Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-11
The GrinneIl News.

SIiilicll, NOV. w Nitti ~
who bought the lunch counter business
at the union depot, u year or more ago,
of Carl Phelps, has sold out the bus
mess to Ernest Gortner, and will give
possession the first of December. He
plans to go to Peoria, Ill, and learn the
trade of watch making.
Miss Mary Lombard returned to her
home in this city yesterday morning.
after a four weeks visit with relatives
and friends in st. Louis. She reports
that Professor Richard d. Jones is eX-
pected here any day from his home in
Nashville, Tenn, to make the final ar
rangements and turn over the old j.
r. Grinnell homestead to the Powe-
shiek club, which purchased it some
months ago for club house.
Mrs. Martin Bressler returned on
Saturday last to her home in this city,
after visit of six weeks with a son
in Kansas City, brother in Arkansas
and two sisters in Missouri. She re-
ports very enjoyable outing, and
comes back with health much i'm
proved.
DR.. Evan S. Evans, who has been as
ISOLATED in practice for the past year
or more with DR.. C. N. Busby, of
Brooklyn, has announced his intention
of moving to Grinnell in the near flu
ture. and taking UP the practice Of
medicine. He is a son of Judge w.
u. Evans of Hampton, a graduate Of
Iowa College, class of 1902 and has
many friends here to welcome him and
his wife as residents of the city.
AT the next meeting of the Humboldt
society. which will occur on Wednes-
day. Nov. is. all who are interested
are invited to be present and listen to
Some Observations on the Election"
by Professor Jesse Macy. The society
meets In the English room at the coll
lege library building.
Grant Revfs had his right hand
caught by some machinery which he
was cleaning last Friday at the
Spaulding mandatory, and lost three
fingers.
The question Of street paving in
Grinnell is again in active agitation.
with the prospect of its accomplish
ment in the near future possibly
stronger than ever before. Very few
but admit a crying need for it in the
business portion of the city at least,
but most have been, and still are, re-
luctant to undertake it with the
present rate of taxation and the alb
solllte necessities i'm the way of city
that must be completed.
But it is conceded on every hand that
much preliminary discussion as to
methods and much preparation of the
streets for the reception of paving,
Lo 1>afo tln oof1 unrlS
can begin, and the present mayor and
city council have deemed lit wise to get
the earliest preliminaries settled as
soon aus practicable.
Another problem that Is up to the
city council just now and that must
have an immediate answer in order to
get the furniture and make the nee
essary preparations for occupancy, is
that of room suitable for holding of
the superior court which comes to
Grinnell, as part of the result of the
late election.
The north room of the old Ames'
building, occupied until quite recently
by the Grnnell Register. and for some
years before by the Grinnell Gazette.
has been rented to C. G. Doran and FL.
H. Rhine, who plan to open up a lunch
counter and short order restaurant.
A very enjoyable reunion took place
at the home of Mrs. Mary Howell,
much to Mrs. HoWelPs sur
prise, as she found on returning from
church that three sons and two dauglS-
tiers with seven grandchildren, had
taken possession and prepared the
MONDAY meal Mrs. Lettie Howell
Carpenter and baby, from Sully were
the only ones from out the city, Mrs.
Howell has two other sons, who are at
present out of the state.