Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-23
Grihnell and Vicinity.

special u IllCttn.
Grinnell. Jan. 23.-Grinnell friends Of
the c. L. Roberts family are interest
ed in the announcement Of the MAJ
! r.age of Miss Evelyn Roberts to John
B. Berry, at Davenport. The bride is
a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal
Grant Robbers. of that city. and
granddaughter of the late c. l. Rob-
berts. of this city, and has often been
visitor here at the home of her
grandparents. The newly married
couple will MAKE their home in Akron,
| Ohio.
J. A. Noll. OF Broo.on. Mimi,
younger brother Of r. ]. Noll, Of this
city, who has been visiting another
| brother at Lowrey. No, is expected
| here today for visit These two
| brothers have not met for thirty five
years It is hoped that their younger
sister, Mrs. Mary Wilhelm. of Moscow.
Iowa, will be here to visit with them.
Mrs. Mary Howell, Of Sully, is pre-
| pairing to remove from Sully to make
her home in Grinnell with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. 0. o. Carpenter, with whom
she has been spending the past few
months
F.E. Chenow,th has just sold out his
farm outfit and moved from the Ess-
Ter farm a mile or more south of this
| city to Muscat!ne, where he plans 70
make permanent residence.
| Lloyd Taylor has recently sent word
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
| Taylor. Of this city, that he has been
ordered to Pa mama. He has been with
the coast artillery at Fort Mckinley
in the Portland. Me-, harbor.
Ed Barns since his return from
army service, has rented the Jesse
Hoover farm near Bethel and has al
ready taken possession. While M
| Hoover has moved into Grinnell.
| At the very interesting meeting yes
| terday afternoon Of the Women's Mis-
sionary Society Of the Congregational
church, Mrs p. E. Somers spoke on
THE Relation Of the Church to Social
Service" Mrs. L. w. Taylor reviewed
the life and work of Walter Rausch-
| enbusch and Miss Grace Burton read
selections from his writings.
Mrs. NJ. D. Curtis has been called to
Deep River by the attack Of influenza
from which her son Esley is suffer-
ing.
John Ohland, who died at his hame
in LaPorte City last Saturday after
lingering illness covering the past
wear. was we'll known in Grinnell. hav-
ing lived on a farm northeast OF here.
The following Grinnell friends Of the
family attended the funeral: Mrs.
Elizabeth Anderson, Glenn Anderson.
Mrs. w. J. Ahrcns, Martin Eichhorn'
and Fred Gruhn.
Work is going on well on the TWO
new hospitals now undergoing erec-
ton in Grinnell. Both are about In the
same stage-putting on the roof anu
completing the enclosure. In the
sisters hospital on the east Of the city
workmen also are busy putting on the
metal lathing Of the first story. On
the community hospital the roof. par
TALLY OF cement, is being put on ana
the partitions Of asbestos blocks are
going In.
County Engineer Olson. who has
served Poweshiek county very accept
ably for some years. has just been EN- :
ployed by the board OF supervisors LOT
the year 1919 at salary OF Sl3o.oV
per month and mileage for automoplle'
The board appointed Rev. w. B. Wilson
So oyerseer Of the poor Of Grinnell and
adviser to the board Of supervisors and
the trustees OF the townships, with
salary OF s135.oo per month.
Fire Chief Nicely reports twenty
: eight fires in Grinnell In 1913, endans-
erine 5000, 900 worth Of property, WIN
a total loss Of ,S1,1s5. Water was
thrown but six times and 21o gallons
~ chemicals -vere used.