Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-03

n Or1nnSdI. July 3.--Ar. and Ars. ~.
j Dahksly start today Tor : nonth's
vacatyo6 n Waiting Felativss n tho VI.
cinity 81 Rutland W. Mr.. Dlaksly was
born ii that region. but removed from
that state 70 0rinnell In 1857 and has
lived here ever since Once In svery
five or six years he makes pilgrimage
to the place OF his birth.
Rev. J. b. Adkins has moved HIS
household goods ana family ffom this
city 70 Nontour. whore he has accepted
the pastorats Of the Congregational
church, which he has been serving -.
q supply for most OF the past year. He
moved to this city from the pastorato
in Oskaloosa. Mr.. ana Mrs. Adkins
have many warm friends here who afe
sorry to lose the family from this COM.
munity. i
Mrs. c. b. Alley 10 20 critically ~
that her three sons from Dakota have
been summoned to her bedside and al
are here. Another son, Charles =. Al
Icy, whose homo 10 IN Mississippi but
who was travelling In Tennessee. sr-
rived here last evening. Mrs.. Alley 10
50 years Of age and has been Tor many
years resident Of this city and I'm.
mediate vicinity. She has been living
for some time with her son in, tho
south and he accompanied her TO her
home IN this city but Z short time ago.
Weather Observer Brainard gives the
temperature from June 81 to 80. both
inclusive, successfully as follows: ~.
81, %. 81; %. -. For the entire month
Of June hts report follows: Mean
maximum. Si.43: mean minimum,
$3.50; mean average. s7.S6; rainfall
2.4S inches.
The following named citiSens Of tho
county have been called upon to serve
as jurors In the superior court Of this
city for the July and August terms:
Emil Burke. Of Guernsey: Howard
Davis ana Levi Mincer. Of Searsbofo:
e g.: Edge, J. Il. Coop. w. J. Rapson.
James McConaghie, and ]. n. KNIGHT.
all Of Grinnell: J. b. Marvin. Of Mai
com: q. J. Jones and ]. =. McAninch.
Of Brooklyn: John Denan. Of, Taiutor:
b. J. BroAdston. Of Montesuma: Ben
Roudabush and D. W. Roland. Of Hart
wick. The court docket has some eases
on file Of interest.
On Friday evening Of this week
the new Gsinnsn City bank viii give
its first public open air concert In the
pubic PARK with quite an attractive
sounding program-all free TO the pub
He.
+ The July meeting Of the school board
was held on Monday evening. The fall
school will begin on the 9Th OF Septem-
Dor: the Misses Cahsta Miller Helvig
Anderson and Mae Goodrich were
elected to positions as teachers: the
tax levy asked for school purposes for
the next year follows: Teachers fund.
10000: contingent fund, $500: school
house fund. 5000: Miss Ada Reiter .
was made assistant secretary for tho
superintendent, part time: It was orr .
dered that the auditorium on the sec.
ond floor Of the old high school build
Ing be made ready for the Introduction
Of the domestic science work to be In
troduced this fall: w. q. Ray was
reelected secretary.
The city council held its regular
meeting on Monday evening. A petition
was received from prominent automo-
bilists asking that the speed limit for
vehicles within the city limits bo
raised from ten miles to fifteen miles
per hour. the petition citing the alleged
fact that nftesn miles was the. limit
adopted by most Of the cstfsoe 49,.
etate. a resolution was passed swing
permission for the discharge Of Are
works between the hours OF 5 In the
morning and II at midnight OF the
Fourth Of July and threatening pros
ecution for any such discharges before
or after said hours. The fire commit
tee was directed to investigate the
question Of new fire fighting appa-
ratus and report to the council. To the
same committee was referred the rec
ommendation of Charles s. circuit %
f,re chief and Ed Jones ~ assistant
The contract for grading down Gene
terry hill and making the NIL at the
new bridge at the north entrance to
the cemetery was awarded to the Clark
Lumber Company at PAN cents per
cubic yard.