Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-27

two years ago. Papers and keep
sakes found about the soldier at the
time Of his death were sent to a sister
in America and she forwarded the
picture to the Jaynes family. The
photograph shows stains Of blood.
Conley enlisted with the British troops
in Australia where he was when the
war broke out. He had secured per-
mission to transfer to the American
troops and had been given a commits
sion shortly before his death.
West Union.
George Nolte, living in the extreme
northwest corner of Auburn township.
hadSa bad fire loss at II o'clock Satur
day forenoon, from an unknown cause.
His good-sixed barn, granary and corn
crib were burned, and his dwelling
and machine shed damaged. In the
buildings were a horse, three cattle,
and some oats, barley, and hay. all of
which were burned up. His loss runs
to $4,000 or $500. insured in the
Eldorado German Mutual for $4,000. A
recent loss of the same kind for Mr..
Notes at the same hour Of the day,
was insured in the same company and
hits them pretty hard.
Ida Grove.
James Leitch. who came to this
county as a farm hand five years ago
and has been farming on his own ac-
count about two years, recently sold
fifty head Of 24S pound hogs for which
he received over $4,000 <or $685. per
cWt He has thirty-six young pigs this
spring and thirteen old sows, also
thirty head of cattle on the place, all
ages. Last fall he sold number Of
that years calves. He is doing nicely
on the 100 acres which he rents from
Eliot. Carlson, Hayes township. HE
came from Ireland eight years ago to
Canada and came from Canda to tho
states five years ago. He was in Ida
Grove last Thursday for the purpose
Of taking out his second papers in
naturalization.
Waterloo.
Two lions engaged in q fierce battle
IN their cage at the carnival grounds
on the I. G. lot Thursday. The man
taking care Of the lions accidentally
opened the wrong door, letting the
each other snarled and shrieked,
frightening every one on the grounds
In spite Of the efforts Of H. e. Camp
bell and Fred Delmar, the latter the
trainer. to separate the Infatuated
beasts. they fought until exhausted
Both were badly scratched and bruised
These animals are kept in separate
cages and are for exhibition only. They
are not allowed to participate in any
performance because Of their wild dis
positions One is from the deserts Of
northern Africa while the other is
from the mountainous districts OF
equatorial Africa
Fort Dodge.
A report on the work Of the labor
employment department Of the Web
ster county farm bureau has Just been
compiled by County Agricultural
Agent H. R Richardson, showing that
between Jan. II and May 49, 142 people
have been placed on farms in the
county. OF this number IA were single
farm hands, twenty-six married men,
and two women were placed as
domeetics. For the period Of time, the
number Of men to be furnished en-
ployment on farms this year will prob
ably exceed the number placed last
year. when during the period from
April Is. 1917. to Jan. II, 1918, 6s1 men
obtained employment thru the services
Of the farm bureau. A large percentage
fthe 142 placed on farms this year
have been but recently placed, many
calls for help in corn planting being
received the last few weeks BY the
buSOAu.