Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-21
Grinnell and Vicinity.

Grinnell and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, July 21.-A carte post
ale" from Prof. u. B. T. Spencer of
this city. dated July Q. 1920. and UNI
DER post mark of Geneva, received by
q friend here yesterday says: Am
utterly sick Of the horror OF the
battle front, whereAI have been for
four days" His summer is being
spent In conducting parties Of tour
lists over parts Of Europe.
The Henry G. Lyman family is
nearing the end Of the necessary
preparations for leaving Grinnell to
make their permanent home in south
ern California. Mrs. Lyman and their
daughter went to Chicago the latter
part OF last yeek, from which place
they were going to visit in Storm
Lake, Iowa. the former home Of Mrs.
Lyman. Mr.. Lyman Is still here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tailor. of this
city. with their two sons, left here
Saturday evening for a couple Of
weeks OF outdoor vacation a. Leo.
Lake.
Mrs. E. Gallagher. Of Brooklyn, is
reported as improving slowly at St.
Francis hospital in Grinnell. follow
ing an operation there.
A number Of weeks ago Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Clayberg came from their
home In Canton. H.. for a visit at the
home Of their son. Frank, in this city.
Mrs. Clayberg fell and fractured her
hip and her sister. Mrs. j. r.. Voor-
hess, came from Canton to help care
for her. Mrs. Clayberg mas so rar rs-
covered that they all went back to
their Canton home yesterday.
Miss Opal Williams, Of Kellogg,
was graduated from Grinnell college
in the class Of 1919 and taught the
following year In Ogden. The news
now comes to her friends here Of her
marriage at Ogden recently to Leslie
Crossman. Of that place.
Mrs. Nancy White. who was re-
turning from a visit III Minnesota to
her home in Searsboro. stopped in
Grinnell for visit with her nephew,
Frank Binegar.
The family at the ]. F. Kiesel home
have as their guest, Mrs. F. Enngler.
who arrived yesterday morning from
her homo in Denver, Colorado.
Two more Grinnell College students
have taken the matrimonial yoke up
on themselves in the marriage, at the
homo Of the brides father In Bagley,
Iowa. on July 9. Of Miss Margaret e..
Jenkins to Harold j. Reed, Of Brook
lyn. The bride Is the daughter Of Mr..
Freeman Jenkins. formerly a banker
Of pagley. Tho groom is son Of Mt,
and Mrs. U. NJ. Reed, Of Brooklyn.
and we'll known in this community.
Tho welded pair have gone to Chiea-
go and the groom announces his plan
of completing his law course in Chi
cago University. The wedding news
comes as great surprise to the
friends Of the bride here and to many
others In Guthrie county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred T.. Abel started
on Monday on a trip Of indefinite du-
ration by auto In Minnesota and Wis
consin. They are accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Henry b. Storm Of Chicago,
who arrived at the Abel home ner~
on Sunday night.
Mr.. Q. w. Ennis Of this city, well
known contractor, Is slated for an
address at tho union open-atr meet
ing at Gilman on Sunday evening
next.
Announcement has been made Of
the coming marriage on Saturday Of
this week, Of Leslie B. Wilson and
Miss Laura Lenfest, at Anoka, MINI.
Mr.. Wilson Is well known here, being
the son Of Mrs. Joy Wilson. and a
graduate Of Grinnell hiSh school. He
later was graduated at Iowa State
College, Ames, and then had some
work in the extension department Of
that state.
The, firm Of Larson 81 Stenerson in
this city has dissolved and become
tho A. e., Larson Company by the
selling Of his share Of tho stock by
MI stenerson to his former partner,
He goes into the washing machine
factory,
MI, and Mrs. James RsasaA arriv-
cd at their home In GTinneu Monday
night after lengthy and pleasant
tour Of New York and Minnesots. and
Intervening territory on their route.
The n, A, Jackson farm, lying
some miles west Of this city, has
been sold at auction for $184.5s an
acre, and the former owner, who had
reserved the right to reject the high
est bid by a forfeit Of 800, accepted
the bid, N, ], Morgart won the $50
prize offered to the man who brought
TO the sale the successful bidder,
There were two hundred acres,