Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-11

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Some one has figured it out that
auto owners in this county number
1,77s or one to every nine people or
each one and half families.
Lime Springs.
Paul Maggie, who has been principal
Of the school at Elberon. has resigned
his position and will enlist in the cleo
-rical department Of, the aviation corps
He arrived from Elberon on Tuesday to
spend few days with his people.
Waterloo.
The Black Hawk grand Jury was
easy with the liquor law violators.
Eight alleged Ibootlesging cases were
ignored and stricken from the calendar
by the jury which adjourned Wednes-
day. Twenty-one indictments on other
charges wAe returned.
Sioux City. e.,aat -
More than fifty men enlisted in the
various branches of the United States
service at Sioux City in one day and
the officers were compelled to turn
away number late in the evening be-
cause they could not be reached. The
recruiting officers say they expect to
keep this pace up until time for volun-
tary enlistments expires on Dec dS.
Vinton.
Despite the cold weather on Thurs
their plan to make drive for the
Y. w. C. A. The town was laid out
in districts >and teams organized to
visit all the people in town. Three
hundred dollars was assigned to Vim
ton. When the work was over and the
money counted it was found that $500
had been raised. Seventy-five women
assisted in the work.
leMars.
State examiners have concluded an
examination of the books and records
in the Plymouth county court house.
They highly commended the work Of
the county officials. The examiners
said they had checked up fifty counties
but Treasurer IS. Schulte's was the first
set Of books in which they had been
unable to find I cent of error. County
Auditor Hayes was told that no audi
tors books were found in better shape
in the state and the work Of other
order.
Clinton.
William Welsh and his partner,
David Norton were arrested near the
Northwestern railway passenger depot
Friday night on the charge Of larceny.
The story of the theft is to the effect
that Joseph Gregg laid his overcoat.
valued at s25, on seat and left it
there while he went to another part OF
the station. When he returned the
coat wasEgone. Some men on the out
side Of the depot reported they saw
Welsh plant" the coat not far from
the depot and he and Morton were ar
rested. The men were given pre-
liminary hearing before Police Judge
Cole Saturday morning and entered a
plea Of not guilty.
Esthervilis.
y. Some disreputable diend with more
desire for money than principle. stole
one Of the boxes containing the money
OF the Red Cross stand in front OF the
Grand on Saturday night. These boxes
have been placed on our streets by the
Red Cross society to collect funds for
the orphans Of France. No one would
ever suspect a being had become so.
low as to take the money from one Of
these. In fact It seems almost impos.
ss:.tt! !ss &c believe :;:sAa T~aass the case.
Whoever took the money watched his
time. The big box was taken In the
hallway in front Of the Carl Olson
store and the box on top which Is a
cigar box was eimply torn of. No
trace Of It has been found.
Mason City.
& Burglars who ventured out into the
fifteen below zero weather Friday
night, visited the nat in the sigelman
apartments occupied by Mrs. Kate
Holub. and turned things topcy turvy,
had to tramp home In the cold. with
out any loot worthy OF mention
Thieves entered the place while NOM
sbers Of the family were away from
she...,..ee and when they returned the. the
found unexpected visitors Nd beer
there. Aibureau Vas ransacked, AMI
tine only tning OF value to uniicff IL IL
.it, q savings hank containing $3.50. wa.
oSAriooked. I'm another room there va.
trunk belonging 70 Mn M. &
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