Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-13
OCTOBER 10, 1920.
Grinnell and Vicinity.


Grinnell. Oct. ia strenuous eff
the superior court, which has been
located here for the past ten years or
more. A remonstrance is in the
hands of the city council against
favorable action by the council on a
petition recently presented to abolish
the court on plea Of It's unnecessary
expenses by duplication Of the work
that might be equally well done by
other agencies of the city. This petit
ton was signed by $50 voters, which
number was claimed to be one-third
or more of the voters of the city and
about half OF those voting at the
present election. The remonstrance
recites that, In view of the adoption
of the recent suffrage amendment,
there are some 1900 voters In the
city. and the petition to abolish the
court must have not less than one
third Of these.
The Salvation Army movement for
funds has begun here with an effort
to raise the county quota OF $4,000.
There Is a large and widely scattered
committee membership and, following
the usual custom Of the city and the
county In such drives, the quota Is
more than likely to be overrun.
Extensive plans are already form
ing in the minds Of the members of
the local chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution for the en-
tertainment Of the officers and dele
gates OF the state organization that
is to hold its annual meeting in Grim
nell next March. The commercial
club will give its valuable assistance
In carrying out these plans.
Mrs. II. II. Smead Is reported as
showing slight Improvement from the
violent illness OF Saturday evening,
when she was taken to st. Francis
hospital here.
The Cooper School Parent Teach
ers Association holds its meeting this
week on Thursday afternoon at 3:45
when Prof. e. B. T. Spencer, of the
college will speak on the subject OF
Thrift and Industry in the Home"
Fred Manatt is reported as very Ill
following an operation for relief from
appendicitis and the removal Of gall
stones, at hospital in Oskaloosa.
He is Grinnell boy, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. JEFF Manatt, of this city.
p. L. Beard, who Is in a hospital in
Marshalltown following q serious
operation, recovery from which was
retarded by relapse, is now report
ed as making normal gains. He was
formerly for years a business man
in Grinnell and still visits here with
regularity on business.
Mrs. D. s. Morrison is enjoying o
visit from Mrs. ]. Harden, Of Eldora
A notable family gathering took
place on Sunday at the Park street
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George c.
Murray In especial honor of three
nephews Of Mrs. Murray. and their
brides-Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Copley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pickens and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Pickens. Other
relatives present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
William Copley. Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Rickens. DIR. land Mrs. Hill and their
son Hugh, from Marshalltown: Alvin
and Glenn Pickens, OF Newton, ana
Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Kennedy, of,
GrinneIl.
SOiSS -. SAS0oudlu, STlnneII
boy but now Of Chicago, came to
Grinnell on Friday to visit his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Mcdonald,
OF this city. On Saturday evening
he and Miss nellie Hagedorn were
united in marriage at the residence
of the brides parents near Newton.
The groom Is graduate of Grinnell
high school, class Of 1912 and Of
Grinnell College in 1915. He was in
army service in California and In
Arkansas.
County Superintendent Estelle
Coon announces an inspirational in
stitute for the teachers of the county,
to be held in the high school buildins
at Grinnell on Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week, Oct. 20 and q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla J. Whitaker an
nounce the birth to them on Sunday
last of daughter, whom they named
Margaret Lougene.
Mrs. Laura b. Vanderveer, who has
been spending month at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Penfield, at
Little Falls, Mimi, Is again at her
home in this city. She was accom-
panied by her two daughters, Mrs.
Eva NJ. Card, of this city and Mrs.
]. w. Botdorf, Of Wellsville, Kan.
The members of the Grinnell Bap-
stist church are making improvements
in the appearance and the comfort
Of their place of worship. The heat
ing capacity is to be enlarged before
the weather becomes really cold, the
women have a neN range for the
church kitchen, and they have also
raised fund of $3.50 towards re-
frescoing the auditorium Of the
church.
Miss Mary e. Simmons, registrar
at the college, who begins on her
three months leave of absence this
week, announces her plan of rest
ing briefsly at home and then visit
ing Chicago University, Oberln, Ann
Arbor and Michigan Universities on
her way cast to take up some work
in the library bureau at Boston.
Mrs. r. M. Haines is having the
pleasure Of visist from Mrs Mary
kilbourne, who has been visiting in
the east and is now on herlway back
to her own home in San Diego, Calf.
Clyde Herring gave brief, dis
passionate, non-political, business
like address last evening before the
Community Brotherhood membership,
reinforced by members and
about an equal number of women.