Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-04
Crinnell and Vicinity.
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S2eciat o Times Republican.
Grinnen. Fen. 1.-THE heart ureaN-
ing news came yesterda5 morning 10
Mrs. H G. Hammond. OF this city. Of
the sudden death OF her son, Walter
Ford Hammond in a hospital in Ber"-
eley. Cal His term of illness had
been short. covering but about two
weeks in all. ana he was thought TO
be on the sure road TO recovery, out
a weakened heart gave way to the at
"a cks Of pneumonia. Walter liam
mond Has a Grinnell boy, d graduate
OF Grinnell College in the class 0. 1911.
Three years ago he was married to
Ruth Andrews. 4 GrinneN girl. also i
graduate OF the college here and az
forwards of Leland Stanford. HIS
Wife and little daughter mourn his
.yntimelv departure. He vas but about
80 wears OF Ise. Funeral announce
mtnts await .Urther news from Bera-
eIey
r. 4. Pettingill had Doth bones D:
his right leg broken at the ankle and
Il general bruisi2g and shaking ZIP III
addition. It all happened on Sunday
afternoon d little after o'c!ock when
Roy's motorcycle butted into a Fora
driven by Glenn Bruce and. in the
nix-up. the car passed over Roy leg.
Mayor White points with consid-
cradle degree OF pride to the sum of
$4,000 which ne says has been paid
on the city's bonded deb; within the
TWO wears Of his administration -
municipal affairs. He reports that
during the YEAR just closed there has
been $4,000 of bonded debt paid.
With the two big jobs now on hand
of digging the new deep well and the
completion Of the million gallon open
reservoir for water for city use he
Confesses that he should be glad 10
serve the public another term 10 orlnS
these TO completion.
The official report of the findings OF
the military investigation that tooA
place several weeks ago in the care
ana treatment of the boys N the ;.
A T. c. who were sick from the pre-
vailing influenza and pneumonia has
Just been disclosed in letter TO John
II. Patton whose letter to the WASH
ington authorities brought on the in
vestigation. The letter comes from
Joseph P Prang, adjUtant general
and states that the inspector general
concludes thai the sick men Of the :.
A T. c. unit were well cared for and
tina. the commanding officer administ-
cred his command in satisfactory
manner
Gr!nnell was favored On Saturday
by a visit from some CT the nigh ofti-
Gals Of the NJ. & ST. L. railway, VINO
conferred with some OF the Leading
business men Of the city at the Elks
rest room. the prinipal topic Of inter-
est. especially to the citizens OF Grin
nell, being the need OF a new depot.
President and General Manager Will
liam Bremner, General Superintendent
r. G. Kenly, Passenger Agent A. 3.
CUTS, Traffic Manager Denison. and
Division Superintendent J. P. Houston,
we're present. T. E. Spaulding, of this
city, acted as chairman Of the meet
ing. The conclusion was that with the
present rather cloudy outlook for the
roads, 1t will be impossible TO enter
tain any such propositions for some
time.
The Fraker brothers held stock
sale at their farm three miles north Of
Brooklyn on Friday that totaled s25,-
900. J. L. McIlrath. of Grinnell. was
there and before coming home he
made a deal that made him the owner
of the farm on which he was born and
spent his boynood 1t Is known IN
that region as the Sylvia Ridge stock
farm and is located about two and
a half miles west Of Hartwick. In
1897 it was sold to an uncle. James
McIlrath, of Brooklyn, 1t $40 m acre.
It has Just brought $500 an acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morrison have
been entertaining in their home Major
and Mrs. Morton Mccartney, Of Spo-
kane, Wash. Mr.. Mccartney is a
graduate Of Iowa College in the class
OF 1901. s&