Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-18
The Grinnell News.
Special to Times Republican.

Grinnell. April 1s.-The republican
caucuses in the different wards OF the
city on Friday evening. last gave an
opportunity for quite a little maneu-
vering for the choice of delegates as
between Blythe or Cummins men. not
withstanding the fact that at the coun-
ty convention it cuts but little if any
figure. The result was practically Il
solid Cummins delegation from the
First. Second and Third wards. and a
solid Blythe delegation from the
Fourth ward.
The Macy Club meets tonight IN
Goodnow Hall. The principal topic for
the evening Is the Panama canal, the
subject being discussed by PROFESSOR
lWyckoff. w. e. Paul and II. w. Ley
enberger,
Grinnell citizens are to be congratu-
lated upon the purity of the water
supplied by the two deep wells for
their use. Frequent tests have been
made and always with very satisfac-
tory results. A report recently re
oeived from Ames signed by r. r.
Buchanan says: 1.-The results OF the
meteorological test of the city water
are as follows: Inflow of reservoir.
average Of plates. o.: reservoir. average
of plates, 10 per cubic centimeter; ef-
fluent of reservoir. average of plates.
100 per cubic centinleter. These tests
show that the city supply Is Of mos,
excellent quality so far as bacterio-
logical content is concerned"
The family of Rev. A. ]. Bruner, who
has been the pastor of the M. e.
church at Kellogg passed thru Grim
nell Saturday morning on their way to
Macon City, Mo-, where they expect
to live thru the summer. Mr.. Bluner
went with the car containing his
household goods. Mr.. Bruner is Il ma
tive of Virginia, and his family con-
rections are In the south, and he pre-
ferred to have his pastoral connection
with the NJ. E. church south rather
with the northern branch of that
church.
Presiding Elder ]. c. Willitts, of the
Oskaloosa district, came up on the
morning train Saturday to preside at
the quarterly conference at Sonora.
Presiding Elder and Mrs. Willitts
start for Los Angeles. Cal, q week
from next Monday AS delegates to the
Methodist Episcopal general confer
efce, which holds its quadrennial ses-
sion In that city.
Rev. j. O. Thrush, pastor of the Con-
gregational church of Webster City,
was in Grinnell yesterday and con-
Quoted vesper services at the chapei,
while his place was filled at Webster
City by President Dan F. Bradley.
Saturday was an ideal day for base
ball and the game between the college
and league teams was the best played
of the SERIES The result was victory
for the league, the score being to i.
Owing to the fact that two games We're
missed last week because of unfavora-
BILE weather, final game will be played
today.
Rev. w L. Clark pastor of the Pres
byterian church of Montezuma, passed
thru Grinnell on his way to Chicago for
ten days of rest and recreation He
will spend most of the time at the WI
mona Association In Indiana, where
from 10000 to 10000 people cong1egate
each season.
In the Northfeld- Fayette debate,
Carleton College against the Upper
Iowa University, at which President
Bradley presided, Fayette won the Yer
dict of the judges by having the right
side of the questions, even If it should
not be conceded by merit of argument.
The question was we'll handled By both
sides but with anything like equality
in debate the decision as above WIS IN
evitable.