Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-04
THE GRINNELL NEWS.

witness unusual displays.
THE GRINNELL NEWS.
Prospects for Gasoline Engine Fac
tory Good-Local Notes.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, April 4.-The Business Mems
Commercial Exchange met last evening
in Center school building to consider
a proposition in regard TO the establ;sh-
ment of factory for the manufacture
of gasoline engines. Only a few We're
present. Some of those most interested
in the project We're detained by other
business matters, but a committee was
appointed to investigate carefully and
.eport at meeting called for NEXT
Monday evening. This committee con-
'sists of Messrs Stewart. Morrison and
spaulding. The amount required to
satisfactorily start The enterprise is
600, and 1t was freely asserted after
the meeting that that amount of stock
could easily be sold.
Something over $4,000 has already
been subscribed to the opera house
stock.
The contract to erect the library
building was let yesterday by Mr.. Stew
art to J. S. Wilson for slO.lsO.
w. L. Culbsrtson, of. Panora. Iowa, a
former student in college, came to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Larrabee on
Tuesday
q "A. G. Harris and Thomas Harris, OF
Montezun,a, were in town yesterday on
their way to lola, Kas
Mrs. w. p. Arthur. of Montezuma. is
visiting with her sister. Mrs. j. E. Bay
er and Mrs. Park Skinner.
Squire j. b. Bryan has moved his of
flee to rooms over Marvin Bros
An insolent tramp terrorized the east
end of town last evening. He preferred
TO call at the front door of residence.
and Indignantly refused any offers of
food, demanding money instead With
money he said ne could be independent,
so far as 'bummng the lump was CON
cerned- With the warm weather tramps
VIII become more numerous. and even
row scarcely a blind baggage" comes
or goes without tramp passenger.
What is the matter with having mu-
nicipal stone pile?
The Lotus Club met at Ar,nory Han
last evening
b. j. Carney went to Omaha this
morning for a few days business trip.
Following is the schedule of games
for the base bah season of the Grnnell
College team:
April s--Grinnell vs. osteopaths at
Nirksville, Mo.
April 9-Grinnell vs. Missouri State
University at Columbia. Mo.
April 10-Grinnell vs. Missouri State
University at Columbia Mo
April 11--Grinnell VS.. Central College
al Fayette. Mo.
April l2-Grinnell We. Central College
at Fayette. Mo.
April ls-Grinnell VS.. osteopaths at
Kirksville Mo.
April 27-crinnell VS.. Iowa City at
Iowa City texhibitiom.
April so-Grinnell VS.. Highland Park
College at Grinneil
May 3-Grnnell VS.. State Normal ait
Cedar Falls.
May ls-Grinnell vs.. Simpson at In
dianola.
May s2-Grinnell vs. iowa at Grinneli
tleague).
May 24-Grinnell vs.. Still College at
Dies Moines
June Grinnell vs. Ames at Grinnell
lleague).
Juns s-Grinnell VS.. Cornell at Mour.
Vernon lleague).
II. \. Pillsberry chess champion, did
not arrive IN time for the Wednesday
afternoon performance. arriving at 6 80
- nj. In the evening Mr. Pilisberry
played ten games Of chess and six
games of checkers, besides taking a
hane at duplicate whist OF the ten
games of chess he Won eight, drew one
ard lost one In checkers he won four
and drew two. The following players
took part: Chess--Jacobs. Clark. Fow-
Ter, Cox, Thayer. Clark, Jefferson. An
derson. Hammond and Knepper. Check
ers-E Ellsworth Millisan, Byerly. Clay
Porter and WATSON.
In the chess games Mr.. Hammond by
careful play secured a win Mr. Jacobs
secured draw. In checkers Messrs.
Clay. Of Gilman, and WATSON, of Mar
shalltown. Secured draws.
Cuban Constitution Constructors.
Havana, April IA secret SESSION of
the Cuban constitutional convention
vas held Monday. A resolution from the
Planters Association recommending the