Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-27
THE GRlNNELL NEWS.
Special to Times-Republican.

Grinnell, Jan. 27.-Company X has
received five new recruits recently,
which shows that interest is steadily
growing. The members of the COM
pany like to have visitors at their regu-
lar Monday night drills.
About the first of the month the
George 4. Sullivan Commission Com
pany, of Chicago, will occupy the store
room now occupied by Z. r. Potter
with his musical instruments. r. O.
Burke, who has been operator for the
Postal Telegraph Company at this
place for the past few weeks, will be To-
cal manager of the branch office in this
city.
Miss Orella Moore has taken Miss
Ada Goods place in Rinefort Bros
hardware and grocery store.
Quite a number went down on the
morning train to Brooklyn to attend
afternoon. Among them were most of
the lawyers of the city. Several mem
bers of the bar from other towns Joined
the Grinnell party here.
The. board of health held a meeting
last night which was the last of a series
of three to pass an ordinance that has
been prepared for the board OF health.
1t is an Ordinance for the protection OF
public health, and recommended by the
state board OF health for the adoption
by the cities and towns of the state of
Iowa." For the purpose OF this ordi-
nance quarantine shall be deemed to be
the placing upon such conspicuous
place on each building. hall, lodging
room or place wherein exists a contagi-
Gus disease, as will best protect the
public health, of a cloth or card not less
than eighteen inches square. having
imprinted thereon in large letters the
word Quarantine" the name of the
disease, and the words, "No person shall
be permitted to enter or leave these
premises except as provided by law,
while quarantined. under the penalty
provided by law" The sick person
must be separated from all other per-
sons, If possible. and from all persons
except those in actual attendance. All
persons are to be completely excluded
from the premises. No person can
leave said premises except the attend
ing physician without n permit there
for signed by the mayor. No article that
has been used on or about the person
SICK WIFI IL SlOuS VI illlGGtlOoo
disease shall be removed from the sick
room, nor from the premises, until the
same has been properly disinfected.
The ordinance takes up all forms of
diseases and provides for the removal
of the cause. Heretofore the quaran-
tine for scarlet fever was lifted after
seventeen days. but this ordinance
makes the time that quarantine shall
be maintained in each and every case
thirty-fiye days, which makes 1t just
twice as hard or the families quaran-
tined where only one member is sick,
and that only a day or two at the start.
This ordinance lakes up nearly four
teen pages of typewriter matter, so it
can be seen with what energy all dis
ease germs are to be fought in the city
of Grinnell in the future.
Mr.. L.. T.. Woodruff, of Magnolia,
Mimi. who has been visiting his som,
A. d. Woodruff, for a number of weeks.
has decided to return and live with his
son here. He has beer called temper
arily 70 Magnolia.
The Congregational church is to have
a new organ, and also they are pian-
ming for an extension to the church.
Mrs. Stage left last night for New
York for a visit of a few weeks.
James Boswell Is in a precarious con-
| ditfon, and is reported very low
The new club house is being agitated.
1t will consist of several rooms. all NICE
Nv arranged and furnished. They will
have bowling, billiards. pool room, and
most any kind of enjoyment one can
wish. The only part of the plans not
vet clear is the money part, which is a
serious proposition Just now, when ev-
erybody is seeking to- borrow tosinvest.
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