Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-28
THE eRiNNELL NEWS.
Sewer Bids Let--TaIk Of New Rail-
road is Revived.

TO6O nONIN0os
Special to Times-Republican.
Grinnell, April 2S.-Rev H. N, Das-
comb, of the Congregational church of
this city. has been selected as one OF
the judges in the oratorical contest
of the Northern Oratorical league, to
take place at Iowa City next Friday
evening The following universities
will be represented: Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Michigan, Northwestern,
Chicago and Oberlin.
AT special meeting of the city
council for that purpose, bids for the
extension of the sewer in East Grim
nell were opened, and the construc-
ton of 1920 feet and of 200 feet OF
extension of water mains, was let to
the r. c. De La Hunt Company, OF
Cedar Rapids, at total cost of $14,444.
1t was also voted to buy enough six
we'll No. 8, and to finish the casing
of well No. 2, at a bid of SIC per foot
w. j. Rapson has gone to attend the
meeting of the Congregational Broth
erhood at Detroit, and to visit relatives
and friends in that vicinity.
At the most recent meeting of the
Women's Home Missionary union of
this city, the following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. c. H. Horn; first vice
president, Mrs. w. j. Suckow; second
vice president Mrs. c. j. Preston;
third vice president, Mrs. H. K. Edison;
recording secretary, Mrs. Alfred koe.
mig: corresponding secretary. Miss
Kate Shumway; treasurer, Mrs. A. w.
Bartlett; assistant treasurer, Miss
Mary Chamberlain.
Talk about the Waterloo. Pella 4
Southwestern railroad, which has died
out in this region since the latest and
last attempt to vote tax to its aid
in Grinnell township, has been again
hopefully revived by the appearance Of
Manager E. A. Harris, of Pella after
his visit to New York, where it is con-
tidently asserted, he made arrange
ments for financing the road.
At the latest meeting of the school
board Of this city, Principal c. c. Ball
was reelected and his salary increased
to $1,000. Mr.. Ball came here the first
of the year 1908, to take the place OF
Principal Griffith, who went to Wa
terloo.
DR.. Cogswell, a homeopathic physi-
clan who has been practicing in Tole-
do has removed to this city.
Much praise is given the Institute
and Calocagathian societies of the
college for the production of "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" and to the
members of the cast for the delightful
Interpretation of it at the Colonial last
Saturday evening, as also to Prof. j. +.
Ryan for careful supervision and drill,
and to Prof L. G. Pierce for the ex-
ceedingly fine orchestral acccmpani-
ment of the Mendelssohn music.
The funeral of Mrs. Inez Daugherty,
who died at her home Sunday morn
ing Of pneumonia, at the age of 70
years, took place this morning from
the home Of her sister. Mrs. Ira F..
Goodrich, Rev. Elias Handy. of the
Methodist church. officiating. Mrs.
Daugherty leaves husband and little
daughter but two weeks old. She was
born in Poweshiek county, where her
parents, brother, and a sister survive
her, and many friends mourn her un-
timely death.
The funeral Of Mr.. George Perry,
whose death in Arizona was noted in
these columns some days ago, took
place here yesterday.