Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-10
NEWS OF eRlNNELL.
cumnins to Address People April 30
Other Items of Interest.

Other Items of Interest.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnel April 1O.-Mr John D
| Smith died here last night at 1880 al
| the home of his brother n-law, Mr.
| William X. June. from which place
the funeral will be held at . O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. +. j. Hadley are re-
joicing in the birth of q son at thei1
home.
ELI Allen has been confined to his
home by sickness for the past week OF
more, and is reported now as being
little If any better.
Mayor Wiley has published a call
for bids for the construction Of 49,
400 feet of sewer of vitritied sewer pipe
and cement, and thirty feet of iron
sewer pipe, and of 1S,4OO feet of waite,
main, according to plans and speciii-
cations in the office of the city clerk.
Bids are to be opened on the evening
Of April 20.
Passion week will be observed by
special services in the Congregational
church next Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings. Services are
also scheduled at the Methodist
church.
Mrs. H. w. Spaulding has had the
pleasure of a brief visit from her sis
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ardson, of Lowell Mass, who are just
on their way home from a visit in
Texas.
Public announcement is made that
all arrangements have been completed
and Governor A. B. Cummins will be
here to address the people at the
Colonial on the evening of April goth,
1t is hoped that the governor may ar
rive here in the morning and address
the students Of the college and of the
high school, but this is not yet definite
ly settled. A Cummins campaign club
has been organized in this city with a
view to pushing matters vigorously in
that direction, till the political issues
president of this organization, r. p.
Marvin secretary and f. w. Thackeray
treasurer. Mayor E. b. Wiley, w. j.
Rapson and /. S. Bailey We're appointed
committee on finance. Following are
the committees selected to aid in maxi
ing the visit Of the governor to this
city a success: Music, E. b. Brande;
ushers and chairs on platform, II. F.
Lanphere; advertising, A. l.. Frisbie,
T. j. Bray and l. s. Bailey; on seating
platform. j. e. Medley. A. L. Frisbie.
j. j. Corrough: reception, G. w. Car
ter, /. S. Bailey, j. f. Neeley, T. j.
Bray, H. F. Lanphere. j. ]. Corrough,
w. c. Hastings, H. w. Spaulding, j.
H. Patton, Alex Fraser, B. T. Vestal,
A. L. F'risbie. p. G. Norris. ]. H. 7.
Main, Jesse Macy, E. B. Brande. c. L.
Roberts. J. H. McMurray, Jr.. e. w.
Clark. Jr., L. ]. Carroll, John Goodfel-
low. r. G. Coutts. w. j. Rapson and A.
c. Lyon. President H. r. Main, of
Iowa college, has been selected as the
presiding officer at the meeting. Gordon
Granger Post G. A. r. has been invited
to be present as an organized body
and occupy seats on the platform.
AT the meeting Of the city council
the ordinance regulating the exits from
public buildings of the city, was
pa ssed. Reports from the city officers
and committees in charge of special
funds We're approved. and the following
were made by the may
or: City engineer H. Simmons; engi-l
ne.rs at water works, D. McBlain and
T. N. Plum; street commissioner S.
Burnside.
The number of citizens who We're
present yesterday afternoon and eve-
ming at the opening reception of the
city hospital, gave some indi-
cation of the widespread and intense
interest the people of the city are talk
ng in this enterprise so much and so
on:y needed here. While the hospital
lad, to all outward appearances, been |
literally supplied with all necessary
articles before. nearly every visitor
yesterday had some additional gift for
he comfort and pleasure of those who
nay be compelled to be guests at this
lew home for the sick.