Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
Northern Io1ua Items

call to the colors. He is station agent
at Deoit and his wife, since their mar
rage and his transfer to Deloit from
Herring, has studied the work until
she has become familiar with it and
capable of carrying 1t on. She has re-
ceived notification that she will be re-
tanned as agent after her husband Is
called. There are living rooms in the
depot, and Mrs. Ketterer's mother. Mrs.
Della Beck, will reside with her. A
woman agentylooks after the interests
Of the Northwestern road at the depot
IN Ames and she was the first woman
named for such a position in Iowa.
CIarksviIIe.
The Red Cross auction sale which was
held here Saturday was big success,
and the proceeds Of the sale amounted
to over $4,000. Every one was en-
thusiastic and the people in Clarksville
certainly showed their patriotism. A
large platform was erected in the street
and all of the articles which were put
up for sale were aiken onto the plat
form and auctioned off. Calves. pigs,
chickens, vegetables wood, and all
sorts Of things were sold. One Hol-
stein calf a month old was sold for $751;
and then was put up and sold again,
bringing over $50 the second time, net
ting them over $211. One chicken
brought $40 and a pumpkin SO, etc.
All of the stores were closed during
the two hours Of the sale, and the band
furnished music. Every thing seemed
to go off nicely, and every one was well
satisfied with the result.
Waterloo.
w. D. Strayer, vice president Of the
county supervisors association Of Iowa,
was chosen Saturday afternoon as the
third district member Of the state pur-
chasing committee. Five counties Of
the nine in the district sent represent
atives here to vote for a member to
represent them. The purchasing COM
mittee, which was authorized at the
last annual convention in this city will
consist of a member from each con-
gressional district. Estimates of next
years needs will be sent to the COM
mittee and it will secure prices from
the manufacturers and producers Of
lumber, reinforced steel, cement and
culvert material. These orders will
mount into the millions Of dollars in
value, and it is expected the purchas
ing committee will save the taxpayers
hundreds of thousands annually. Un-
der the old method each county did
it's own purchasing.
Strawberry Point.
The auction sale held here Saturday
by the local Red Cross chapter was q
great success Among the things do
mated for this sale were a gasoline en-
CINE, seed corn TESTER a horse, calves,
pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, hay, corn,
wood an organ, furniture, vegetables,
canned fruit, fancy-work, and other
things too numerous to mention. The
sale commenced at l o'clock and the five
auctioneers, F. A. Doolittle Of Delhi,
R. l.. Peck, Clarence Hall and Albert
Ridihalgh Of Strawberry Point and
Thomas Vanek Of Lamont whose ser
ivces were contributed, were kept busy
until late in the evening. About $1100
was realized from the days sale but
as not all of the stuff was sold, the sale
will be continued next Saturday. The
solicitors during the week received
cash contributions of about $4,000,
which will be added to the sale re-
ceipts.
Vinton.
Born in Killarney, but Of late a resi-
dent of the vicinity Of Van Horne. Ben
ton county, Harry Churchill, a real
Tommy Atkins, today reached Camp
Dodge and has registered as one Of
Uncle Sans fighters. Churchill is a
soldier of experience. He has drilled
in regiments of the King of England
for period Of five years and knows
all the company and battalion drills
and maneuvers. He came to this coun-
try about five years ago, intending to
make it his home, but he still has the
real Irish brogue on his tongue, and
he hates the Germans. Churchill was
anxious to go to fight the Germans
after he had the corn all picked and
could leave. So he visited the local
exemption board Friday and made ar
rangements with 1t that he be sent
ITO Camp Dodge. He was anxious to
learn the quickest route to the camp,
because he said he wanted to get there
quick.