Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
Special to TimeS-Republican.

Grinncll, Aug. 9.-Thc Grinnell
Commercial Club has put up another
accommodation for the touring pub
lie over the Rivcr-to- River, or De-
troit- Lincoln Denver, highway in the
form Of two conspicuous signs call
ing attention to the camping advan-
tages the city Is offering. One such
sign Is at the eastern city limit line
on Sixth avenue and the other at
the west on Fourth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Alexander. with
their children. start In their auto to-
day for weeks outing In the lake
region.
Mrs. Samuel Watson and her son
Tom have gone on q six weeks trip
thru the east, largely in New York
state and city.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert German, who
have been visiting Mr.. Germans par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip German. of
this city, left to make their new
home in Rapid City, S. D., on Friday
last.
DR.. and Mrs. E. S. Evans, who were
on an outing trip north with DR.. and
Mrs. o. #. Parish but stopped on
the homeward way to visit relatives
at Hampton, are now at their home
in this city.
Mrs. George Mason is enjoying a
visit from her sister, Mrs. 6. II. Her.
zog. and her son Verne, who come
from their home in Austin. MINI.
Miss Lois Newton. who is taking
the nurses course In st. Luke's hos-
pital In Chicago. has finished her va5
cation visit with har parents In this
city and gone back to her work.
Mrs j, A. Stone and her daughter,
Miss Blanche and Mrs. Will c. Ray
barn and her daughter, Miss Wilma,
are at Scion Springs. Wis, where
they plan to remain for a month.
Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Harpster are
enjoying a visit from Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. p. Roth. OF Tama.
Sergeant Garfield Carter. who was
among the very earliest to enlist from
this community and Is said to be the
last one to return. is now at the fam
lily home here after three and a third
years Of active service. He served in
the artillery. in Colorado, Texas, CAL
tfornia. and across the ocean from
New York. In Trance he was in five
engagements of notable Importance
and was with the army of occupa-
ton for some time after the signing
OF the armistice. He was. fortunate
to miss any bodily mutilation but had
bitter taste of gas, but not enough
to be permanently disastrous.
Mrs. George w. Cowden and her
daughter. Miss Mabel. are visiting
relatives and friends in Adair ana
Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs J. M. Kirk are having
the pleasure OF visit from Mrs.
Sheehy. daughter of Mr. Kirk, and
her daughter, who have recently
come from the far west and are
planning to make this city their home
indefinitely. The daughter found a
vacancy awaiting her III the Inter
Tor telephone office.
The Gilmore Robbins family have
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. E. =.
Ash and their daughter Antoinette,
from Three Rivers, Mich.
& Farmers in Sheridan township are
cooperating to reduce the cost OF
threshing their grain and increase
the chances of getting 1t threshed
when they want it done. One CO
operative machine h came to the
Henry Frahm place recently and
cleaned up a thousand bushels of
oats on IT'S trial trip, in one day. Other
groups Of farmers are planning to do
the same way.
Rev. Elias Handy was for some
years the popular pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church of this
CITY The news has recently come
mere OF the marriage OF daughter
OF Rev. and Mrs. Handy. Miss Emma
Frances. to Duncan Chester Henry
Of Goldfeld. where the welded
couple will make their home to-
Hether