Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-28
Grinnell and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, July 2S.-Charley rocht,
OF this city. Just back home after
five months in Wyoming. had an "ex-
perience" on the way last week.
Near Guthrie Center and pushing his
Ford In his desire to reach home n
front tire blew out and tho Ford
buckled and rolled over twice.
'bruising Charley and leaving him
unconscious for some time. Care
ful examination developed that no
bones were broken and no permanent
injury inflicted and he came on.
The entire trip was made at an
average daily rate Of 200 miles.
Samuel Nelson, who spent nearly
fifty years in Grinnell, has gone
back to Hamilton, Ont, for visit
to old scenes and old friends. He is
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Grace Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Marvin
are again at their home on Main
street after their auto trip to Lincoln.
Neb., and a visit with their son
Henry, who has a position In the
state university there.
Mrs. J. A. Kingsland and other
Shiff1ett relatives are enjoying q
visit from DR.. and Mrs. Shifflett, OF
Nelson, Neb. They came by, auto
closely following In time Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. Marvin.
Mrs. C. r.. Childs started on Nom
day for Lake Geneva. Wis, where she
plans to visit for time with her
niece. Miss Katherine White.
r. e. Bates and Frank +. Clindinin,
with their respective families started
yesterday morning in the Bates car
on trip to Hickory Point summer
resort, reported as an ideal place
for summer camping, near Amery,
Wis. They plan to be away from
home couple Of weeks.
Prof. Fl. w. Norris, Of Grinneu
College, who has leave OF absence
from the | college until February
next. left the family home here on
Monday for Fort Collins, Colo. to at
tend the wedding OF his sister Ger
trude, to Mr. Walter Briggs. sched-
uled to take place yesterday. In IA
couple Of weeks Mrs. Norris is to
Join her husband and they plan to
spend some months in California.
Garfield Carter, of this city, who
enlisted on the day war was de-
clared by the United States against
Germany and has been in the
service ever since that date, spend
Ing nine months in Germany and
other time in France, has come
home. He was in the Eighteenth
artillery. Third division, and has
been in Camp Pike for the past year.
Many friends in Grinnell Of the
former Nellie Keister. of the class OF
1918. Grinnell College, afterwards
becoming Mrs. L. r. Barrett, OF
Jefferson, will be interested in the
news OF daughter born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Barrett.
Miss Grace Boyack plans to re-
turn to her home at Fort Collins,
Colo. on Aug. 9. She has been Wis
iting relatives and friends in this
vicinity for some time and has re-
Gently been working in the farm
bureau office at Malcolm.
Mrs. George Buck is having the
pleasure of a visit from her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Lavender, a
Newton, who came yesterday for &.
stay OF q week.
Major and Mrs. A. c. Lyon have,
gone for q short time to visit Mr..
Lyons sister, Mrs. Long, in Mason
City, and his brother, Arthur, in
Minneapolis.
Rev. N. ]. Peterson and family, Of
the Baptist church of this city, start
on Thursday morning for Iowa Falls
to attend the sessions Of the Iowa
Baptist assembly till the early part
Of next week. when Mr.. Peterson
goes on to Fargo, N. D., to visit ct
the home Of his brother. Mr.. Peter
son takes the entire month Of August
as his vacation period.
The Grinnell Commercial Club,
thru Its secretary. w. B. Wilson,
has purchased two modern. sani-
tary white porcelain drinking foun-
tains. one of which is to be placed
on Main street and one on Broad.
The city has agreed to set and
maintain these If procured at the
expense OF the club.
Mrs. Paul Norris and her daughter
returned on Monday to their horae
in Glenwood, MINI. They have been
visiting in this, their Old home, on
their way back from visit at Boise.
Idaho. Mrs. o. B. Mathews, Of this.
city accompanied them to Glenwood
for visit.
The practice Of setting watch piv-