Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23
GrinneIl and Vicinity.
special to Times Republican.

| SrinneI ana NIcin'ty.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. July 23.-Lieut. Frederic
Arthur Metcalf Of Fort Sill. Okla, and
Miss Edith Margaret Buck were uni
ted in marriage on Monday at 1882
Broad street, this city, the residence OF
the parents Of the bride, Capt. and
Mrs. S. c. Buck. The officiating min
lister was Rev. Arthur Metcalf, father
Of the groom and pastor Of the First
Congregational church Of Webster
City. The bride has spent most OF her
life in Grinnell and has graduated from
both high school and college here, the
latter in 1915. She is also graduate
Of the New York State Library School
and was librarian Of stephens College
at Columbia. Mo-. last year. The groom
is also a graduate Of Iowa College, in
the class of 1915, and taught in Dallas
Center and in Boone until he entered
army service in 1917. He is with the
| First Field Artillery at Fort Sill, where
he and his bride will make their home.
| Out Oft guests at the wedding
were Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Metcalf, OF
Webster City, parents Of the groom,
and Miss Eta Metcalf his sister;
! Mrs. H. NJ. Childs. OF York. Neb.; Mr..
and Mrs. Frank E. Trigg. Of Rockford;
Mrs. A. H. McNulty, Miss Edith Nc
Nulty and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burns,
Of Des Moines, and Miss Margaret
Condit, Of Iowa City. The bride is the
| granddaughter Of the late Prof. and
| Mrs. Samuel ]. Buck, whose life for
many years was so closely and promi-
nently interviewer into Iowa College OF
| this city.
Mr.. James Skeels. of this city, has
| Just had visit from his brother and
wife, who have now gone back to their
home at New Sharon. The visiting
couple, who were married at New
Sharon but a few days ago, are aged
10 and IS years respectively.
Public announcement Is made that
the advertised baby contest at the
Grinnell fair. near at hand, has been
| called off because no suitable place
can be found on the grounds for hold
ingi '1%
Henry Rail-, of this city. went to
Mercy hospital at Iowa City on June
| 80 for treatment for cancer Of the
stomach. Notice was received here OF
his death there on Monday morning.
The body was brought to Grinnell and
funeral services were held this morn
| ing. The body was brought to Grin
rell and fnrela servisesifdlumr amnma
nell and funeral services we're held
| this morning in tbs. Catholic church,
Rev. M. j. Harmon, resident priest, Of
| ficiating.
At 1417 Sixth avenue, the residence
Of w. F. vogt, yesterday morning,
Mrs. Anna Brockman, mother Of Mrs.
Vogt, died from the infirmities of old
| age. The body is to be taken to Dav-
export.
Mrs. George c. Murray has had the
pleasure recently Of a visit from her
sister and husband and two daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. George o. Pitcher, Lille
and Ruth, whose home is in Orient,
but who have been taking pleasure
trip in South Dakota and Minnesota.
Aso at the Murray home visited Mrs.
William Copley, Of Marshalltown, u
sister-in-law Of Mrs. Murray.
Miss Margaret Moyle is holding the
cashiers position in the store Of her
father, w. T. Moyle, while the regular
cashier, Miss Carrie Pilgrim, has gone.
! in the car with the W. H. Duffus fam
ily, for a weeks vacation at Rock Is
| land, III.
Business Manager L. v. Phelps. Of
| the college with Mrs. Phelps and their
| daughter, Barbara, started yesterday
| afternoon in their car for Burlington
and from there plan to go to the farm.
| They plan their vacation to last until
| Aug. 3.
Harry Hanlin, Of Tacoma, Wash,
| has sent word that he expects to reach
Grinnell over the NJ. & st. l.. road, on
l NOD 1T
! his father George Fl. Hanlin, who died
in Tacoma on Friday Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McMurray are
entertaining cousins Of Mrs. McMur-
| ray, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. DeWinter, who
| are returning from an Alaskan trip to
their own home in New York.
L. T. Jackson, on Saturday, sold his
| residence at 818 Summer street, at
| auction, to Clyde Miller, for $500. Mr..
| Miller bought the place for home, as
| he recently sold his farm near Sears
boro and wants home in Grinnell.
The annual Old Settlers meeting at
| Lynnville is to take place soon and
preparations are active to make it a.
| two days gathering of SURPRISING in
|,terest to a wide range Of surrounding
( territory. Grinnell will furnish. as
usual, number of old-timers who are
| personally interested.
Paul Isomers had badly damaged
Oldsmobile radiator and the RESPONSE
bility for ruined telephone pole as
| the result of forctble contact between
pole and auto on Friday night on Sixth
avenue east. Fortunately no occu-
| pants Of the car were injured.
The Broad street store building
owned and occupied by Stone & Child
is under process Of renovation and
remodeling, the grocery department
| being enlarged and moved farther to
| the west on Commercial street with a
balcony over 1t where garments will
be handled, and new modern front
to the drygoods department will be
| put in on Broad street.
| The gold honors at the country club
| Of this city last week were taken BY
| the Newton visitors in tho tournament
! &c Thursday. ,.54,...r..-a.s
| Mrs. Peterson had her attention
| called for a moment from the Ford she
was driving and It went down an eight
foot embankment, luckily without scr1-
Gus injury to either the Ford or tts
driver.
August Neitzel, one Of the first set
tiers at Deep River, died at his home
last week, leaving Q wife and ono son.
Carl, whose homo 10 at Cedar Rapids.
At 812 Prairie street, the homo OF