Evening times-Republican., 1920-10-09
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
ecial to Times Republican.

Grinnell, Oct. 9.-William Pick
hardt, who came to Poweshiek coun-
ty In 1870 and settled on farm in
Sheridan township and has lived in
the county ever since that date, the
last twelve years of the time in the
city of Grinnell celebrated his eigh-
tieth birthday Thursday Of this week.
with the help of sixty of his children.
other relatives and near friends.
The =. M. Gregson sale of pedi-
greed Poland China hogs yesterday
afternoon at the Norris sale pavilion
brought in something. over s4,1o0.
There weKe hundred animals sold.
old and young. and the prices are
said by good judges to have been
fair
Tomorrow Is to be Gideon day in
the churches Of Grinnell. the pro-
gram having been prepared under
the direction of d. S. Umbenhaurer,
national secretary of the Gideonites
for Iowa, OF this Acity.
Y. M. c.. A. work in Grinnell is to
receive a strong, impetus next week
in the presence and efforts Of dad"
Elliott, who is scheduled for day and
evening talks at college chapel on
Tuesday, Wednesday asd Thursday.
Walter Gruhn' is thankful that his
car is safe in the garage while he
mourns the loss of "a good leather
coat thru the operations of burg
larious thief who left the car only
because he could not get it started
without, attracting too much atten-
tion.
Miss Hazel Stecher has been
greatly improved in health by her
stay at Oakdale sanatorium and has
come home for a visit to her parents
in this city.
Mrs. NJ. L. Macy, who has been
spending several months at a north
ern summer resort and with her
daughter, Mrs. Katherine Macy
Moves, at Urbana, ILL.,, is soon to be
in her old home in Grinnell, ac-
ccmpanied on the trip by her daugh-
ter.
o. IS. Snyder, who has been. and
still is, seriously i'll, is reported to be
showing some change for the better.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Mcneil, of
Searsboro, announce the birth to
them, at st. Francis hospital in Grim
nell, on Friday morning, of a SON
w. j. Mcneil, Jr. Mrs. Mcneil is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N. Mayo
Harris, Of Grinnell.
The Alice and Homer Rivers sale
was an unusually large one and at
tracted widespread attention, The
total receipts were $10,366. Machin-
cry and tools did not bring as much
as current prices for like new stuff
would indicate they should have
done. The fine herd Of Angus cattle
called out spirited bidding and
brought good prices. The same may
be said Of hogs and horses. Standing
corn brought $3.50 an acre for a
twenty nine acre piece of white, and
$50 an acre for thirty acres in an
other piece Mr.. and Mrs. Rivers and
children plan to go to Las Cruces, N
NJ, in search of a healthful climate
where they expect to spend at least
a year or two.
The new "Grinnell movement" is tc
be formally started on Monday OF
next week, when the central office
xviii be opened in the administration
building of the college, in charge OF
the new secretary Miss Margaret
McCandless, who has been in Wash
ington, d. c., engaged in civil SER
vice work. She is a graduate OF lowe
College in the class of 1911.
7 DR.. J. r. Lewis, who Went some
days ago to Rochester, Mimi, has
undergone an operation there and, sc
far as known, is making good recov.
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. M. Dee, Of Sheri-
dan township. have united in an en-
dowment of $1,000 for the Methods
church at Sheridan Center, Of which
they have been faithful members fo1
the past ten years. Formerly the,
Lived in Chester township for six
teen years and were connected will
the Chester Center Congregations
church. Some time ago they gave
$1,000 as an endowment to tha
church.
The republican district conference
in Oskaloosa yesterday was ATTENDED
by Senator T. C. Cessna, w. G.. Ray
C. K. Needham and others from
Grinnell.