Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-15

Dunkerton.
The Dunkerton Red Cross chapter
has been given $3.50 by the Ladies
Aid society of the Barclay Presbyter-
ian church. The money was realized
from an ice cream sociaJble given by
the society recently.
Cedar Rapids.
Walter Major, aged 81, and his
over to the grand jury here on the
charge of stealing automobiles. The
local police believe they belong to an
organized gang. as they claim they
came from Wichita, Kan, butrshave
been living lately in Chicago
Cedar Rapids.
J.L. sloane, manager Of shoe store,
has received notice from the govern
uaent to report at Fort Smelling not
later than Aug. ~. for at least three
months training for an officers re-
serve commission. During his absence
Mrs. Sloane will take over the man
agement Of the. store.
LeMars.
The office Of the plymouth Printing
Company in Main street was Quilted BY
fire on Sunday, Fire broke out in the
upper part of the building. The loss
on the building is $4,000 and on stock
and machinery $4,000. The property
was insured. The proprietor, John
Starzl, conducts Der 'LeMars Herold, a
German newspaper.
Cedar Rapids.
During the ten days which have
elapsed since the members Of the Re-
tail Merchants association have put IN
the practice Of two deliveries daily,
the general public has risen ito the
occasion and is cooperating with the
stores in decrease Of deliveries and
lessening of cost in sending. out pack
ages. Special deliveries are rarely
called for and the practice of returning
of goods has been almost done away
with entirely. No decrease Of business
has resulted from the new conditions.
New Hampton.
Mrs. Pearl Marmon, whose husband
is with the HSammies" in France
opened her class room work in surgical
dressings Aug. 9. The room used is IN
the OConnor building and while all the
materials are not yet ready, the work
started nicely. Tie sewing room is the
dining room Of the Masonic Temple
The ladies have done the work so well
that the garments already shipped to
Red Cross. workers have not only been
accepted, but enthusiastically COM
mented upon, because Of the excellence
Of the work.
Independence.
The earliest settler in these parts Is
- %ox IN vuhn
has been visiting his son, Fred Klotz
He came to Dubuque seventy 1--WE
years ago when that city was small
frontier town. His parents with other
early pioneers came up the Mississippi
by steamboat Of Robert Fulton pat
tern. And from this point scattered
over the boundless prairies and staked
out a home where It looked good to the
fearless head Of the family. Another
early day settler Dbenezer Little, who
has lived in this county sixty -hve
years, celebrated his 18th Birthday
this week.
Mason City.
The contract for the new Washing
ton school building was awarded to
II. f. Jones, Of Cedar Rapids whose
bid was $4,000 at q meeting Of the
school BOARD vi the hhis:: :c.cc! build
ing last evening. Seveh contractors
submitted bids as follows. Henlel and
Brown, Mason City; r. p. Wells, Ma
son city; b. L. Stratton, Mason City,
and III. F. Jones, Cedar RAPIDS The
contract for the heating and plumbing
for the building was awarded to Healy
Heating and Plumbing Company Of st.
Paul whose bid was &20,595. Electrical
contract went to the Zahm Electrical
Company who submitted q bid OF
81. 431.
Dubuque. :.
Charles Shaw, an alleged !" Stacker"
became violently insane at the county
jail Friday night and was removed to
the asylum in West Dubuque. Shaw.