Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-06

onawa.
L. E. Paine has been appointed re-
corder for tMonona county to fill the
unexpired term Of %. C. Erickson, VINO
has gone into the banking business at
Arthur. sa
Fort Dodge
Tillman H Johnson, Al years old
train repairer. on the Illinois Central
was run over and killed by switch
engine in the I. C. yards THURSDAY
night. His body was badly mansled.
He leaves four children.
Denlson.
Leslie Gulick, of Denison. nephew OF
the former secretary OF the United
states treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw, has
gone to Denver, where he has enlisted
as private in the aviation corps -
the United States army.
Cedar Rapids.
John Pashek, we'll known farmer
Of oxford Junction, died at local nos
pital Thursday at p. m. Death was
due to an injury sustained, it Is pre-
sumed, when his horse became uh-
manageable as he was leading 1t to the
barn, kicking him so that his heao
struck against a hayrack.
Bellevue.
The body Of an unknown man was
found shortly before noon Thursday
lust above the power house, floating IN
the river, by Frank and Lloyd Niles
two fishermen. The man appeared to
be between 40 and IS years old, wore
blue shirt and dark trousers and tan
shoes. No means Of identification
were found on the man.
Sioux City.
Grasshoppers have caused material
losses to farmers in Haakon and Jer-
auld counties in South Dakota during
the last week or ten days, according
to G. N. Ainslie, federal entomologist'
who arrived in Sioux City Wednesday
from a tour Of the infested section
Farmers are feeding the insects poison
and In many places have retarded their
devastation by this means.
LeMars.
The Iowa Light, Heat & Power Com
pany. which will supply several towns
in this section with electrical energy
has let a contract for the construction
of the first unit of Its power plant TO
lack Eyers. Of this city. Plans call
for 4 stucco finished building 4lxs6
feet and twenty-four feet high There
will be-brick foundations and brick
partitions, with cement floors and as
phalt roof. The building Is to be COM
pleted by Nov. Is.
Cedar Rapids.
The Red Cross Of this city has COM
pleted surgical dressings and hospital
garments sufficient for $50 beds and II
Is the Intention to mako as many more
In order to equip base hospital at
the front. More workers are needeo
badly to get the work done In as short
a time as possible. Tho mon Of Ce-
dar Rapids have done their part IN
filing the quota for the army and It
is felt that it is now UP to the women
to complete the equipment for 500 beds
in the shortest possible time.
LeMars.
Because the ! LeMars Commercial
Club would not hand over 5000 which
it had collected here to further the
washington national highway, this city
will have to struggle along with just
roads" On which 70 travel ;Renre-
s4nting the washington national high
way executive committee, c. ". Wilson
and G. H. Bishop, Of Omaha, arrived
here yesterday. Mr.. Wilson and Mr.
Bishop reminded members Of the COM
mercial club that in return for havinG
the washington national highway
routed thru LeMars, this city had
agreed to donate $500 to the corpora-
ton. Commercial club officers recalled
that Sioux City and Sioux Falls also