Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-17
GrinnelI and Vicinity.


Grinnell, March 17.-Harold l.. Boyer,
who is candidate for Judge Of the su-
perior court Of Grinnell, has resigned
his position as city solicitor. The res
ignatlon was accepted by the councit
at their special meeting OF Wednesday
evening and Attorney John e. Lake
was elected to fill the vacancy. At the
same meeting the council took under
advisement tho proposition of the
Grinnell Electric and Heating Com
pany to do the pumping Of the water
for city use from the deep wells. The
bids for grading and for sidewalk con-
struction were not accepted and the
mayor was instructed to advertise for
new bids.
The army Of the unemployed" has
thronged the streets Of Grinnell and
annoyed the inha bitants thereof to the
point where patience has ceased to be
a virtue" and the council has taken
vigorous practical action. In yard
south and In the rear Of the city deten-
ton hospital for tramps Is pile Of
rocks and pile of wood. The council
has appointed William Keenan,, who
has made an efficient police office for
long successive periods, to take the
overnight Of the labor Of getting cord
wood ready for the stove. A morning
hour of steady work will pay for d
good warm breakfast while another
hour just before noon and one before
supper time will guarantee to tho
worker full meals. -,
w. II. Byerly rests under the burden
Of fine Of $25 and costs for breaking
scarlet fever quarantine, pleading gull
ty Of the offense when arraigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Barnes and
their daughter Mildred, Gene Dennison
and the Misses Mary, Agnes and Anna
Dennison were Grinnell guests at tho
wedding feast in Brooklyn Of Miss
Dora williams and Elmer Miller, who
were married in the, ;, Presbyterian
church. go fI5>. - y "a T},Ty
The body Of Mrs. W. F., Sargent was
brought to the home Of her father. A.
w. Knapp, In Grinnell and now awaits
the completion Of arrangements for tn,
funeral. Mrs. Sargent died In Tama.
At the home of Mrs. Ed Barnes. q
sister Of the bride. southwest Of Grin
nell, Herbert Hutchinson and Miss
Ruby Wells were united In marriage
by the ministrations of Rev. w. F. Will
son, Of this city. The young couple
will reside in Pretty Valley, Sask.,
Canada, where they go soon.r ,.-f. ,
A. C. Beach, an expert aviator from
New Orleans. had heard OF GrinneE
and it's aviation company and its in
ventor- aviator and was on his way
here when he heard Of 'Robinson's UNI
timely death last Saturday. He. came
on and has been engaged as one Of the
Instructors In the Grinnell school Of
aviation. He has had q wide and
varied experience In the line Of aero
nautics and was in service in the Boer
war. j, :"
A majority Of all the legal voters in
Grinnell township outside the city lin
its Of Grinnell have united in petition
to the board Of county supervisors to
make two townships Of what Is now
known on the map as Grinnell town
ship. All the territory outside the city
limits will. by this plan. form one
township and all within the present
city limits will form another.
; Rev. w. r. Lawrence, pastor Of the
United Presbyterian church Of Grim
neil, was called yesterday 10 conduct
the funeral services over the body Of
Harry williams. who died at Ewart on
Tuesday,. -: Sst e.,
II. I. Davis was called to, Princeton.
Ill.,, on Wednesday by the sad news OF
the death of his nephew, William
CrowIover. ....-.. r-sss SIS '
Harry Buck Is suffering considerable
pain from a premature attempt to be-
gin the midsummer celebration with
powder and noise. In company with
some other boys he was playing with
powder when It exploded burning him
quite severely. ~