Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-04
The GrinnelI News.

Special to Tlmes-Republican.
Grinnell, Dec. 4.-The National Sales
company, which recently acquired the
hardware stock formerly known as the
Rinefort stock, and situated in the
| Spaulding block. began yesterday clos
| ing out the remnant of the stock at
auction, but finding it moved too slow
| ~, stopped the sale and packed up the
goods remaining, for shipment to some
other locality. Thomas Bell and B. Fl.
| Woomer have taken over the plumbing
business. and will put in an entirely
new stock and continue in the base
ment of that building, making spec
| ialty of heaters as we'll as of plumb
| ing.
| zibe Elliott, who has had extensive
| experience in the express business in
the office of the United States Express
company in this city, under agent W.
S. Roby has been appointed to sue
coed Mr.. Roby In full charge of the
business, and. has been furnished with
a fine horse and wagon to take the
place of the one so long familiar to
Grinnell citizens, which was the per-
sonal property of Mr.. Roby.
A new and beautiful memorial win
dow has recently been placed in Her
rick chapel on the north side. indi-
eating the esteem and affection felt
for Professor Simmons, who died In
1900
Grinnell lodge l. O.. o. F. has just
about completed renovation and re-
fitting of the spacious lodge room on
Main street, which will add greatly
to the comfort as we'll as the pleasure
of the occupants. Hereafter the lodge
will keep the hall for it's own use. and
ether orders that have heretofore
rented it. are now given notice that
they must look mp other quarters. The
members are justly proud of their ex-
cellent and costly improvements.
Palestine Chapter 101. r. A. NJ. has
elected and installed the following Of
Nelly, E. H.; J. Fl. Skeels, *; o. +.
Parish. S; A. F. swaney, c. H.: Eu-
gene Henely, P. S.; John Sanders, r.
A. c.: C. w. FL. Boyer, G. NJ. Bird v;
w H. Shahan, G. M, End v; H. 1.
Yeager, G. NJ, list V; w. S. Roby,
treasurer; w. j. Rapson, secretary.
Poweshiek county is well in the lead.
If not actually at the head of the pro-
cession, In the construction Of cement
work for culverts and bridges. having
just completed about $4,000 worth of
that work for the season just closed
r. L. Mortland of Montezuma, the
contractor who has had all the con-
crete bridge work of the county in
charge, says that but four townships
in the county have not yet had the
benefit Of this kind of bridges. Some
of the bridges thus built have had
spans of over thirty feet in successful
operation. Tt is said to be a question
of very few years, when nothing else
will be in use for that purpose in this
county. and the supervisors count then
upon having the bridge fund practi-
cally wiped out of existence.
DR.. u N Hibbetts is in Burlington
today, his name appearing on the pro-
gram of the Third District Osteopathic !
association, in session there. His sub
ject is "Open Parliament Tumors."
w. NJ. Parsons. a graduate of Iowa
College class of 'S7, and later q resi- |
dent of this city, and financial field
agent for the college, was in the city
for a brief time recently, on his way
from Muscatne to his home in Min
neapolis. He is field secretary Of the
Y. M. c. A., with headquarters at
Minneapolis and territory extending
from Milwaukee to the Pacific.
Miss Blanche Jacobs and Mr. Manly
c. Satchell We're united in marriage on
Tuesday evening at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and MRS. L.
Jacobs, Rev. Elias Handy officiating
1t was quiet home wedding. with
some twenty-five relatives and init
mate friends present. Those from
abroad were Joseph Jacob of Tilton,
Mrs A. L. Coburn of Brooklyn, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Higgins of Audu-
bon county. The newly welded pair
will make their home on South Broad
street. this city.
At the meeting at the hospital in this
city last Tuesday evening of the Powe-
shiek County Medical society, S. G
Buck was elected president: c. E. Har-
ris. vice president: and c. D. Busby OF
Brooklyn, treasurer and secretary, for
the ensuing year.
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