Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-12
cr;nne!! and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Aug. 12.-The old soldiers OF
Grnnell and vicinity and the women
Of the relief corps are well pleased
over the announcement that the state
encampment Of 1915 will be held next
June at Marshalltown. The distance is
so short and the ARRANGEMENT of trains
is so convenient that probably the
larges. delegation that has gone from
here for years will be on hand on that
occasion.
Grinnell Campfire girls have demon
strated their staying powers by
twenty one mile walk in five hours and
forty minutes. The course was clear
around Clear lake and the walk was
taken one morning between the hours
of 1905 and PAS. The walkers were
Wilma Talbot, Grace Hadley. Nina
fMooers and their chaperone, Miss
Jennie Rule.
AS the time draws near for the spe-
cial school election on the question Of
Issuing bonds to the amount of $780,
900 for the building OF new school
house in Grinnell independent district,
the discussion of the proposition takes
q wider range and n more vehement
tone 1t is hard to tell just at present
what the result Is likely to be. as the
opponents Of the plan are most ready
to voluntarily express their minds. The
large amounts being spent in other i'm
provements and the consequent in
crease OF taxation is the main reason
that seems TO be urged against the
plan, but there are also other reasons
advanced. Observation-Disclosures naturally
occur and the calling of a mass meet
ing with full and free discussion OF
plans there presented by the school
board might tend to clear up the stu
alton and get a more intelligent vote.
The election Is to be held on the 18th.
next Monday.
Litigation has broken out again In
the same old place but with an APP
parently new cause in the matter OF
the new west side sewer in this city.
Mr. Thomas, who brought the former
injunction suit in behalf OF himself and
other farmers southwest Of the city, has
started another action to enjoin the
city Of Grinnell from pouring the wa
ter now coming from the bitches being
dug on First and Second avenues and
other places in the vicinity OF Arbor
lake into the ravine that will take II
into Sugar creek. AS the decision OF
the court in the previous appeal case
was that an injunction could not lie till
actual damage could be shown. It is
! now believed by the plaintiffs that
damage can already be shown and
that the certainty Of still greater dam
age can be made 80 plain that the relief
they claim can not be denied them.
Mr.. and Mrs William Gardner and
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. tMehlin have gone
in their auto for two weeks outing
mill nf
fishing at Lake jefferson. MIMI, and In
other lake waters.
Adelbert and Kenneth worden and
Miss Lorena have returned to their
home in Marshalltown after a pleas
ant visit of two weeks in this city at
the home OF their grandmother, Mrs
Charles Kingdom.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Cove have gone
to the Pacific coast to visit the EXPOSE
tons and. en- route, to visit with rela-
tives and friends. They stop at Coun-
ell Bluffs at Colorado Springs and
Pasadena. They plan to return by the
northern route. visiting Seattle. Port
land and some of the cities OF Canada.
The Misses Buchanan. Unbenhauer,
Dorhowe. Henderson and Johnson have
ret ur-ned from a delightful chautauqua
trip in which they appeared as the
peasant Girls SO wei did they do
their parts that they had offers pressed
upon them to continue in that role for
the rest of the summer. Their plans
for the coming year prevented their do
ing this tho the pleasure OF the work
was strong inducement.
Complete returns from the assessors
Of the county gives the following fig
ures: Total actual value OF land. s27.-
73O,S54 horses. $l.216,626: cattle,
H,177,57S: swine over s months, $751;
$3.50 sheep over months. $ls,45s: other
personal property $l,5oo,649; the grand
total of all personal property is $4.366.-
l45; of moneys and credits. &5.1S9,65S;
taking in the town property the real
estate figures up to $32,747,6s0. This is
said to be 100000 less than the show
ing Of last year.