Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-18
Northern Io,ua Items

right foot severed and his left Shout
} der crushed when tho engine from
which he had slipped backed over his
. body. Maxwell was standing on tho
foot board on the rear OF the engine
when he clipped and fell backwards.
The engine was backing and before It
could be stopped had passed complete
ly over his body.
MoGresor.
There Is much soft corn, but the yield
is 80 tremendous it Ia probable enough
OF tho crop has mnturcd to make an
average yield, Is the opinion OF NC
GreBor farmer who has informed HIM
self OF the situation In this vicinity.
The stand is wonderful and tho ears
hang nearly a third longer. on the Aver
age than usual.
Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. y. E. Hall, the wealthicst WON
an In Cedar Rapids died Saturday at
the age OF rs. She was a charter mem
Der OF the womans club and for moro
than thirty years n social leader Of this
city. She is survived by four daugh-
ters, one of whom Is Mrs. Fred w. Up
ham, Of Chicago. Mrs. Iialls husband.
who was president Of the city railway
company and the water company. died
two years ago. -
Sioux City.
Eighteen cents n quart for Xix IL
tho price Sioux City consumers Will be
paying before spring, according to DR..
0. p. Thompson state dairy inspector,
who arrived In the city yesterday to
| M iua IN, HoJ conditions Tta
convenience OF canned milk for war
purposes has made tho milk condens-
cries the determining factor in the
regulation of milk prices thruout the
country, and the condenserles arc now
offering 80 cents a gallon for milk test
ing 3.5 per cent butter fat, DR.. Thomp-
son declared.
Mason City.
Automobiles and booze don't go well
together and the combination us ca-
peclally Dad when Mayor r.. A. Potter
secs n driver, alleged to be intoxicated.
run his car into n standing street car,
Mayor Potter made the personal use OF
his authority az peace officer for the
first time Saturday night when he saw
Tom Schipslti whom he says was
| drunk, run into n street car on North
Federal. The mayor did not waste
any time calling another officer. He
arrested the man himself. Later Schip
ski was released on $50 bail, pending
hearing.
Mason City
Roy +. O'Donnell county agent, was
called to Swaledale Monday morning
where an outbreak OF hog cholera was
reported to him. It IL said that d farm
or there had q pen Of thirty-four hogs
and that tho disease made Its attack
last week. Nearly all Of the hogs arc
dead. Other farmers living near this
man either dld not know OF the plague
or failed to notify Mr. O'Donnell, who
lmade tho trip this morning to discover
I, tho extent OF the spread OF tho disease.
Farmers living in other parts OF tho
county havc been telling the county
agent Mt once when they learned Of
other pens which were infected.
Bellevue.
Mark d. Lindsay, q railroad man, and
n resident Of Savanna, is n truly patri-
Mic young man. six iirn.- n. i1.t;
to got in tho United States army, and
Mt last has boon accepted for the hos
UllhI COTDb. DSIoIo Gho SIipSt'FV ui"Sa
was made a law, Mr.. Lindsay tried to
enlist. but was rejected because he
failed to pass tho eye test The medi-
cal corps rejected him because he
failed in tho eye test; the Thirteenth
engineers (railway) rejected him be-
| cause or poor eyeslgnt. lie was draft
ed, and rejected because no couldn't
pass tho eye test. Not discouraged.
and encouraged by his devoted mother,
he wrote to Washington for special
consideration, sending test papers on
! two different occasions. Hc also wrote
to the Canadian authorities to find ont
his chances In joining tho Canadian
army Finally ne wont to spokane. and
after two weeks of persistent endoavor
no WAS accepted by the hospital corps,
a. they are allowed to wear RlAsses II,
tho medical department Of this service.
and he Ii now located at Fort George
Wright q Spokane. Wash i y