Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-22

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special 10 11meS-HepupucaH.
Grinnell. Sept. 22.-Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
j. Douglass are again at their home IN
this city after delightful thirty days
vacation spent In the mountains OF
Colorado and Wyoming.
Mrs. William NJ. Gould. formerly
Miss Louise Wright. Iowa College.
class Of 1891, came, with her three
children Saturday morning, from their
home in Monteer. Mo-, TO visit with
friends here. making headquarters at
the home Of Mrs. ]. D. Boyack. Mrs.
Gould's brother, Charles Wright, now
a practicing physician in Monteer. is
also graduate of iowa College.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Breeder have
returned from n vacation visit to MT.
Breeden's brother living in Wyoming.
Notice has been published of the in
corporation of the D. \. Laros 4 Sons
Company in this city, for the general
purpose of manufacturing and dealing
in vehicles and materials The Off
GERS are: d. A LaroS. president; r. r.
Laros. vice president; D. y. Laros, Jr..
secretary: j. J. Laros. treasurer. The
company is building an extensive adj
dition to their already large plant on
Fourth avenue. which is expected to
be ready for use before winter sets i'll.
The authorized capital stock is to be
sl00 600. of which there IS to be $780,
600 of preferred stock ana $4,000 of
common stock. The Laros family has
been engaged in this line of business
here for nearly twenty ears past and
has become one of the most prominent
nanufa cturing concerns of the city.
The work on the erection Of the new
bank building for the housing of the
Grinnell Savings Bank is going on with
rea soma Bile rapility and shows a solid
ity of construction that promises safety
for the treasure to be lodged there. A
fine polished granite front base is al
ready in place and the solid reinforced
concrete floors are being put in.
When completed. in the style of its e.
ginning, it will be an ornament to the
city and of lasting benefit for genera
tions yet to be.
The directors of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank announce their intention
to tear down the historic old Grinnell
and Fourth avenue next spring and
erect on the site strictly up-to-date
modern building with Il new home
plans are not yet fully digested as to
the number of stories and some other
details but the officers do not hesitate
TO state the fact of the intention to
build there next season If prosperity
continues. This is less than d b.oc.
from the site of the new government
postoffice building. which may reason
ably be expected to materialize within
two or three years. and the two build
ings viii add greatly to the beauty nd
prestige of Broad street.
1t is a long time since thieves have
bothered the dentists of this city until
last week when they visited each of the
four offices here. Dr. L. G. Lemley
and DR.. Alliene Holson were fortunate
in not losing anything tho there was
abundant evidence that the sneak
thieves had tried to effect an entrance
at each place by both door and tran
som. Drs. A. ]. and H. B. Brock were
not so fortunate, the thieves getting
about 800 in value in gold scraps.
plate gold. cash and. worst of all, four
teen gold bridges completed and wait
ing for the customers to come for
them. The thieves had failed in this
case to force the door hut succeeded
at the transom. DR.. q H. Gallagher's
loss was mostly in teeth whose value
to the thieves must have lain in the
platinum backing which they could
readily detach. AS usual in such cases
there is no trace of the thieves.
Mrs. Frank Edge, Of this city. ac-
companied by Mrs. Howard Newell, Of
Kellogg, and Miss Edith Parvin. Of
Newton. went to Minneapolis Friday
morning.
Postmaster A. c. Norris and Mrs.
Norris are again at home after a vaca-
ton spent in travel in the west.
Mrs. Harold Reiter and Mrs. Max P.
Reiter have returned 10 their homes
here after very pleasant visit of some
weeks at their old home at Waterloo,
y. Y.
Everett S. Turner, noted athlete OF
Iowa College and graduate of the II
class, shook hands with friends here
and passed on to Oberlin. O., where
he plans to enter the theological semi
nary in preparation for his life work
in the ministry