Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-26
GrinnsIi and Vicinity.


Grinnell, Jan. 2S.-The meeting on
Monday evening at the high school
auditorium to consider the needs OF
the Grinnell schools proved very in
teresting TO an audience of about $50
people. Superintendent Henely en-
phesized the need OF more room for the
pupils, more teachers. and dean Of
boys and a dean of girls. He would
have teacher of economics who
should be on duty during the summer
as was the manual training teacher so
helpfuIly last summer, He wants some
teachers who can zee visions and
dream Dreams" but he wants them
practical realities Mrs. H. NJ Harris
emphasized certain unsanitary condi-
tons in some of the buildings especial
ly the high school, and the need Of
more high school room. o. T. F'ris-
favor of a division OF the responsible
ties Of the board between men and
women. The general discussion that
followed brought out Mrs. II. w.
Spaulding. w. T Moyle, w. c. Ray
burn, w. L. Weaver, H. W. Spaulding
and others.
diiI JdIUp " LScSdI lls
ing at 1921 High street, passed the if
tieth milestone in their married life
On Saturday and relatives and friends
gathered in the home for a bounteous
supper and a joyous evening, to the
number OF about seventy-five. Good
wishes came in showers and gifts of
Of the happy occasion.
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goth birthday On Feb. 1, Is recovering
from the recent illness that has kept
him in his room for several weeks.
His son Fred has come from his home
at Little Falls. Mimi, to look after his
welfare . ....r..
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Miles, accom-
panied by their daughter, Miss May,
started on Monday for Eureka Springs,
Ark, from which place they plan to
go farther south to spend the rest Of
the winter.
The subject before the women's
Home Missionary Union this afternoon
at the Congregational church is THE
Problem OF the CITY," upon which Miss
Gretchen Steiner win be the leading
speaker, having but recently returned
from social settlement work in New
York. Mrs. c. F. Childs reads paper
and reports for 1915 are to be heard.
| Miss Ruth Willard has given up her
position in the state library at Des
| Moines and taken one In one Of the
branch libraries in Minneapolis.
Those who put up natural ice at this
point have finished their work for the
season and report an abundance Of q
very fine quality Of Ice cut under very
favorable conditions. The cold wealth
er having come so suddenly and SO Sc
verely gives uniform thickness and
| great clearness and solidity.
Silas NJ. Cady, who died recently al
his home in Malcolm at the age Of 90
years, had been resident of Powe-
shiek county since 1875. He was well
known in Grinnell being the father Of
A. B. Cady.
For an aggravated case Of drunken
ness Judge Norris imposed q fine Of
SO on John Hinegardner. with added
Il cost. Upon like charge Andrew
Nichols received Ane Of $40 and cost,
from which sentence hs appealed to the
district court.
The funeral Of Fred Bechly tool
place yesterday afternoon 1T the home
Of his son Frank at Nontesuma, COR
Quoted by Judge W. r Lewis, Of Mon
tezuma at the request Of the deceased
he was b. RI IN Prussia, but has hvef
In Foweshiek county ever since 1854
mis- home having been at 0eAreboro
wpsre big body was buried. s-ssI