Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-25
Northern Io1ua Items

and his regiment marched for many
miles along where the French battle
ne now is, going on their way TO the
| south coast to take ship for Rome.
where they We're Garrisoned. They
We're also at Camorra. where the Ca
|,morrfsts tria1srsteok place a few years
ago. 'and served as=& guard for the
pope fighting against Garibaldi in 26l
Mr. Wander still has and showed t,
| friends here. a small account ano
memorandum book given him by the
French army authorities when he en-
| listed in 1859.
LeMars.
During the thunderstorm on Tues
| day night the barn on the Matthias
Kemp farm mile and a half south of
town tenanted by John Junkers. was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground entailing a heavy loss. both on
the landlord and tenant. With the
flames three sows with twenty four
pigs. a quantity of oats. and six tons
| of hay. some harness and tools were
destroyed. The loss on the barn is
1000 partially covered by insurance.
Fredericksburg.
Quite little feeling has been stirred
| up in this town over the reported in
| suit to the American flag by prom
inent man of alien birth here. Some
| of the young men of the community
wanted to make an example of him,
but, acting upon wiser counsel. they
| warned him that repetition of the Of
Tense would be a serious matter for
him. They then placed an American
h;c o1o nf business where
| it still waves unmolested.
lEarlville.
Putting patriotism before pleasure or
profit, Earville people have decided
that no chautauque will be held IN
Earville this year. Existing conditions
seemingly demanded that every COM
munity should forego many of the us
ual entertainments and pleasures this
year. There Is no calamity cry being
| raised but the immediate future may
hold in store such circumstances that
would behoove everyone to become
economical and very conservative at
this time.
Anamosa.
The national spirit Of response TO
the request Of Upton for our Jones
| their militia met with n speedy re-
Spouse at DIN, Anamosa, Wyoming
and other places, especially from the
sons Of farmers. Twenty or more OF
the Upton company had refused to
take the federal oath for six vars SER
vice, and also new recruits were
NEEDED to bring the company to war
strength. Anamosas list included
Harry Shields. Merle Taylor. Art
Mccullough, Jack Mccullough. Frank
rlaherty Paul Sherman, Will STEM
hook, Carl Stickey and La Verne An
gus.
Sioux City.
Suit for $4,000 Cor injuries alleged
to have been suffered when a coach in
which he was riding was derailed was
filed in the district court by William
Knoll against the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul railway. Knoll in his petit
ton claims that on Jan. 9, 1917, he,
bought a ticket from Aberdeen, s. D.,
to Straw, Mont. The train was de-
rallied near Roscoe, 8. D.. and the
thrown on It's side. Knoll charges that
hc was hurled from his seat and that
his head and back were injured. The
injury to his back. he states, caused
paralysis OF the left leg. while the in
juries to his head resulted in head
aches His injuries have prevented
him from following his occupation. that
Of farming, according to the petition,
He claims to have spent SIS for medl-
| cal treatment.