Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-02
The erinneII News.

Special to Republican.
Grinnell Aug 2-Word has been re-
ceived by the relatives of ex-Mayor
Samuel Nelson, of this city, of his safe
arrival at mis- old home near Belfast,
Ireland. after a very pleasant trip
across the Atlantic. in which he was
not troubled with seasickness, and he
reports his present health as excellent
Mrs. Harry H. McHose. with her
four children, plans to start from her
home in this city to join her husband
at town near Billings. Mont, on the
2oth of this month. Mr.. McHose has
been for seven months in charge of a
tile factory there.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Houghton, IF
this city, are having the pleasure of a
visit from their SON, j. n. Houghton, of
Edmore, n. D.
A L. Frisbie, oof the Grinnell Her
aid, is taking his vacation, in company
with Mrs. Frisbie, in visiting relatives
at Des Moines and Northwood.
One of the notable annual events in
connection with the Baptist church of
this city is the summer picnic. 1t is
planned this year for Wednesday of
this week, and is to take place at
Matteson's grove three or four miles
from the city. The entire congregation
old and young, usually participate, and
4 hayracks and other conveyances are
always on hand to carry the people.
| The talk in many of the newspapers
at the present time about the adapt
| ability of Iowa soil and climate for The
growing of alfalfa brings to the minds
of those who saw the crop last year thf
experimental quarter of an acre grown
by Mr.. Glenn A. Taylor, on his farm
half a mile east of the fair grounds
Mr.. Taylor took three cuttings las
year. and has had one this summer
and the prospect looks good for an
other, or more, altho a part of thu
patch gives evidence that the weed!
have overcome the alfalfa.
Since the action of the city council
on the evening of July 2s, in lettins
the contract for the paving of 92,00i
square yards of the city streets, The
force of the street corner argument ha
left the general question over the hes
kind, and the relative cost of the diff
ferent kinds of paving, and now cen
ters on the total cost to the individual
property owner per front foot of hi
property. A reliable estimate from
parties familiar with the figures make
the total cost of curbing, gutter, ex
cavation of seven inches in depth o
surface of street, paving front of lot
and his share of the cost Of the stree
intersection, to be 1915 for the owne
of lot IS feet frontage on the pave
street The man who owns a corne
lot with street paving to be done Of
both sides, and with his fourth of al
alley intersection included, will pa
about four times that sum.
Attorney S. HI. Crosby, of this city
who is chairman of the Septic Process
Protective League, has been informe
that a suit has been started agains
the city Of Knoxville by the Cameron
Company. for infringement of thei
patent in the use of the septic process
The city is prepared to fight the cas-
in the courts, and, in such action, vii
: have the backing of the league. MI
Crosby has also had a communicable
, direct from the agent OF the Camera
Company, practically threatening sui
against other cities in the league, @
which Grinnell is one very largely in
terested. AS Grinnell has had to stan
the loss of about $1,000 already in
suit for damages to private parties b
the disposal Of its sewage, anythin
pertaining to further cost by way G
law suits becomes at once of keen In
terest to every tax payer in the cit,
Attorney w. r.. Lane, of Des Moine
: has been retained by the league to de
fend in case the suit against an
member of the league is pushed to
conclusion