davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
,ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. May 2s.--Twenty cities
located in the states Of Minnesota.
Iowa. Nebraska. North Dakota and
South Dakota are in competition TO
secure the location OF the mobilization
camp for the Thirteenth army district,
made up of the states above named.
The inspection board from the war de-
partment is in Cedar Rapids today,
Looking over the site which the Cedar
Rapids citizens have proposed. The
board came TO Des Moines on Sunday
night from Omaha and spent Monday
in Des Moiues. where the army men
looked over the site adjoining Camp
Dodge.
The principal Iowa cities bidding for
the location of the camp are Sioux
City Cedar Rapids, Mason CITY. Bur
iington. Des Moines. Baskerville and
Tama. Those Of the other states fol-
low:
Bemidji
Nebraska-omaha, Hastings, North
Platte and Niobrara.
South Dakota-Sioux Falls, Water
town. Mitchell, Aberdeen, Huron and
Redfeid
Proposed sites have already been in
spected by the board at ST. Paul, Sioux
city and Omaha.
About 5000 men would be modified
al this camp The first men TO be
chosen under the selectiNe draft would
REMAIN ia the lamp @ntil the second
contingent is called. They would then
move 20 4 southern camp and the sec
ond contingent would move into the
camp.
The units which will comprise the
first conscript division for this district
would he the following: Three bri-
@ades or nine regiments Of infantry
one regiment OF cavalry; three regI-
ments Of artillery; four field hospitals:
four ambulance companies; one regi-
ment Of engineers: one battalion signal
corps: two regiments of heavy artil-
iery II is also probable that two eX-
ira regiments of infantry Will be in
cluded.
Each regiment will require fifteen
buildings. The entire camp would be
laid out as modern city and complete
with water and sewer systems and
lighting plants. The camp will be laid
out in permanent fashion. as il is
the plan 10 continue II throughout the
war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
Lake City ltems.
Times REPUBLICAN.

Special to Times Republican.
Lake city, May 39.-The Lake City
high school viii hold its annual grad
uating exercises this week. The bac-
caiaureate sermon was given at Wood
lawn church Sunday night by Rev. =.
q. Stuckenbrook. The graduating ex-
ercises will be held at Wocdlawn
church Friday evening, June /. The
class address. Heads, Hands and
Hearts" win be given by F. {. East
man. Following is the class roll:
Ralph Wesley Lillard Dewey j. Howe
Ethel Gladys Colvig, Viyienne corins
coady. Leoia Juanita Krinh. Mary
Elizabeth McMeekin. Ruby Charles
PaaShssi;. Kathryn Merle Smith. Ellen
Charlotte Wseman. Nelra E1fie Pitt
man. Natt.c Pearl Birch. J. Bruce
Campbell, Alberta Ga!vin Gable, Grace
Mccaulley. Winfield y. Monlds Ada
Perkins, Maude Ethel Short Edwin j,
Hutton. MARI Luciie SteDnctt. Jennie
Dpreen Beltz Fern Ialla cochran.
Vivian MarearIta Jones, Narcaret Ann
McMeekin, Grace owens William Sc
burn Ripley. Gladys Avaia Walker. Leo
" Turley.
The new building OF the Farmers
State Bauk IS completed. and the oanH
force is moving in today.
Memorial day exercises viii he OBJ
served herr az usual. Ther2 are
spyeniy-six soldiers OF the different
wars buried here. Judge ". +. Hutch
son will give the address.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
STORY sANks ORGANIZES,
Assseistien Formed 70 Fisat ceunty's
Share Of Liberty Lean.

Share Of Liberty Loan.
Special to Times Republican. ast,
Nevada. May 29--At a. meeting or
representatives Of q majority Of the
banks OF Story county held at the COM
mercial club rooms in this city, Satur-
day afternoon. the Story County Bank
ers' Association was organized. o. s.
Boyd. of the Farmers Savings Bank.
Of Roland. was elected president. c, l.
Siverley. Of the Union National Bank
Of Ames. president: f. n. Nelson.
OF the Roland Savings Bank. secretary.
and NJ. r. Mccoy. of the Farmers Say
ing Bank of Colo. treasurer.
Resolutions were adopted following
the plans of organization as suggested
in the resolutions passed at the meet
ing Of the state bankers in Des Moines
last week which was attended by Sec
rotary OF the Treasury McAdoo.
The principal object of the meeting
and the organization of the banks OF
the county was for the purpose of ar
ranging to act as a unit for the floating
of the county's share OF the liberty
loan. which the federal reserve bankers
figure should amount to approximately
s per cent Of the banking resources OK
the county.
The First National Bank of Nevada
was selected as the county depository
for the liberty loan. II is expected that
all OF the banks OF the county Will al
rliate with and cooperate with the
county association in the floating OF
this loan. Each bank will take care OF
its own customers and the separate de-
posts viii then be forwarded To the
First National and sent from here to
the National depository, thus facilitat-
ing the work and iessening the number
of accounts TO be handled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
CONTESTANTS ARE CHOSEN.
Eight Students 70 Meet in Hyde Ora
toricai Contest Are Named.

