Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-22
Grinnsll and Vicinity.

Grlnnell, Jan. @2.-Ine superior court
room was crowded last evening with
men representing the business inter
ests Of the city to discuss the question
of present lack Of water and future
source OF supply and production
Mayor White was elected to the chair
and City Clerk Hartman acted as sec
rotary. Elk Mayors John III. Patton and
II. w. Spaulding opened the meeting
with questions of present conditions.
Councilmen Barnes and Jackson r"'
piled for the council. A motion to
have a committee Of three citizens Sc
lected to confer with the council as 20
the best plan for producing largely
increased amount Of water quickly was
carried and F. L. Abel. J. G. Goodrich
land III. w. Spaulding were made that
committee. The concensus Of opinion
was that a competent and unprecedented
engineer should be brought here as
quickly as possible and caused to pass
judgment upon the two deep wells now
in use. Councilman Jackson. as one
Of a committee that investigated tn"
Newton water system. reported at
length on the Skunk river proposition.
The opinion of the men assembled last
evening was that Grinnell needs an
other deep we'll but one several times
larger than arv that has so far been
in use here. The committee appointed
to go to Chicago will defer their vis;.
for the present.
Rv order of tho closing committe"
Of the commercial club at the request
Of the fuel committee OF the city tho
stores will open an hour later than
,1~c
clock in tho afternoon from now until
March |. The fuel committee has also
asked all pool halls. clubs. restaurants,
cigar and tobacco and confectionery
stores to close at s o'clock sharp IN
the evening and not open until in tn"
morning. All this does not apply 20
SATURDAY. nights.
The Grinnell CLAY Products Com
panv formerly the Grinnell Tile Manu-
featuring Company haS lust held its
annual meeting and for the first tim"
in thirteen wears OF existence. has de-
cIared a dividend-onc of 10 per cent.
John Binhoff has been tho Manager the
past year with Albert Binhoff as his
assistant The officers for the coming
year are: Grant Ramsey. president:
W. F. Vogt. vice president: r. q.
Coutts. treasurer: G. A. Smith. secrc-
tary. Other directors are: II. w.
Spauiding. w. r. vogt Paul Essler. T.
j. Bray. and J. P. Lyman.
Tho voluntary appearance of Prof. f..
A. steiner before the local branch or
the National Defense League and his
conference with the members has led
that BODY to publicly express their
faith in DR.. Steiner and their belief
in his thorough loyalty Hnd tn" wish
that he deliver an address in this city
in the near future.
Harry NJ Harris cashier Of the Citi-
zens National Bank is the Pow'sniek
| county chairman OF the thrift sale
movement and Fred L. Abel is the
vicinity are supposed to take up not
less than 5000 900 Of this savings fund.
Ben Keener, who had n siege of scar
let fever himself and whose three
daughters also had a run Of it. has just
been to town for the fist time since
Nov. 4.
| Miss Frances Bray. who has recently
given up her teaching position in the
town of Stuart. is~visiting here for %
few days with her mother. Mrs. T. e.
Bray. after which she goes to take q
new position as teacher in Dcs Moines
schools.
Father McBlain has gone to spend y
few weeks at the home Of his daugh-
ter in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Schilder have
| left their old home nine miles south
east OF this city to make Il new home
in South Dakota. Their old neiGhhors
gave them delightful farewell party
on Friday evening last.
f. r. Brande had a delightful visit
on Saturday from his old boyhood
friend. Bert Kimball, formerly OF Grin
nell but now prominent attorney OF
Seattle. He was on his way homo
from the east where he had been On
/ business.
Clifford Streck has been i'll in Camp
Cody, Deming. N. M, and his mother.
Mrs. Phil Streck has gone to be WITH
him for some time.
The union painters. decorators and
paper hangers Of this city hav: made
public announcement Of raise III
prices to so cents an hour and an eight
hour day, the scale to be effective on
March I.
Miss Beatrice Wager was in Des
Moines on Saturday in attendance at
the wedding Of sorority sister. Miss
Madge Vaughn, to Lieut.. Leonard
Manly, Of Sioux City.
Iowa City Schools to Close Ono Week.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City Jan. 22-Iowa City schools