Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-19

Waukon.
Mrs, James Egan and Mrs. James
Lloyd, two pioneer residents of Cherry
Mound, died at their homes last week
They had lived as neighbors for more
than fifty years and both were past
ninety years Of age.
Clear Lake.
Rev. WILDER, NJ. Evans, pastor of the
First Congregational church of Clear
| Lake, has announced to his congrega-
ton that he will leave during the month
| to take up army Y. NJ. c. 4. work, hav-
ing received his call for service.
| DEBORAH.
| The drive for war savings stamps
started last Sunday, was continued
and when the returns were filed it was
found that the total subscriptions were
$4,000 This total is for DEBORAH
alone and averages at least $40 for each
citizen.
Fort Dodge.
Taxes in Webster county touched
the high water mark this year when
they went over million dollars. This
is $4,000 more than they were last
year and twice as high as they were
five years ago. Increases in school,
state and township rates are held re-
sponsible for the jump in assessments.
Sioux City.
Another carnival of crime seems to
be under way in Sioux City The
thieves had busy night of it Wednes-
day, holdups, burglaries and thefts be-
ing reported. D. NJ. Donahue was held
up after midnight. and robbed OF 10
cents. Two automobile tires was the
biggest haul made in half a dozen rob-
berries.
Gilbert.
The people of Gilbert are pushing a
movement whereby their little town
may be lighted by electricity. The city
of Ames will probably extend the wires
to Gilbert and furnish the city with tn
Juice The power plant of Ames is
being equipped with proper machinery
to carry the electricity to Gilbert and
the proposition is to be put before the
Gilbert council at the next meeting.
Delhi.
The Farmers Shipping Association
of Delhi and the Silver Spring Cream
completed their reports to the commits
sioner of internal revenue for their in
come tax for 1917. The report of the
shipping association shows that during
1917 business of $4,000 was trans
acted at a total cost of approximately
one-half of one per cent The cream
cry did a business of $135,000 at a total
cost of per cent. This includes
salaries, wages, hauling, fuel, supplies
and all other incidental EXPENSE.
McGresor.
The first Iowa gardener to gather
fruits from her war garden is believed
to be Mrs. Jacob zahn of McGregor
Friday she went ,out to her last years
onion bed. 1t was covered with snow
She pushed away the snow and there
were fresh green tops. She pulled
several punches and found small we'll
formed green onions. The onions are
Of Siberian strain and so hardy tina,
the beds need no covering in the win
ter Mrs. Zahn SAYS for several years
she has gathered young onions in
| March before the snow had gone.
Kingsley.
| What is believed to be the record
Red Cross auction sale for the entire
country was held here Friday The sales
amounted to more than $4,000 and il
was confidently believed that the tota
will be far in excess of $4,000. The
feature of the sale was the selling OF
a $50 liberty bond, which sold and re-
sold for total of $4,000. After the
last sale the bond was presented by tn
purchaser to Mrs. William Nash
mother of Ed Nash. Kngsley's frs
soldier to fall in the war for democracy
Other record sales were: Goat, $500
one goose egg, $615; sucking pig. $210
spool rack, $13S. 1t is believed Kings
ley has larger per cent OF her popula
] ton in the service Of Uncle Sam tina,