Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-02
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of schools there.
The Rock Island shipped ten cars
of stock from this point on Sunday
last, of which five were credited to
John Goodfellow, three to III. M. Bray
e. Sons, one to Charles Cessna, and
one to Ernest Mintle.
Professor and Mrs. E. II. Scheve
have terminated their summer vaca-
ton. and are once more in Grinnell
where the professor is very busy with
preparations for the opening of col
legc.
AT the latest meeting of the city
council, the contract for furnishing
coal for the use of the city, was
awarded to Wilson, jacobson q Hast
ings. Mayor Wiley, who goes to OF
tunwa on the 18th of this month to
attend three days session of the
Iowa League of municipalities. was
given power to select a member of the
city council to SO with him as dele
gate from this city. The report OF
Councilman f. p. Marvin, who was
sent as a delegate to the meeting OF
the Septic Process league, which met
at Des Moines on the 26th of August
septic tanks should unite in resisting
the demands of the Cameron Company
for a royalty, and give them the OPP
portunity to sue and determine their
rights in the courts. If the company
should do this and win, the city OF
Grinnell would be liable for about W.
900 and costs.
The degree staff of the Pythian Sis
tiers, that exemplitied the work before
the grand lodge at Oskaloosa last eve
ming. consisted of E. G. Paine, captain,
Stella Mason, musician, Mesdames
Alma Wilson, w. H. Wesco. b. G.
Paine, C. B. Bryan, NJ. L. Scott, j.
Wilson, A. c. Dickerson, S. Buchanan
C. l.. McNally, and Misses Ruth
Sickle Mabel Golf, Anna Wogt, Juila
vogt, Mildred vogt, Kate Wilson ana
Jennie Wilson
In the readjustment of the manage
ment of the Thompson Brothers Com
pany for the manufacture and sale Oh
the Speed washing machine, Hon. ..
LYMAN of this city, was made presl-
dent of the company in place ot ). y.
Thompson, of Newton, resigned, ana
]. L. Fellows was elected secretary ana
treasurer in place of Chester Sloana-
ker. OF Newton resigned. j. e. Good
rich. of this city, was elected general
manager. H. e. Lanphere was ap-
pointed by the new treasurer as assist
ant treasurer. Manager ]. G. GOOD
rich was also appointed by THE secre-
tary as assistant secretary. The busl-
ness is now on we'll settled founda-
tion and the company will begin f1lllng
orders from his factory within a very
few days. The present board is made
up Of the following: j. ?. Lyman, or
Grinnell, president; j. L. Fellows. OF
Grinnell secretary and treasurer; j. u
Thompson, w. F. Phillips and Chester
all OF Newton, other direc-
tors.
Mr.. and Mrs. IIalsey and two chill
dren, who have been visiting at the
parental home here of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Goodfellow, returned ito their
home at Toledo yesterday morning.
Professor and Mrs. S. j. Buck and
Professor Edith Buck, Of the State
Normal School, have recently returned
from a very pleasant and healthful
outing of two weeks at Colorado
Springs. Miss Buck returned to her
duties at the normal yesterday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. C. Morse expect to
move into their fine new residence at
the corner of Elm street and Eighth
avenue in ABOUT two weeks from pres
ent writing
w. c.. Staat, of the Merchants Ma
tional bank, has gone to Chicago for
weeks outing and visit with mother
and sister, while Mrs. w. C. Staat is
away on visit to her parents In
Wichita, Kas.
Harry Belden, who has been on an
extended "trip in the interest of the
Belden Manufacturing Company in the
far west, has returned to his home
here for an indefinite stay.
The annual Grinnell fair opened yes
terday with fine prospects of success.
An excellent exhibit in the machinery
and live stock classes is certain and
many other classes are fully represent
ed The plan inaugurated this year OF
having no "deadlleads," even the Off
Gals of the fair being required to have
ury TO an extent not experienced in
recent years.
Word comes from Montezuma OF
deal in real estate in that place that
will be of interest to all citizens of
Grinnell, who have occasion to visit
the county seat, in which James A.
Hauser trades the large brick hotel
of that town to James Webber for 100
acres of land southeast of Montezuma.
Mr.. Weber is said to be an Old timer
at the hotel business and good one,
and patrons of the hotel from this
vicinity are hopeful.
DIR. and Mrs. l.. G. Lemley have
returned from visit of some days
with. the parents of Mrs. Lemley, IN
Richland.
A, o. Price, the efficient recorder OF
weather conditions for this vicinity
from the government Instruments
gives the following as the summary
for August: Mean temperature, 100;
highest. 90; lowest, AS; this average
is IL below normal of the past ten
wears. Rainfall $50 inches, being lSo
inches above normal for ten years
past. Greatest fall of rain AIS in nine
hours. on the 18th. Mr.. Price has re-
sirned the position he has so long and
faithfully occupied.