Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-25
Southern Iowa Items

boats In the vicinity ready to take 1t
away Several OF the beats left the
landing point with barrels and landed
again on the Illinois side further south.
In IS evident that most Of the beer was
concealed at various places along the
shore and smuggied into the city dur
| ing the day. Much of it probably comes
over at night 4 sT7ss-" %'5ss ~
Winfield. 49,
Mrs. D. e. Mccullough has been
missing since Tuesday evening and all
efforts to locate her have thus far
failed After making a trip to the IL
brary Tuesday evening she failed to
return 10 her home. Mr.. Mccullough,
supposing that she had been delayed in
coming home, decided TO retire with the
baby. At IL o'clock he awoke and his
wife had nor returned. Neighbors were
summoned. his parents, residing west
OF town were notified. and the search
commenced. All night they looked for
some clue which might lead to her
wherea bouts, but to no avail. Every
possible means have been taken to
find and restore her TO her home and
baby. but ne trace OF her has been
found
Lisbon.
The citizens OF the town of Lisbon
will serve free sauerkraut and weiners
for the eighth annual time, on Thurs
day. Sept 81 Among the special fea-
lures will be free vaudeville, patriotic
music, band concerts, horse show. ex-
hibits. sports, contests, and besides
big ball game, all interspersed with the
eating of sauerkraut. The Red Cross
will be in evidence for those who de-
sire to intermingle their patriotism
with festival fellowship. Interurban
company will give hourly service be-
tween Cedar Rapids and Lisbon. The
fragrant kraut is now being prepared.
The Lisbon people are genuinely loyal
to their country and the old flag. but
have discovered that all nations are
/ loyal 20 sauerkraut.
WapelIo.
Patriots of this community Saturday
resorted to drastic measures In an ef-
fort TO give critic Of the government
an appreciation of local sentiment. The
demonstration resulted when Roy
Syphrit, a worker at the Wapello Can
ming Company plant, gave utterance to
pro- German sentiments and voiced an
attack against the government OF the
United States. His unpatriotic dec
| Iarations SO aroused his fellow work
men that they warned him that he
would be given a lesson on patriotism
| II he did not desist. He replied by call
| ing them hard names. and they at once
| se!zed the man and rode him thru the
streets on a rail- dumping him in a
! large wa.er tank at the plant He was
! then taken to the office and forced to
resign his work. Syphrit claimed to be
a member Of the l. w. w. and on sew
,eral occasions displayed his member
/ snip card.
Muscatine
| Only a miracle prevented the seri-
OTIS injury to a youth late Friday al
ternoon, when a bicycle. upon which
| he was riding was struck by an auto
/ mobile at the corner Of Fourth street
and Mulberry avenue The boy riding
| the wheel was William Theobald. age
is. and he states that he was riding
north on Mulberry avenue and when
tnearing Fourth street. an auto was
!, coming easf and in order to avoid the
car. he went to the curb, but the cal
Icontinued in his direction and was mol
jstopped until Il had crashed into MI
wheel. and climbed the curb. he wa,
Thrown to the pavement and received
imfnor bruises. badly scratched ies
while his wheel VIE prActtcaHy de-
! moiisfed He refused TO give the name
II OF ne party driving the car, but STACK
tIfhey hAd agreed 10 make good m
n AS-~~~ H..,,S 1 y,<4 hfcVclA. No arrests