SpeCfai 10 j 3HleS -fSeplD!iEdu-
Grinnen. May 29.-The final eight
men have been chosen from Grihncll
College to compete in the annual Hyde
Oratcrical Contest TO be held here
Wednesday. June s, as a part Of the
commencement program. The contest
ants were selected from the writers OF
twenty original orations. and include
the following: Maurice F'ridlund. OF
Sioux City: Mason I.add, Of Des
Moines; Frederic Miller, Of Des
Moines; Walter Meek, of Wa shington;
Folsom Everest. Of Council Bluffs:
Glenn Richards. Of Bristow: Gerald
Coulter, Of Sutherland. and Jack
Heath. Of Superior, Wis. All the
speeches. with one exception will be
delivered on war subjects.
The contest will be judged 80 per
cent on, the technique Of delivery and
% per cent on the content Of the ora
ton. Three prizes Of S25, SIS, and SO
each will be divided among the win
nerS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
PEOPLE OF GERMANY AND DEN
MARK HAVE POOR OPINION or
UNITED STATES.
IOWA MAN, HOME FROM
EUROPE, TELLS OF VIEWS
karsten claussen, Of Shelby County,
Says Europeans Are Due For Sur.
prise--Food Situation Serious in
Denmark and Worse in Germany
Danish Royalty With Germany.

Harlan, May 29,-'I told them that
Denmark and Germany have the sur
prise of their lives coming when Uncle
Sam gets into the war says Karsten
ciaussen. OF this vicinity, who has Just
reached home after trip to his native
land. Denmark. He went or"r in time
for Christmas last fall. and would have
been back sooner but that he had dit
ficulty in getting a ship home. His
ship was examined by officers from
German warship before it got thru the
Catagat straits. The Germans do this
to get young fellows who desert the
German army and endeavOr to reach
America thru Denmark.
Mr.. Claussen says herfood situation
is bad in Denmarksand worse in Ger
many. as he learned from visiting close
10 the German line, Neither the Ger
man nor the Danes have enough 70
nourish them properly, and should ex-
ports from America be shut off they
VIII have TO scratch for food sufficient
until The new crop comes in. Local
Danish people tell us that the SYM
patiies of the royal house of Denmark
are with Germany. and that they have
encouraged food shipments to Ger
many until they have not enough left
for their own people There is no SYM
pathy here among Danes because OF
the condition Of the home land. They
say they should have looked out for
themselves.
Mr.. C'aussan slso says both :se
Danes and the Germans have very
poor opinion of what America shall be
A HE to do in the Wan They think we
are too far away. and they also think
NE will not on can not fight. Mr.
C,aussen did what nc could la con-
vince MS friends that our country hls
more people than all Germany and
Scandir agia combined that ~ Rave
Infinitely moro money. and that oar
people are as good fighters as exist.
Wherefore. he told them, both Germany
and Denmark have the surprise OF
their lives coming when Uncle sam
gets into the war.-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
HOLDS MOTHER ON ENGINE PILOT
Twelve Year-OId Boy Saves Parent
From Death Under Wheels.

Boone, May 29.-Saturday afternoon
about ( so o'clock at the Seventh street
crossing OF the Nprthwestern's Moin-
coma branch line, the buggy occupied
by Mrs. William Nc Birnie, who resides
west of Boone, and her son James. aged
l.. years, was struck by Northwestern
trsin No. ~. known otherwise as the
Carroll Express, and both occupants
were injured. The boy was driving the
horse al the time. 1t is stated that
the lad stopped for the crossing. and
then believing that he had time 10
cross. started again. The engine
caught the rig between the horse and
front wheels of the buggy. throwing
the horse to the right and carrying the
buggy across the street and part way
down the right OF way on the left side
Of the track.
The force of the collision caught Mrs
MGRirnie and son on the pilot OF the
locomotive. The mother was uncon-
sciouS, but the son was not and seeing
the danger in which his mother was
with almost superbuIflan strength. he
held her on the pilot until the train
stopped. which was short distance
down the track from Seventh street.
The TWO were hurried TO the hospital.
IT was found that the mother had sev-
eral broken ribs. fractured shoulder
blade and scalp wound, but no skull
fracture. The boy was hurt on the
head and has broken collar bone.
Both are resting easier today and re-
ports from the hospital state that they
VIII recover
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHALLTOwN IOWA: MAY q 1917.


