Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-31
Crinnell and Vicinity.

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Grinnell. Jan. 3l.-Prot. Herbert
Francis Evans, Of Grinnen College
who recently came back from Y. NJ. 9
A service in France. will preach the
morning sermon in the Baptist church
on Sunday next He and the pastor
Of this church. Rev. y. J. Peterson,
were classmates IN the University o.
Chicago.
Mrs. Cora Focht has just received
the sum OF s2.02S.9a as the insurance
due on account OF the death in action
in France OF her son. Sergeant Will
Focht.
Mayor White has had the assurance
from Thorpe Brothers that. as soon as
they are thru testing a we'll they have
bored at Oakland. they will be on
hand in Grinnell TO sink the new deep
well for which they have taken the
contract. The firm at Fort Dodge that
has the pipe contract has assured the
! mayor that the pipe will be ON hand
by the midle Of February. The loca-
ton Of the new well is now announced
as just north of the water tower. 1t is
TO be eight inches in diameter the
entire depth and cased with cast iron.
JtsSe IL + tlIp"S lirS iCNN''Vt
that he Tins in the supreme court in
his suit against Arthur Errington, con-
ira ctor OF Dies Moines, and his bonds
men, the Maryland Casualty Company.
Suit was first brought in the superior
court Of Grinnell in October, 1915, and
went to the supreme court in 1917. The
complaint OF the plaintiff was that
certain agreemnts in the building OF
his residence in this city had not been
carried out by the contractor.
At the annual meeting this week OF
the stockholders Of the Interior Tele-
phone Company of this city and Monte
yuma the following directors were
elected: Charles r. Clark, l.. 6. 6.
PIERCE, Claire Manatt, G. l.. Saunders,
NJ l. Hunt. c. ". Boyer and Il L.
Boyer. At the directors meeting all
the last years officers were reelected
as follows President. II. l.. Boyer;
vice president, Charles r. Clark, Of
Montezuma; secretary. G. L. Saunders;
treasurer. G. ". II. Boyer.
J. ". Harpster, with Mrs. 9. 3.
Graves and her daughter Betty, started
yesterday for Denver. Colo. Mr.. Harp
ster plans but short visit there. Mr..
tTId'eS mas UtSU lNNIe lOI SOIilt "etho
and his wife and daughter will remain
with him.
The Grinnell Commercial Club gave
q warm welcome to all soldiers on
Wednesday evening at the mems gym
nasium OF the college. Rev. E. ".
Vittum, II. s. MCGOWAN and w. G.
Ray were the speakers who welcomed
in words the returned soldiers and
praised them for their faithfulness and
congratulated them on their escape
from mutilation or humiliation. Cigars,
cigarets and ginger ale were lavishly
dispensed. Several songs were rendered
by college male quartet. Miss Mar
garet Mathews made hit by her solo
performances and a mixed orchestra
| charmed with their melodies.
| Charles &. Ford recently sold his
| farm property near Grinnell and
bought the M. z. Black, residence at
1888 Reed street which he plans to
occupy on March /.
r. c. Downey has been in hospital
at Rochester. Mimi, for some time and
on Tuesday night his brother Sam
went to De near him and also to con-
suit specialists concerning himself.
Mrs. George H. Brown has gone to
spend the weekend with her daughter.
Miss Dorothy, who is teaching in the
| Linden schools. II .#