Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-30
0rtnnell and vioir,ty.

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Grinnell, Jan. 30.--Funeral services
for Mrs. Alice Comley were held at
the home, 1908 Fifth avenue, on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. con-
Quoted by Rev. w. E Crosse, of the
Congregational church of this city.
| Two sons from Casey and two sisters
Mrs. II. y. Bump and Miss Harriet
Bump of this city, were present at
| the funeral. A brother. William Buck.
lived in Superior. Neb. There are
also living four grandchildren. The
body was taken today to Candy. Iowa,
where interment is to be made in the
Friends cemetery tomorrow. Mrs.
| Comley came TO Poweshiek county TO
live in 1865. Some twenty-five years
of her married life was spent on a
farm near Casey but since 1898 she
has lived IN Grinnell.
AT 3 O'Clock this morning, at the
Catholic church, Rev. NJ. j. Harmon
conducted funeral services over the
body of the young daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Maher of Davenport.
The little girl, but II years OF age,
lost her life from the effects OF burns
, received IN recent accident. The
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where Mr.. Maher was in railroad en-
ploy.
Another sudden death occurred here
on Wednesday evening when p. ".
F1eener, whose home had been on
Summer street north, gave up the
struggle for life after a brief illness
from pneumonia A brother is living
in California and word from him will
determine the time of funeral services.
G. II. Mcdonald, who has been con-
nected with j. Y. Farwell Dry Goods
Company, with his home at Des
Moines, has become connected with the
J. H. McMurray, Jr. & Co. dry goods
store of this city and has moved his
family, consisting of Mrs. Mcdonald
and their son Robert, to Grinnell.
The two story brick and stone
building on the south side of CONNER
cial street. now occupied by the
Willard pool hail, hss been bought by
Carl c. Phelps from the E. W. Clark
estate. price and future occupancy not
stated.
Mrs. Ed Kemlnerer has received the
glad news from her son, L. D. KEN
merer. of Camden, Ark, of the birth
of a daughter on the 2Sth instant,
whom the parents have named Robbie
Warnock Kemmerer
Washington's birthday anniversary.
Feb. p. is to be made the occasion Of
the presentation OF the French MEM
orials to the families that lost
member in the late war. p. l.. Garri-
gan has been detailed from the Focht-
Tenant post of this city TO prepare
list Of such families. A. patriotic
program is 70 be prepared for that
date
Feb. ,27 Is the date set for holding a
school election in the independent
district of Grinneil upon the PROPOSE
ton TO bond the district in the sum Of
s2T0. 900 for the erection and equip
ment Of an adequate high school build
ing. The city has been canyassed with
a petition to this effect and 1862
names appeared on the petition call
| ing for such election. A meeting Of
the school board was held on Thurs
day afternoon and the board, after
canvassing the petition, took action 20
| make 1t effective.
After the regular monthly supper OF
the Young Womans Fellowship Club
at the Congre gational church On Mon
day evening the members will adjourn
| to the home Of Miss Emily Manatt.
s05 East street., and spend the rest
Of the evening in social intercourse.
owen Morgan Is reported as making
good recovery from an operation in
| hospital at Iowa City.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morgart, OF
Kellogg. have bought the fine residence
/ on Main street, formerly owned ana
| occupied by J. NJ. Woodwork, now IN
| California. and will soon be Grim
| nell citizen.
| r. S. Mechanism. principal Of the
| University of Carlo, Egypt. has select
| ed two Grinne1l College seniors,
Roderick Mathews and Earl Moser. az
instructors in English there next year
| and they are to leave for that place In
| July.