Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
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THE GRiNNELl NEWS.
Number of Changes. Both in Business
and Residence Districts.

Special to Times Republican,.
l;rinnell. March "a newcomer
named Swartwood, from Illinois, moved
Yesterday into the Bartlett place. for
merry the McHose property, one mile
factory site, where, with his wife and
son. he plans to make his home.
jeff Manatt. who sold out his barber
shop and business last year and went
to California for the benefit of his
wife's health. and later settled in Colo
RADIO, came back to this city yesterday
morning and will spend a week or two
at least. visiting old friends here.
S. Il. Peck. who sold out his interest
in the pharmacy. conducted since that
time by w. Il. Mullins. about year
ago, and who has been in Sheridan,
Wyo.. returned to the city yesterday to
ship his household goods to Rverton,
in the southern part of Fremont coun-
ty, where he will settle and engage in
the drug business. With which long eX-
perienee has made him we'll acquaint-
cd
j. w. Harpster is moving into the C..
Il. Miller house, 1888 West street, which
he bought some months ago. and I. $.
Mason, from west OF Newburg. is NOV
ing upon the farm vacated by Mr..
Harpster.
Chester township will hold a repub-
lican caucus beginning at = o'clock
Thursday afternoon at the town hall at
Chester Center, for the purpose OF
electing delegates to the county con-
vention to be held In this city on the
following Friday.
Another business change goes into
effect Immediately. by which the re-
pairing work and outfit of II. G. Shaw,
who succeeded the original Handy
Man." passes into the possession Of
William c. Robinson, who has long
been connected with that line of work
MIR. Shaw will continue in the electrical
work, which he has found profitable.
and Will retain his line Of monographs
and records.
l.. Il. Martensen. who last year built
a fine new residence at 1882 Main
street, and who has been for twenty
six years connected with Davenport
house in the dry goods line. and is one
of the directors of the company, has
recently rendered his resignation. Ii
accepted he will probably soon quit the
road. altho his future is yet undecided.
He plans to go soon to Oklahoma to
look after some business interests.
His many friends sincerely hope he
may not decide to leave Grinnell, nor
has he any desire to do so.
c. III. Woodiwiss, who bought
pleasant little home at 603 First avenue
when he began work some three years
ago with the Fowler creamery here,
will remove his family soon to New
burg, where he has just taken charge
of the creamer. and will sell or rent
his residence here.
A caucus has been called for Thurs
day at Searsboro at the grain office Of
John Baker to elect three delegates to
the county convention here the next
day.
A. F. PIERCE and his son Austin are
on their way to California, where they
will work at selling vehicles for the
Belden Manufacturing Company of this
city.
William Slack, who recently traded
his extensive stock of hardware here
for a large farm in Missouri will re-
move from here with his family to the
farm next week, where they expect to
make their home.
G. G. Benson, son of Rev. DR.. Ben
son, of Brooklyn, a graduate of Iowa
College. and who has had employment
as government surveyor for some time
past, visited friends in Grinnel on his
way to the Copper river region of
Alaska where he will open a govern
ment surveying office.
A. O. Price. the government author
fty OH weather for Grinnell. reports
February to have been an exact dupli-
cate in temperature of the preceding
February. the mean being .5ia degrees,
The mercury ranged between below
zero and 30 above. While the precpita-
ton was a little above normal and the
snowfall about six inches