Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
NEWS FROM GRlNNELL.
Public Improvement Association Takes
Up Hospital Project Again.

Special TO Times Republican.
Grinnell, March 1S-The public
| Improvement association" held it's an
nual meeting Monday evening and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President. Mrs. E. b.
| Wiley; first vice president. Mrs f. S
Edge: second vice president Mrs. p
G. Norris. third vice president. Mrs
j. H. p. Robson; secretary Mrs. w.
S. Roby: treasurer. Mrs. Angie Valeau.
Over two years ago the first really
practical move towards securing
public hospital for the city came from
this body, who saved and gave to this
enterprise some time ago. 5000. The
project was temporarily dropped from
the activities of the association in view
of the pressing need for all efforts to
be turned towards raising the endow-
ment fund for the college, but when it
was recently revived. the cash. which
had been slowly accommodating for its
help was ready. and there will he more
to come from the same source. altho
just at present no definite pledge has
been given.
Rev and Mrs. E. III. Warning, from
Oskaloosa, spent yesterday in this city
visiting their son. E. S. Warning
The large stock of hardware sold
but little over a year ago by the Rine-
forts to Clack and by Slack recently
to Mr. Curry, of Missouri is Just now
being invoiced to complete still an
other transfer to II. S. Rayburn. from
Newton, who plans to take possession
as soon as the invoice is completed. 1t
is said that land was a part of the
consideration in the present deal. Mr..
Curry has not announced his plans for
the future after closing up his business
in this line here.
The latest move in the interest of
the Waterloo. Pella & Southwestern
railroad is to get a third petition from
the farming community of the town
ship. and hold another election in an
attempt to vote tax sufficient to
meet the $4,000 now lacking to fulfil
the latest requirements of the pro-
moters. The work of securing this
sum from the farmers by voluntary
subscriptions for stock is said to be
slow, uncertain and unsatisfactory in
results, and it is thought that many
who were unwilling to vote the heav-
Ter tax will not object to the small |
amount any one will be called upon to
pay under the changed conditions.
The following births at a distance |
from this city are of especial interest |
to people In C;rinnell and vicinity: |
Sons, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Brush, of |
West Liberty: Professor and Mrs. F..
L. Herriott, of Des Moines, and Mr.. |
and Mrs. G. w. Preston, of Anita.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage this evening, at the home of the
bride, at Newburg, of Mr. F. A Barnes
of Montezuma, and Miss Mabel Mox- |
ley.
Mr.. Samuel Petit has resigned his
position as superintendent of the
Spaulding factory, closing his work
last Saturday, and the new superin-
tendent, Mr.. S. A. Douglass. from
Freeport, ILL.,, is now in charge No
public announcement has been made
Of MIR. Pettit''s plans for the future
Mrs. B. j. Carney is having the
pleasure of a visit from Mr.. and Mrs
q. w. Kelley. of Chicago.
Judge Wilcockson opened court yes
5erday morning at MonteZuma. Sew
sral cases of interest to the residents
If this city are found on the docket
hat of the First National Bank against
R. r. Rust, to recover on note for
5000 said to have been given by j.
J. Johnson. assumed by Charles Find
ay after the death of Mr.. Johnson.
md later assumed by Mr. Rust. The
ase of T. G. Cessna VS.. George "
Torn. failure to fulfil contract in the
elivery of some cattle according to
,lleged agreement. carried up from
Justice court in Chester some weeks
go, is also on the docket. Criminal
asses from here are Ellsworth Mincer
or resisting an officer, and Glen Bee
er for assault and battery r. C.
wilson, j. D. Smith and Robert Gray
re on the grand jury, and R. A. Ter
ell, j. ]. Mullin, j. S. Steaks, William
Vrage, Ed. Parish and Samuel Mel
on. Jr., are summoned for petit jury
uty