Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-30
GrinneII and Vicinity.

GrinnelI and Vicinity.
Special 20 Times Republican.
4 G-innell. June 3o.-AI-s. Il. L. vie.s
and her TWO children, accompanied by
/ Miss Sarah N!ers. started last night for
! an outing OF some weeks at Scion
! Springs in the northern part OF Wis
consin Miss Fisher. who was there
las, summer, will go later
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. NcKarahan have
had visit OF some length from Miss
I Mildred Schroeder, of Battle Creek,
Mich, ard Miss Eva Coulter OF Iowa
City, both 1aieces of Mr.. 1lcKarahan.
The new $4,000 cir compressor for
use in deep well No has arrived and
IS being put II place nd wifi very soon
be ready for duty. L IS planned to
use the two compress sors alternately for
week az time and all fears OF short
age in the WAFER supply of the city viii
/ then have disappeared.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Marvin leave
on the 9Th OF July for month or more
Of roughing il on claim that Nj Mar
vim has taken about nine miles north OF
Shoshone. Idaho. They expect the ma
teria!s to be on the ground when they
arrive and they will INN ediately put
up shack for their temporary resi-
dencs
The sottening Of certain parts OF the
new bituNthic paving IN this city under
the terrific and long continued tropical
heat Of the past Two weeks has been
quite generally comm snted upon and
was noticed by Contractor Horrabin
as soon as any one else and he notified
Warren Brothers who eert Iheir chem
ical expert here 10 make examination.
It was apparent TO even a casual OBJ
server that, in these places, too much
h.trHnen had IN some way got into the
mixture. The atteulp, is now being
made to roll more fine granite into the
paving and this seems so far TO be er-
/ fective. IF It IS not found 50 other
means will be used as the contra ctor is
! under very heavy bonds for the making
/ of q paving that Is NOT only right when
laid but must remain so for a number
Of years
/ John Henry Hink recently bought the
Mrs Anna Landing farm Of 159 acres
in Chester township at $3.50 an acre
possession to be given on the 1st OF
March, 1911
Mrs. c. T. Evans. who was taken TO
the Methodist hospital at Des Moines
ard there underwent a successful oper-
! alton. Is now reported as making a
! good recovery.
Reports Of The condition of Mrs
Ralph Montgonl cry. who was SO sadly
burned by the explosion Of an alcohol
lamp at the D, T. Hays farm nine
miles north Of this city on Friday last.
are not very ercoura ging The burns
were so extensively distributed over
the body that recovery seems quite
Doubtful The terrible event has cast
a gloom over the entire community and
# wishes and prayers are awaiting she
will speedily recover.
According 70 the vital statistics n
the hands Of the county clerk Grinrell
IS credited with 156 marriages in the
year form July !. 1909 10 July /, 1910
and 324 births in the same period. The
school census row being taken by AS
SCISSOR A 0. Price shows UP about 500
between the ages Of and 2l, and the
showing Of the regular census seems
certain to be at least 5000
Secretary G. P. Boswell Of the Pow
eshiek county fair TO De held at this
city the second week IN September re-
ports some especially good attractions
and that everything points now to an
exhibition worthy Of the reputation Of
the fair assoc,atoin
Mr. and Mrs. Paul g. Norris and Nj
and Mrs. B j. Kicker, who have been
away for d month Or more on d trip
TO the western coast and visiting in
Oregon. Washington, and Idaho by the
way. are expected at their homes in
this city on Saturday Of this week.
The change in the system of light
ing the city Of Grinnen which was
decided upon by the city council some
six or eight months ago has been
started and seems TO pc more sati.fac-
tory. so far as it has gone, than the old
one. By the Old plan arc lights were
suspended at the center of the inter
sections Of the blocks, being not less
than two blocks apart In this way
there was binding glare Of light over
the driveway for a considerable dis
lance from each light while the alter
nation Of glaring light and blacklist
shadow upon the adjacent sidewalks
made it very difficult for foot passen-
gers 70 see their way BY the new
way tncandescent lights of 100 candle
power are placed directly above the
sidewalks at intervals of $50 feet which
gives well lighted sidewalks and a suf-
fcient amount of lights for street
NfiFiilS Win d Lnucn CeIlef ClSorlDu-
ton Of it than before. AS rapidly as
possible this system is to be put into
operation over the entire city. The
iron posts and other materials for the
new uniform lighting of the business
part OF the city are on the way and,
as soon as received, will be installed
with the necessary conduits and then
the sidewalks can be extended to meet
the new paving and that section will
take on finished appearance.
The report Of the proceedings Of the
board OF supervisors Tor this county
shows that during the rrAfha Of r,yir
and May the county auditor paid out
in bounties for wolf scalps, you6k and
'old, $3.50.