Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-13
The GrinneII News,

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, May 1S.-Prof Alfred f.
Koenig, who was recently ordained
here as a minister in the Congrega-
tional church, has resigned his posi-
ton as instructor in German in Iowa
college, to accept a similar position in
the University of Minnesota. his work
here TO close at the present college
year
Drilling on the deep city we'll No.
has ceased, as the required depth of
2o25 feet has been reached. The eight
inch temporary casing for protection
While drilling, is now to be Withdrawn
and, after some roaming out Of the
lowest few hundred feet is effected, the
work Of putting in the heavy six inch
cast iron permanent casing. will be
undertaken. AS this part of the work
is an entirely new undertaking for a
well of such great depth and with pipes
OF such great weight, the process will
be watched with unusual interest by
both the drilling company and the city
officials. All present indications are
that success will at last crown the
persistent efforts of the city with a
f satisfactory source OF pure water
The annual business meeting of the
unit board of Iowa College was held
on Tuesday evening last, and the fol-
lowing members We're elected to serve
/ for the next college year: Halle Fer
suson, Helen Durham. Mabel Welch
Jean Barber G. Danforth, E. L.
Nelson and G. A. Clark. ]. n. Hall
was elected as editor and NJ. McMurray
as business manager and the new
board started out with the motto, "a
bigger and better Unit"
B. V. Ruff is visiting for a couple of
weeks with his daughter. Mrs H D.
Hockinberry, at her home in Des
Moines.
After two full months of hard la
Dor in the moving of the heavy ma
chinery and the stock from Ottumwa
to this city the Grinnel Pad and
Blanket Company has completed the
change and the motors are now busy
making the machinery hum all over
the new building. A carload or two
Of finished goods was shipped from
this point even before the machines
We're all installed From thirty to fifty
hands are kept constantly employed,
and there is likelihood of their need
Ing still greater working force. Mr..
G.. C.. Janney, the president, plans to
build him substantial residence, with
modern conveniences, in the Janney
addition, some time this summer.
The city council has not yet sue
ceeded in finding exactly what they
think they must have in the way of a
city engineer to plan and oversee the
important new work that is to be I'M
dertaken here this summer. At the lat
est meeting of the Business Mems As
ISOLATION, resolution of confidence in
the council in making this selection
was unanimously passed, and Of Will
ingness to sanction such an expendi-
ture for the salary as will secure a
thoroughly competent man. But there
is a constant disposition on the part
of large number of the prominent
property holders, to urge the speedy
selection of an engineer, and the be-
ginning quickly of the preparatory
work of which there is a vast deal tc
be done before the laying of paving
can begin as many of the blocks to be
among the first to receive paving, will
have to have foot or more of the
surface removed as starter.
AT the regular monthly meeting Of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety yesterday afternoon, in the par.
Tors of the Congregational church, Mrs
e. F. Childs introduced an interesting
and educative novelty, in bringing in
five girls dressed in the native cos.
tunes of the countries represented ant
telling the story Of the lives they were
supposed to lead.