Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-28
News of erinnell and Vicinity.

Special 10 Times Republican
Grinnell, Oct 2S.-Mrs Eli Stagg left
yesterday morning accompanying her
sister who has been making an ex-
tended visit here. 20 her home in cen
trail New York expecting TO spend sav-
eral weeks in visiting relatives and
friends in her former home.
Prof. c. H. Horn has just had ne
pleasure of a brief visit from his broth
er and cousin who are on their way
back from the Seattle exposition and
the cities along the coast. They started
Yesterday morning for their homes in
central Michigan.
The supreme court has Just rendered
a decision affirming the verdict of the
district court at MonteZunaa in the case
Of Jesse D. Jackson against the city
Of Grinnell. Jackson claimed to have
been injured in the foot by defective
sidewalk and sued for $500 damages.
The jury gave him 5000 and this is sus-
tanned by the supreme court. This IS
one of the cases that led the mayor
las year 10 order all old wooden side
walks that We're liable TO put the city
in for damages torn out promptly and
many pieces of property had no walk
]
10 have all furnished with something
of a permanent nature. Other suits
Of the same nature had been decided
+ against the city before this accidea,
4 happened
( The Grinnell Laundry Company has
moved into the new quarters provided
/ in the old arlnory on Fourth avenue
/ The Improvements to this piece OF
I property recently made by the Spauld-
ings and the filing and grading of tbs
avenue preparatory to paving there
! have made very agreeable change If
! that part of the city.
The new Brande apartment house
4 just east of the Baptist church which
4 is to be decided ornament TO that 10.
cation and is the first of its kind in th+
! city is nearing completion and will bs
occupied in the near future.
Marshalltown and Grinnel higf
/ schools are TO try for supremacy on tnc
! gridiron at Ward Field in this city OF
Saturday afternoon beginning at :
/ O'Clock.
The Mutual Home Loan and Saving:
Association. which has for some Ten o,
Twelve years been large factor in the
growth of the city in the interes
primarily of the working men and the
man of moderate means. and has nov
over q quarter Of a million dollar
loaned on Me homes of the people o
PoWeshiek county. has depositors o.
both ocean coasts OF this country an
recently received money from an OIL
depositor VINO is now in the Philip
pines. and it has sent money TO Berlin
AS a helpful organization for its HON
city it is 9. model.
j. r Cravath stopped in this city o,
Monday to make brief visit to hi
parents, DIR. and Mrs. s. A C,ravath o
his way TO his home in Chicago afte
an outing in Colorado His family vi
return TO their home later in the sea
J SON
The potato problem seems to be
serious one in this city The HON
crop is short and of those shipped i
, many seem to be worthless from tn
J effect of the recent freezing weathe
, that touched them while still in tn
ground. A car load recently receive
by one of the merchants was so badl
affected that they were refused unit
the shipper had come and made a sal
isfactory adjustment
Mrs. w. H. Davidson, of this cit,
recently had very happy birthda
her husband having surprised her wit
, a fine new piano and her many friend
having made her a surprise visit bea,
> ing gifts of permanent value and
feast Of good things.
Mrs. Nancy Rouse goes tomorrow I
spend the winter with her cousin {
Litchfeld. Ill.