Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
erlnnelI arg Vicinity.

Grinnell, Aug. 3.-Dr. Emma Cross
land, who was obliged to leave her
practices in this city last winter because
of illness, has been visiting her sister
in Boulder, Colo, and, having entirely
recovered her health, plans to resume
her practice in this city in September.
improvements n going on at a fair
pace in Lincoln addition to Grinmell on
the south, which was opened a little
more tina a veal ago. The city re-
sponded some time ago to a petition
for a surface sewer thru the In
the north part and is now considering
the extension Of the water mains to
accommodate. the increasing population
Of that quarter.
The coal contract for the city water
works was awarded TO Wilson, jacob
son & Hastings at $3.50 for mine run
and $3.50 for steam coal, delivered at
the pumping station on Main street.
The bid Of the Grinnell Fuel Com
pany was the same as that of Will
son company but the complete salts
faction given by the latter in the con-
tract of last year is the reason given
why they were given the contract.
City Clerk A. c.. Hartman was
granted, at the meeting Of Monday
l1l&IDI, d NddClIOIl HUN hlS OOilllIilllS
labors for two weeks. The city coun-
ell also passed a resolution at that
meeting asking Judge ]. P. Lyman, of
the superior court, to provide a clerk
for that court and relieve the city
clerk from that extra burden, he hav-
ing all he can do to look after the
rapidly increasing work Of the city
Mr.. Josiah Miller has Just received
word Of the death of his brother, Rev.
George Alpha Miller. an eminent min
lister at Syracuse, N. Y. He was well
along in years, being almost 80, a
graduate of Williams College and Of
Hartford Theological Seminary, and
had lived in Syracuse for the past
twenty years.
Mrs. w. F.. Hutchinson, whose home
is on Seventh avenue, was badly scald-
ed about the a ce and eyes thru the
sudden lifting of a tight lid from a
bucket Of hot water sitting on the
stove. Tho the burns were very pain
full and fear was entertained for the
safety of her eyes she seems now to b.
ON the road to complete recovery with
out having any remaining to tell
Of the accident.
Weather Observer d. w. Brainard
makes the following report Of weather
for July: Greatest maximum, 100, on
July "a; maximum average, 1913; mini
mum average, 61.5; mean average,
75.7; rainfall, 1872; thunder showers in
the vicinity on seven days with very
little II any here on those days; the
coolest nights were on the 18th and
18th with mercury at 81: greatest rain
fall in n day, .s5; 10 clear days, 2
cloudy and II partly cloudy.
Work has begun on the grounds for
the three story addition the 5pauidings
have contemplated tor their carriage
mandatory. In this connection an
accident occurred that, fortunately, in
-volved only a mule but might easily
have K In a human being as well.
An old well was discovered that had
been covered yer and probably for
gotten. In some way one of the mules
at work on the Job found 1t and went
down some thirty feet with mis- nose
pointed heavenward and he was just
able to keep that part Of his anatomy
out OF the water at the bottom while
the men were engaged In rigging tho
means for hoisting him out. He seemed
considerably eobered by his experience
but shows no serious results other
wise.
MI. and Mrs. George T. Baggs have
gone to Duluth, MINI. There they are
to be Joined by Miss Clara Baggs and
the two women plan to start from
Buffalo. N. z, and to visit at the places
Westmoreland and Auburn, N. Y. On
their way back to Iowa they will visit
relatives in Lorain and Oberlin, O.
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