Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
Grinnell and Vicinity.


Grinnell. July 24.-Sergeant Burr Jay.
Of this city. Is again at the parental
home after something over three years
experience OF active life in army ser
vice in France and Germany. He was
also In Belgium, Spain and Italy at dit-
ferent times as convoy for prisoners.
He was first In the losth ammunition
train and then was transferred to the
23sth NJ. p. c.
The first band concert Of the present
season Is to be given tonight at s:so
in the city park by twenty home talent
musicians under the leadership OF Prof..
II. o. Hickernell. who has charge OF
the music OF that nature at the col
lege. Ii is planned to have a concert
in the park every Thursday evening
for the rest Of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Stowe are having
the pleasure Of a visit from their
daughter. Mrs. Earl W. Stowe. and hef
two children. who come from their
distant home in Billings, Mont.
S. p. Johnson. of Union, visited Grin
nell friends this week. After eleven
months Of army service beyond the sea
he plans to resume the management
OF his paper. the Union Star. the first
OF next month.
Miss Blanche Agy returned Tuesday
to her home in Reinbeck after visit
OF some DAYS with relatives and friends
in GriRnell.
from her daughter. Mrs. Frank L Her
riott, and her son. Charles, from their
home in Des Moines.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Virgins are TAX
ing an enjoyable vacation by auto at
Lake Okoboji and Denison.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Morse of this
city. report by card from as far east
as Buffalo on their auto trip to Old
Forge, n. Y, to visit with their daugh-
ter.
T. J. Noll has rented his Ninth ave-
nue. residence to Mrs. George A Clark,
of Boston, who plans 10 live in 1t for
the year to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huriess, OF Og-
den, notifyed the home folks in this
city. grandfather and grandmother
Frank P. Marvin, Of the birth OF
daughter, on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Corder. on their
wey from. Sully back to their home In
Burnside. Ky. stopped briefly in this
city.
The c. W. Taxacr family here has
had visit of few days from Mrs. A.
s. Harper, who has now gone back to
her home IN Oelwein.
The Misses Edna and Martha Mar
tinsone have gone to Chicago, where
they take steamer for Duluth to spend
their vacation.
Mrs. S. G. Norton started on her re-
turn trip to her home in Bacchus,
Utah, on Monday, after visit at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. 4.
q. Coutts, Of this city. 81
Fire Chief z. NJ. Nelly makes report
to date Of but sixteen calls for the de-
partment this year and that the fire
loss has been but $3.50. The loss here
last year by fire was out 20 cents per
capita Of population and the cost OF
maintaining the fire department but 40
cents per capita.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. W. Somers. Of this
city, are enjoying a visit from an old
Chester boy, now Prof. T. d. Homes.
of Mercersburg, Penn. He is also Wis
ting other friends in GYinnefl and IN
Chester. n
Mr.. and Mrs. I. S. Bailey have re-
turned from Council Bluffs, where they
were called some two weeks ago by the
critical illness Of a sister OF Mrs. Bal
ley, who died Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs H. F. McMurray. &C
companied by Miss Winifred McRob-
erts. went by auto Saturday night to
Okoboji, where Mrs. McMurray VIII
take a vacation Of some weeks while
business called her husband back to
crippeJl YrornDtly.