Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-15
MORE eRlNNELL BUILDING.
Rumor Has 1t That Several Changes
In Business District Are to Come.

SpsGlal TO Times RepuDlcau.
Grinnell. March 15.-The faint and
Intangible runor was in the air yester-
day that bigger things had been plan
ned for the future of Fourth avenue
than had appeared upon the surface;
that Swisher Brothers were to retain
their present quarters: that the recent
purchases on the south side OF the
avenue by Swisher Brothers and by
Clifford & Manly were to be united;
that the Merchants National Bank was
10 occupy the Cady corner in place of
the property recently purchased on the
north side; that an elegant store room
would come in just east of the bank,
or first class spacious cafe occupy
the ground floor; and that over all
would be an up-to-dare. centrally To-
Gated hotel. The scheme was a fine
one and did credit to the brain of its
inventor and several who heard it but
We're unbelieving said it would be fine
II carried out. a careful tracing. how
ever, failed 10 reveal lis origin and
while IL was found impossible 10 inter-
view yesterday any of the parties max
ing the recent purchases named above,
! II seems now probable at present writ
! ing that a prompt denial of any such
purpose will be the response when the
question is propounded.
There is to be meeting Of the Auto
mobile Club and the Commercial Club,
of this city, tonight II o'clock in the
superior court room Tor the purpose Of
dicussing the good roads question
and trying 70 work up some practical
bic plan by which all the forces of the
city and the surrounding country may
united in attaining this most desirable
object. Oskaloosa has just set an ex-
ample in this line that seems to be
spur at just the right moment for the
good roads progressives Of Grinnan.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Card. who were
recently married at Oksaioosa and
have since been on a wedding trip thru
the southland, returned the latter part
Of the week and are now at their
Eighth avenue home.
Charles NJ. Ross, of this city, and
Miss Lucille Essex, of Chicago, but who
has been recently also resident in this
city, We're married in Rock Island, H.,
on the 9Th of March, and will begin
married life on farm near Green
Mountain, Iowa.
Mrs Charles E. Brown returned to
her home in Sibley on Saturday last,
after spending the winter with her
=. L. K,
city.
The farmers cooperative movement
recently started at Jacob should re-
ceive q decided impetus from the report
of the officers OF the Farmers Elevator
Company OF Grinneil who held their
meeting on Saturday afternoon last
and showed a clean profit balance of
s6.019.02 since beginning business On
the first Of last August. Officers and
directors were elected for the ensuing.
year as follows: President, T. S. Ma
son: vice president S. z. Robinson;
secretary, L. L. Woods: treasurer. John
Campbell. Directors, Frank Matteson.
j. y. Hartzell, John Evans, Jr., w. S.
Sanders, and Martin Eichhorn. The
entire list of old officers would have
been reelected but Directors Russell
and Ohland have moved away.
A goodly number OF the Eastern Star
members of this city accepted the in
vtation of the Newton lodge to make
them a visit last evening and attend
lecture for the instruction and enjoy
ment of the order and partake Of the
banquet that was 10 follow. The ladies
left here on the 1925 train and came
back at midnight reporting a royal good
time.
The registration of voters prior to
the special election of yesterday snow
ed an interest out of all proportion to
that at the polls and also indicated a
decided increase in the population of
the city if not more than offset by
those whose have recently moved away.
The First ward registered tfirty-six
new names; the second, twenty-one;
the third, eight, and the fourth, sew
enteen, making total of eighty-two.