Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-27


Clinton.
o. C. Jones has sold his forty-acre
farm two miles northwest of Lyons, to
ofr$9,o GOran average of s237.50 an acre.
Waterloo.
Neal Allison, well known Water
loo lightweight boxer, has arrived
safely in France. according to word
received by friends here Allison en-
listed several months ago and was sent
to Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. j., for
training.
Clinton.
Glenn Westgate and Daniel Brandt,
of Camanche. are alleged to have
stolen the Cleveland horses Friday
evening and also to have taken horse
from a Camanohe barn last week and
left them in pastures in the vicinity Of
,shaffton, were arrested Saturday by
Sheriff Ramsey.
Spencer.
Much Of the corn is waist high and
most farmers have gone thru it the
second time and some the third time.
Oats is short but of an excellent color.
Wheat is fair. A good rain would be
helpful, but crops are not suffering yet.
Early potatoes are large and some
good yields are reported. !
Cedar Rapids.
Joseph Kara, engineer at a local
laundry, is in hospital suffering from
severe burns caused by the explosion
of water tank at thefplant. Live
steam driven into a tank Of cold water
was responsible for the accident. The
explosion broke practically every vim
dow pane in the building. Kara also
was injured by flying metal.
Primghar.
The general expression in regard to
the crop situation in O'Brien county is
that prospects were never better. Thus
far the only crop that may be under
average is the timothy crop, but clover
is excellent and alfalfa unusually
abundant. Small grain is far along
and the stand is fine. Corn cultiva-
ton is going on constantly, and the
corn is growing rapidly.
EeMars.
Baker for the H. A. Baker Company,
Of Sioux xCity, manufacturer Of mems
wearing apparel for the second floor Of
the LeRue building and branch fac
tory will be started as soon as interior
remodeling is done and the machinery
arrives from Chicago. The factory
will employ fifty persons to start with
and 1t Is stated the company has q
government contract to make soldiers
uniforms.
Primshar.
A community flag, presented to
Primghar by Ralph Human, president
Of the First National Bank, was re-
ceived with appropriate ceremony at
community union service on Sunday
evening. The presentation service was
held on the school house lawn, ana all
the churches Joined. Addresses were
made by Rev. T. S. Bassett and Rev.
w. NJ. Swami. The flag will be hung
for the present at least within the
dome of the court house.
Cedar Rapids.
Memorial services were held at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Tuesday for Harold ]. B. Coke, Uniteo
States marine. who died in France
last week from wounds suffered in
battle. He was the first Catholic SOL
dier from this city to die. Solemn high
mass was said by the Very Rev. ]. J.
Toomey, dean Of this diocese. An empty
ca ket. flag draped. was at the altar
and the ceremonies were said over it
The church was crowded to capacity.
Cedar Rapids.
When the eighty members Of Com
pany d OF this city. stationed at Camp
Cody, were ordered to France. the
company sergeant approached Capt.
Waiter A. Meyer and announced that
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| little present" for Baby Jane Meyer,