Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-21
GrinneII and Vicinity.
Special to Times-Republican.

SpeCldl 10
Grinnell, June 21.-A. X. Hostetter
goes on Friday Of this week to Iowa
county, where he had for many years
farm near Marengo, for few days
Of visiting among old time neighbors.
The independent district Of Grinnell
made a purchase yesterday morning q
the Samuel Petit residence just south
of the Methodist church, paying for the
same $1,000 The certainty that, in the
not distant future, larger high school
facilities will be demanded and this be-
ing the only possible line of expansion
on the entire block on which the pres
cnt high schol building is situated,
spurred the board Of education to ac-
ton at this time. The block is now
occupied by the Congregational and
Methodist churches. the Methodist par
sonage, the high school, the Stewart
library, and the j. w. Norris livery
barn, with the reasonable certainty now
before the people that the last named
structure will soon give way to the
new government postoffice.
President ]. H. T. Main. of Iowa
College. left Grinnell on Monday even
ing for Oberlin, O., where today he Is
to be honored by receiving the degree
of LII. D. from Oberin College.
A movement is on foot backed by the
Commercial Club Of this city for the
formation Of city band Grinnell has
in times past had such a musical ag-
gregation of which she was justly
proud and the material is here in
plenty for the formation Of another,
and those who ought to know assert
that a competent leader is at hand.
With the energetic commercial club to
finance the enterprise it is thought that
there is a certainty of success.
The announcement has been made by
Postmaster A c. Norris that, after
Sunday July 2. the postoffice will be
closed on Sundays except that the gen.
eral delivery window will be open for
!! the sale of stamps and the delivery of
transient mail from to 10 in the
morning.
The time of the superior court was
taken up on Monday with the case OF
Mulin against Ahrens which has been
hanging fire for several terms. j. j.
Mullin sued a. H. Ahrens for a COM
mission upon some land trade and the
jury decided that his claim was not
valid and gave their verdict for the
defendant.
Miss Margaret Christian, who has
been teaching in the Minneapolis high
school since Christmas and who Is
elected to the same position for another
year. is now at the parental home IN
this city for the summer vacation
Mr. and Mrs. G. l.. Miles have started
on a visiting trip thru the west. stop
ping with various friends on the route
and planning to spend a couple Of
months, most OF which will probably be
spent at the home Of Mr.. Miles broth
er. William formerly or THIS city, out
now at Los Angeles.
F. L. Abel chairman of the COM
mittee recently appointed by the Com
mercial Club to solicit the $4,000 neces-
sary for the purchase Of the ]. w. Nor
ris livery stable corner, over and above
The $4,000 appropriated by the gov
eminent for postoffice site. has just
sent word to Washington that this site
is available and it is expected that
government agent will be here soon to
pass judgment upon its acceptance. IL
will be cause of double rejoicing by
the people when the acceptance is sure,
because of the abatement of what
many consider a nuisance and the Sc
curing Of fine central site for the new
building on block already almost fill
ed with public buildings of high or
der in both use and structure.
w G.. Ray. of the Grinneu Herald.
and his son Willard have gone on an
automobile tour thru eastern Iowa, llli-
nois and Indiana. intending to be gone
some two weeks Miss Harriet Ray
accompanied them as far as kewanee,
H.. where she remains for visit FOR
the rest of the summer at the home
OF an uncle.
A. ]. Brock, D. D. S. with his young
daughter. has gone on an extensive
automobile trip thru Nebraska. KAN
sas, probably into Texas and then
westward by way of Denver. the. en-
tire trip to occupy about two months.
Misses Margaret Miller and Halle NJ.
Ferguson are now in Chicago. where
today they attended the wedding of
Miss Denise WEIGH. Iowa College. 'O9,
and Mr.. Charles NJ. Holmes, 10. From
Chicago Miss Ferguson Will go to Du-
luth, planning to be in Grinnell again
in August. Miss Miller will visit
briefly in Chicago and then return
70 her home here