Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13
Northern Io1ua Items

cheered for Germany and the kaiser at
the dance. This they denied. The court
held them guilty OF causing disturb
ance and assessed fine Of IS and costs
amounting to about $40 each. All the
defendants have filed an appeal,
Onawa.
Rather than take changes on being
drafted into the army, John Reimer,
farmer near here. ended his life. The
young man went out to work In the
field as usual. When he did not return
his parents began search for him.
| The young man was found dead in the
field He had taken poison. No reason
can be given for his act except worry
over being called to the colors. He
would have been called for examination
as he held order No. 121.
Fonda.
| All Of the bids for construction woD<
in the Big Cedar 100000 drainage
project were rejected at meeting of
the boards of supervisors Of Sac. Poca-
hontas. Calhoun and Buena Vista coun-
ties. Twenty six bids were considered
but the members Of the boards were OF
the opinion that they were far too high
besides falling to comply with the spec
ifications The bids were all out Of pro-
portion to the engineers estimates and
II accepted would make the big ditch
cost about s1,300,000 instead Of the
100000 estimated.
| vinton.
Kirk Ridge, son OF Mrs. w. o. Ridge
of this city, who is spending the sum-
mer with his mother here, has been
honored by being elected to the Amerl-
can Guild of orEanists, with the de-
gree of associate. Mr.. Ridge Is jun
Tor in the musical department Of Ober-
| lin university, and as membership in
the guild is usually conferred only on
students of senior standing, the honor
is double one. 1t is also only confer
red on those who pass certain difficult
musical examinations which this year
were conducted by Charles E. Glenn
mon, OF Cleveland and James II. Rog-
ers. the we'll known composer.
Cherokee.
Members Of Company NJ believe that
ono good turn deserves another. And
| with this idea in mind fifty or sixty Of
them volunteered to help J. c. Meats
In the harvest field. As result Of the
combined efforts Of the boys the shock
ling was done in record time. Eighty
acres were harvested, the shocking be-
ing done at the rate Of an acre min
ute. Mr.. Meats farm is near Camp
Hyatt and he has been very good to the
men Of the company, providing wood
for camp. loaning them a team when
needed and also seeing that chicken
was provided as an occasional item on
the camp menu It was in appreciation
of these various favors that the men
| volunteered to aid him in his harvest.
y;n.en. ag-
or the first 425 men registered for
the draft in Benton county and who
were first on the list to be called for
examination by the local board only 113
have been found who are physically fit
and who do not claim exemption II all
the exemption claims filed are allowed
the board will have to call another 800
men to be examined in order to, fill the
quota required Of this county of 265
men. with eighty credits by enlistments,
leaving now seventy-two men yet to
be raised who have no exemptions. The
board has been working had
examining each claim for exemption
that has been filed and 30 far have
found but small percentage Of claims
that are Of doubtful nature.