gathered at the service to pay their
last respects to the departed one and
the abundance of beautiful flowers bore
silent testimony OF the regard in which
she was held. The body was laid at
rest in Maple Hill cemetery.
Among those from distance in at
tendance at the funeral were: Fred
c. Ross. a brother from Duluth. MINI;
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Ross, of Toledo;
Mr.. and Mrs. +. f. Ramsdell. uncle and
aunt. and Mr. and Mrs. G.. II. Austin,
Of ranla, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. z. Steb-
bins. cousins, from LaPorte: Miss
Bertha Graham. of Cedar Rapids; Mrs.
w NJ. Dean. of Lake View; Mrs. T.. f..
Benedict, of Iowa Falls, besides num-
Der OF other relatives and friends from
Toledo Tama, Marshalltown. Garwin
and Gilman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
.CUT|CURA HEALS
LITTLE GIRL BABY
Of Eczema on Her Face. In Terrible
Condition. Lasted kbout Six
Months. One Cake Cutcura Soap
and One Box Ointment Healed.

when my little girl was a baby, heI
face was in a terrible condition and moi
knowing what it was we had her treated
but she was not healed. We were tolc
it was eczema, 1t left her but came back
under her knees getting worse and worse.
1t came in rash and was red and sore
and seemed to smart and burn causing
her to be constantly scratching, and her
stockings seemed TO rritate her. This
lasted about six months.
Then | sent for a free sample OF
-uticura Soap and Ointment. They
relieved her Immediately and | had not
used one cake OF Cuticura Soap and one
box OF Cuticura Ointment when she was
healed" (Signed) Mrs. L. Z. Peters,
IS Irving ST., Battle Greek, Mich,
Oct. II, 1916.
Thousands of people, young and old,
uffer torture of body and mind because
If skin troubles which might easily be
cleared away, or might have been pre-
vented had Cuticura Soap been used for
everyday toilet purposes with touch
now and then OF Cuticura Ointment.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail, address postcard: ''Cuticura,
Dept. Fl, Boston" Sold everywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
Greene News Notes.

Special To Times Republican
Greene May 23.-Miss Alice Har.
and Mr. Ike Wyatt were married Sat
urday evening at the home Of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w.
Hart. The groom IS a son Of Mr. and
Mrs. A. f. Wyatt. Only few rela-
tives and friends We're present Rev.
w. w Coverdaie. OF Bristow, pastor
OF the Christian churches at Britsow
ard Greene, cfficiated.
The Junior class gave the senior
class, composed Of eighteen members,
a reception at the home OF w. w.
Hesalroad, Monday evening. The
junior class is the largest one In the
history of the school. and is composed
OF about twenty-four members.
The Boy Scouts raised their flag
Monday on the city hail. TO replace the
old flag, which was becoming badly
damaged by the weather.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
Funeral Of Mrs. Austin.
Times Republican

Special 70 IlneS- RepnDIlcaN.
Montour, May 29.-The funeral SER
vices Of Mrs. r. E. Austin were held
from the Congregational church Friday
afternoon at O'clock. The pastor,
Rev. w. II. ". Webster. had charge OF
the service and preached the sermon.
Rev J, 3. Adkins, of Eldon, a former
pastor Of the church, assisted. Her ia
vorite hymns. Crossing the Bar and
Beautiful Isle" were sung by the
quartet composed of Messrs. o. L. Mil
lard and J. NJ. Bridges and Mrs. W. @.
Palmer ard Miss Lottie Wallace Mrs.
Palmer also sang another favorite as
a solo, THE Holy city"
Many of the friends and relatives
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
Homestead.

