Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-06
The Grinnsll Letter.

L. D. Mintle, the price paid being Sis
an acre. Part of the farm is quite
broken land
Ny. and Mrs. B. F. Hostetter and
their daughter plan to start on We'd
nesday for the Seattle exposition
spending most of the remaining sum-
mer in that region.
Ralph Garner, of the class of 'o9
Iowa College, has returned from the
Lake Geneva convention. announcing
his plan to make the Y. NJ. c. A. work
his for life. He expects TO return to
Lake Geneva soon, to take training
for his work. He reports Murray Elan
nagan. who was for time very seri-
ousiy i'll from a plunge into a cold pool
too quickly after athletic exercise. as
recovering much better than was ex-
pected, and he will probably be able
TO leave the lake in a couple of weeks.
In addition 10 all the other large
things that Grnnell is doing this sum-
ner for her own Improvements, the
propect has been placed before the
I Commercial Club OF building here a
packing plant requiring from $4,000
TO $4,000 capital TO build and equip.
This matter was presented 10 the club
by T B. Bump, who has been extern
sively engaged in buying and butcher
ing cattle and hogs for the home mar
ket for many Years, and who has a
wide range of knowledge of what 9TH
er cities and towns are doing in this
respect. The impression is given that
the GrinneI Provision Company, with
which Mr.. Bump is connected, would
take a generous slice of the stock in
such a company if formed. The sub
ject has awakened considerable inter-
est among business men of means and
has been referred TO the committee on
new industries OF the Commercial Club
for a full Investigation and future re-
port.
The meeting Of the prominent bust
ness men and property owners with the
council. On Saturday afternoon, regard
ing the changing Of the width Of paw
ing on the streets that receive the bulk
Of The travel coming into the city from
the country. West street. Main street
and Sixth avenue. resulted finally in
+ the council sending kilograms 10 all
! parties who have announced their in
tention Of bidding on the paving con-
tract. 10 withhold their bids until a
letter reaches each bidder explaining
Inc situation. and making a new date
Tor the receiving and opening OF bids
The showing by the property owners
was 50 strong that the prospect is we'll
/ nigh a certainty that the width Of the
paving On these most used streets will
I be thirty feat in place OF twenty-tour.
as al frs. decided
J The Twilight League games on the
diamond are going ulerrily on, when
the rains will permit. and some excel
lent sport in that line is shown by the
clubs. The present standing and per-
centageS are as follows: Clerks 80 {:
Windsors. $50: Standings. ss-;
Farmers, .333, Flremen. $50; Company
K, go
". T Marvin. who. with Mrs. Mar
Win. has been in Peoria, H. for the
past YEAR learning watch making. has
returned % this city and gone into
business With j. W. Robinson.
Miss May Bes-or, professor Of Latin
in Fargo College. y D. vas the guest
last week Of Mrs. Paul T. Peck, 81 this
city
Al The district convention Of tbs
Epworth League in Montezuma. Grin
nell vas selected a. The place OF hold
ing The rext district meeting, and the
following lis- u officers vas caosa-
President DR.. 2. ". Frahm Of Peila.
first vice-p president. Miss Edith sud
low; second vice president, Miss Annis
Smith, Of Oskaloosa: third vice-prss.
ident, Miss Flora Walker. Of Grinnell,
fourth vice president Mrs Alice Car.
rett of Peila: recording secretary. Mis-:
Hazel Scott IF Grinnell; corre.pondtn:
secretary and treasurer. Rev. L'7yt
Tenant of Rose Hill The following
were delegates from Grinnell 70 =;
meeting just closed: Jennie Handy
Hazel Coutts, Jay Wilson. Vera Wrasa
Blythe Cessna, Edward Equire. Don4l'
MAR. Hazel Scott, Violet Steaks. I.ens
Sprague and R4v. Elias Handy.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Trdangen, Of thi!
CITY. announce the birth % them Of
Saturday, July 3, Of the fourth son am
the eleventh child of their family
The memoirs Of thu searchligh
Club tne oldest and one Of tha iarges
and most prosperous Of ne women.
clubs 9f this city. planned picnic 70
them selves, their hsubania and fa7
invited guests, upon the college canpu
for yesterday, but the steady rail-
drove them into the comfortabl
quarters Of the armory. About ninet.
were present.
Never in the recent history of Grin
nell has the day OF universal hrework
and noise passed off 50 quietly as yes
terday. Thee. killing rain of Sunda
) continued thru Monday, and all nois
vas deadened. and fireworks seemed I
: be too damp to go off. Many out-ot
door picnics had to be called off o
. taken into houses. and the usual tide 0
travel 20 other cities and nearby town
: seemed TO have dwindled very largel,
. All business houses were closed all da,
: For some months the subject of IN
: formation of a city band has been un
. der consideration. and the band lorna
: ton has been practically completed ]
: was expected that the initial concer
would be. given in the park on tn
evening at Saturday, but owing {
: some failure in making the proper ligf
. connections, it was postponed. AS 500
as the weather will again permit tn
band will be in evidence.
Assessor A. c. Price who has bee
taking the school census, reports thu
while the work is not yet quite com
pleted, he is safe in saying that the,
are about fifty additional children
!, school age in the city over the numbs
y found last year.
The body Of Mrs. NJ E. Black We
brought here yesterday morning fro
Ottowa, Kan, where she died of asti
ma, at the age of 40 years The fur
eral took place at 10 o'clock this NOR,
}; ing from the home of O. w Black, we
al of the city. services being conducted /
!: Rev T. B. Hughes, of the Method
I; church. Mr.. and Mrs. Black former
" lived in this city. and Mr.. Black was