Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-14

Special to Times Republican
GrinneIl, April 1.-THE doors for the
vault in the basement of the Citizens
Bank building arrived yesterday morn
ing and workmen We're al once en-
gagged in putting them into place. 1t is
the delay in getting these doors that
has kept the city council out of the new
quarters engaged several weeks ago,
and the city offices will now be moved
as speedily as possible
The many friends of Walter A. Will
Hams are pleased 10 know that he has
the position of associate editor of the
Lake City Republican. Mr.. Williams
is graduate Of Iowa College ard
was for a time editor-in-chief of the
Scarlet and Black
Professor H ". Matlack plans to
build home this summer on the prop
erty recently bought of Principal C. IL
Horn in northeast Grlnnell and con-
sisting Of six lots.
The board OF athletic control of the
college has finally concluded TO build
the new grand stand in Athletic Park
itself. being sure that it can be done
in that way at a great saving over any
bids that contractors have made. A
specialist in structural steel and iron
see the work. Steel for the reinforce
ment of the cement is on hand as are
also stone, cement and other material
ana sand is on the way. The work
will begin at once but the stand can
not be finished SO as to be largely
available for the spring meet and tenn
porary bieachers will have TO be pro-
vided at that time.
a letter to Director George L. Pierce
of the musical conservato tory tells of the
good health of Professor jScheve and of
the plan for Professor and Mrs. Scheve
to leave the old country about the LIST
of August and be in Grinnell by the 1st
of September.
Mr. A A. Reams. of Sheridan town
ship has been appointed as one of the
census enumerators for the city of Des
Moines
Robert Hixon Of Malcolm had the
misfortune 10 break a collar bone in a
runaway while driving from the town
to the Baltsberger place, where he is
working
The Commercial Club has got busy
on its own account this week and the
vexed question of hitching racks for
the farmers who visit this city is be-
ing practically solved by the erection
of the racks. BY Saturday afternoon
there viii be accommodations for a hun
dred teams thru the work OF the Com
mercial Club alone. In addition to this
the city is preparing to put in the
new posts on The north and west sides
Of the park and there will be ample
room for all visitors when this is done
The club has leased the ground in the
rear of the Salvation Army barracks
and other adjacent buildings of A. F.
Swaney for a term Of years and has
spent much labor in making it a prop
er place for permanent use for this
purpose. The club has also put in
racks on the ninety foot space north
of the Jenkins lumber yard.
The annual report Of the secretary
of the Ladies' Cemetery Association
shows a year past Of very satisfactory
condition and progress. The officers
elect for the coming year are as fol-
lows: President. Mrs. j. E. Van Evera !;
! first vice president, Mrs. G. w. Cow
den; second vice president, Mrs. J. c.
/ Goodrich; secretary, Miss May Miles
assistant secretary. Mrs. F. E. Spauld-
4 ing: treasurer, Miss Mary Chamber
lain: board of directors, Mrs. ]. F
Reiter, Mrs. H. B. Clifford. Mrs. H. NJ
Cue, Mrs D. Herter, Mrs \ W
Cessna, and Mrs. A. E. Frazier.