Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-20
GrinneII and Vicinity.
Special to Times-Republican.

SPECTRAL " l.
Grinnen, April 2o.-Prof. and Mrs.
George l.. Pierce, OF the School of
Music of Iowa College, have been
granted a years leave Of absence by
the board of trustees and plan to spend
the time largely in study in Berlin.
They expect to take the steamer at
Montreal on the 14th of July next and
go first to Glasgow and spend much
of the summer in travel in Scotland
and England. going to Berlin in the
his time largely in the study of COM
position and conducting while Mrs.
Pierce will continue her piano work. 1t
is expected that Professor and Mrs.
Scheve will be back here to take the
place of these two in tthe college. Mr..
and Mrs. Pierce are to be accompanied
by Miss Platner, of the Cornell Con-
servatory at Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. S. Noel and her daughter,
Gertrude, of this city, start this ev-
ening for an extended visit with Mrs.
NoeFs two other daughters in Penn
Sylvania, one at Altoona and the other
at Tyrone.
Prof. and Mrs. E. A. Steiner left this
morning for St. Paul, where they will
spend about week while the professor
delivers series of lectures there.
Word from Alfred Burroughs who
went some weeks ago to Grants Pass.
Ore, to be in attendance upon his
brother, Arthur Burroughs, is TO the
effect that Arthur is somewhat better
at present writing. His tronble is
tuberculosis and he moved from this
city a year ago or more with the hope
Of receiving benefit from that climate
The old grandstand in Athletic park
has been torn down and the lumber will
be used in making the mOlds for the
concrete work of the new stand This
old stand was built IN the summer of
1895 by the class graduating that year
and has done faithful duty ever since
At the regular meeting of the school
board on Monday evening last the
evening of Monday, June 1, was fixed
as the date of graduation of the high
school class and the Congregational
church As the place. Teachers were
elected but the assignment of positions
was left to the superintendent: High
school, George A. Brown principal;
teachers, Edith Long, Margaret Christ
ian, Mabel Dodd, Hester Sanders.
Georgiana Holloway. Mary Taylor
Kate Miller. Harriet Korns, Pearl
Cessna and Elizabeth Fisher Grade
principles, Kate Zimmerman, Parker
school; Edna Davis, Cooper school;
Lizzie Davis, South school: teachers,
Flora Smith, Grace Purdy, Nettie Bay
ley, Lois Sconce Ella Ahrens, Lucy
Harden. iona Howe, Gertrude Crane,
Lillian Bray, Maud Campbell, Effie Con-
ard, Ada B. Smith. Myrtle z. Parks Ida.
Woods, Pearl Palmer. Blanche Lyle,
and Zoe Meier. Bessie Wallace super
visor of writing and drawing and Helen
Thomson of music.
Bids were opened by the council yes
terday and contracts awarded for the
CONSTRUCTION of the paving in the down.
town alleys. John Spencer Of this city,
the O'Farreu Construction Company of
Kansas City. and William Horrabin of
Iowa City were the bidders and the
contract was given to Mr.. Horrabin as
| lowest bidder. The bids We're as fol-
i lows: spencer, brick, s2as; extra
grading 40 cents, overhaul cents, curb
As cents: Quarrel Construction Com
pany, brick $2.15, extra grading As
cents, overhaul cents, curb Al cents :;
Horrabin, brick s1,9S, extra grading SO
cents, overhaul 1 " cents, curb 40 cents.
| AS Mr.. Horrabin has his men and
| teams on the ground already for the
| large paving contract for the summer
| he can save considerable over the con-
| tractor who must bring everything for
this smaller job.