Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-21
GrInneli News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnel. Dec a. Recruiting Of
ficers for the navy succeeded In
taking seventeen recruits from this
point to Das Moines yesterday for
their physical examinations. as fol-
lows: Charlie. Howard. Art Paul.
Bernard Fister, John Griffin, Charles
Owens. WIFI Adkins. Ben Cooper,
Leonard Reams. w. n. Ramey, Ray
Owens. Mathew Stanley Smith. Fred
Howard. Noel Osborne and Noah os-
borne. Three OF these hail from
Brooklyn. The boys Expect to pass
their examination and receive n ten
days furlough to spend the holidays
at their homes. after which they go
to Mare Island for three months of
training, leaving there in early June
for cruise that embraces points
Of South America. Australia and
Honolulu.
The Poweshiek county board of
supervisors sold $4,000 worth Of
Bear Creek district drainage bonds
to the white Phillips Company of
Davenport at about $4,000 below
par. which deficit Is made up by IN
dividual subscriptions from inter
ested property owners In that dis
trict in order that work may begin
as quickly as possible, Mathews
Brothers have notified the superW-
sors that they are loading their
machinery in Wright county and will
soon be In Poweshiek to prepare to
take Immediate advantage OF work
ing conditions. They have the con-
tract for district No. 2 and are likely
to take over that for district No. l.
Alexander B. Manson spent Christ
mas, 1917 in Grinnell witA his WIZ
and two daughters. Before the next
Christmas came round lie was In the
Y. NJ. c.. A. work with the army in
France. He has very recently re-
ceived his dicharge and is now at
home here to enjoy another Christ
mas with his family, other relatives
and many friends. He brings with
him the special commentator OF Eng
lish and French officers for the
quality of work with the soldiers He
Is undecided as to his future but
may return to the same line Of uses
fulness.
Rev. e. W. Cross. pastor OF the
Congregational church OF Grinnell
has been notified tina. his services
will be in demand at Des Moines, on
the 31st OF the present month. in the
performance Of the marriage cere-
mony that is to unite Miss Florence
Fisher, OF Grinnell, and Murray D.
WEIGH, of New York City. Miss
Fisher is the librarian OF the Stewart
library Of this city.
Mrs. 7. ]. Smith. with the view OF
moving to Cedar Rapids soon, has
sold her residence at 1922 Broad
street to e. ]. Hadley. Mr.. Hadley
has traded his present residence
| property at 1915 Elm street to Ed
| Newcomer, OF Newburg. who na>
heavy business interests, in this city
and plans to move herr. later in the
season.
Announcement is made Of the mar,
riage be on the 2Sth instant OF
Miss Helen Walker to Mr.. Wilcox, OF
San Francisco.
Michael Patrick Garrigan is re-
ported as making very satisfactory
| recovery from an operation for re-
lief from appendicitis, at st. Fran
CTS hospital here. He is the young
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gar
rIgan.
A. A. Foster is visiting relatives
and friends at IlnPorte City, Tiptor
and Davenport but plans to be in
| Grinnell at Christmas time.
| Miss Margaret Moyle entertains to
day In honor OF Miss Gladys Need
ham whose wedding day has been an
nounced to be Thursday. Dec. 3d.