Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-03
Daily GrinnelI Letter.
il to Tim es-Renuhlican.

Special to Tim Republican.
GrinneN, Aug. 81. A, Stone is
building an addition to the rear of his
store on Broad street, to be one story
in height, and 96x40 feet in size. To
this addition he will remove the goods
that have heretofore been carried on
the second floor of the main building
The second story of his building is
then to be fitted up for the lodge room
of the Masonic brethren, who have
been occupying Jointly with the
Knights of Pythias the rooms over the
present Grinnell Register rooms The
knights have also made arrangements
to move their lodge quarters, and will
occupy the spacious rooms over the
Grant Ramsey store on Main street
The action of the citizens here, fol-
lowed by the official action of the city
council after thorough investigation
and mature reflection, seems to gain
some additional justification by the re-
ports brought back by some of the
Grinnell tourists. who have just re-
turned from visiting several cities on
and near the Pacific coast They report
! that at Portland they found bitulithic
paving in use. and giving the best of
and that the price paid for it there was
little higher than the contract price
just made for Grinnell. The tax pay
ing returned tourists are therefore
quite we'll satisfied with the final ac-
/ ton of the council on this matter
| Mrs. Catherine Dumbauld died at
her home in the north part of this city
on Saturday last. from old age and
excessive exhaustion from the heat
The funeral took place yesterday and
the body was taken to a cemetery near
| Talna.
Another business change is noted in
the sale of her interest in the millinery
business by Miss Alice Wineman to hel
business partner, Miss Emily Manatt
Miss Wineman retires from the bust
ness because of i'll health, aggravated
by close confinement.
Boyd & Bray, of this city, have filed
a suit in behalf of the Fairbanks Morse
Company of Chicago, against the Grin.
nedd Pad and Blanket Company, fol
the replevin of electrical machinery re.
Gently placed in the factory of the de.
PENDANT company, when they moved
their business here from Ottumw;
some three months ago. The case il
set for the August term of the superio,
court here.
William Barr, a son of Mr.. and Mrs
r. A. Barr, of this city, a graduate o
Iowa college and later instructor il
chemistry here, but for the past tw'
years in the employ of one of the larg
est drug stores of st. Louis, has recent
~ been elected to a professorship ii
the Iowa State College at Anes.
Rev w w. Woodburn and fa1nil
are spending a two weeks vacation a
Port Byron, ILL.,. having started for tina
point Yesterday. Church services a
the United Presbyterian church wi
be suspended for the Sundays of hi
absence.
Miss Mamie Petit has gone ITO Chi
cago for a, visit, before taking charg
of the domestic science work in tn
public schools of Lockport, ILL.,,
which position she was elected som
months ago.
Mr.. J. L. McIlratf, of Hartwick WIN;
some time ago, bought the residenc
and FIVE acres of ground of E. J. Had
ley, of this city, has been here recent
making arrangements for the remove
of his family to their new home her
= on Sept. 1.
u Attorney A. G. Lyon, his sister, Mis-
Edna May Lyon, E. W. Clark, Jr., Mr.
Edwin J. Bray and Miss Alma Chris
tan made UP party for a house par
ty visit to the Mrs. Valleau cottage g
Okoboji Lake, last week.