Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

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Special to Times Republican.
| Grinnell, April 5.-The college au-
thorities have decided to add two more
units at once to the mems dormitories
already under construction and so
greatly in demand that it is evident
there will not be room in those now
building to accommodate the men who
want to live in that way next year. The
new buildings are to be ready II pos
sible by the opening OF college next
September. They will be on the north
and south line extension of the present
buildings and facing on Park street.
There is to be a basement dining room
to accommodate 200 students and that
will be about the capacity Of the
dormitories now planned.
| Miss Mabel Barber is spending her
Easter vacation in visiting friends at
Manchester
Miss Gretchen Bayer has been elect
ed as teacher Of music and English in
the schools OF Strawberry Point for the
next school year and she has accepted.
Her recent successful management Of
the girls glee club of the college on
their concert trip opened up this OPP
portunity.
Paul Bartlett Is visiting at the home
here while taking a brief rest from his
voice culture labors at the conserva
tory of music at Lincoln, Neb.
| Miss Nettie Bayley is spending a
| week in visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed
Jackson, at Strawberry Point.
Rev. j. B. Adkins, who has been
taking year or more OF rest in the
east from active ministerial labors, is
now considering the acceptance of
call from the Congregational church at
E,don. -
The city clerk Is TO have the con-
venience and security OF a set OF new
steel filing cabinets which have just
been installed at cost of s3He.
| ]. L. Housekeeper presents himself
as a candidate for the office Of city
manager Of Grinnell, made vacant by
the RESIGNATION of S. II. Crosby and the
change in administration,
| Mrs. f. a. Wadsworth is spending a
week in Minneapolis in visiting with
Mr.. Wadsworth. whose business af
fairs keep him close to headquarters.
| Miss Lo.tie Kutish is teaching tenn
| porarily at the school mile east of
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her sister. Miss Josephine Kutish who
is at the family home, 4l6 West street,
this city. fighting an attack Of measles.
Bear Creek township in this county
has recently sold at auction six of
the district school houses and will
proceed to build six modern houses to
take their place this summer. Sealed
bids will be received up to the 2sth
Of this month.
| Lacy Chapman, Grinnell boy and
remembered yet by many friends In
this vicinity is reported to have met
death by gas asphyx!at!on IN a copper
mine at Butte. Mont. recently. He was
a brother of Mrs. Lottie Hunter.
The high school Y NJ c. A. re-
Gently elected the following officers:
President, Eldon Olds: vice president
Kenneth Ferguson: secretary Paul
Wheeler; treasurer. Alfred Bonyata.
The regular semi-monthly meeting
OF the Woman's Relief Corps OF this
city on Saturday afternoon this week
is to be Of exceptional interest, an
initiation being one Of the features. All
| work Of the corps from this time on
will tend towards perfecting the plans
for the entertainment Of the district
convention next fall
The Methodist church and the
Church OF Christ of this city have been
conducting evangelistic meetings in
observance of Lent and preparation for
Easter in which the leaders have been
local talent largely laymen. and diff
ferent individuals from other commun-
tiles. The meetings in both churches
are reported as having been deeply in
jterested and very helpful.
The W. F. Schmidt farm OF 100
acres lying northeast of Searsboro has
Just been sold to Russell Sage.