Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-20
GrinneIl and Vicinity.
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C1rinnell, April 20.-Ivyl wetnore.
who has been for some months in Pc
oria, IL. has completed his work there
and returned 10 Grinnel, which he now
plans TO make his permanent home.
Newspaper stories had been circulat-
ed for some days in this city that the
Grin C. Rogers JeweIry Com pary OF
Chicago were in close financial
straights and likely to close out most
or all Of the string Of stores they had
established outside of Chicago. Man
ager Simmons, of the store here. had
no intinlation Of any such course be-
ing taken with the store here until yes
terday when L. s. Spriets1na, outside
man for the Chicago company, came
here and announced To Mr.. Simmons
that, as soon as the lease OF che room
on Fourth avenue could he disposed Of
and the furniture and fixtures sold, the
business here would cease. The store
has been running here for six months
and stockh olders Of the Chicago COM
pany had been a little too AMBITIOUS
and spread out over more territory
than they can proEtably cover and II
became necessary to close out the
stores in the smaller places. he en-
phasized particularly the fact that the
closing of this house would not II the
least affect the house in MarshaitoWh'
which the company intends TO keep
running Mr.. Simmons, who mas oesh
the local manager here from the open
ing of the house, has not yet oecioSo
upon his future line Of work, altno ne
mas already had some fattering ousl-
ness offers.
The latest rumor on the streets re-
eardiny the location Of the new gov
eminent postoffice building in GrlnneA
is that the building Will occupy the
ground now owned by Mrs. j. E. van
Eye-a and the old ]. B. Grinnell resi-
deace. now owned by F. E. Spauaolns.
In some respects this would De an ideal
location. having a frontage on Park
street Of about 1s5 feet and depth TO
the alley on the east OF 1S5 feet This
frontage will give ample room for pas
sage on all sides Of the building. 1t Wal!
De less than a block from the union
depot and will be within few feet OF
the hotel and in plain view OF all pas
sengers on the Rock Island and Iowa
Central roads and thus be an excellent
advertisement Of the city. This loca-
ton, TOO, would take out OF the ques-
ton any strife between the business
interests OF Main and Broad streets as
being removed from the immediate
sphere OF influence of either one. The
principal objection that seems 10 be
urged is that the postoffice would De
too far from the business men. To this
Il Is repiied stt:cat, viii, the more fire.
quent collection and distribution Of
mail already peHtioned for by the prin-
cipal business men, there will be much
less need for their going personally to
the office. It is understood that both
properties can be bought with the
dwellings now on the ground, for prac-
! tically, the sum of $4,000 already ap-
propriated for that purpose.
| The ]. H. Blatherwick household Is
having the pleasure of a visit of three
| or four days from Mr.. BIatherwick's
brother, G. w. Blatherwiclk, of Chicago.
| The visiting brother is veteran Of the
civil war and was in the Eighth Iowa
cavalry, in the same company with c.
H Verbeck, OF this city, and the two
old mess mates are having a visit filled
| with army "reminiscences. Mr.. Blather-
wick is in the commission business in
Chicago, where he has lived ever since
the close OF that war.
The Church of Christ of this city will
hold their regular services, morning
and evening, next Sunday in the su-
perior court room and Ralph Mcbride
Of University Place, Des Moines, will
lpreach on both occasions.
Mrs Fred Rose. OF this city, accom-
panied by her husband, went to the
Methodist church and endured an op-
ieration there en- Tuesday, with re-
lsults apparently In her favor.