Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-18
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Grinnell, July lon Monday of next
week the bide for the construction OF
the college dormitoriss are 70 be opened.
Il i, said that there are over twenty
bidders on that Job. all being from out
aide Of this city. 4,
e Miss Ellen Price, who has recently
completed the work Of taking the school
ssc;,ddnsuS fuf the Independent district Of
Grinuell, took also. In connection with
that 4 complete census OF the city and
OF the district. She found the popula-
ton Of the city to be 5.1S4, and OF the
independent district. q larger area than
that Of the city. 5,217. This shows
fair percentage OF growth over the gov
eminent census Of 1910. which gave
Grinnel1 5.056.
On Tuesday evening Miss Ella Anne
Rohr was united in marriage to Edward
Carroll Hewitt, Of Waterloo Rev. 8. F.
Salzmann oficiating. The bride has
spent most of her life in this city. The
groom came from Lynnville. where he
graduated from the high school in 1907
and then turned his attention to ma
chinery. He now has good position
as machinist in Waterloo, where the
young people will make their new home.
Mrs. George E. Wetmore went yester-
day to Dysart, where her son Ivyl has
established himself in the jewelry BUSH
ness. She will visit at his home for
several days.
Emery Bartlett, a son Of Mr. Arthur
Bartlett, formerly connected with the
Merchants National Bank here but who
moved some years ago to Grants Pass,
Ore, is visiting for week at the home
Of his grandfather, Mr.. E. 8. Bartlett.
He goes from here to spend year in
Chicago at the home Of his uncle, Mr..
Leigh Towle. 9 SSH
Samuel Nelson, Jr. is spending his
vacation of two weeks at Hot Springs,
s. D.
Mr.. and Mrs j. w. Norris took their
two children and started for q weeks
outing on the shores of Lake Okoboji.
Mrs. A. Willis has had the pleasure
OF weeks visit from her father, Mr.
C. w. Carroll. whose home Is in Creston
but who is SO well pleased with Grim
nell that he seriously contemplates
moving here.
Mrs NJ. E. MAR and her son Donald
are here visiting old friends and stop
ping at the DR.. and Mrs. E. s. Evans
home. Their home has been in PelIa
since moving from Grinnell, but Donald
has been employed in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Nuckolls were
called to Mitchellville on Wednesday to
attend the wedding of sister of Mrs.
Nuckolls, Miss Jessie Uhl, who was
married to Edward L. Nelson. of Bisbee,
N. d. These two were classmates in
Iowa College, class of 1911. Their home
will be at Bisbee. where Mr.. Nelson 10
assistant cashier of the Citizens State
6ansSs.
Esquire J. B. Bryan. who has been
quite seriously Ill for several days, is
reported as resting somewhat easier.
Henry Clay Smith, who recently suf-
fered a dislocation of the hip from
jumping out of moving wagon, is re-
covering in excellent shape for one of
hts age.
Henry t. Chaplin, who has been seri-
0tDly i'll since the 18th of last October
that his life has been despaired OF many
times, seems now to be on the road to
ultimate recovery. Physicians as well
al friends are greatly surprised at his
recuperative power.
The board of supervisors Of the coun-
~ at their late meeting, awarded the
I building Of five concrete bridges to the
Iowa Bridge Company at a cost OF
.44s and pilinR at 30 cent q foot, with
Z extra concrete at ia per yard. the work
TO be completed inside Of ninety days
The Iowa Bridge Company 10 already
: working two ganss in the county ind
Il thus prepared to do, the work in less
& time than some others.
Plans have besn received from Archi-
( tect Harry Kawson, Of Des Moines. for
4 tbs neW country club house and the