Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-12
GrinnsIl and Vicinity.
pecial to Times-Republican.

in drainage work has been 36-inch.
GrinneIl and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, May 10.-The report of the
city treasurer to the new city mayor
and council elicits the statement from
the chairman Of the finance committee
that it is the most encouraging con-
dition of finances the treasurer has
ever presented.
Mrs w. l.. Johnson, of Brooklyn, Is
one of those in this vicinity who are
making their plans to attend the quad
rennial meeting Of the general con-
ference Of the denomination of AdVen-
lists to meet in Washington beginning
! May Is.
Two speakers Of note will address
the mass meeting at the Colonial next
Wednesday evening on the occasion OF
the commercial club rally. Irving Z.
Norwood, secretary Of the greater
Davenport committee, will take for his
topic, Municipal Evangelism" Her
bert H. HARDWOOD, of Iowa City, secre-
tary Of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of Iowa, will speak on Iowa
What 1t is and What 1t Has, The
latter address is to be Illustrated by
stereopticon pictures of improvements
already de facto in Iowa.
Brigadier General Brewer, of the
Salvation Army, has been here within
the past three days and has closed the
deal by which the Masonic brethren of
this city take over the title to the lot
on the east side Of Main street where
the old army barracks once stood, but
whose glory has greatly declined when
Mr. Wiley made the building over into
livery stable.
Under the direction of Postmaster A.
c. Norris the government grounds,
awaiting the 100000 structure prom
ised by the late congress. situated at
the corner of Broad street and Filth
avenue. are being leveled, cleared OF
all rubbish, and the leveled and pre-
pared soil sown with grass seed.
The Grinnell Christian Endeavor So
ciety was represented at Ladora at
the eighth district convention by the
following members: Floyd Kingdom,
Louis Taylor, Lloyd Taylor. Garnet
Morgan, Edwin Bliss, Harold Mathews,
Carlyle Bessmer. and Misses Hazel
| Hammond, Wilma Chambers, Edith
Smith, Pearl McCray. Ethel Rempp.
and Carrie Fuller. All report an In
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| spring meeting.
H. F. Gee, who has been for several
months on the night force of the city
police, has handed in his resignation
to the new mayor. Henry G. Lyman.
and it has been accepted. Mr.. Gee had
been receiving $50 per month but
Mayor Patton had recently cut down
the salary to sos.
At the meeting of the Civic League
this afternoon at o'clock at the high
school building Mrs. E. E. Harris will
give an address on Some Phases of
the Public School System in the
United States"
The school board of Kellogg has
elected as principal Of their high school
Miss Hazel Coutts Of this city, daugh-
ter of Ex-Mayor r. G. Coutts, who
graduates from the college in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. McKarahan are
on their way towards home. visiting
leisurely. They have been spending
some months in California. They will
be met at Brush, Colo, by their son
Elmer and plan to be at home here this
week.
The last meeting Of the present year
Of the Congregational Brotherhood
Chapter will be held next Tuesday
evening. The work Of the year will
be closed and some plans proposed for
a great work for the ensuing year.
Prof. Edward A. Steiner. accom-
panied by Mrs. Steiner. started from
their home on Saturday night for New
York City. where they are to meet Mr..
Steiner's brother and his wife just
over from Vienna, Austria. The entire
party will visit Washington and other
important cities of the east and Chi
cago and plan to be in Grinnell by
commencement.
The dramatic talent of the Grinnell
high school had hard proposition be-
before them in the public presentation
Of Quality Street" in the Colonial
theater on Friday night last but rose
To the occasion and did themselves
credit to the great pleasure of a packed
house. Long before the time of open
ing there was not seat to be had.
Ermal Whiting as Phoebe Sparrow,
Edmand MAR as Captain Howard.
Edith Tuttle as the servant and Lottie
Kutish as the old maid sister, deserve
especial mention. The play was under
the direction Of Prof. John P. Ryan, of
the college,.
Yesterday morning the fire siren
gave unearthly screech and the depart
ment rushed to the two story frame
house Of Will II. Alley on West street,
where a spark had caught in the dry
shingles of the roof and the high wind
was tanning it into lively blaze. The
department put out the blaze with
loss of probably not to exceed $50.
The body of Mrs. Anna Ashby was
brought to Grinnell yesterday morning
from Oskaloosa and taken to the
Bethel church southwest of the city,
where funeral services were held. con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Odell. Deceased
was "A years of age and died of can
Ger of the stomach. She was for many
years resident of this county. living
on farm southwest of Grinnell, where
she has many relatives and friends.
For the past six years she has been
living with her son in Oskaloosa.
Pastor P. F. Marston, Of the Con-
gregational church, gave last evening
an illustrated address on the topic
The Beginnings of Home Missions"
taking up the work of John Elliot, the
first missionary to the Indians in this
country, and covering the work up to
Ohio and Ober1in. The slides were
good and the lecture instructive and
interesting.