Heather and Curtis Bowen are new pupils in the grades entering Monday. Will McNabb and J R Hoffman left Thursday for a trip Cabool,Missouri on a combined business and pleasure trip. Mr and Mrs S E Cooper spent Sunday with his brother Frank and family at Woodward Frank accompanied them home Monday for the day. O Osborn and Ray Bodger were at Nevada Monday to receive their books and instructions for their work as assesors and will begin their work at once.Announcements have been received here by friends of Mr and Mrs Carl Sorenson of Ames of the birth of their son Elmer Harold on 3rd Jan 1917 Mrs Sorenson will be remembered as Miss Amy Foy' Neighbors and friends carried a surprise reception oon Mr and Mrs C O Conner Wednesday evening of last week at the Conner home to bid them farewell before leaving for Colorado Mr and Mrs Henry Herman entertained the following guests to dinner Sunday Mr and Mrs Sam Meyers and family Mr and Mrs Frank Maxwell and children of Bondurant and Roy Curry of Laurel,Iowa Mrs Clarence Frisbee of Grimes very delightfully entertained six Maxwell young ladies in a house party at her home Saturday night until Sunday night.Those enjoying the festivities were Lora Alverson,Jennie Thompson,Coral Sherman,Neva Shields.and Ruth Scott. Forest Allen left Thursday Henderson,WV where he will be united in marriage to Miss Kathleen to Miss Kathleen Couch of that place. They will return to Maxwell in about 2 weeks and will reside in the cottage Mr Allen recently purchased of George Olinger on North Main Street. Frank Baldwin one time merchant of Maxwell and Iowa Center passed away at the home of his daughter Mrs John Cole at GirdleTree Maryland after a short illness at the advanced age of 87 years. The remains accompanied by Mr and Mrs Cole were brought to Maxwell and after a brief service at the M.E. Church was laid to rest. in the Iowa Center Cemetery. Elaine s88897@aol.com