Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-27

teacher in ,1ural schools. The new.
married patf will occupy the Hink
farm in Chster township.
Assessor l. NJ Smith reports for
the city Of drinnell that the population
of the city already exceeds the gov
eminent report At the date. Of the lat
est previous census and that still a
considerable portion OF the city has not
been canvassed.
A new automobile sales company has
just been formed In this city ond Is
to incorporate at $4,000. The stock
holders are as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. H. Boyer. H. L. Boyer, George
H. Hamlin, s. ]. Pooley, B. j. Kicker,
C. H. Hanson, A Beenblcssom, C c.
Doran and E. H. Spaulding. Officers
were elected yesterday afternoon as
follows: President, Eth. Spaulding;
vice president, B. ]. Kicker: secretary
and treasurer, H. L. Boyer. The head
quarters, of the new company will be
in the Main street garage adjoining the
Spaulding block on the north c. G.
Doran Is to be general manager
The city political pot is really boiling
now and bids fair to boil over If the
fire is not soon drawn. To forestan
the recent action of the city council in
advertising for bids and ann, nEcing
that they will enter into contract with
any satisfactory bidder before going
out of office in early April. a temporary
Injunction has been sought and Judge
Silwold came to Grinnell this morning
to hear the arguments in the case.
The city council proposed to open the
bids, If any appear, on the 3lst OF
March and to take action as soon as
feasible. d w. Brainard, who has an
action against the city now pending
but deferred to the September term or
court, now makes this amendment to
restrain the city from going on with
the construction of the west side sew
er. There has been for some time re-
straining order from the construction
of the tunnel by which the east side
sewage would be carried over to the
new west side outlet.
# In the Islander suit of w. T.. Richtie
against j. c. Silowalter in which plain
tiff asked for $4,000 the jury awarded
him $1,000. A suit is now on asking
for $4,000 damages from the Rock
Island railroad for the death of Mr..
-Niswander more than q year ago. He
was rrn down and killed at crossing
east of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Sapphire w. Merrill died on the
morning of Thursday at the Merrill
home, 1914 West street, at the age of
90 years. She had been an invalid for
several years. Funeral services were
held at the home on Friday afternoon
and the body was taken to Des
Moines for interment Mrs. Merrill was
one of the early settlers in Grinnell.
Her son. DR.. B. J. Merrill, Of Stillwa-
ter. Mimi. was here at the funeral and
accompanied the body to Des Moines.
Miss Edith McCosh and LeMoin Ko-
ger were married on Wednesday at
noon, at the home of the brides father.
Max McCosh. on a farm north of this
city. Rev. w. R. Lawrence. pastor of
the United Presbyterian church. Of
ficiated. The young pair will live on
a farm some miles southwest of Grin
NELL
George R. Ross~4f had stomach
and appendix trouble for some time
and went a few days ago to Rochester,
Mimi, to obtain relief. On Wednes
day he passed safely thru an operation
and reports since then indicate that
he is on the straight road to recovery.
Mrs Ross accompanied him.
Wesley Manatt. who returned some
weeks ago from Chicago. where nc had
taken a course of treatment and
seemed to be in fair condition. has
found it necessary to return there for
further treatment accompanied by his
son, Claire.
panied by his son. Claire.
Congressman SAINT Kirkpatrick came
to Grinnell on Thursday evening and
visited at the home Of his nephew, w.
r Kirkpatrick