Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Northern, yIo,ua Items

bridge were too weak to bear the load
OF the threshing outfit and gave way.
Engineer McKenney, who has only one
arm, shut off the power and jumped.
He landed in the bottom Of the gully
twenty feet below on his head in the
mud and was hurled up to his Shout
ders, but managed to get himself out
before he was smothered. He sus-
tanned only minor injuries. The en-
CINE and thresher were piled on top Of
one another in a promiscuous heap,
the thresher being so badly damaged
that it will be practically useless.
Cedar Rapids.
Harry Hughes, who surrendered
himself to the authorities of Clinton
county a few days ago, was brought
to this city to stand trial on charge
of wife desertion. He was convicted
by jury and received sentence Of
a year in Fort Madison prison. Hughes
was lodging The police at the time he
surrendered himself and they now be-
lieve he did so because of his fear Of
being arrested on a more serious
charge. He left his wife and three
children in destitute circumstances.
Onawa.
DR.. James H. Talboy has been noti-
fed that he has been commissioned e.
captain in the army medical reserve.
He expects a call to report for active
service at any time now. The doctor
has two sons in the service and a
daughter who Is taking intensive
training at The University of Cali
fornia for the nursing service. MN.
Talboy will go to Washington, D. c.,
to do legal work in one Of the depart
ments Of the government during the
war, so that the family will be wei1
represented in war work.
Cedar Rapids.
Peter Juhlin, the man who intro
duced the use Of native rocks. known
as niggerhea Is, for the building Of
foundations Of palatial homes is dead
at his home IN Marion at the age OF
u. More than quarter of century
ago, he set up a house, the foundation
of which was constructed OF the col
ored stones SO plentiful in this sec
ton Of Iowa. 1t was not long after
ward that the colored foundation be-
came fad and today there are score
of houses in this city in which niger
heads are part of the masonry up to
the windows On the first floor. He was
native of Sweden and lived in this
county many years.
Alta.
The Swedish Lutheran brotherhood
will hold a patriotic celebration in the
Alta park on Saturday, July 90. In
place of the abandoned celebration Of
July 4. A patriotic program had been
arranged for the Fourth but on ac-
count of the rain it was postponed un-
til the date given. Addresses will be
delivered by the mayor, Rev. j. b.
Walker, Rev. G. H. Leopard and c. f.
Cameron A feature win be fare
we'll greeting to the fifty young men
from the three townships tributorp to
Alta who will depart in the selectice
draft quota Of the present month-the
largest delegation by far that has
gone so far.
Cedar Falls.
Eighty Of he men who registered
IN this county IN June have been
placed in the first class by the exemp-
tees of the board instructing them to
report at tHe CITY Hdii III Seual ais
! Thursday and Friday for the physi-
cal examination to be conducted by d
board of three physicians. Forty will
be taken each day. Other registrants
have filed claim for exemptions of var
ious character. principally agricul-
tural, altho several have dependents.
and their cases go to the district
board at Waterloo for final disposition.
This board will convene Wednesday
ana it is expected it will dispose OF
the cases brought to its attention very
rapidly. Thirty men, who have been
reclassified by the board are ordered
to appear for physical examination
at the city hall Wednesday at s a. M.
that the medical examiners may pass
upon qualifications as to their physi.
cal illness for Class