Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-08
GrinneII and Vicinity.

special TO -Repu Dlcan.
Grinnell, April S.-Mrs. D. B Way,
with her daughter, Mrs. D. S. Unben-
hauer went 10 Des Moines yesterday
morning for a visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Way.
1t has just been made public that the
interest of G. W. CoWden in the Grin
nell Register was purchased by Ex-
Mayor DR.. E. B. Wiley the agreement
being made the LIST of last January
but the actual transfer not taking
place until the 1st of April. AS pre-
viously announced in these columns
the name of the business firm is The
Grinnell Register Company" With Mr..
C. E. Miller in immediate charge of
the office.
The special revival meetings that
have been going on thru the week at
the United Presbyterian church under
the direct leadership of Engineer Nc
Clure, will close with the mass meet
ing for men at 3 o'clock on Sunday aft
ernoon next. Much interest has been
manifested during the week.
Farmers in this vicinity are rejoic-
ing over the good condition Of the
ground after the rain last week and
are pushing spring work rapidly and
hoping that no more rain will come
for a couple of weeks at least.
| Work began in earnest this morning
on the curbing on Fourth avenue at
the intersection with Broad street and
will be carried to the Central road and
then taken up on Park street from
Third to Fifth avenues. This will be
followed in a day or two by the
spreading of the concrete and the
anxious walters will have the salts
faction of knowing that the season for
paving has fairly opened.
Mr. and Mrs. A z. Fraser. who have
been spending the winter since Jan.
l on the Pacific coast, have returned
10 their home here.
The fire alarm was turned in yester-
day in the midst of the dinner hour
and the quick work of the volunteer
fire team together with the close prox-
unity of the fire 10 the central fire sta
ton soon relieved the situation of
danger. The fire broke out in Miles
hardware store in the basement from
lighted candle and, with a large
quantity of paints and oils and some
other inhammable material stored
there. it was for short time very
serious problem. AS it happened but
4IGLIS tdIld d. dOIlt.
| On Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c.
Mcdonald, SCI Broad street was cele-
brated the marriage Of Miss Gretchen
Mcdonald TO Mr. Dell Coulson, Rev
Elias Handy of the Methodist church
/ of this city performing the ceremony
/ The newly married pair are az home
/ in this city on Summer street.
e NV o6a II
Committeeman of Chester township, for
a republican caucus to be held at the
Center in the town hall on the even
ing of Friday, April 18th. to put in
domination township ticket for the
primary in June.
Mr. c. w. II. Boyer has gone to the
east on a business trip.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Richard and
child went to Des Moines on Wednes-
day morning. From there Mrs Rick
ard with the baby goes on to PANEL
Mo, to make an extended visit to her
father and mother and Mr.. Richard re-
turns to his home here.
The superior court is in session this
week with only routine work, the jury
being called for next week. The case
of Holmes against Rivers will probab-
l. come m then This case has heer
once tried in this court, appealed by the
plaintiff Holmes, and reversed by the
supreme court, and now comes on for
second trial. It rests on a claim fol
! damages for alleged Misrepresentation
in a land deal. The case of Wads-
worth against Owens is also expected
to be ready for trial. In Miles against
Johnson defendant is granted a change
| of venue he cause of his being 4 non
resident Of Grinnell