Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-13
Grinnell and VICINITY.

Special TO Times-R
Grinnell, a pril ia ten mile drive
into the country shows a very unusual
, development for this region at this
season Of the year. Cherry and plum
trees are loaded ahead of the usual
time. A large area of corn ground is
ialready turned over and some farm
ers are talking of planting corn with
in a week or two. The vast numbers
OF young pigs, lambs and calves would
seem to promise to lower the prices of
these products on the block as soon as
/ they can come to maturity The soil is
1 in the best of condition and the roads
We're never better.
| Many friendly hearts in this vicinity
are touched with sympathizing sor-
row over the untin1ely death of Carl
Bobzn at his home near Gilman on
Friday last, of tuberculosis. His trip
to New Mexico did not realize the
hopes of himself and friends and he
hurried back 10 his home here but
lived but a few days after his return.
| John Heishman and his son took nine
car loads of livestock from Malcolm
to Chicago on Sunday last, distributed
among owners as follows: John Heish-
man, two cars of cattle and one of
hogs; Varnum Brothers, one of cattle
and one of hogs; John Pulse. two of
cattle; Jeff Braden, one of hogs Fred
Murphy, Jeff Braden and Phn Varnum
! also accom- panied the stock to Chica-
| go.
/ Grinrel people are pleased at the
/ indications of growth and prosperity
shown by the postohiice receipts for
the past year, the same being an in
crease of s3,4S5.56 within the year from
April, 1909, to April, 1910, and being
the largest gain made in any year
since the postoffice has been in exs-
| tence here. The present indications are
that the receipts will be more than
100000 for the year just begun.
| Contractor Guy E. Smith, who is
laying the pipe for the new surface
sewer, experienced considerable set
back yesterday when the city engineer,
w. F. Beard refused to accept some
500 feet of eighteen inch sewer pipe as
not being up to the specified tons. Some
! fifty feet of the same kind had al
ready been put in before this discov-
| cry was made. A considerable amount
of ten and twelve inch pipe has been
laid that is satisfactory.
| The Sixth district superintendent Of
enumerators of the census, Hon. w. H.
H. Asbury, of Ottumwa, was here yes
terday holding a school of instruction
! for the enumerators of Poweshiek
county in preparation for the work be-
ginning on Friday.
The meeting of the stockholders Of
the Grinnel1 Hospital Association an
nounced for Monday evening of this
week was so poorly attended on &C
count Of the storm that an adjourn
ment was taken until this evening at
7:30 at the superior court room.
! Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Foster Of this
city have started on two months
vacation trip over the west, visiting
friends at Omaha, Goodland, Kan,
! Pueblo, Salt Lake City, and San Fran
cisco and returning by the Canadian
Pacific and stopping at several points
of interest in Canada.
| Charles Shockley became tired of
roaming as a fugitive from justice and
came here from South Dakota recently
and went to Montezuma to serve a
term in Jail in lieu of payment of the
Is SIS fine imposed upon him something
more than a year ago for gambling
here.
Mrs. Campbell, Of Denver has been
spending a few days in visiting at the
home of her father, Prof. L. F. Parker,
of this city, and with her many friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Ford are having
the pleasure of a visit from Mr.. and
Mrs. Lowrfe Ford of Wilton, who were
married on Monday at Muscatine and
are out on<a wedding trip.
The case of Holmes against Rivers,
IN trial in the superior court for the
second time was concluded yesterday,
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in favor Of the defendant Rivers. The
| suit was one for damages alleged by
the plaintiff to have been. sustained
by him thru the Misrepresentation of
the defendant in GLAND deal.