Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-16
GrinneH and Vicinity.

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Grinrell. Sept. 16.-The carload OF
fish romise to %Cirinnell some time
ago by the game commissions of the
state arrived here yesterday ana VIII
be transferred as speedily as feasible
to stock Arbor lake and the reservoir.
The AXE has been screened so that
none may escape There are SAID 10 oe
30, 900 of various kinds or eulple hs'
and strong hopes are entertained mere
that the lake will in the near future
become again a place for sport.
Mrs. Eleanor Van Evera, who mas
Deer spending Some months on the IA
cifc coast and in other western States
has returned to her home IN TINS city
and was in time to meet with the othe'
members of the Sunset club enter
tanned on Thursday at the home OF MI.
and Mrs. n. w. Cessna.
Further investigation brings to llSht
ne names of still other victims OF
John Gibson, the check swindler I'M
der the name of John Barker. me
total loss by his operations in Grlnnel'
foots up to about $3.50. AS yet no trace
of him has been found.
Little Teddy Crosby. young son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam H.. Crosby. OF tnis
city. is pronounced perfectly cured VI
The infantile paralysis. with which he
was, mildly afflicted some weeks 0
The city council attended a special
meeting on Thursday evening II ac-
copied all lateral sewers under the
| contract with William +. Riley and the
extension to the lateral sewers. lead
ing to the disposal plant. under the
| contract with the j. w. Turner I'M
provement Company. Plats and sched-
ules for the taxing up of costs to the
individual pieces Of property lnVoiVeu
are to be made at once. Action re-
sardins the main sewer was not taken.
Certain gifts to the city of Grinnell OIL
lands for the p Of opening up
street and avenue connections, made
by f.. X. Lester. Mrs. Mary f. Merritt
and Movie and Pooley, were accepted
for the city. declared to be public high
WAYS and the city engineer was in
structed to so plat the tracts and SUD-
NIT the same to the council.
High school football has been IN
progress for some weeks and becomes
more and more strenuous as the date
of the first game approaches. Coach
Nichols has arranged the heaviest
schedule of work thai any team mas
had for several years AID has little nut
untried material with which to make
good. Captain Williams and m
are the only experienced players out III
a squad Of t~hirty-five out for practice
Following is the fall schedule: OCT. &
North Des Moines at Des MONIES; OCT
Il, Marshalltown at Grinnell; oct. IL
West Des Moines at Grinnell; Oct. Zs'
Oskaloosa at Grinnell; Nov. 4, open;
Nov. II. open: Nov. IS. Iowa CITY az
Iowa City; Nov. 80, CThankssiVlng)
Newton at Grinnel.
On Wednesday OF this week Mr.. and
Mrs. Harmon Wisemiller. 800 Park
street, celebrated their golden weddins
with relatives and loving friends. Mr.
Wisemiller was born in Ohio In Fep-
ruary of 1S47 and lived there until ne
went into the union army In 1853. IN
1866 he was married to Miss Louisa
Stever and they lived a few years IN
Ohio. moved to Illinois and then 10
Grinnell. where they have lived for the
past thirty eight years. Mrs. WISE
| miller had a fall several years ago that
broke her hip n and she has been
an invalid ever since. Three children
Mrs. Christine Mcdonald. of Des
Moines: Mrs. Reavis. Of Grinnell, anc
John Wisemiller. OF Marsha!ltown
were present on this occasion, with
a few grandchildren.
william Watson Is suffering severe
pain and will be kept from his work
for some weeks from the breaking OF
a bone in his right wrist when the car
which he was cranking kicked back
and the crank struck him He is the
manager OF the Brownell garage.