Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-29
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
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Grinnell, July 2s.--Judge and Mrs.
Dan Hamilton, with two sons. have
been visiting in Grinnell and the par
cnts have announced their intention OF
moving the family here to live They
are trying to rent a residence tempo
rarily but plan to build to suit their
taste later. They have two daughters
of college age.
Sunday evening and last evening
witnessed a breaking of the excessive
dryness and heat that have charac-
terized this locality for some time.
The GOODNESS was a blessed relief to
the people and the moisture to the
growing crops.
Announcement has reached this city
of the marriage, at Fort Worth, Tex.
of Harold l.. Woods, of this city, and
Miss Mae French. of Fort Worth. The
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. e.
f. Woods. Of 825 Second avenue. The
newly married pair plan to make their
future home in Grinnell, where the
groom worked as a registered phar-
macist before enlisting in the army
from which he has but recently re-
ceived his discharge.
Special invitations have been sent
out by the committee in charge OF the
new community hospital of this city
to contributors to the building fund.
and a general invitation has been CIV
en- publicity to all who are interested
to visit the now completed building on
Wednesday. July 30, at any hour In
the afternoon or evening. The super
intendent, Miss Mabel A. Young, is
here with corps of nurses and assist
ants, all of whom will be ready for the
business Of caring for patients on
| Thursday morning. Gifts are Still
coming in, one of the latest being
| from Mrs. Harriet n. Parsons of this
| city, who pledges 5000 for a supply OF
electric fans.
Rev. W. W. WOODBURY., pastor OF the
| United Presbyterian church. was called
| upon to conduct the funeral services
| over the Abody of George H. Hanlin
| at Snyder Brothers parlors on Sunday
afternoon. Mr. Hanlin was an old
| resident Of Grinnell and was past II
years of age.
The inventor OF a chicken roost that
is proving very salable article, and
also of a hog floor which has been pat
ented, Ben Bouma, has been looking
over Grinnell with q view to finding
here suitable manufacturing point
for this latest invention. He plans to
form a stock company with $4,000
capital. His home Is in Lynnville
II the clouds do not wash the paved
streets Of Grinnell the street sprinkler
will keep them damp enough to hold
the dust in check for the rest of the
summer. r. So far this season the
sprinkler hasgreposed in the, barn. Now
by an arrangement between the mayor
and the merchants by which city and
merchants split the sprinkling expense
half and half the dust nuisance will
be held in check If not completely
abated
Pastor J. NJ Brown. Of the Metho-
dist church, who owns a large slice OF
South Dakota farming land. started
for that locality to look after the
threshing. dividing and marketing OF
his wheat crop. He will also COM
bine pleasure with business and will
go to Denver. where his son Donald
and w. r. Mullins, of this city, will
meet him and all will go into the
mountains Of Colorado.
Fears are entertained by the rela-
tives and friends Of B. n. WATSON, of
Ewart, that he may not recover from
the illness which now holds him.
Mrs. H. w. Spaulding Is in Des
Moines for a two days meeting of
the executive hoard Of the Iowa Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs.
Miss Anna w. Field came Saturday
to the home at S2S Park street. from
Ypsilanti, Mich. where her year of
teaching was prolonged by the addition
of six weeks Of summer school. She
goes back about the middle Of Septem-
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