Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-28

Storm Lake.
Unless more rural school teachers
can be secured a number OF Buena
Vista schools will be compelled to close
their doors this winter.
lnwood.
A box of home made sweets was
sent TO each soldier at Camp Dodge
who enlisted from here by the laoles
of the city. A movement is now on
foot to send each soldier similar
package for Christmas.
McGregor.
A rock sturgeon, five feet long and
weighing fifty nine pounds, was caught
by two fishermen near here and sold to
w. H. Elwell "a fish merchant. This
species Of fish sells from so cents to
81 pound.
McGresor.
A single Shipment of hogs, valued at
over 100000, was sent from the yards
at North McGregor to eastern markets
by H. ReevesSof McGregor' The train
load was made up Of fourteen double
decked and three other stock cars. It
is said to be the largest shipment. OF
hogs ever made from the yards.
Central City. =
The Baptist church held big rally
here to raise money for Red Cross
work. Prof Nicholson Knight of Cor
nell College, gave an address on the
German government and the Red
Cross. A collection was taken up and
1923 was subscribed. Arrangements
il ipif ~ m .
paign for the purpose of raising a
total Of $4,000. -
DEBORAH.
The Red Cross workers are arrang-
ing a huge Red Cross auction sale In
DEBORAH, Dec. 1. Among the contribu-
lions to date Is pure bred bull calf,
Aberdeen Angus, by the breeder, John
Walenta, of Sumner township. The
grandsire of this calf was Eric Of Fin
lorig, who took first prize over $50 con-
testants at the royal stock show at
Perch, Scotland.
Sioux City.
H. T. Cravin, a corn picker employed
on the farm Of Lew Montague, six
miles north of Sioux City, fell from a
wagon and broke his neck, dying soon
after. Cravin's home Is unknown, as
he was a transient laborer. A card in
his pocket showed he worked for the
Davis and Frazer Construction Com
pany at Rock Island arsenal in
June. ..
George.
Mrs. Lincoln McGarry, Of Willow
City, N. D., has filed suit in district
court to set aside deeds to property in
Doom, this county, valued at around
$4,000. The deeds were given to her
brother, Irwin Cogswell by their
father, who died about three weeks
ago. She alleges undue influence was
used and that the old gentleman was
not of sound mind at the time the
deeds were given.
Manchester.
The Delaware county chapter Of Red
Cross is using about $500 to 5000
worth Of material monthly in produc-
ing the knitted goods and hospital
garments that are sent forward from
time to time. The funds received
from the Red Cross auction, amount
ing to almost $4,000, are not going
to last much longer and new plans
for raising money must be devised to
keep pace with the increasing activ-
tiles Of the workers.
Sioux City.
Large land owners in northwestern
iowa, men who have kept farms for
rent; assert there is going to be a
shortage of renters next year. Many
of the reliable brand Of renters have
made money, much money. during the
last year or two and are not going to
be content to live on rented land long
err It is claimed that more families
will remove from this section Of the
state in the spring than have removed
from it at any time since the great
rush few years ago to Canada.
WaverIy. -=
Ernest o. Homeier, who became in
sane thru brooding over the draft and
the fact that he was twice called for
examination. was taken to the state
hospital at independence Saturday.
Homeier was an alien and was dis
qualified for service in the German
army because Of stin finger When
called before the local exemption
board for examination he was found
physically unns and discharged. but
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