Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-04
Grinnell and Vicinity.

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Grinnell. May 4.-Mr. Frank Rivers
met with a serious accident yesterday
Just before noon by which his left
cheek bone was broken and driven in
about an inch from its usual place. He
was at work at the Carroll Bros i'm
plement house on Commercial street
starting up a gasoline engine to do
| some work when it kicked back and
the crank struck him on the side of
his face. He was at once taken to his
home and is doing we'll at present writ
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Worthington. who
have spending the winter with their
daughter in Lewis, have returned for
the summer to this city.
The city council transacted business
at the regular monthly meeting on
| Monday evening as follows: A poll tax
notice was adopted providing for a SO
tax but agreeing to accept 81 for each
tax paid before July Is. The old worn
wooden sidewalk on the north side of
Sixth avenue, from High street to the
Iowa Central road, was condemned and
a new permanent walk ordered. A res
olution was passed that will be heartily
approved by all citizens, hat a city
plumbers license shall be revoked if
he fails to fill up properly and keep
level with the surface the bitches made
by him in making connections with the
water mains. Carelessness in this re-
spect has heretofore been the cause Of
great dissatisfaction on the part Of
those who have had heavy hauling or
light driving to do over the part of the
city being made ready for paving. Side
walk bonds Of A. B. Cole and Jacobs
Brothers were accepted by the our
ell. No action was taken on the bond
presented by John Spencer. The petit
ton OF the Methodist church to be per-
mitted TO put up hitch racks on the
east side of the church on Park street
was granted. Davis street was de-
clared a public highway.
The annual convention of the Oska-
loosa District Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society concluded a three days
session at Montezuma on Monday.
Miss Carrie Bartlett, of Hampton, home
on furlough from her work in China,
and Mrs. Dow, Of Des Moines, first vice
president of the society. were the prin-
cipal speakers. The following women
from this vicinity were present.: From
Grinnell, Mesdames Walter MAR, c. l..
Stafford. Charles Benson, T. II. Hays,
Orris Brown, E. J.. Brown, W. H. Nay
lor, E. f. Talbot, Henry Chaplin, c..
Horak, and G. Milligan, with Misses
Irene and Marie Horak; from Sonora,
Mrs. C. Robinson, Mrs. ]. E. Hickman,
Mrs. NJ. J.. Case and Mrs. McBlain;
from Brooklyn, Mrs. Dee and Mrs.
Brennirlan. Mrs. Walter MAR, of Grin
nell, was elected president for the COM
ing year.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Ross have gone
to Colfax for a couple of weeks with
the hope of relief for Mrs. Ross.
DR.. n Mrs. s. A. Cravath, of this
city, are having the pleasure of a brief
visit from their son. j.. r. Cravath of
Chicago, who is on his way to attend
an electrical convention in Lincoln,
Neb.
Six high schools are to be represent
ed at the third annua Grinnell invita-
ton track meet on Ward field in this
city on Saturday of his week. They
are Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Montezuma,
Newton, G%rfinnell and Grinnell Acad-
envy. Ottumwa was h winner last
year and is picked by the knowing ones
to win again his year.
The firm of Odett & Golly, who re-
Gently traded for the notion and wall
paper stock of Louis Franz of "The
Hub" in this city. have sold the same to
Mr.. Alcorn, of Brooklyn, who plans to
move the stock soon.
A telegram received by B. J.. Kicker,
chairman of the committee on good
roads and the Glidden tour, gives the
assurance tina the Glidden our is to
come thru Grinnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur F. Marvin, of
Brookings, S. D., who were in Grin
nell for a visit to friends, while on their
wedding tour, were suddenly called
back home from here because Of the
serious illness of Mr.. Marvin's mother.
Mr.. Marvin was formerly a Grinnell
boy and Mrs. Marvin is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Thayer.