Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-10


Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Feb. 1o-Mrs. Booknau was
called to Kansas City, Mo. on Tuesday
last by the news from her sister, Mrs.
Myrtle Maulsby, that her husband was
critically i'll at the hospital there.
Louie Selle, of this city, who has
been acting as mail messenger between
the depot and the postoffice for the
past year or two. has resigned the place
and the postmaster is looking for a
successor.
Ed Ackerson has sold his residence
the door west of the creamery to Mrs.
Nancy C. Thompson who will have
possession in few days. Mr.. Acker-
son is quite likely to move TO some To-
cation farther west
Mrs. a. B. Mack. who recently Wis
tied old scenes and friends here for
some weeks, writes that she starts with
Professor and Mrs. Heidel and their
son on the 10Th of this month. for
Naples on the steamer Martha Wash
ington Professor Heidel will spend
most of his time in Greece while the
family will visit Germany. Switzer-
lari ana Italy and all expect TO take
steamer for home at London in Sep
he- next.
Miss Edith Mcintosh has gone for a
.tr3 months visit at the home of her
',rs Tho Robert. in Calumet. Mich.
Mayor kemnerer has called a special
election for Monday. March Ia. to vote
uroH the question of issuing bonds N
the sum of $4,000 for water works
purposes, to be distributed as follows:
For the deep we'll just completed,
$1,000: for water extensions, $4,000;
for q new air compressor and installing
the same, $4,000.
r A. Terrell who has been for many
years q carpenter and contractor in
this city. has made announcement Of
his candidacy for the office Of sheriff
on the republican ticket.
On Friday evening of this week. at
the mems gymnasium, beginning at 9
o'clock so as to give all who care to
go a chance to hear the lecture before
the game begins. the state university
basketball team will meet the Iowa
College team in what is expected to be
the championship game of the season.
Al the regular session Of the board
of supervisors of Poweshiek county
the sum of $685. was paid out for
gopher paw So for one wolf scalp:
and the following sums to the persons
manning and killing of domestic ami
mails by wolves or dogs: c. w. Wright,
one hog. s26; O. a. Latchem, five
lambs. s2o.S2; J. c. McNally, three
lambs, s1179; j NJ Ryan, three sheep,
s243o: \ NJ Mccarthy. three sheep.
$500: c. T Carver, one hog, 1920.
The three newspapers selected by the
board as the official organs of the
ne CRIMINAL Her.
aid, the Brooklyn Chronicle, and the
Poweshiek Palladium of Montezuma.
The directors of the proposed Water
100. Pela & Southwestern railway have
, filed a resolution with the board au-
thorizing them to cancel the taxes
voted for said railway by the city of
Grinnell and the township of Sheri-
dan, the board did so and ordered the
treasurer to refund any sums that
have been so paid.
Another greatly needed improvern ent
and one that is imperative now that
the streets of the business part Of the
| city are paved, is the paving of the
alleys in the business district, and pc
titions have already been presented to
| the mayor and the council to have the
alleys between Main and Broad and
between Main and West streets paved
as soon as possible in the spring. The
present talk is that the material will
| be vitrified brick on a concrete base.
John Grove, who moved here some
months ago to take place in Storm s
pharmacy, has resigned his position
here and will move his family in few
days to Boone where he has bought a
drug store.