Homestead.
Abraham Noe, whose death occurred
al Big Anama, served as secretary OF
.he Amana society for over quarter
81 A century. He was in his 18th year.
Clinton.
oryid Olsen. Of Clinton, % years old,
a member Of Battery A. nationa!
guard. sho; himself an inch below the
heart with suicidal intent. He bade a
cornrade good-by before the act.
Burlington.
BurlIngtons area is TO be greatly
enlarged as the result OF an election In
West Burlington Thursday. That plse
voted Heavily for annexation. The
tract TO be added embraces what is
known as the -Four Mile Square.
Council Bluffs.
ioint convention If the Iowa ana
Nebraska funeral directors assoc'a :
lions will be held in Omaha on June
3 and I, with headquarters at the
Hetel LOYAL. E. F. Woodring and Cut
Ter 4. Sons, both Of Council Bum, are
on the local committee which also
includes w n. Dorrance and Leo Hon :
man Of Omaha.
Ottumwa.
With 1000 Red Cross members en-
rolled In Ottumwa and the balance OF
the county to be heard from. Wape'lo
county, /. is believed. will more than
double the number expected by State
Chairman Weaver, who asked $500
from the county. A drive for liberty
.S1 - or =
tumwa banks by subscribing $4,000.
The drive vii! begin in the county to-
day.
Museatine.
The Rock Island railway cancelled
the afternoon passenger train on the
Western line. running from Nuscatine
TO Montezuma and commonly known
as the "BumbIebee." In the stead OF
tine passenger train. a mixed freight
and passenger train will be run from
this city over the Western to 80 as
far as Weilman. No passenger ac-
Communications will be offered beyond
Wellman in the afternoon. The morn
ing train will be run to Montezuma -
usual.
keota.
Keokuk county's Red Cross society
was organized in Sigourney Monday
with 400 members. OF this number zoo
are from Sigourney. 1t W expected that
Sigourney win double its membership
and the number for the county has
been set at 1000. Keota enters the
county organization with fifty-two
members and expects to more than
double that number when the local
unit is organized. local canvass VIII
be made next week and mass meet
ing will be called for Organization i'm
mediately following its completion.
Mount Pleasant.
The Iowa prohibition laws made
their first official appearance Thurs
day when Ralph Huiink. steward 81
the hospital, filed with County Clerk
Homer Dewitt an application fof
manufacturers permit TO import FOR
use in compromising medicines &c.
Under the Iowa law the transportation
companies are not allowed to ship ans
liquor into the state except TO permit
holders. The application was made U
Judge James Smyth and requested
permit to ship In fifteen gallons Of al
cohoI each month for the purposes Of
making medicines. extracts and Other
compounds.
Museatins. 80. !.
At a special meeting OF the board q
education, held for the purpose OF ap'
pointing q principal OF the Auseas!n'
high school. following the resignati0S
OF DR.. L. II. Ffantz, GeOrgs ChegsS'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
Twenty Merchants Arrested.

Special 10 Times Republican.
iowa City, May 29.-Twerty more
merchants are victims Of the blue
law" in Iowa City. They or their clerks
were busy selling on Sunday, and as
q consequence. County Attorney Steve
+. Casey swOfe out twenty warrants
Monday for the owners or their clerks
or delivery men. Only TWO of the ac-
cused defendants pleaded guilty Mon
day and the others, or most OF them.
viii fight and will stand trial prob
sbly Thursday of the current week.
anticipating discharges by the average
juries. The court. in the cases above
noted, inflicted the lowest possible fine
--sl and costs. This was done in one
instance. where the defendants act
was a second offense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
Absolutely New Method
For Superfluous Hair
ts,,. Wav TO Rsrnops Roots and AN

coodbve TO depilatories. the electric
needle. and the razor Here al last Is
i method that removes superfuous hair
completely, roots and aiI-easily harm
iessiy. instantaaeously Nothing Ike It
ever heard Of before.
II YOU'D like TO try this wonderful proc
ess. Just get . stick of pheiactine from
your druggist. follow the simple instruc-
tionS-and with your own eyes see me
hair roots come out See how perfectly
smooth and hair-free your skin Will be.
phelactine is non-irritatIng, odor!ess, and
so harmless you could eat it II is so
reliable that every stick is sold on a
satisfaction or money. back pasiA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29

Touring Long Island Is the Long
Island food reserve train, the purpose
of which is spreading the gospel Of food
conservation and giving lessonssin the
art OF canning to crowds OF housewives.
The train Is conducted by weil-k0oSn
society women, two Of whom, Mrs. Ar
thur Scott Burden and Mrs. William
I-aimbeer, are shown at the right in the
accompanying picture.
Among those who visited the train
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
DATE SET FOR KELLY TRIAL.
June is Tentatively Fixed For Opening
of Murder Case.

Red Oak May as.-JudCc 3. Z,
Woodruff held a session Of court here
and an agreement ~as reached De
tween the attorneys fer Rev. L, C. j.
Kelly. now in jail al Logan. charged
with the Nillsca AK murder Of 1917.
ard attorneys for thc state, setting
June is as tentative date for the
trial,
Judge Woodruf-s order names june
is as the date, provided thar SON"
judge Of this district appears here az
that time. and he also makes the or
der subject to further change.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29

was Ralph Peters, president Of the
Long Island railroad. THE women Of
Long Island are surely going to do
their share In the work Of conserving
the nations food supply" said Nj. PEE
ters. This is shown by the keen In
terest that nearly 1000 women have
taken in the lectures given by the bat
talon experts. Women OF the large es-.
tates as we'll as farmera' wiyes hAva
visited the train"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
COLLECT s7oo.FoR Y. NJ. c. A.
Goodly Sum Realized From Canvass OF
Colo and Vicinity.

