Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-15
orinn.i, and Vicinity.
Special to Times-Republican.


Grinnell. July 15.-It was the noon
hour yesterday and the hremen had
just had time to swallow their dinner
when the call came and they made q
five block run to the elevator on First
avenue beside the Iowa Central tracks.
A spark had lodged on the dry shingles
seqent blaze had been drawn up an
air shaft close at hand and the flames
were doing their work we'll upon the
south end Of the upper roof when the
water was turned on. 1t took some
hard and dirty fighting hut the boys
won out as usual. The building belongs
to Wilson & Jacobson and was insured.
There was very little grain In the ele-
vator but there is some loss on that.
The owners estimate Of loss Is about
$500, fully covered by insurance.
City Assessor A. o. Price has just
finished taking the school census ana
the census population Of the city. The
number OF residents Of school age is
found to be 1858. of which 727 are
males and s31 females. This is fall
ing off Of twenty-five from the school
census of 1910 The census Of popula-
ton is not yet figured up.
1t is gratifying to many people to
know that the Commercial Club OF this
city is taking up the matter OF that
dangerous short turn on the Chester
road where it passes under the Iowa
Central tracks and will do Its best to
have that menace to life and limb made
SAFE
B. A. Abel, Of this city, and Miss Lii
liam Patton, OF Washington. Iowa. were
married in that city on Tuesday last.
Rev. d. ]. Mason, of that city, per-
forming the ceremony. Mr.. Abel has
lived in Grinnell for many years and
has been in recent years travelling
salesman for buggies. Miss Patton has
been an efficient and highly esteemed
teacher in the schools here for the past
year. After their bridal trip in the far
west they will be at home in Grinnell.
The funeral of Andrew Grant was
held at the home, corner Of First ave-
nue. and Park street, this city, yesterday
and the body was taken to Ewart for
interment. He was over 81 years of
age Rev. w. w. WOODBURY.. OF the
United Presbyterian church. had charge
Of the services.
The deepest sympathy OF a whole
community goes out to Mr.. and Mrs
Forrest Doty, whose home Is near
Brooklyn. in the loss Of their little
daughter Martha, who was burned to
death by the catching of her clothing
on fire az she was attempting. In her
play Of making mud pies, to light q fire
in an oil stove.
J. s. Rollins who lives Just east OF
the Iowa Central tracks near the union
depot, has been for some time carefully
guarding the community from tho
spread of a patch of Canada thistles
that have obtained root in some way on
the triangular patch Of ground In
Guiding state street and lying between
the Central and the Rock Island tracks
In spite Of his strenuous efforts he has
not yet been able to entirely Kill out
the pest which. If left to grow. will be
of incalculable harm to the city and the
surrounding farms.
Esquire and Mrs. j. F. Wilson are
making their preparations to start
early next week for sojourn OF sew
eral months, and which may become
permanent, in San Diego. Cal.
w. r. Mullins. the Main street drug
gist, with Mrs. Mullins and the family.
plans to start on Monday next Tor
couple OF weeks Of travel and visiting
in Denver Adanitou and other Colorado
points.
Mr.. and MRS. john moore OF th!s
city, have Just had the pleasure OF q
visit from Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Waller
and their son Raymond. from Hutchln-
son, Kan, the latter remaining for
longer visit after his parents returned
home.
Mrs. d. A. Hopkins. accompanied by
her son Harry, starts on Monday next
for New York City to visit with her
other children. Louis and Adah Hop
kins, for some weeks. On the return
trip she will stop in Canada to visit
some Of her relatives, reaching home
in time for the opening Of school.
r. G. Coutts, who has been having
"the time of his life in crossing the
ocean on the Mauretania and visiting
the old home scenes near Aberdeen,
Scotland. for the past six weeks, plans
to start for home soon and to reach
here by the LIST Of August.