Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-23
Northern I0wa Items

Sioux City.
Department store shoppers this weel
will be asked to contribute their bit I,
the nation wide American Red Cros
effort to catch up with the demand TO
surgical dressings in the French hos
pitfalls.
Waterloo.
On threats Of tar and feathers, j.
and William scheel were forced b!
neighbors to kiss the flag Tuesda.
night and then nail 1t up over the
home. They had been asked to dis
play the colors. but failed to do so.
GaIva.
| TIL Galva Red Cross chapter ha!
made its fourth shipment OF supple!
to the headquarters at Chica"o. Ga1v'
Is town Of about 500 population ant
moasts Of Red Cross chapter will
400 members. The ladies nee, Il, ga,
school house every Tuesday afternoon
and make supplies for this work.
Cedar Falls.
c. M. Parker has been named chair
man Of a backyard vacant lot garde'
committee for this city. The same
plan is advised in the Lawn City tina
worked so satisfactorily last spring II
| Waterloo, where more than 500 lots
which had previously been idle wer,
plowed and planted with food prod
| ucts.
| Galva.
Herman Sanders, who VISA arrested
near this place for his pro German ut
| terances. has been given his freedom
h1y bo hal al II in E
promises Of good behavior to the Off
Ger. Sanders, after being locked in tho
county Jail for few days became
| aware Of his mistake and was ready tc
pay all costs and abide by the laws o!
| the United States.
GaIva.
The drive for the Y. NJ. C. A. fund
in Galva township and the town OF
Galva was completed Monday after
noon and a grand total of $1,515 was
raised. The amount has surpassed the
amount required by this vicinity by
nearly two and a half times. The COM
mitteemen solicited every home in the
township, and with very few exceptions
donations were received.
Sioux Rapids.
'lucIc Is ~ II cat uedl u SUI COIIl III
this part of the state this year and as
a result many farmers are buying
cattle to feed it to. One cattle dealc,
has brought forty eight carloads OF
cattle here from Minnesota and South
Dakota points. 1t Is estimated that 80
per cent Of the corn is soft. 1t Is SELL
ing for so cents to Is cents per 10C
pounds.
Kensett.
William Greggs. farmer living near
Kensett was cut about the head ant
severely bruised, when he fell from
the roof Of his barn, where he was
working, last Monday. He was shin
Cling the roof and stepped on loose
bunch Of shingles, which caused him
| to slip off the roof. The barn was some
twenty feet high and nc was knocked
unconscious by the fall, and lay where
he fell for fifteen minutes before hi
was discovered by his daughter.
Waukon.
A new Stations Of the Cross were
solemnly erected at st. Mary's Cath.
ole church at Hanover. Iowa by Rev
Father Norton, of Waukon, Sunday
Nov 10, 1917. Assisting him were REV
Father Devine, Of the Redemptorist or.
der Of Davenport; Rev. MoNamara. o
Lxcurgus. and the pastor Of the church
Rev. Father Reynolds. Special music
was rendered by the choir The sta
lions are most beautiful works OF ar
from the Deprato studio and are thu
gift Of Mr.. Patrick Gallagher, the datt
being his 10th birthday anniversary
Rev. Father Devine gave an eloquen
sermon on the Passion and Death o
Christ" Mr., Gallagher was born Il