Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-23

Sioux City.
A corset saved the life of Mrs. Min
nile Miller in 1915, according to allega-
tons she made in her petition for d.
vorce She says her husband attacked
her with knife and the corset stay
caused the blade to break.
independence.
The Bird Lover Club is organized and
will first take up the study Of migra-
ton. Following this the club will study
bird habits and haunts. The meetings
will be twice month and there will be
excursions along the river and into the
country to learn the songs and varieties
native here.
Whittemore.
Paul Treble, of Cedar Rapids, solicit
tor for the Illinois Staats-Zettung. re-
marked at West Bend that the United
States flag was no better than any 9TH
er. Altho West Bend is almost entirely
a German settlement, passersby seized
him, made him salute the flag suspend
ed across Main street, and leave town
on the next train.
Gidden.
Lake City has third newspaper. orr
ganized the last week by d. A. Clark
and the first issue will go to the public
this week. The new publisher has also
started the Free Lance at Yetter. He
has conducted job printing plant in
Lake City for about year with APP
parent good success and now enters the
newspaper field.
Hubbard.
The 4-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lou Eller had the misfortune Of break
ing both bones in one forearm last
Thursday afternoon. The little fellow
saw Mr.. Stewart, the mail carrier.
down the road where he had stayed to
fix him tire. and he ran to meet him.
and climbed on the fender of the car to
ride back home Just before>Mr. Stew
art stopped at the box the little boy
either jumped or fell off and the fall We
suited in the broken arm.
Independence.
The high school faculty u mapping
out O, six weeks session Of summer
school to begin one or two weeks after
the close Of the school year. Professors
Fogler, Little and Geiser will be en-
ployed to teach their respective spec
ialties. Professor F'ogler will have a
class in the business course which will
take in the girls; Professor Little in
manual training and Professor Geiser
in agriculture, Satisfactory work by
the pupil will entitle him to two credits
toward graduation from the high
school.
North MeGreeor.
In order to tame the fierce little
stream at North McGregor with the
fierce little name Bloody Run" and
prevent it from ever again doing mil
lion dollar damage to property as 1t did
last June and another June twenty
years ago. the Chicago. Milwaukee and
St. Pau! Railway Company !. spending
q couple of million dollars and has
picked up the. creek from the bed Of
many turns and twists with which ma
ture has provided 1t and made the tur-
bulent waters flow quietly in a straight
line to the Mississippi river.
Cedar Rapids.
At the unfurling Of the new Ameri-
can nag, purchased by local shop en-
ployes Of the Milwaukee railroad. at
the ice house owned by that road at
Dewey avenue and Fifth street. We'd
nesday afternoon, County Attorney
Lockwood and the Rev. Joseph Fort
Newton delivered inspiring addresses.
Mr.. Lockwood emphasizes the fact that
the United States is not making war on
the German people--experience with
Germans IN America has shown that
they are an honest thrifty race--but
with German autocracy which has sup
pressed the true policies OF that nation