Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-18

! Grinnell. Dec. 1S-As' was reported
! in these columns al the time, the Con-
gregational Brotherhood at their No
vember meeting had under considera-
ton the subject of tuberculosis and the
proposition to take the preliminary
Steps towards establishing a county
hospital if the plan met with the ap-
prevail of the physicians generally over
the county and the general sentiment
could be sufficiently aroused. The COM
mittee appointed at that time to inter-
/ View the medical men mas just reported
. that the outlook is not very encourag-
! ing just at present The matter still
seems of so much Importance to the
brotherhood here that they will keep
up the agitation and. if the esta blish-
ing of county hospital is not ultim-
ately found feasible the plans may be
changed to those for a special city hos
pital for Grinnell.
| Mayor kemmerer and the city coun-
Gil have issued public notice to the
citizens of Grinnell that a petition will
| be circulated asking the council to call
a special election to vote on the propo-
sition to issue bonds of the city to the
amount of $4,000 for use at the water
works and in extending and charging
the water mains. The distribution of
this fund will be as follows: $1,000 to
pay for we'll No. 4, now nearly COM
pleted: $4,000 for extension of mains;
| $4,000 for an additional air compressor
by which water is lifted from the wells
into the receiving tanks. At the pres
ent time there is but one compressor
and any accident to that would bring
the city face to face with a water fam
inc in very short space of time. The
growth of the city and the constant
| expansion of the water system has
greatly increased the work put upon
the one compressor now in use and
greatly increased the liability of break
age or other accident and SO the need
for an additional one is imperative
This special election may only be called
on the petition of a majority of the
qualified electors of the city based on
the last general election, and requires
a two-thirds majority of the voters at
such election. The water problem is
one of the most important and serious
the city has to consider.
Chris NJ. Schultz sold his farm in
Malcolm township last fall to Henry
Mithelman and has just bought the
Fritz Gruhm farm in east Malcolm, of
lis acres, to which he will move next
March.
j. D. Humbert is looking after the
business affairs of the Grinnell Vehicle
4 Company in New Mexico for a limited
period.
Mr. Hill Smith with his wife, two
sons and three daughters have come to
Newburg recently from thir former
home near Belfast, Ireland Their
daughter, Miss Lizzie Smith came to
this country several months ago and
has been making<her home in Grinnell.
Mrs. Smith has a sister also here, Mrs.
Robert Madill, of Newburg
Mr.. John Rist, of Newburg. is very
i'll and very little hope is held of his
recovery. His daughter, Mrs. Mabel
Warren, of Monmouth. H., has recently
come to see-and help care for him.
The home missionary convention of
the Methodist church held in Fairfield
this week was attended by Rev Elias
Handy, District Superintendent c. L.
Stafford, and Delegate L. E. Jacobs
from this city.
MIR. and Mrs Clarence Stark, OF
Newburg. announces the birth at their
home of daughter.
Mayor and Mrs. l.. D. Kemmerer. OF
this city, plan to leave on Tuesday
next to spend the holidays with the
parents of Mrs. Kemmerer in Magnolia
Ark.
Miss, Lucy Planath and Mrs. George
w, Simmons have returned to their
, homes in this city after a visit at the
home of their brother. j. w. Planalp
in Storm Lake.
Mr.. Ira c. Beeler of Washington
, township, is a raiser OF good hogs 81
the Red Duroc variety as attested by
D sale he has recently made of fifty
head that brought him s1,12O These
hogs were delivered at Jacobs Switch
and the buyer was J. c. Copeland. The
hogs averaged $50 pounds in weight
md brought cents pound, tho one
n the lot weighed $50 pounds. These
fifty hogs comprised but five litters
> # early pigs.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Jay Of this city
! announce the birth of son at theil
home.
O. K. Cole has vacated the Spencer
residence on Main street and moved
his goods and family to Chicago ant
DR.. o. F. Parish is preparing to move
into the vacated residence.
Mrs. H. D. Wadsworth plans to leav,
this city for Oklahoma next week ant
!. will spend the winter there at the HON.
of her son.
H. c. French, of Des Moines, refere.
in bankruptcy, has called a meeting O
the creditors Of the Grinnell Pad ant
blanket COmpany recently adiudge(
bankrupt, to be held at 10 o'clock O