Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-07
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

Special to Times-Republ!ca..
Grinnell, May THE beard of SUI
perrisors Of Poweshiek county has adj
vertised for bids for The building of
residence for the sheriff that shall be
joined to the new Jail in Montezuma.
built last year. Plans and specifca-
tions may be seen at the office Of the
county auditor. The Jail was built by
the appropriation that the Law permits
the board to MAKE each year irrespec-
tive of the vote Of the people.
The funeral services over the body
of Mr.. Emory S. Bartlett. Of this city,
were conducted by Prof. Charles
Noble. Those present from out of the
city were: A w. Bartlett. Of Grants
Pass, Ore; Emory Bartlett, of Chicago,
grandson of the deceased; Elmer E.
Bartlett, OF Waterloo; Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Bartlett, Of Tama City; DR.. E. l.
Lunn, Of LeGrand, ILL.,; B. G. Ward,
Of Des Moines, and NJ. Ash, OF Mar
shalltown. Mr.. Bartlett was the last
but one of the charter members Of the
Congregational church here, the sur
viying one being Mrs. Marshall Bliss,
Of Colorado, formerly Miss Lucy Blk
by, Of this city.
Beulah Chapter, o. e. S.. of this city,
will be host on Tuesday evening next,
May IL, to the sister lodges of Gilman,
Brooklyn and Kellogg, at which time
there will be an initiation followed by
a banquet.
Frank e. Roberts has turned over
his stock of furniture and his business
to the Nelson Furniture Company and
Martin Nelson is now IN full charge.
He has gone back to his home at AL
bert City to make sale of some prop
erty but will be here early next week
with his family. Mr.. Will Murdoch,
who has been in the store with Mr..
Roberts, will remain with the new
firm.
The Mrs. Parker residence on the
corner Of East street and Third avenue
was sold some time agofto Mr.. E. r.
Talley, who moved his family from AL
gona to this city. there being f1ve chill
dren Of school age and one being al
most Of college age.
One Of the important features Of the
coming Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union convention to be held in
this city early next week will be the
lecture on Tuesday evening, at the
Baptist church, by. Miss Bertha
Bowers, of Creston. She is said to be
q very dUlc WORKER III the temperance
cause and an interesting and forceful
| speaker. All the proceedings Of the
convention, including lectures, are free
to the general public.
The Methodist church was filled on
Wednesday evening by those anxious
to hear Bishop Homer C.. Stuntz. He
| proved a very entertaining speaker
and took his audience with him in
some very vivid word picturing over a
vast stretch Of South American terri
tory Of wonderful richness and future
possibilities.
! City Clerk A. C.. Hartman had not
recovered from his illness sufficiently
to be at his post at the meeting of
the city council and Councilman L. G.
Lemley acted the part Of SCRIBE Coun-
cilmen Hunt Hadley and Evans were
made committee to report on the
feasibility OF the plan Of making Davis
avenue in the extreme southeast part
OF the city wider. Several missing
links Of sidewalks were ordered In and
/, the Rock Island road was ordered to
put cement walks on their right of
way on the High street crossing, in
place Of tho board walks now there.
8. H. Crosby and A. c. Lyon, COM
mittee from Iowa College, asked per-