Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-26
Storm Lake.

| Storm Lake.
| storm Lakes first war babies have
arrived Twins. boy and girl, were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tysen
and they have been named Charles
William and Charlotte Winifred Their
| father is at Camp Pike. Ark. and he Is
| expected home on furloush.
| LeMars.
| At meeting of the, school board all
the teachers in Lehlars were given an
in crease Of salary. Supt. S. T. Neveln
was given an increase from s2,100 to
| $4,000. The high school teachers scale
| was fixed at $50 to 500 per month and
the grade teachers from SIS to $50.
Marion.
After Harvey p. Perrin of this city
had been repeatedly rejected by physi-
cal disqualification from enlisting in
the United States army, he went to
Canada where he was readily ac-
cepted. He has just arrived near the
| scene of operations in France and is
prepared to give a good account Of
himself in the world fight for demo-
cracy.
LeMars.
Schroeder. of Stanton township. died
at Camp Hancock. Ca, of pneumonia.
He was 1s years of age and volunteered
FOR service only a few weeks ago. He
is survived by his father, three broth
ers, and three sist0rs. Another hrot-
ers, George SchrooAl lis in the service
at Camp Dodge. Ihe body will be
brought here for burial.
Vinton.
Sixty years ago last Monday Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Ridge Of this city were
married at Carlisle Grove, this coun-
ty, and the day was also the 18th an
niversary Of Mrs. Ridges birth. The
aged couple spent the day quietly at
their home. They were among the
first settlers of Benton county, both
coming here in 1854. Mr.. Ridge from
Ohio and Mrs. Ridge from Indiana.
They are the parents of seven children.
Storm Lake.
Roy w. Murray has gormally an
nounced his candidacy for state SEN
ator for the F'iftieth district. compris-
ing Humboldt, PocahOntas and Beuna
Vista counties. Mr. Murray was rep
resentative from Buena Vista county
in the Thirty-si xt and Thirty seventh
assemblies In the Thirty seventh he
was chairman OF the woman suffrage
committee. His opponent in the repub-
lican primary will be Senator Van AL
slime of Gilmore City, who was elect
ed to fill the unexpired term of SEN
ator Joe Allen.
Vinton.
Five bootleggers were brought to
vipton Thursday morning from Belle
Plaine by ]. E. Risden. state agent.
They pleaded guilty when they we're
notified that they would be bound
over to the grand jury. The men were
all employees Of the c. & N. w. Rail
way. two OF the men brakemen. and
four Of them from Clinton and sone
from Belle Plaine. The brakemen had
brought the liquor from Fulton. Ill.,,
and sold it to the employees at the
yards and one time they had the
house force so demoralzed that they
were hardly able to work.
Center Junction.
The Center Junction school is 100 per
cent perfect in war and thrift stamps
savings. Every pupil Of the sixty-two
enrolled has a card and is accumulat-
ing savings. The total owned by pupils
to date is $5S7.50. In addition to this
the pupils own $50 worth Of liberty
bonds. making their total investment
s1137.50. These amounts do not in
clude amounts in bonds and stamps
held by the teachers. The high school
average per pupil in stamps is s22.1l,
and the average pupil in the whole
school is s9.47. By the end OF next
week we expect to report 100 per cent
In the Junior Red Cross work.
Waverly.
a case has arisen in Bremen county
which has aroused much interest A
calf belonging to LATE Wood Of Frank
lin township strayed on the farm OF
Raw Sanders, who not being able to
md the owner, sold L t. stockbuyer