Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
Gri1neIi and Vicinity.
TO TineS-Renuhlican.

Special to Times RtpublCan.
| Grinneu. March 21.--News has come
TO his many Grinnell friends Of the
| death of DR.. :. A Cravath at Chicago
| Yesterday morning. The body will be
brought TO Grinnell and the funera!
will be held tomorrow.
The first load Of brick for the new
| Masonic temple has been unloaded on
the building site.
Mrs /. V. Phelps and little daugh-
ter are visiting Mrs. Phelps parents
| in Burlington. They will be gone
couple of weeks.
Dr. +. W. Gunsaulus has just made
! z gift 70 the Grinnell library Of
| dozen rare books on art. In speaking
| of the collection. L. L, Dickerson said
| II was a rare thing for any library TO
receive collection Of books 10 equal
| these in Importance and beauty or ap-
| appropriateness.
Another business transaction tools
place yesterday when D. Z. Howell
| local representative for the Standard
| Oh Company, closed a deal. to take
effect tomorrow. for the property OF
.. s. Stewart, located just across from
the Colonial on the corner Of Fifth
avenue and Main street. The Stand
ard Oil Company hopes within two
weeks TO start operations for the
erection of a $4,000 filing station Blue
| prints are already ready for the con-
| tractors.
| Monday was Social Service League
| day and as a result of the energetic
| financial campaign pledges amounting
| TO s46S23 were received. This was far
short of the expectations or hopes Of
the committee.
At regular meeting of the school
board Monday evening, It was decided
best to place Miss Nora Barnes, school
| nurse on the teachers list on full time
| with full pay. Miss Barnes has here
tofore been employed only on half
time but the contagious diseases now
| sweeping the town made the other ac
ton seem advisable. Miss Helen Trip
was elected teacher OF agriculture for
the summer, commencing in June, as
soon as school closes AS chairman
Of The new board, DR.. Buck appointed
the following standing committees:
Teachers, Mrs. Wilson, Mr.. Moyle;
! buildings and grounds. Mr.. Marvin.
Mr.. Moyle; supplies. Mr.. Morrison, Mrs.
| Wilson; finance. Mr.. Marvin. Mr.. Nor
/
Esther Rutherford were elected TO po-
sition.s on the teaching force.
| George Herman, brother Of Homer
! Herman. Of the Chester store, died a:
! his home in Colorado last Saturday.
! The BODY was brought 70 Tama and
| the funeral services We're held at
| Sheridan. He was abou, 81 years Of
age and was for many years a resident
Of Poweshiek county but had resided
in Colorado for the last eight years.
! On the adjournment of the ole
school board Monday night. Judge Ly-
man closed fifteen years Of continuous
seTTicc OF the board.
G. &. Sites, OF the Rex cigar store,
has just taken into partnership with
| himself F. o. Miller who has been en-
ployed in the Spaulding offices. Mr.
Miller will commence his new duties
the first Of the month.
! Ir. and 3fTs. T. II. McIlrath and
| daughter Ruth have returned to Grin.
nell. They have been spending the
winter in Excelsior Springs. where
they went because Of Mr.. Mcllrath be-
ing troubled with rheumatism He Is
greatly improved.
| William Laymiller has made severa,
| trips to MarshalltOwn within the last
! few days to be with Mrs. Laymiller
who is Ill at the home of her father
| there.
| On Friday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
the peace party will meet at the home
Of Mrs. c. A. Miller.
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