Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

Special TO Times Republican.
Grinnel. Aug. The election held
BY Company X to I'll! the first iieuten-
ant vacancy resulted IN making Cedric
Barnes for the second time an officer
of that rank. The company is making
ready 10 board the specia! train on the
Rock Island on MONDAY morning next
Week 10 go to Des Moines en- route to
Camp Dodge.
The response to the call by the mem
bers OF the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union for materials for the
Benedict Home OF Des Moines was so
generous that they were enabled 20
fill TWO barrels.
JOEL Stewart, who gave the money
that built the Stewart free library of
this city. has exercised a fatherly care
over il ever since and has spent other
sums upon the building since its first
occupancy. Just now ne is having
rooms il the basement finished off for
use and repairing the cement steps in
the front OF the building.
The D. A. Laros & Sons Company.
in the buggy manufacturing business
in this city, has let the contract TO re-
build the part of their factory that
was burned ii the fire of last January.
Grant Imam has the contract and has
already begun to remove the debris of
the fire. The building planned Is to
be three stories in height. of cement
blocks. the main building to be 40 by
50 feet. with an addition one story
high and 80 by 90 feet in size. George
Sampson has the contract. for the ma
son work and the cement blocks viii
come from the warburton factory,
The COS; of the present building is not
made public.
Mrs. Charles Brown, who vas on
her way from Muscatine TO join her
husband, Presbyterian minister, in
Minnesota, stopped for a visit Of a
couple OF days with her friend, Mrs.
J. ". Fowler. OF this city.
Prof. and Mrs. G.. L. Pierce are again
at their home in this city after va
cation OF some weeks spent largely In
Chicago.
John ". Fisher Of Chester. vas tax
en- 10 the Grinneil hospital on We'd
nesday and underwent an operation for
relief from appendicitis. with condi-
tons in his favor.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kutish and fam
liz are again at home after a vacation
Of a couple OF weeks spent in Des
Moines and az the lakes
The recent extension of lines foI
light and power 70 Malcolm and Brook
Ign by the Grinnell Electric and Heat
ing Company has called for more pow
erfal machinery IN the central power
plant in this city. This was ordered
some time ago and word has recently
been received b. the company that i
has been shipped. II consists of 81
horse power engine and 175 kilowat
alternator.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Zirbel ar
again at their home here after maxim,
trip into South Dakota b. automobile
and bringing back with them thei
laughter in Law, Mrs. r. II. Zirhel.
After visit Of some week at tn
hcme OF her sister. Mrs. 7. H. Hays. o
! this city, Mrs. z. Z. Barnes has re
! turned to her own home in Rocheste,
y. Y.
! Mrs. f. P. Raymond. Miss Raymon
and Mrs. Sol Bruner visited briefly il
| this city on their way from Maicon
| where they had visited the L. P. Ray
! II, ond family. to their home in Mime
apolis. They have just returned fror
California.
Mrs G. r Wagner. of Chester, ha
/ gone for visit for some months wit
relatives in Maynard.