Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
Grinneli and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Dec. 1.-THE December
meeting Of the Community Brother
hood is to be held at the Congrega-
tional church on next Tuesday eve
ming. Dec. IA. After the usual buffet
luncheon at 6:15 the address Of the
evening will be given by Harvey
1ngham. Of Dies Moines, whose topic
is announced as international Moral
ity." -
Hermon lodge of the Masonic order
of this city elected at the latest meet :
ing the following officers: Worthy
master, Frank Edge; senior warden,
M. @. Bidwell: junior warden, e. FL
son: treasurer, w. r. Moyle; score
tary, Ross Coutts.
The many friends here of a former
citizen OF Grinnell, @. II. Crosby. are
saddened to learn Of his serious ILL.,
ness at Denver, Colo. where he and
Mrs. Crosby have made their home
for several years.
Virgil Lidtka is in serious danger
OF losing his right index finger from
the mutilation he gave 1t while using
an axe with his other hand.
The women's committee Of the stu
dent endowment committee Of Grin
nell College is putting into operation
plan helping the endowment fund
and encouraging unselhshness at the
same time. Into a box In the lobby
outside the Quadrangle dining room
the extra dimes, quarters or larger
pieces that 50 often go for treats"
are to be dropped and the total nude
a Christmas gift to cheer the heart
of the president.
Rey. w. B. Wilson. Of Grinnell who
has served the Madison township
Church OF Christ as pastor for the
past eight years, has given up that
position ana been engaged to minister
to the Chester Center Congregational
church this winter, while the Madison
church Is to be served by James r.
Nichols, OF Des Moines. Il
The members Of the Rebelkah de-
gree lodge are gathering and packing
TOR shipment the fruits, jellies and
jams that they annually send to the
ODD Fellows home at Mason City.
They solicit contributions from all
members OF the order to be left at
the Ritter hardware store.
John A.. Flock, one OF the old we'll
known settlers Of this vicinity, is re-
ported as being Ill at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. A. D. Talbot, on
Eighth avenue.
w. F. otcheck, who has lived in or
near Grinnell for a good many years
and has been noted for his skill In
raising prize samples Of grains and
grass seeds. recently showed a sample
Of red clover sesd at the International
Live Stock Exposition at Chicago and
was awarded the board Of trade
trophy. By all accounts the competi-
ton was oxcitingly close.
Mrs. T. p. Riley. with her son,
started on Thursday to join her hus-
band, who went from this city short
time ago to take q position az expert
binder in Notre Dame University at
South Bend. Ind.
Two good farmers, N. e. Cotton and
F. j. Fenner, with their families, who
have been farming for some years
the H. s.. Barbes place near Grinnell,
are to move before long to two farms
they have rented near Boone.
Harry Hartle has given up his
lease Of the Light farm In Madison
township for next year and it has
been rented to Mike Blow.
While standing near the barn on
Thursday evening as a truck load Of
corn came up to unload, Everett
Sanger was caught by the slipping Of
the truck and suffered fracture Of
his left collar bone and some bruis-
Ing, but at latest reports was resting
and gaining. @@.5