Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-05
Grinnell and Vicinity.
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| Special to Times Republican.
| Grinnell. Feb. 1.-The Grinnell sewer
| injunction case Is still grinding. "A
number OF expert witnesses We're on
| the stand yesterday among whom may
be named Dean w. G.. Rayburn. OF Iowa
| City; Prof. NJ. l. Evenger. of Ames;
State Sanitary Engineer Lafayette
Higgins; c. Z. Chase, of the Iowa En-
gineering Company: +. o. Laing, for
merly assistant city engineer to En-
sineer Beard in Grinnei. when the
| paving was laid. but who is now county
engineer of Warren county. The far
mers living near the proposed outlet
of the new sewer on the southwest OF
the city and who have united to bring
this suit. were also on the stand yes
terday and today. There is strong
division of opinion on the merits of
the case amongst the citizens of the
city, and whatever is the outcome of
the present action there is bound to
be anything but Indifference at the
city election so near at hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Schofeld have
arrived in Grinnell from Bloomington,
and have begun to stir up things in
preparation for the gospel meetings to
begin general activities on the l4th
instant The first union meeting OF
the churches was announced to take
place in the Methodist church last ev-
ening at which Mr.. Schoiield made the
address
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. wReavis, 81 Park
street, have just Joined with relatives
and friends in celebrating their gold
den wedding. 1t was just at the~close
of the civil war that this couple were
.i.,I IN, lit
lima, where they lived together until
1880, at which time they came to Iowa
and settled near Searsboro in this
county. They have lived in this county
and near the original place Of settle
ment ever since. In 1902 they moved
from the farm to make their home in
Grinnell MIR. Reaves is "a years of
age and his wife Is 70. They have had
ten children, of whom eight are living
and were present on this happy occas-
ion. They were Elisha, Andrew and
Turner. of Grinnel; Grant, of Bethel;
Joseph, of Tama; Mrs. Llewellyn Beat
| ty, of Cincinnati. Iowa: Mrs Millie
| Rayl, of Sugar Creek, and Mrs. Belle
Bauerle, Of University Park. Also
three daughters in law. two son-in law
and thirteen grandchildren We're pres
ent.
Mrs Frank Clayberg is having the
happiness of visit from her mother,
Mrs w. J. Whitford, whose home is at
Houghton.
Rev H. r. Harmed. Of the First Con-
gregatonal church of Cedar Rapids;
will preach the morning sermon in the
Congregational church here on Sunday
| next and there will be a union evan
gelistic meeting in the evening.
Milo Sulser has the honor of being
the first graduate from the recently es
tablished Grinnell Business College
and he has secured position as book
! keeper for contracting firm in Iowa
City.
After visiting in this city for day
as the guest of Prof. J. d. Stops, c. p.
Bill. professor of Greek in Western
| Reserve College at Cleveland, has gone
on to Kansas City. He is on a lee
turing tour thru the west, his subject
being archaeology.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Radford, accom-
panied by Miss Maud Radford. started
yesterday for Chicago for weeks
visit after which they plan to go to
the south, visiting Florida and prob
| ably Cuba and spending some six
weeks abroad.
Grinnell high school basketball team
is in high fettle and looks forward to
meeting here tonight the fast Oska-
loosa team, with the proper determine
ton to be the winning team. They will
also meet here on Saturday evening the
high school team from Ottumwa.
The gratifying report comes from
Newburg that the small pox cases re-
Gently developed there are all well and
no new cases are appearing. No fear
is now being felt OF recurrence of the
disease and revival meetings are be-
ing carried on.
NJ. II. Garrett, living southwest of
Newburg. recently bought an eighty of
good land lying near him from Beuah
Keyes, but has had an offer of $50 an
acre for it and has let 1t go to Hall
Mccullough.