Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-03

told officers that Soda had induced
her to leave Sioux City, and that she
had since been travelling around with
him. "A charge Of lewdness was placed
against both. Their hearing has been
set for today, and they are held in
custody in default OF bonds In the sum
Of 5000 each.
LeMars.
The Plymouth county supervisors
voted to give members Of Company K,
Second infantry, $3.50 a month each
for the duration Of the war A COM
mittee appointed by the LeMars Com
mercial Club will endeavor to have the
soldiers guaranteed as much more thru
individual subscriptions. The money Is
to be used for any purpose decided on
by the len. Soldiers taken from
Company K to augment the Third
regiment will share equally in the fund.
Cedar Rapids.
The Rev. L. E. Crippen, pastor of
the New Buffalo Evangelical church,
near here, has obtained leave Of alb
sence from his congregation to go to
war. He had been drafted, but claimed
exemption, which was granted him.
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try's call and Friday he sent back his
exemption papers and asked to be sent
on the first call. Thursday night his
congregation gave him a purse Of gold
and his Sunday school class gave him
signet ring.
Rockwell City.
Calhoun county has more hog cholera
than neighboring counties, according
to DR.. A. c. Drach government vet
erinarian in this district DR.. Drach is
now inaugurating an active campaign
to wipe out cholera in this county.
There are four counties-Humboldt
Webster, Pocahontas and Calhoun--in
DR.. Drach's district. There is one case
of cholera in Humboldt county, one in
Webster county, and Pocahontas
county is entirely free from the dis
ease. Calhoun county now has six
active cases, according to DR.. Drach.
There is one case in Garfield township
and the rest are near Rockwell City, in
Center, Logan and Twin Lakes town
ships.
Correetionvilie.
The swing in the dooryard of his
home, with which his children played,
was used by George 'Schutt, aged 90.
as the means with which to end his
life by hanging. No particular cause
for the act has been assigned. The
body was found by neighbor about 6
o'clock dangling from the tree, the
feet clear of the ground. The body
was still warm. He apparently had
climbed into the tree, knotted the rope
about his neck and jumped, tho his
neck was not broken by the fall. So
apparent was it case of suicide that
Coroner F. A. Blood did not consider
an inquest necessary. Schutt Is sur
vived by wife and six children. He
was retired farmer. So far as known
he had no financial or other troubles.
Pilot Mound.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Wiley are in pos
session of an old family trunk that
dates back many years as to when it
was discarded as useless for service,
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was purchased; but pasted on the in
side Of the trunk Is a copy Of Sara
toga Springs, N. Y, newspaper under
the date Of June II, 1923, and tells the
reader the length Of time which was
necessary in those days to convey in
formation from state to state and the
article goes on to say that news had
just been received at Charleston, 9. c.,
at that time (June II, 1929, telling OF
revolution in the city of Havana
which began on Dec. %, 1922. The
article also said that the citizens had
declared themselves enemies Of all
European countries and the matter was
OF very serious nature (.