Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-20
Grinnell and Vicinity.
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Grinnell, March 20.-The regular
March meeting Of the school board
took place on Monday evening when
the old board closed up the business OF
the year. The new board organized by
electing w. T. Moyle as president
Professor F. F. Amy and Mrs. Harry
M. Harris were sworn in as the newly
elected members
A fire, not yet accounted for. de-
stroyed a culvert on the M. & st. L.
road two miles north OF this city on
Monday afternoon. causing some delay
and confusion of trains. The damage
was made good within a few hours.
A special meeting Of the city coun-
Gil was called on Monday afternoon to
hear the report Of the special COM
mittee that had been to Chicago to
investigate the water situation. Chair
man Cedric Barnes reported on the
wells, pumps and other items of inter-
est the committee had found at Chi
cago Heights, Riverside and Galesburg,
III. The council was SO well impressed
by the report Of the committee on the
Layne & Bowler Company's showing
that the city clerk was ordered to ask
that company to send a representative
here to negotiate with the city for the
securing of water supply. Also to get
into touch with we'll drllers and find
out the cost of repairing well No. 3.
The council. while in session, listen
ed to the committee having in charge
the securing OF the necessary funds for
building and equipping a new city hos
roll w
by B. J. Kicker, president of the pres
ent hospital board, and DR.. P. E. SOM
ers The council took no definite &C
ton OF this financial report but adj
Journed to meet again in special ses-
sion to consider the hospital PROPOSE
ton.
Funeral services were held this fore
noon from the Friends church over the
body Of Sidney Robson, aged 10 years,
who was killed at the railroad crossing
1ouor miles north Of Grnnell on Sun
day night. He leaves a father three
brothers and three sisters. The broth
ers, Leonard and Lewis 1--we IN this
city, and Winnie Is a baker at Camp
Dodge. Two sisters, Mrs. Roy Cole and
'Mrs. John Hunter, live here and Mrs.
Floyd Carver in Minnesota.
The high school seniors having won
the prize loving cup basketball cham
pionship for three successive years are
now entitled to permanent possession
In the last series the seniors won every
game.
The Grinnell chapter Of the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution was
represented in Ottumwa yesterday at
the convention of that order by Mrs.
w. L. Corrough. G1rs. Eugene Henely.
Mrs. Parsons, Miss Georg1ana Hollo-
way and Miss Clara Baggs.
The many friends Of the Radford
family are pleased to learn that Ar
thur has been promoted recently in the
navy to the rank of senior lieutenant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Somers, Of Dee
Moines, announce to many relatives
and friends in Grinnell the birth to
hem Of a daughter on Saturday morn
ng last, whom they have named Jean
Wallace Somers. The father Is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Somers, OF
his city, and the mother is the daugh-
,er of MIR. and Mrs. Philip Hutchin-
son, also Of this city. Both parents
re graduates OF the college here.
Fl, L, Boyer. president, and G. L.
iaunders, manager, Of the Interior
telephone Company Of Grinnell, were
attendance yesterday on the con-
ention Of telephone men at Des
Icines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry johnson had an
over-sunday visit from Mr. and Mrs.
D. v. Johnson, who returned to their
home in Glennville, Mimi. yesterday.
Mrs. F. E. Mintle's son Loring en-.
listed on Monday in the heavy artillery
and was given transportation to JET.
ferson Barracks, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 8. George had o
visit from A. ]. Johnson and family
from their old home town Of Gsraet-
finger, where Mr.. johnson is banker
and merchant.