Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-30
Northern Io1ua Items

, "sicked" him ont, the prisoner Ire
dog caught tho man by the leg aad neld
him until the ,'ffi:srs arrived. me
cause Of Shep 8 deportation Is tnat ne
chased Alfred Haired, 27l6 lace ave-
nue. Sunday night while nc was run
ming thru the same alley. except that
he was going from Jacks On 10 Nebras-
ka streets and bit him on the leg, as
he had done to the criminal year ago.
Waterloo.
In order to release as many nurses
as possible for Red Cross service
abroad and to procure the address OF
all trained nurses, territory here has
been redistrictedsand reorganized. The
nurses associa ton of seven counties
Butler. Franklin, Bremen, Grundy,
Black Hawk, Hardin and Marshall
has just been organized here with Mrs.
WilheImina Davis as president. Nurses
in the district are deeply interested in
Red Cross work and many have writ
ten to headquarters offering their ser
vices. Those accepted for this servics1
are Miss Mildred Williamson, Miss
Mama Colby, Mrs Edith Eightney-
Curtis and Miss Nellie Porter.
Cedar Falls.
f. E. Fuller who has been superin|
tendent Of schools Of Sioux county for
several years. has been elected pro-
lessor of rural education at the state
normal college here. He will assume
mis- duties Sept Is He han resigned
his position in Sioux county to come
to Cedar Falls at once. Professor Full
Ter long has been prominent In educa-
tional circles He has been on the i'm
portant committees of the State Teach
ers' association. and leader among
the progressive educators Of the state.
Particularly he has interested himself
in the problems of the rural schools.
His friends have long had in mind urg-
ing. him for state superintendent when
the time comes TIC fill that place. His
election by the state board of educa-
ton as professor OF rural educat ton
in the normal college gives him a wide
field for effort in his favorite work.
Fort Dodge.
IT, HI. Porter is being held in the city |
Jail pending the investigation Of two
fires Of unknown origon at his home at |
614 Twelfth avenue south Saturday |
night. At $40 o'clock an alarm was
turned in from the residence but
neighbors extinguished the blaze on
the floor Of front room of the res
idence before the arrival of the fire de-
partment. ktwo gallon can OF kerosene
nearly full was found nearby. Mrs.
Porter said the fire started when one
Of the children attempted to fill q lamp.
The IRE truck had hardly returned to
the engine house when second alarm
called them to the same residence. This
time a bed in another room was ablaze.
A representative of the state fire mar
shall's office in Des Moines arrived
here to investigate before Porter Is
given a hearing. When arrested by fire
Chief Frank Trusty, Porter said he
was not at home at the time, Of the1
fires.
1t has been reported here at various
times that four jackson county young
men, all brothers, Thomas, James Ber
nard. Dunn and william G. Dunn. Jr.,
sons of wealthy parents living in Rich
land township. had failed to register
at the time Of the draft. The matter
was kept quiet, however, until recently
when the sheriff received instructions
from Headquarters at Washington, to
ascertain the whereabouts Of these
young men, Private detectives are
now on the case and 1t is thought they
will be located within short time. One
other case was reported to the author
tiles, that Of Gilbert. Hayes OF Andrew.
who enlisted and was stationed at
Camp Dodge, and VINO deserted the
camp ana came back to JACKSON 'couIl- :
ty. The sheriff was authorized to ar I
rest this young man and deliver him
to Dubuque, TO which place he was tax
en- Sunday nikht and splaced In hands
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