Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-06
Grinnell and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Aug. 6.-Miss Hester San
ders, teacher in the high school here,
and Miss Grace Burton, also Of this
city, have rented a cottage at Okoboji
and will go there next week for a two
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Hannah Laymiller, who has
been quite i'll at her home on South
Main street following a surgical OPP
GRAFTON, is now reported as gaining,
with prospects of speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Pond, Of Oska-
loosa, formerly for many years resi-
dents Of Grinnell, passed thru this city
Thursday morning on their way to
Denver for a stay of some length for
the benefit of Mr. Ponds health, which
has been compared by to close con-
tinement to mechanic work. in the shop.
Kirk Brownell has just bought of C.
S. Barnes the lots on the east side of
Main street, south of the electric light
plant and having a frontage on Main
street of 1923 feet, the consideration
stated being $4,000. For many years
the Barnes brothers carried on black
smithing there and the old shop still
stands as one of the relics Of earlier
days. For the past few years that has
been rented and c. S. Barnes has built
cream station on the lot north of 1t.
The present owner contenplates put
ting up a new up-to-date blacksmith
shop on the lot to be vacated by the
removal of the cream station
H. H. Robbins, formerly secretary OF
Iowa College, who has been in the far
west foR the past year or two in search
Of better health, has bought a small
fruit farm at Eugene, Ore, and plans
TO make his home there.
Mr.. Roy Walker, manager of the
Farmers Elevator Company of New
burg, and Miss Title Rasp, also Of
Newburg. went to Newton on Wednes-
day last and were made husband and
wife, coming back the same day to re-
receive the congratulations Of their
wide circle OF mutual friends
At tho home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ.
Winchell. in Ma1com, on Saturday,
July 80. occurred the marriage of Miss
Hazel Garretson to Ralph r. Winchell,
Rev. c. Durant Jones, OF Perry, a
cousin Of the bridegroom, officiating.
1t was quiet home wedding and the
newly married pair left that day for
visit Of week at Bedford, after which
they will make their home at Malcolm.
Friends here have received word
e.
who have been spending the past year
in England and Europe, that they
reached Philadelphia on their Journey
homeward on Monday last, but will
visit in Connecticut and at the home
of Stedman Noble in ST. Paul until
about the LIST of September.
Word comes from Prof. Alfred Koen-
ig. formerly of Iowa College. but now
of the University OF Minnesota, that he
and Mrs. Koenig are the parents Of a
fine boy, born on Aug. /. and named
Myron Law Koenig.
Judge Lyman, OF the superior court
of this city, conferred the final rights
of citizenship upon the three following
atoretime foreigners: Thomas BEL
land, John Waldbusser and Kali Beck
Extensive preparatory work is being
done about the school buildings of the
city for the opening OF the schools on
Sept s. Cooper school is undergoing
a complete renovation inside and the
new grades established for paving and
walks necessitate considerable filling
Of outside grounds. The walks on
the south and east OF the high school
are being lowered and the lawn made
to correspond to the new paving grade.
City Clerk A. G. Hartman is spend
ing the two weeks vacation recently
granted him by the city council in Wis