Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-23
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

and the mayor. who have been trou-
bled at the indications that tar has
been leaking into the new sewer to
the detriment of the septic tanks ana
the costly filter beds. have discovered
that tar was coming from the gas
works here. The connection with the
sanitary sewer has been broken oft
and the tar now finds some other way
Of escape The damage to the sewer
is said 10 have been slight so far but
would have been ruinous If long con-
tinued.
Announcement has been made Of the
resignation Of the high school princi-
pal. Charles Bell. because Of mis- cleo
ton to a position in Phoenix, Ariz,
at greatly Increased salary. On Mon
day evening the school board elected
S. z. Thompson, Of Clarinda, to Ali the
vacancy thus created. The following
other teachers We're elected at the
same meeting: f. F. Burmahin, Mar
garet Giberson, Julia Wheeler. Eliza
beth Goodman and Hazel McLeland,
and Prof. E. D. Strong. Of the college
as instructor in debating.
1t is understood here that County
Attorney Henry G.. Lyman. Of this
city IS making all due preparations
for enforcing the orders Of Attorney
Genera! Havner with regard 70 Sunday
closing.
Miss Kate Zimmerman, for severa!
years the efficient principal of Parker
school in this city, has been for near
~ two months in hospital at Ru-
chester, MINI. She returned to the
family home in this city on Saturday
evening very much improved in health
and with the hope and expectation Of
being completely cured soon.
Henry G. Lyman had the pleasure
On Saturday night of having a visit
from his classmate Of Iowa College.
class Of 1902 G. z. Van Dixie who
had been to Rochester, Mimi. for ex-
animation and was then on his way 10
his home in Anaheim, Cal.
The Sam II. Crosby family are once
more united in their Grinnel home,
Mr.. Crosby coming last week from
Beaumont, Tex, where he had been
inspecting the extensive land tract In
which ne Is interested. and Mrs. Cros-
by and her daughter coming from Den
yer where they had been visiting rela-
tives.
Prof and Mrs Harry Cross are the
parents OF a daughter. born to them
or Saturday evening last.
Several auto drivers on the country
roads have made report this spring Of
the unusual number of snakes seen
and run over Clayton Phelps and
Lloyd Hurdle were OUT IN the Phelps
car when they encountered big rat
tie snake al the turn of the road near
the Westfield school house. The weight
of the heavy car run over the snake
repeatedly did not seem to kill it nor
to hush its rattle. but Shirley Eichhorn
coming along with club. gave it a
rest
Another strike is on and the half
finished Skeels building is standing
still. r. G. Coutte is the contra ctor
and shows a signed agreement with
the union labor leaders for the work
TO be done at s275 per day Of nine
hours, time and half for overtime
But q clause at the end Of the agree
ment bound both parties by the final
settlement Of wages in a case then
pending and as that case was settled
on a basis Of 30 cents an hour, the
men OF the Coutts job demanded 30
cents An hour and stopped work when
that price was refused.
F-smond J. Osgood was called to his
home in Mitchellville from his college
work here by the serious Illness Of his
stter. The father died on Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. H. w. futile reached
home Yesterday morning, from a visit
to New York, where they witnessed
he graduation of their son William
from Union Theological Seminary and
| his ordination to the ministry in
Broadway Tabernacle. He is to take
pastorate in Nashua, Iowa.