Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-16

and have been used to ship horses to
the eastern cities, according to a re-
port received here. According to ship
pers. this has beer DON. for some time,
land several trains have Been used for
ltaE lurposes trainload of Texas
lcattle. S6ich aSrs shipped from FL
Paso to1ioux Gitys4 Was delayed while
the train was used to ship stock to
the east it wa4 stated, The law re
Iquires that cattle can not be held on
a train longersSthan thirty-six hours,
and that II the tourney consumes more
than that amount of time they must
| be unloaded. watered and fed every
| thirty six hours. Officers then took
advantage of the empty train; ship
pers say, and used it for rushing their
horses to the east. 1T was returned
after about week.
Fort Dodge.
fort Dodge has a chance to get an
Ambulance company OF $50 men with
100000 worth Of equipment and a
hospital detachment of thirty men.
Major Fairchild. surgeon-xeneral Of
| Iowa, telephoned Major S. B. Philpot
Sunday evening that IL Fort Dodge
can enlist the men for the ambulance
company, it will be awarded to this
city. - 1t will have, two commissioned
officers who must be doctors. eleven
sergeants, sixteen corpofals, two cooks
and a mechanic. The hospital detach-
ment has three doctors as commits
stoned officers, one dentist, registered
pharmacist, and the rest composed Of
enlisted men. One doctor, DR. Palmer,
OF Vincent, already has enlisted. The
hospital detachment formerly was at
Sioux City. but Major Murphy resigned
there recently and the detachment will
go elsewhere.
Independence.
Postmaster O'Brien announces he
will receive recruits for the army and
navy. enroll the boys and girls from
II to 20 years in, the food crop army
with the AGRICULTURAL department at
the state college. Mr. O'Brien will also
conduct labor bureau for the benefit
Of the farmer and laborer Superin-
tendent Doyle has given the school
children excellent talks about carry
ing on garden work and raising poul-
try this summer Prof. Geiser, teach
er OF agriculture. is looking up all
available vacant lots about town and
arranging to put in gardens and po-
tatoes in partnership with his classes.
His pupils have planted the grounds
back of the high school In garden stuff.
Mayor Purdy announces that he~wilf
guarantee a market this summer and
fall for the products of stlle public
school children. Prof, Torney conducts
a labor bureau at the high school for
the boys looking for farm orr town
work. and FOR employers to fnd the
boys. Il
Mason City.
How Brice Green. a young man liv-
ing at 231 Fourth street Northwest.
managed to, escape from the auto ac-
cident Sunday night in which the auto
he was driving struck the side rail Of
Monroe avenue bridge. and then turned
over several times, Is more than po-
lice officers and others who investi-
gated the matter can figure out. The
accident occurred about 6 p. m. Sun
day. Green, driving south at high
rate OF speed. collided with the side
rail OF the bridge. This caused one
OF the front tires to blow out" and
rendered the car uncomfortable. The
machine slsidded for some distance,
turned over at least three times, 1t is
said. and finally came to rest nearly
200 feet from the spot where the acr
lcident happened. Green was cata-
pulled out of the car, and swept up
the pavement for some distance. but
received only superficial injuries SO
far as could be learned, He spent the
might at the Park hospital. When
picked up he was thought to be badly
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