Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-29
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

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Grinnell, Dec 29-Mr. Thomas Hays.
of 1915 Elm street. has been suffering
for the past four months from nervous
prostration and his present condition
is said not TO be promising.
The annual exhibition of the Grin
nell Poultry Association opened yes
terday morning and exhibitors and
managers We're busy all day bringing
in and arranging the birds for the ex-
hibtt Judge F Fl Shellabarger. Of
West Liberty came last evening and
the judging of stock began this morn
Ing. The entries closed last night at
u o'clock and the show will be over on
Saturday of this week. The exhibit
is in the arrnory and there are several
fine special prizes for the best focks
of five birds, four females and one
male. exhibited by farmers wives from
their own raising. D. A Hopkins Is
president and H. o. Shaw, secretary of
the association.
A further enarl in the ENHANCEMENT
of the west side sewer operations
comes in the suit started by the Hawk
eye Construction Company against the
city of Grinnell and the Grinnell Saw
ings Bank for recovery of 81 500. Plain
tiff alleges that the certified check
paid by the Hawkeye company into
the bank was paid over to the city
against the notification Of the company
not TO so pay it and so holds the bank
responsible The check was given in
the first place as a guaranty that the
contract would be carried out il
awarded to the company by the city.
Their bid was the lowest and the city
accepted ii. But complications of
various kinds arising the project of
making the sewer was temporarily
abandoned The $500 check was re-
tanned, however, by the city, the bank
paying It over Notwithstanding the
written notification on the back of the
check, as plaintiff alleges, that the
check would be void after certain
date.
There is to be another meeting to-
morrow evening of the people who are
interested in keeping the aeroplane
factory in this city and charging its
facilities. The canvass for the sale CT
stock in the company. has been pushed
for the past week or two and the report
tomorrow evening will show how much
cash is in sight. The meeting will be
held in the superior court room at 1880
and will be for stockholders and
prospective stockholders only and not
for the general public.
The stock of the Grinnell Implement
: Company, which went into voluntary
/ bankruptcy some weeks ago in this city
| has been appraised and it is likely that
the International Harvester Company
| by far the largest individual creditor
will take over the entire stock and
/ probably open up the business again
at the same stand
The officers and directors of the Mer-
! chants National Bank of this city will
have an "at home to their friends, or
! New Years evening, in their new home
at the corner of Broad street ane
i Fourth avenue. Work has been goinf
on very rapidly for the past few day!
in the finishing up of the fine interio
and everything will be ready for TIN
opening of business in the new quar-
ters on the first banking day of 1915
In both exterior and interior the build
ing is absolutely unique for this vicin
ity and it is not likely to see any at
tempts at duplication for many year
at least. The large display of plat
glass and art glass on the east side an
in the large circular window on tn
south give the building cathedral ap
pearance at first glance, but this is 500
dispeled by the outer signs plainl
telling the mercantile character of tn
structure