Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04


One Of the prettiest lunches Of ever
greens In this region is on the east
side hill one tree having been set out
for each of the commanders of the
post,
The hitching racks on the west side
of the public square along Broad
street have been taken away and a
concrete extension to the paving has
been made to cover the ground the
hitclng posts occupied, the whole
space formerly occupied by the racks
and the teams now being available for
parking automobiles. Considerable
complaint was heard from those ac-
cuStomed to hitch their teams there
that they would have no place to hitch,
and some even threatened to take their
trade to other towns. The commercial
club has sought to overcome this dis
satisfaction by an improvement in the
vacant lots in the rear of the Skeels
blacksmith shop and adjacent build
ings. cleaning up the grounds, filing in
the hollows where water has stood in
wet times. and adding more posts so
as to increase the hitching capacity
about so per cent. When this is done
it will be nearly as convenient for the
farmers as the former location and Will
be q decided Improvement to the APP
pearance and heathfulness of the city.
Work, on the new dormitories for
men which is TO begin at once, will re-
quire the transportation of a large
amount of heavs material for which It
is necessary to have a switch from the
line of the NJ. & st. L. road. There is
no way of getting it there except by
crossing Eighth avenue and the city
council has given the Bailey Marsh
Company the privilege of a crossing
just east of the Professor Macy resi-
dence. a heavy body of dirt will first
be filled in between curbings and every
precaution will be taken to preserve
the paving, the college standing good
for any damage that may result.
The city is having signs to autoists
placed in the business district from
Fifth avenue to the Rock Island rail-
road and from West street to the NJ. &
81 l.. road, to slow down to the re-
CURED twelve miles an hour. and signs
on all the roads leading into the city
calling on them to slow down to eigh-
teen miles an hour. The signs are or
namental yet conspicuous enough to
attract the attention Of the auto drv-
ing public.
The Iowa College Republican Club
has made elaborate plans for Hughes
torchlight parade on Monday evening
next. in the course of which it is
planned to have several speeches ap-
propriate to the occasion and well
hlied with college pep" This parade
will be followed by the Merrill political.
debate, free to the public, in the Colon
ial Theater
The old Ames block on Main street,
in recent years the property Of Moyle
& Pooley, has just become the property
Of l. S. Bailey. Jr.. who traded his farm
some miles north OF Grinnell for il. The
exact conditions of the trade have not
been given to the public. Moyle &
Pooiey, after buying the block some
three years ago. spent several thou
sands in renovating the building and
remodeling it into the present Antlers
Hotel block.
A wedding of interest to q number
of Grinnell people direct, and to many
more indirectly, took place In Daven-
port when Miss Margaret McBlain,
granddaughter Of Mr. Alexander Nc
Blatn. Of this city, was united to Mr..
Thomas Ferguson, of Davenport. The
bride Is the daughter Of Mrs. Hugh
McBlain, Of Maybole. Scotland, and
the groom is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Ferguson, Of Kilburnie, Scot
land. Rev. A. W. McBlain, of Eldon,
Iowa. uncle of the bride. performed the
ceremony. Mrs A. W. McBlain, of Ell
don, was bridesmaid and Mr. Samuel
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the groom, was best man. The grand
father of the bride, Mr.. A. McBlain. Of
Grinnell, gave her away in marriage
Other relatives and guests from Grin
nell were: Mr.. David McBlain, Mr..
Archie McBlain, Mr.. George McBlain,
Mrs. Alexander McBlain, Jr., and Mrs.
Powell
Mrs. Harry l. Yeager is again at
home in this city after some two weeks
spent in New York.