Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-17
NEWS OF GRlNNELL.
The City Council and School Board
Hold Important Meetings.

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Hold Important Meetings.
Special to Times Republican
Grinnell, March 17.-Nlrs. L. j. Noll
returned last evening to her home here,
from visit to her sick sister in Ce-
dar Falls, and to her daughter Amy,
who is in the public library in Wa
teroo. Mr.. Noll went to MARSHALL
town yesterday to meet her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parvin re-
turned to their home in Davenport
yesterday morning, after a visit here
with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Eli Allen.
Paul C. Norris has sold his residence
property at 932 East street. to Jesse
L. Fellows. consideration not made
public Mr.. Fellows already owned the
corner lot north of the one he has
just bought. and 1t is r,lmored that he
purposes to build a $4,000 residence
on these grounds this summer. MI.
Norris gives possession April l. but IS
not vet making public his plans for
the future.
The delegates selected at the demo-
cratic caucuses of the city to attend
the convention to be held at Malcolm
on Thursday Of this week, are as fol-
lows.
First ward--Henry Bray Charles
Mehlin ]. +. Oswald.
Second ward-Samuel Nelson. A. J..
Blakely. Fred Schultz, Charles King
don.
Third ward-Beth Jenkins. Charles
Porter. G. H. verbeck, Louis Regain.
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Lewis. John Lee. John Mckeag.
Simpson played the return game at
the mems gymnasium here last night
and the returns showed Grinnell 40.
Simpson 10. At the end Of the first
half the score stood: Grinnell. %.
Simpson g. At the beginning of the
game Simpson forged ahead, and it
looked for few minutes as tho there
might be some question as to results.
But as soon as Grinnell got to work
and warmed up. the lead was theirs
and steadily maintained until the close
Of the game, the only question being
how large they could make the differ
ence in score Grinnell excelled in both
team work and basket throwing. Hy-
land refereed the first half. and
Schroeder the second. The lineup Of
Grinnell was: Carney and Klein, for
wards; zeigler, center, and McCarty
and McEachron. guards. The final test
will come on Friday night of this week
at the z M C. A. gymnasium at Des
Moines, where both teams will be on
ground less familiar chan their own
and the test will be one Of skill and
endurance
At the regular meeting OF the city
council last evening, the matter OF
granting the privilege to managers of
the proposed new railroad Of laying
their tracks on State street. was re-
ferred to special committee to assist
in the shaping of the resolution to em-
body the views OF the council. The
committee is composed of Councilman
III. I Davis and D. r. White from the
Fourth ward. John Ca npbell from the
First. and Charles. Porter from the
Third. The matter Of extension Of the
sewer on the east side was taken up,
and action taken looking towards call
for bids for having the work done. In
case of the short sewer asked for by
George Sampson and others. permits
sion was given the parties to put In
the piece asked for. The matter OF
having the names OF the streets put
into the plastic cement of the walks
as they are made IL receiving favorable
consideration at the hands OF the coun-
ell.
The school board met In regular
session last evening and reorganized
by electing DR.. s. G. Buck as presi-
dent, he being the senior member OF
the present board. A committee from
the mems club OF the Congregational
church appeared before the board and
asked that some action he taken to-
wards giving the pupils instruction
along the lines Of social purity, and the
board took the matter under advise
ment. The election " teachers will
probably be deferred. as IS the GUS
tom, until some time IN May.
The recent purchasers Of the Rick
ard. formerly the Swaney. livery stable
stock and vehicles. have announced
their decision to sell of the stock and
close UP the stable. They plan to auc-
ton off the stock at an early date
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Porter have
Just got fairly located in their new
home on the farm near Van Cleve,
which was taken in exchange FOR the
Porter Company's stock of goods and
the Harry NJ Porter residence in this
city. some weeks ago.