Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-06
Grinnell and Vicinity.
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Grinneu, April Owing to the chill
ing rain of last evening the audience
was small at the Congregational church
TO listen to the lecture on school Car
dening" given by Professor Conard of
the chair of botany of Iowa College.
The lecture was illustrated and entered
into all the minor details of the work
and the cost of its installation and gave
Interesting and valuable results of the
experiments in several of the larger
cities. A resolution was passed asking
the brotherhood, under whose auspices
( this meeting was held, 70 use its best
| efforts to bring this matter to practi-
| cal test by the action of the school
/ board.
( The city council met in annual meet
/ ing on Monday evening and transacted
much routine business as well as some
of especial Importance A. c. Harri-
/ man was Reelected city clerk. The
following appointments We're made and
confirmed: w. F. Beard, city engineer;
David McBlain and f. NJ. Golden, en-
gineers at the water works; John Lee,
street commissioner; NJ. A. Shahan,
city marshal; William Doud, deputy
marshal; z. NJ. Nicely, of the fire de-
partment, II. l. Triplett, superintendent
Of grounds and buildings at the college,
and Ellis kinnan, SEXTON of lakewood
cemetery, We're appointed special po-
lice: DR. s. c. Buck, health physician
for the city; Henry G. Lyman, GUS
todian OF the Forbes fund. An ordie-
nance prohibiting any person under 16
years of age from driving any motor
vehicle within the city limits, was
passed
Glenn Anderson, who has been for
several weeks suffering from blood
poisoning caused by a bruse on the
hand, has so far recovered as to be
able to resume his duties in the post
office.
Notice is published of the dissolution
Of CO. partnership of the firm of c. w.
H Boyer & Co. by the withdrawal of
Mr.. Leonard Walker and that the busi-
ness will continue under the same
name with c. w. H. and Harold l.
Boyer as the partners.
In accordance with action taken by
the Commercial Club at it's late meet
ing, President Moyle has added to the
committee for securing a uniform sys-
tenn Of lighting in the business district
the following named persons: c. II.
McMurray, j. A. Stone, w. J. Nelson,
Warder Steaks and DR.. L. G. Lemley
c. E. Miller of the Grinnell Register
is having the pleasure of visit from
Mrs. Miller, and the two are looking
about for pleasant location for the
home they plan TO have when the fam
lily move here in June.
Bids have been called for the
paving of certain alleys with vitrified
paving blocks laid on a five inch base
Of concrete with a sand cushion of two
inches. The estimate is for $50 cubic
yards of grading $3.50 linear feet Of
curbing, and $3.50 square yards OF. paw
ing. Bids will be opened at o'clock
at the superior court room.
Miss Stella L. Wiley, the recently
elected librarian for the Stewart IL
brary of this city. reached here from
her home in Onawa on Saturday last
and Miss Sears. who has been acting
librarian for the past six weeks, re-
turned yesterday to her home in Mar
shalltown.
The plans of the GrinneIl grocers for
a cooperative delivery have so far
rnaterialized that they have closed a
lease of the Child livery barn just va
Gated by Thackeray and Roby. as a
place for their horses and wagons.
Ralph Garner, Grinneu boy and a
graduate from Iowa College, class of
'09, has been engaged for the past year
in the Y. NJ. c. A. work. at Kansas City
but has recently been appointed one
Of the state secretaries for the Y. NJ.
G. A. in Missouri with headquarters at
Columbia, the seat of the state uni
versity. His many friends here are
glad to hear Of his advancement.