Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-14
THE GRINNELL NEWS.
Special to Times Republican.

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Grinnell, April 14.--Attornsy Charles
w. Clark, of Montezuna, was in town
yesterday on professional business.
A. A. Engstrom, of Rock Island, was
i'll town yesterday. Mr.. Engstrom made
Grinnell his home last year while trav-
cling for a dry goods firm.
Hugh Alexander is he!ring at Wires
Candy Kitchen. He was formerly at
the Metropolitan.
Harry Yeager bought the Arnold
property on North Broad street for ST.
500. Mr.. Yeager expects to remodel the
house. add pia2Zas and -cpafn't and pa
per some time during the summer. AT
present the house is occupied by Mrs.
L. r. Sales and family.
Mrs. j. S. Mills will return tomorrow
from Mason City, where she and her
little daughter are visiting Mr.. Mills.
Miss Henneck returned from Gr-un-
dy Center, where she Was called some
time past because of the death of a
friend.
Walter Fellin, of Sigourney, is spend
ing the day in town with friends. Mr..
Fellin is making a trip OF several weeks
length visiting relatives and friends in
Iowa and Illinois.
Editor j. s. Trigg, of the Rockford
Register was in the city yesterday,
spending the day with his son Paul,
who attends the college. Mr.. Trigg has
just returned from the editorial excur-
sion thru Texas and the Indian Terri
tory. He reports Texas 20 be a state of
boundless opportunities. The rice belt
is in good cultivation; a,tho agriculture
at the south is not very systematic. As
a rule the buildings and improvements
on the farms are rather slovenly. Mr..
Trigg says the northern element is rev.
olutionizing conditions at the south, but
that the negro prObbam is a burden on
that section Partial disfranchisement
and practical education sAch as Booker
T. Washington stands for is the only
thing to draw the colored population
out of the mire and make him u stable
and Industrious citizen. Mr.. Trlgg
spoke of the rental system, which is a
drawback to agriculture. The genial
editor left for his home to take UP his
duties yesterday.
The city fathers met last night, with
Mayor Jenkins in the chair. Minutes
OF former meetings of April read and
Ex- Mayor Spaulding pre-
scented &. petition to have four-inch
water main put in Spring street ait 21I
feet south of Fourth avenue. The petit
tion was referred to the water commit
tee. A petition presented by citizens of
the township and of Newburg, asking
for better service by the Interior Tele-
phone Company, was referred to the
electric light committee. Moved that
the salary of the superintendent of wa
tar works and sewage receive $55 per
month and that he devote all his time
TO the service under the supervision of
the council and the cllairlnen of tina
several committees, and that he give
bond of $1,000. Carried. and j. c. Good
rich was elected unanimously. The sal
airy of the street commissioners was
fixed at $50 per month. There We're
three candidates and II. c. Smith was
elected. Council adjourned.
The board of equalization met ami
continued reviewing assessments, in
letter d. Board adjourned till tonight
at o'clock. They board finds 1t has
too much work for nigh. sessions and
1t is preparing to hold day sessions,