbee. y. d.. from pneu-
monia following influenza. The body
will be brought 10 Gr!npell. probably
On Wednesday Funeral services will
be private. Death took place on Sat
urday Mrs. Nelson was a graduate OF
Iowa College AT Grinneil in the class
OF 1911.
News was received here yesterday
to the effect that Rev. f. w. Cross
will rot be here on Thursday morning
Eas had been announced. but wouio
come ia on the evening NJ. e. 5. l.
train from Minneapolis. The pressure
was so great upon him for addresses
in that city that ne could not get
away as early az he had planned.
DI. V. j. Smith. who came from
Ehinelander some months ago and has
been practicing medicine here has
been joined by his wife. and they have
gone to housekeeping on Spring street.
Two daughters viii complete the fam
lily as early in the Summer as the
schools are closed at their old home.
The old clothes drive by the Red
Cross of this city last week succeeded
in gathering in seventy-five gunny
sacks well packed. The sacks were
taken to the new headquarters of the
Farmes' Elevator Company. where the
contents will he assorted and repacked
for shipping to the nearly naked ones
of the devastated regions Of the old
world.
Funeral services were held on Sun
day afternoon at the home OF Mart G.
Howard, over the body of Mrs. How
ards mother. Mrs. NJ. G. Meredith.
who died in a hospital at MARSHALL
town. Services were conducted by
Rev. J. NJ. Brown, of the Methodist
church and interment was in Hazel
wood.
An appeal was made some time ago
by the educational department at Fort
Des Moines to the ladies OF Grinnell
for raffia for the use of crippled SOL
diers who are learning some useful
employment. Mrs Eugene Henely.
the subject to the Grinnell Woman's
Club and a considerable supply from
private sources. there being none LEFT
on the open market, has been gathered
and forwarded to the fort.
Miss Mildred Cessna Of this city is
still in the spotlight in declamatory
presentation, as she held second place
at Bloomfield on Friday night in the
humorous division She received a
handsome gold medal and will have q
place in tine stats coTtss: =: AIhia
next week.
w. r. Donnelly is offering to stage
novel attraction for the Grinnell fair
next fall by the offer of $50 in three
prizes, SIP. $40 and IS. for the best
driving done with two horse teams
hitched to light buggies. A tortuous
track will be laid out by means Of
win not be easy to follow the direc-
tons and the skill Of the driver and
the training Of the team viii be dem
onstrated. Skillful driving is the OBJ
1ect sought.
Mrs. w. T. Kirkpatrick is by the
bedside Of her husband in the Meth
odist hospital at Des Moines and re-
ports him as making satisfactory res
covery from the operation he under
went on Friday last
Two Of Grinnelfs prominent busi-
ness men have Just closed deal with
A, G. Newcomer. Of Newburg. by
which they take over his building and
lumber business on May l.. The pur-
cl,asers are G. 0. Watland and e. L.
Dieterich, Of this city
Mrs. p. L. Dieterich went to Sig
Quincy today, accompanied by her
chilren, Milton and Mary. who VIII re-
main there for some time, while she
plans to return to her homo here to-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Turney and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Goreham each re-
port the birth Of son in their respec-
tive homes on Friday last.
Hhe news coming on Sunday to Mrs.