Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-02

LeMars.
Plymouth county has pledged itsel1
to raise $1,000 for the state. prohibition
campaign, and the work is in charge
of a committee composed of Rev. f. w
Agte Merrill. and Rev. Joseph Steele
Jr and H. V. Cronin, Of LeMars.
McGresor. S ''''%
The new Christian Science church a.
McGregor is completed and is one o.
the most attractive buildings in town
Services were held in it for the frs!
time last Sunday morning. Special
dedication exercises are to be held In
the near future.
Cedar Rapids.
Louis w Mizell, who took trip to
Cuba, a few days before the draft and
returned to this city shortly afterward
announced Saturday that he will en-
list rather than go to Jail. He was ar
rested /by United States Deputy Mar
shall Michael Healy.
Sioux City.
Shock over he news of the death Of
her son, George, killed Mrs. Mary T.
Davis aged 72 years, of Smithland
Her son succumbed to an operation in
a hospital here. Mrs. Davis had been
in good health up to the moment she
received word Of the death of her son
but died within few hours.
Sioux City.
Booze valued al between $4,000 and
$4,000, according to present prices, has
been ordered destroyed by the police
::::.ge Of South Sioux City. The cheer
stuff belonged to A. w. Miller. anu Iiis
cache was located thru aid Of Sioux
City police. Miller. besides losing q
fortune in the liquor, was fined 500
and costs.
Charles City.
Homer earle has a sorghum mill al
Bradford that, is doing a thriving bus
mess this season. Over 100 gallons
have been made in the past week and
enough work is ahead to keep the mill
busy for at least three weeks longer
Much more cane has been raised this
year than for several years and the
farmers say they will put In additional
acres next season.
Sioux City.
Preparations for the erection Of the
North American Hotel were begun
Thursday. Workmen are clearing
away the old ST. vincent's hospita
building and excavation will start soon
The building will be commenced this
fall and it is expected the new hotel
will open in August, 1918 1t is to be
ten stories high and will cost when
completed $750,000.
Sac City.
James Rimmer aged Z, son of II. j
Rimmer, OF Sac. City, was shot in. the
head by q % ca1iber rifle while hunt
ing squirrels with a group of small
boys southeast Of town. He died while
being taken to a hospital at Carroll
Dale Manner, aged about Is. hred the
shot from a tree, aiming at squirrel
He missed the squirrel and hit young
Rimmer. The bullet penetrated the top
of the skull.
Cedar Rapids.
The antipathy toward Germany did
not deter hundreds OF Cedar Rapids
people SATURDAY. from ionrneying tc
the little town OF Lisbon for the annual
sauerkraut festival The committee IN
charge declared It was American
made. and that no one need have any
hesitancy about eating literally Of It
The kraut was cooked on the streets
and served free to visitors with hot
weitiers and coffee.
lsMars.
Because OF a difference OF opinion
about the We. Annie Gruenefeldt and
her husband, Otto Gruenefeldt, APP
peared in district court, the wife seek
ing a divorce on the grounds OF III
treatment, Mrs. Gruenefeldt is a pro-
any, while her husband - OF German
sextractiton and has only been n. this