Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-08
GrinneIi and Vicinity.
special to T,mes- Rep,,bI;can.

Gr!nnell. Sept. Sat a meeting Of
the Congregational church on Thurs
day evening. action will be taken on
the recommendation Of the committee
on pastor to give a call to Rev. E.
w. Cross, of Livingston. Mont. Mr..
Cross preached at both the morning
and evening service last Sunday and
the recommendation Of the committee
was decided upon at special meeting
Monday evening.
Mrs. E. F. Barnes, who has been
visiting Grinnell friends the last few
days has returned to her home in
Narshalltown.
Several important transactions took
place at the regular monthly meeting
of the city council Monday evening.
Free water on the grounds for drink
ing purposes was voted to be furnished
to the Grinneil Fair Association, the
conditions being that the association
provide man approved by r. w.
Thackeray to look after the hydrant
at the corner of Hamilton avenue and
East street The council accepted the
resignation of Mrs. J. E. Nicely as a
member Of the Stewart library board.
There were two sidewalk resolutions
passed. one provides for a new walk
on the south side Of Sixth avenue from
Charles Beoknau's walk to Center
street, and the other than new walk
be placed on the east side of Park
street between Hamilton and Wash
ington avenues. fzIt was voted that the
curbing at the intersection Of East
street and Sixth avenue on the east
side should be set back so as TO make
the paving thirty feet from curb to
curb.
Mr.. and Mrs e. S. Morrison. ac-
companier by their son. Cloide, are,
spending few days in Des Moines.
The friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Torkei
Lindland. near Gilman, sympathize
with them in the loss Of their month
old baby boy who died at the city hos
pital Monday. Tho body was taken to
Dunbar for interment.
II all goes according to present
plans, the first concrete OF the new
paving will be laid this week. The
lack Of sand is the present delay but
that Is expected any day 80 that work
should commence within the next few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Roberts are en-
toying a visit from their son, l.. G..
Roberts, and wife and daughter. OF
Davenport, and also Mrs. John T. Dye,
Of Indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. ]. e. Van Evera left last night
for Davenport to attend the funeral Of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. wilkins. who
passed away Monday night. The fu-
neral was to be held today.
| Scott Mac Eacnfon Is back From his
! two weeks vacation spent at Water
| loo with his parents and at Hinckley,
MINI.
| Mrs. Beatrice Parker accompanied
/ by her son, Beverly, has gone to OF
tumwa to visit friends.
| Word has been received here % the
arrival Of son at the Chester G.
Davis home in Bozeman, Mont. Mr..
Davis graduated from Iowa College In
the class Of III, and Is editor Of the
Weekly Courier Of Bozeman.
DIR. and Mrs Herbert Francis Evans
Ihave been spending the college vaca-
ton in California and in visiting on the
way home. They reached home here
on Saturday.
/ Mrs. r. H. Perring has been increas-
j ingly Ill until she was obliged to have
an operation for relief from pleurisy or
Friday. Latest reports Of her condi-
ton are favorable.
Rev. ]. NJ. Brown, at the request Of
his parishioners in this city and to the
satisfaction Of many others, has been
returned to this charge by the con.
ference. Rev W. ). Hamilton has beer
sent to the Sonora circuit and Q. E
Mcbride, who has had that charge FOL
some three years, was sent to Kalona.
II Paul LeBar, who has delighted Grin.
nell audiences by his musical abilit!
but who graduated last spring, hal
gone to Waterloo to take place Al
pianist in one Of the large churches
and also to have charge Of q theateI
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