Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-12
Grinneli and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.

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Grinneu May l2.-The Spaulding
contest is to be held at the Colonial
Theater tonight There are to be eight
speakers. The admission is always
free and there is always a full house
and intense interest shown by the au-
disnCe This prize was established IN
June. 1905, by Senator and College
Trustee Henry W. Spaulding to train
speakers for effectiveness in urging
any proposition before the public. Get
ting results is the only test for the
judges in making their decision The
first prize is $50. the second $50, and
the third $50. Booker" Strong won
first in 1871. Owen Redmond in 1919.
Harl EsIick in 1918, Joe Carter in 1914,
and Fred Little in 1915.
In the special meeting Of the city
council on Wednesday evening the
bids were opened on the twenty -one
blocks Of additional paving called for
by resolution of necessity Of last
March and by the advertisement for
BIDS William Horrab bin. of Iowa City
was the lowest bidder on Warren
Brothers patent bituiithIc at sl.e2ia
per square yard His bid was accept
ed and the work will be pushed from
this time TIL completed. Other bid
ders were the Ford Paving Company
Of Cedar Rapids, and the Dies Moines
Asphalt Paving Company. II was also
resolved to engage the services OF the
Iowa Engineering Company in con-
nection With this work q Is !Is.ss. sE.$,zs
Rev. +GeorSe G. Wit15sms.2 Of Newton.
pastor of the opGreGrtional church Of
that city has been invited to deliver
the Memorial Day address In Grinneli
before the members of Gordon Granger
Post and Relief Corps and other pat
riotic societies ard the public in gen
eral and be has accepted The speak
ing viii be in the Colonial Theater as
usual. beginning probably at the usual
hour Of $50. The closing committee
OF the commercial cIab is making
preparations TO announce the closing
Of All business houses as usual during
the parade and othes exercises OF the
afternoon. r.
Mrs. ". c. Robinson Is enjoying a
visit from Mrs. James Humbert. Of
Aust!n, Tex =
Mrs. VIII Fuller of this city. is en-
5oying visit from her daughter. Mrs.
T. o. Fuller. Of CASEY, who brings her
little daughter with her. 49,. p
Those who attended the annual con-
yention Of the Iowa Grand Chapter Of
the&P. z, 0. organization at Newton
speak highly in praise Of the event
Some Of those who went from GrinneII
are: Mrs Fred Spaulding, president Of
the Grinnell chapter; Mrs. d. M. Cor
vice president: Mrs Eugene HaneIy
corresponding secretary of the Grand
Chapter OF Iowa: Mrs Scott Roby
corresponding secretary of srfnneri
Chapter: Miss Craze Burton, recording
secretary; Mrs. c. A. Swisher. Mrs.
Jennie B. Jones and Mrs, Halle G.
Burd - =. =
Architect Sohn has about completed
the plans for the enlarged plant of the
Grinnell Register and the work which
has been at standstiIl for a couple
OF weeks or more because of the
change in plan. will begin again and
pc pushed rapidly. ....I 4, I
Ray and F'risbie. of the Herald, have
broken ground on their lot on rr;ftb
avenue and two printing plants so
near together will have some rivalry
as 10 which shall be most and SOONEST
complete. n. - :
MRS. Carl Saunders, OF Montez,Ima.
was brought to the Grinnell city hos
Pital some two weeks ago for an op-
Grafton thru which she PASSED IN aafe-
ty and her recovery has been 90 rarid
that she was taken back to nerFhome
this week. e Z, -
Mrs. Myrtle Assay Is again at her
home in Grinnel1 after some time spent
in assisting in revival meetings in the
Seventh Day Adventist church in Mar.
i shalltown. n s35.
/ Mrs. D.. A. Robinson PLANS to starr
| tomorrow for her daughters home il
Norfolk, Seb., for a visit Of indefinite
length. =
| After a visit at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs Henry G. Lyman, Of this city, J
Fl. LAGRANGE. father OF Mrs. Lyman
has returned to his home in Storm
& Lake.
G. G. Keil. of this city. and p. J
Haas, OF Omaha who was visitinf
here, went to I1adora on business triI
on "Wednesday.
The Grfnnell Home Garden Club met
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock In Thu
/ college botanical garden where Super.
visor Thomas of the senior class Il
college gave the boy and girl worker,
some practical instruction In plan
care. 4.