Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-18
Northern Io1ua Items

right foot severed and his left shoul-
, der crushed when the engine from
. which he had slipped backed over his
body. Maxwell was standing on tho
foot board on the rear Of the engine
when he slipped and fell backwards.
The engine was backing and before it
could be stopped had passed complete
ly over his body.
MoGresor.
There is much soft corn, but the yield
is so tremendous it is probable enough
Of the crop has matured to make an
average yield, is the opinion of a Nc
Gregor farmerfwho has informed him.
self Of the situation in this vicinity.
The stand is wonderful and the ears
hang nearly a third longer. on the. ayef-
age than usual.
Cedar Rapids.
Mrs P. E. Hail. the wealthiest WON
an in Cedar Rapids, died Saturday at
| the age Of IS. She was a charter men,
Der of the woman's club and for more
than thirty years a social leader of this
city. She is survived by four daugh-
| ters one of whom is Mrs. Fred w. Up
ham, of Chicago. Mrs. Halls husband,
who was president Of the city railway
company and the water company, died
two years ago. ~
Sioux City.
| Eighteen cents a quart for milk is
the price Sioux City consumers will be
paying before spring. according &c. DR..
o. P. Thompson, state dairy inspector,
who arrived in the city yesterday to
investigate dairy conditions here. TIE
convenience Of canned milk for war
purposes has made the milk condens-
cries the determining factor in the
regulation Of milk prices turnout the
country, and the condenseries are now
offering 80 cents a gallon for milk test
ing 35 per cent butter fat, DR.. Thomp-
son declared.
Mason City.
| Automobiles and booze don't go we'll
together and the combination Is es-
pc::.:!y BAD w-!:en N!aynr T. A Potter
sees driver, alleged to be intoxicated.
run his car into a standing street car
Mayor Potter made the personal use OF
his authority as a peace officer for the
first time Saturday night when he saw
Tom Schipski, whom he says was
drunk, run into a street car on North
Federal. The mayor did not waste
any time calling another officer. He
arrested the man himself. Later Schip-
ski was released on $50 ball. pending
hearing.
Mason City.
Roy F. O'Donnell, county agent. was
called to Swaledale Monday morning
where an outbreak Of hog cholera was
reported to him. It is said that farm
er there had pen Of thirty-four hogs
and that the disease made its attack
last week. Nearly all Of the hogs are
dead. Other farmers living near this
man either did not know Of the plague
or failed to notify Mr.. O'Donnell, who
made the trip this morning to discover
the extent of the spread Of the disease.
Farmers living in other parts Of the
county have been telling the county
agent at once when they learned Of
other pens which were infected.
Bellevue.
Mark B. Lindsay, a railroad man, and
a resident Of Savanna, Is truly patri-
cite young man. Sir times he tried
to get in the United States army, and
at last has been accepted for the hos
pital corps. Before the selective draft
was made a law, Mr.. Lindsay tried to
enlist. but was rejected because he
failed to pass the eye test. The medi-
cal corps rejected him because he
failed in the eye test; the Thirteenth
engineers (railway) rejected him be-
cause &c poor eyesight. He was draft
ed, and rejected because he couldn't
~ en- ar roH
and encouraged by his devoted mother,
he wrote to Washington for special
consideration, sending test papers on
two different occasions. He also wrote
to the Canadian authorities to find out
his chances in Joining the Canadian
army. Finally he went to Spokane. and
after two weeks Of persistent endeavor
he was accepted by the hospital corps,
as they are allowed to wear glasses II,
the medical department Of this service.
and he. II now located at Fort George
wrisht at Spokane. Wash.