Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
G-i-neil ,nd Vicinity,


Grinnen, March 16.-Mrs. II. Fl,
Morris, OF this city, in company
with her sister. Mrs. d. r. Morgan,
who had been visiting her here for
the post month. plans TO start to-
morrow for Tiiisktwa, H.. for a
week. visit with another sister. Mrs.
Morgan makes her home for part OF
the year with her son in Algona.
James s. Rollins reports his son L.
in-law. Sherman Buchanan, of near
Montour. as improving slowly in the
! hospital at Marshalltown. where ne
has undergone three operations with
! in the past few weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Buchanan lived in Grinnell for a
number of years and have many
friends here who are much interested
in their welfare.
| j. c. Stocks died at the family
home. 903 Prince street. on Sunday
| evening after some months of suffer
! ing from heart trouble originally in
! Quoted by Rev. f. w. Cross, pastor
! jury. Funeral services were held on
| Monday afternoon at O'Clock, con-
Quoted Zy Rev. z. W. Cross, uastor
of the Congregational Church, of
which Mr.. Stocks has been long a
member. The body Is TO be taken 10
| the former home Of the family at
Nashua. John Cyrus Stocks was
| born in Illinois in 1851, the family
moving 10 Iowa in 1854. He taught
school for thirty years, took up bee
keeping in Nashua in 1856, and NOV
/ ed to Grinnell in 1901. He married
! Effe Potter in 1878 and they became
! the parents of three children. OF
whom Mrs. John Eighme. of Pomona.
No. is the only one living. Besides
| wife and a daughter and three
grandchildren he leaves a brother. z.
| E. Stocks of Buffalo, Wyoming, and
a sister. Mrs. Ellen Stone of Beaver
| Dam. Wis.
| Miss Emma Clay died last evening
at the Community hospital after a
long period of gradual decline in
| health.
| Haworth Bray. who won honors In
the local declamatory contest with
| his presentation Of 'Biff Perkins,
will have a chance TO make good in
the sub district declamatory, contest
| including twelve schools, at Knox
vile, on Friday evening of this week,
He Is in the humorous section and
should he win there, will be given a
| trial in the district contest.
An intensely interesting educative
lecture was given last evening 10. the
auditorium of alumni recitation hall
at the college by Prof. George H
Blakeslee, of the chair Of history and
| international relations at Clark Uni
versity.' Worcester, Mass. The topic
was problems of the New Map o!
Europe" r-
Grinnell welcomes the return Of
former residents here in the persons
! of Mr.. and Mrs. D. II. Wilding and
| family. who have been living fol
some time in Newton. Mr.. Wilding
| is a machinist.
| Mrs. Everett Brown is having the
! care and comfort OF her mother. Mrs
Fred Keller who has come from ner
home In Deep River to help in the
present Illness.
Mrs. Charlotte Johnson, of Chi
cago, has been visiting her father
Henry Johnson OF this city. On Sat.
urday she, In company with Mrs. Z
z. 3. Scheve and Mrs r. B. Nc
Lemon, of this city, went to Oska-
loosa to attend the midwestern con-
ference of the fellowship Of recon
Citation.
Grant Ramsey and family had a
brief farewell visit from Mrs
Ramsey's brother, Paul Proctor and
his wife, who start soon for theil
home in Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs. Lena Lynch stopped on hel
trip from Boston. where she has
spent the past year, to Oregon, tc
visit at the Cecil Lynch home ir
Grinnell
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Buchanan are
enjoying visit from their daugh-
ter, Miss Fanny Buchanan, who
comes from her work in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Patton an
uounce the birth to them, on Sunday
morning last at Community hospi'
tai, of a daughter.
Chief of police Keeton thinks HI
has found. thru the factory where
the auto was built, the owner Of tn
car that was recently found deserted
on the west county line of Poweshies
and is awaiting confirmation from
the supposed owner at Sioux City.
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