Colo and Vicinity.
Special 10 Times Republican.
Colo. May 29-The army Y. NJ. g =
campaign in Colo and the surrounding
country resulted in the collection or
over 500 for the work. The work was
thoroughly organized. At o'clock a.
M thirteen autos. with two canyassers
each started to canvass the territory
assigned 70 them, and three men look
ed after the collections in town. The
cancass was completed by 1870 p m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
TWENTY CITIES
SEEK ARNf CAMP
IOWA COMPETING WITH OTHER
STATES FOR location OF
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT SITE.
WILL BE BIG THING
FOR CITY FINALLY CHOSEN

Thirty five Thousand Men Will Be
Mociiized in This Camp-Eaeh Regi-
viii Be laid Out as Modern City,
With Water, Sewer and Lighting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
"Corn Belt Routeb
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS
Effective April ], 1917

MINNEAPOLIS ST. LOUIS
Effective April i, 1917
NORTH BOUND Ieay.
No. 1 Albert Lea Mail daily. s:43am
No. . Mason City Mail lex
c~pt Sunday .......:...... 5:4Oo.m
No. Is Twin City Limited
daily ............-......- 1870 am
xocai Freight Except ,5unday) $50 am.
SOUTH BOUND
No. Q st Louis and Kansas
City Mall daily. -......... 5:45 pm.
10. 40 Peoria Express Except
sunday .........-.-... s:1sam.
10. s st. Louis and Peoria
Lisnited daily ..-....... 4:01 am.
zeal Freight Except Sunday 700 am.
STORY CITY BRANCH
faaNo. Arrive.
( e:lS pm Passenger daily. s:2s am.
~ An. Except Sunday1... 4:65 m.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-26
AN ARMY OF RED CROSS
kk|1TERS START WORKING
Langdon Women Organize to Serve
Their Country With Supplies
for Army and Navy

Those of the Langdon Red Cross
society whose work will be along the
line OF knitting will be under the
direction of the following executive
committee: Mesdames Mahon, Steven.
nos, Forkner, 6. M. Price, Woolner,
Kennedy and Robson. There will also
be the following committees in charge
of sum a-divisions of the work:
Committee on Socks. -Mesdames
j. Walker, G. Lothspeich, W. F.
Winter, j. Stewart and Liebeler.
Committee on Sleeveless Jackets
Mesdames M. A. Nugent, F. Mercer,
j.. M. G. Price, w. Hamilton.
Committee on Helmets and Mittens.
Mesdames Docksteader, A. McLe an,
d. MCLAUGHLIN, B. Heating and R.
Work.
Committee on Miscellaneous Ar
ticles, including Face Clothes, Muf-
flers, Wristlets, etc.-Miss Prinyer,
Mesdames Horgan, Bone, Dohmann,
H. Dunford, E. Stewart, A. Hamil-
ton. H. E. Price, G. E. Stromberg,
M. j. Kessler.
The committee is finding it hard to
secure needles for knitting of the
right size and kind and in sufficient
quaatity. No. 10 steel needles should
be used for socks. No. wooden
needles for sleeveless jackets and
mufflers and No. 3 bone needles fol
wristlets. Material and instruction!
will be furnished the knitter by thu
committee in charge of her depart
ment. A knitting contest is to be or
ganized at once in which the article
to be knitted will be socks only. Th
ladies who have consented to act a.
captains of the contest being Mes
VIM. Herricks, E. Bell and Henr
Nulla. The number of socks that hav
been knitted by the etwo contestin
teams will be announced at the clos
on September lst. The slogan of tn
R ed Cross knitters is every Wo
man Knitting"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-26
COMPANY E EXAMINATION

Monday of next week is the date
on which the inspection of Company
E., by Captain Thompson of the reg
ular U. S. army takes place and the
boys officially passed on for thei rmus-
tering into service. Since organiza-
tion less than two weeks ago the com.
pany has been drilling twice a day at
the fair grounds and though as yet
lacking in equipment have the SOL
dierly bearing that shows wonderful
progress made under the ins truction
of Captain Ross and Lieutenents Still
and Kessler. Orders for their leav.
ing for Fort Lincoln at Bismarck NAV
be expected as soon as Captain Thomp.
sons report has been filed with the
adjutant general at Bismarck.