Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-11
Grinnell News Letter.

Special to TimeS-Republican.
Grinnell, June 11.-Another manu-
featuring industry has been quietly
adding itself to the various ones all
ready fully established In this city.
since Mr.. Frank koht moved here last
fall from Reinbeck and engaged in
small way at first in the manufacture
of cloth gloves. Associated with him
is Mr.. George Cooper and the business
is carried on under the name of ''The
Fabric Glove Company" The company
plans to have ten sewing machines at
work as fast as they can be installed,
several of them being already in active
operation.
The Windsor Club ball players of the
Twilight League of this city won the
first league game of the season on
Monday evening last, from the
"Spauldings,' by a score of to 5. 1t
was FIVE inning game. as all these
summer games are scheduled to Be,
and the Spauldings made their runs in
the last half of the fifth.
At the recent meeting of the city
council in regular session, the war
rant was ordered that puts into the
possession of the city the ground on
which stands the pumping station
which has heretofore been held only
by lease, with the privilege of purchase
from the college. The mayor was auth
orized to purchase enough four-inch
water mains to supply seven blocks
that have been supplied with small
| pipe only o. B. Mathews, who owns
| the gas franchise and represents the
| Peoples Light and Fuel Company, pre-
sented a plat showing the location OF
! the gas mains as proposed by the COM
| pany, for the sanction of the council
Prof. L. F. Parker presented his res
/ ignation as trustee of the Stewart IL
brary, which was accepted, and R. B.
Work was appointed to fill the vacan-
cy thus created. Rules and regulations
made by the Ladies Cemetery Associa-
ton were read and approved.
Miss Katherine Macy started this
morning for Bergeley, Cal, to join her
parents, who have been there for the
past six months. After spending the
summer there, they plan to return to
Grinnell, visiting Yellowstone Park on
the return trip.
Miss Alice Jones and Miss Mary Ma
ben will spend their junior vacation
in Yellowstone Park, having started fol-
that locality this morning.
w. L. Anderson, of Newton, con-
Quoted the first service of the Sunday
school recently organized in the Ken
Union chapel in Madison township, ant
the following were elected as officers
L. villair president; Clarence Scran
ton, secretary; Minnie Doty, treas
urer.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Carlson, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Charles Rose and Mr.. Erik Lar
son have gone to Gutenberg. Sweden
to spend the summer in visiting oil
friends and familiar scenes in the LAM
: of their nativity. Their friends ii
Madison township gave them a fare
we'll surprise party. The party sale
1 from New York on the steamer Unite
States" yesterday.
At the last meeting of the CONNER
cial Club of this city, prof. H. w. Nor
ris was elected secretary, and tn
membership of the eight standing com
= mittees was named.
E A. Wadsworth sends back wor
from the land drawing at Shoshon
Idaho, that he has been able to dra
lucky numbers for the following.
. this city: Messrs. Hostetter, Ricke
o. Skinner, Jay, Cotter and Morrison.
H F. Lanphere. cashier of the Cit
zens' National Bank, S. j. Pooley, casl
Ter of the Grinnell Savings, and j.
Woodwork, of the Spaulding Nam
featuring Company, are attending Il
state bankers convention at Waite