Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-01
Sioux City.

sioux Cry.
Sioux City members OF the Jewish
battalion soon will be In the Holy land
against the Turks. A letter sent by E.
]. Sperling. dated June -. on board
ship en- route to front. Indicated that
they have arrived in Palestine and
ready to go into battle.
Boone
formerly bill clerk at the Boone North
western station. has been pensioned
Anderson. who is 10 years old. has been
an employee OF the Northwestern for
forty-nlne years and was an employe
faithful in the extreme
Decorsh.
Word was received that Clarence
Johnson. a boy who enlisted from
Madison township over a year ago and
who has been some time In France
was severely wounded. No particulars
are known outside OF the telegram
from the war department
Anamosa.
Richard p. Lacey, for twenty FIVE
years leading merchant in this city,
Martelle and Vinton died at his home
here at p. m. Wednesday after long
illness. He was So years old. He Is
survived by his widow, two daughters
and one son who is in the navy. At one
time Mr.. Lacey Was a member OF the
Cedar Rapids council. Knights Of Col
umbus.
Fort Dodge.
The next company Of the national
guard under process Of organization in
Fort Dodge has already 1Vs men en-
listed. The response which the appeal
for men in this capacity has met has
been very encouraging and it has been
decided to organize another company
If there Is a call for it. Adjutant Cen
eral Logan has provided for organiza-
ton OF a second company. The work
Of physical examinations will start
Monday. Local physicians will have
charge OF this.
Mondamin.
Mondamin's Oldest citizen and
pioneer resident, Donald Maule. is 81
years old and active. Last Sunday he
celebrated his birthday. Mr. Maule has
fifty descendants. eight children,
twenty-five grandchildren. eighteen
Observation-Disclosures and two great
grandchildren-and four Of the
children. seven grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren besides other
relatives. were present ana helped him
enjoy the occasion. The aged man has
neither pain nor ache. and attributes
his long life to good habits. He Is a
liberal subscriber for liberty bonds and
the Red Cross fund.
Cedar Rapids.
The body Of little Herbert Sellers.
who was drowned in Prairie Greek
May "a. was found Wednesday after
noon lodged in a bunch of driftwood
on the Cedar river I'VE miles below the
city and two and one-half miles below
the mouth Of Prairie creek. Herbert
Sellers was only 5 years old. He was
drowned while playing In the Prairie
creek. A close search at that time
failed to find the body which was car
ried by high water out into the river.
1t was found by William Fitzgerald. a
woodchopper. who lives in the vicinity.
Coroner King was notified and re-
covered the body which was in q bad
condition.
Garner.
About $50 carrier pigeons were ship
ped here from Green Bay, Wis. They
were released from the crates and
allowed to fly back to their home
again. AS soon az they were free they
rose in the air. circled about and
started in the right direction. and word
from their owner In Green Bay was
received here telling Of their arrival
Tho first bird to get in made the dis
lance Of about 300 miles in hours. 70
minutes and seconds, the next two
birds in hours 40 minutes and So
seconds. and the next two in hours
and "A minutes. These Ave birds made
the record flight, the rest getting IN
some time that day and the next. AS
there was strong east wind the fight
was slow and they did not make such
good time as they would have on q
a:iiet day.
Forest City.
Old settlers in the vicinity OF Forest
City honorcd It's real pioneer citizen
by holding the annual old settlers pic
mic at the farm on which Mrs. g. Il.
Maben has resided since she came TO
Iowa in 1855. Mrs. AfAben was the