Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-16
The GrinneIl News

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Grinnel. April 16.-Tlle marriage of
| Miss Leah Lawn Talbot, formerly of
| this city, to Mr. William BurI,itt Brush,
| took place at Ocean Park, Cal, at 8
o'clock last Sunday afternoon, Rev.
| Frank Z. Brush, ia Their of the groom,
officiating. When the family lived In
! Grinneil Mr.. Brush was mail clerk on
the Iowa Central He is now engaged
with the Alfred Doge Co. The bride
| is a sister of the Talbot brothers here
and in Brooklyn.
/ p r. Blodgett started yesterday
morning for a business trip in the Da-
| kotas and from there he expects 10 go
to his future home in Duluth, MINI.
/ Mrs Mabel Morse Clark returned on
| Wednesday from visit of several
months in California. Miss Edith Boyer,
| who went with her, still remains on
| the coast.
| President D. F. Bradley went to Fay
| cite yesterday morning, where he was
| one of the judges on the debate between
Carleton College of Mortified, Mimi,
and Upper Iowa University, to take
place last evening, upon the question,
Resolved: That the importation of Chi
be prohibited.
Edward Jones has resigned the Office
of first lieutenant of Company * and
Walter j. Nicely has been elected by
the company to take his place.
Hon. h y. Walters, of West Liberty,
was present at the funeral of H. A.
Waters as were also Mr.. and Mrs. g.
w. Griffith, of Fontanelle. and Mr.. and
Mrs j. H. Prall. of Des Moines.
1t Is reported on what seems TO be
good authority that attempts to get
workers of any prominence, outside or
the present county seat, to influence
signers of the petition to also sign the
remonstrance in the matter OF reIoca
tion of the county seat meet with
practically no success altho very strong
pressure has been brought to bear.
Even in Malcolm the leading men who
did not sign III petition refuse 20 sign
the remonstrance or work Tor IL. All
of which seems to indicate that 1t Is
q county question and not a simple
Montezuna and Grinnell proposition,
and that the majority of the voters on
the county consider 1t only fair that
the issue should be squarely met at
the polls in the general election.
The board OF review finished the first
mart of its work on Thursday even
ing and adjourned till April %.
At a meeting OF the city council. also
held on Thursday evening, 1t was voted
to paw off three of the water bonds and
interest on water bonds. amounting to
sae25. Septic tank warrants TO the
amount of 1928 are also to be paid.
Grant Inman appeared before the
council and offered to sell to the city
the lot adjoining the water tower ana
the frame building on the lot, wh1ch ne
now uses for a planning mill, Tor $sVV
The matter was referred to special
committee, consisting OF Burroughs
White and Goodrich. to report next
Monday evening. Mr.. Imam wants To
sell that he may get larger piece OF
ground for the location of his new
planning mill, and the lot offered is, by
it's location, of special value TO the city.
A. ". Child has just bought the fine
Van Potion resident property on
North Broad street, which he expects
"a occupy as a home about the middle
of June
On account of the severe cold and
the high wind no game was played
Yesterday between the league and col
lege teams, as previously scheduled,
game is expected this afternoon.
s.. III. Newton has sold his interest In
the Arbor Lake rights and privileges to
John f. Hastings. who is now prepar-
ing for the rush of pleasure seekers
sure to come when this winter weather
shall have gone.
At a recent meeting of the school
board c. w Vessel was employed to
oversee the work of construction of the
new high school building. Some
changes in plan We're also made by
which part of the work already done
must be torn down and rebuilt. After
that there is no reason why the work
may not be rapidly pushed to an early
completion.
Preparatory work to the erection OF
the new Carnegie library has already
begun. Mr.. Zitterell. the contractor,
gives assurance that the work will go
on as rapidly as possible from this
time.