Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-21
GrinnelI and Vicinity.
Special to Times Republican.


Grinnell, April 2l.--Grinnell has IL
completed sewer system with outlet to
the southwest of the city and septic
tanks and filter beds ready for the in
spection that is scheduled for Monday
Of next week Lafayette Higgins. san
itary engineer for the state board OF
health, Charles P. Chase, head of tho
Iowa Engineering Company and j. w.
Turner, of the Turner Improvement
Company that has had the disposal
plant under contract. are to be here
and accompany the mayor and city
council on the trip of inspection. If
the plant is satisfactory to the nspec-
tors the job will be accepted by the
city and the new sewer will so into
active service very soon Sanitary En-
sncer Higgins is authority for the
statement that this is tic most com
prehensivc sewage disposal plant of its
general kind in the state and he pro-
poses to watch, its workings very care
fully.
Grinncll and vicinity had a heavy
electrical rain and hail storm on
Thursday morning and reports are
coming in of damage done at various
points. Near Brooklyn lightning struck
the barn on the Frank Sackett farm,
completely destroying it with eight
mead of horses. some hogs and consid-
cradle value in hay and grain. Mr..
Sackett and his son, working with d
team of horses in the field. saw the
storm coming and hurried to set the
team into the barn, which they I'M
g.. 80. al IL.
horses in the barn and the men We're
able to save but six of them. The
loss is put at $4,000, of which $l,21b
was insured. The hail in the same
storm broke l4O panes of glass out Of
the Hazelwood greenhouse owned by
Mr.. Dittmer. who reports the hail
stones as covering the ground to the
depth of three inches.
Rev. Charles Parsons. of Des Moines,
secretary and superintendent of the
Iowa Society for the Friendless, will
preach both morning and evening in
the Conversational church in this city
tomorrow.
Charles Hotchkin, a former resident
of Grinnell and brother of the three
now living here William. John Henry.
uHu JdIleS, uleu III iuliSN ] oil ~ liz
last week from blood poisoning COM
ing from an injury recently to his hip.
He was So years old.
Lieutenant T.. f. Bump. who served
his time on the border with the First
Iowa cavalry. Troop d, has been given
the captaincy of the supply troop,
which Is a. part Of that regiment. He
will have charge OF food, fuel, forage
and clothing supplies. both In maxi
ing acquisitions and in the dstribu-
ton, for about 1900 men.
The Grinnell Canning Company has
Joined with others over the country
in O. petition to the government to
place an embargo on the expectation or
tin plate from this country. Senator
Kenyon and Congressman Ramscyer
have been urged to give their best ef-
forts to this end.
Many people in this vicinity as well
as in Des Moines are interested in
the item that DR.. Arthur NJ. Sherman.
a Chester boy and Grinnell student
and professional man for years, was
recently married in GAINESVILLE. Wis,
to Miss Charlotte Rudd. Of that city.
They will be at home after May l, In
Des Moines.
In the recent laborers strike in this
city the Bailey Marsh Company. who
have the contract for the college build
,ings, found no fault with the wage de-,
mand but were willing to pay whatever
was agreed upon and to give the nine
hour day. But the demand to recog-
nize the union the company would not
and did not accept. Accordingly the
work is going on with non-union men
and more will be added to the present
force
Gus Gibbs, Of this city, has Joined
the aviation branch Of the army and
Is in Omaha for three weeks pre-
liminary training, after which he will
go to the active school at San Diego.
Cal
High school seniors who have salts
factory standing at the time arc to