Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-13
GrinneII and Vicinity.

special 10
Grinnell, March ia. C. Reavis has
purchased a good farm two miles from
Elk River. MINI. and left for there
with the household goods a few days
ago. Mrs. Reavis and the three chill
dren followed last night.
Two experts from the agricultural
extension department of Anes, Prof
r w. RitChey, expert on pruning and
spraying work, and Prof. P. w. Cowley.
expert on dairy work, will give a dem
onstration Of their work next Tuesday,
March 90 at the Walter G. Squire
place one mile north of Grinnell. All
phases Of the work viii be fully dis
cussed and demonstrated.
At the age Of 100 years Mrs. Lydia
Sharpless, a former resident Of the
Chester neighporhood. died March s at
her home in California Because Of
her age, she was accorded the honor OF
being the first woman in California to
cast vote.
On March 1s. in the assembly room
of the Grinnel Savings Bank. J. c,
Cort, Of Ames. viii be the speaker for
a meeting called for the purpose Of or
ganizing local COW testing assoCia-
ton. President W. SwartZ. Secretary
r. o. Heatwold and Official Tester +.
A. Kingerv of the Brooklyn assoCia-
ton. will be present to add their actual
and practical experience Of the matter.
At the Sunday school and morning
service at the Congregational church
Sunday over 81, 400 for the new Sunday
school building was pledged-s325 by
the different Sunday school classes ex-
All 10 I1r
lent social organization pledged $4,000.
These pledges are all on the five-year-
payment plan.
Applications for rooms in the new
mems dormitories OF the college are al
ready being received. There will be
housing room next fall for 125 men and
there will be a dining room in the sec
oTid building large enough to accom-
modate 200.
The city primary election. called for
yesterday, was called off as the law
now requires that candidates file if
teen days before election instead of ten,
as formerly. Also the new bill on reg
istration has gone into effect, which
makes registration for q city election
unnecessary.
In the school election yesterday, Isl
votes were cast w. T. Moyle was re-
elected to the long term and Frederic
Morrison was the newly elected d.
rector, also for the long term. Mrs
q W. Ii. Wilson was elected 10 fiji out
the short term and was the only can
didate for the position.
The cutting out of the proposed pri-
mary preliminary to the regular city
election makes the coming election
look the most mixed Of any in recen,
years. So far the candidates who
have filed for mayor are John G.
Dreamer. A. McBlaine, d. s. Morrison
< md Dan +. White. For councilman
at-iarge there are five candidates, l.
~ ". Adkins. George Clifton. L. G.. Lem
ley. q member of the present ,;ouncil
w. II. McCuiloch and L. NJ. verbeck
( Also iIiET11ss hs- of present council! The
First ward puts forth three names
Charles p. Boswell, Martin Eichhorr
and Charles L. Stanley. The Secone
ward puts upsH. A. jackson. TIE
Thifd ward brings out three, c. A
Barnes, George l.. Brown and Nelson
Frost The Fourth ward has but on
nane, NJ, J. Garrigan. Scott MacEacf1
GEron In the only candidate for cit,
treasurer. 3. J. Kicker is named II
sueceed himself as park commissioner
Tine present assrss5T. GGe5rze G. ii sfi1i ,