Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-10

ben volunteered his services for this
purpose. Elder Mckibben continues to
preach In the Seventh Day Adventist
church at West Third and oma ha
streets every Saturday afternoon. Rev.
n. +. Hutchinson, pastor OF the First
Methodist Episcopal church. spent
three weeks of July on a farm near
Brit. Iowa, where he was once pastor
of the. Methodist Episcopal church. 1t
has been the habit of Rev. Mr.. Hutch
ison for several Summers to spend his
vacation working on a farm.
Waterloo.
Sergeant Louis A.. Casey, son Of ~
and Mrs John Casey. $40 Oak avenue,
was wounded in action July 10. ac-
cording to q Telegram from the war
department received by his parents
The extent OF his injuries had not been
determined the notification said. Ser
geant Casey enlisted in the regular
army from Waterloo. Aug. l. 1917, and
reached France some time during May,
notice of his arrival coming to- ms
relatives May 20. He is member OF
Co. L, Fifty ninth infantry.
Manchester.
Hc AcSiS uc W EHlOFCci FGStCC, Oh
which William Howard Taft is presi-
dent, has agreed to send two speakers
to Manchester for the Delaware coun-
ty fair, who will speak on Friday after
noon and evening. Sept. 8. Lyman P.
Powell, L. L. D., president Of Hobart
College, has travelled extensively in
the war zone and is now sent out thru
the country relating what he saw and
talking on the subject. win the War
for Permanent Peace, Mai. L Gordon
Sanford is the other speaker secured
for this date.
Cedar Falls.
The county exemption board will
meet some time this week to investigate
registered but have failed to comply
with the orders. 1t is not definitely
known what evidence the board has
but it is thought they will have some
interesting data. Six, county lregistrants
who were in deferred classes were call
ed before the examining board and
given an examination with a view of
having them placed in a different class
ification. Just what the outcome of
the examination was has not yet .uc-
come known.
Waterloo.
ALFRED in a natty khaki suit and a
little khaki hat, trench style, Mrs. Ethel
Holland hoped from her cab at a rail-
way station Sunday and called her
taxi in a business like manner. Mrs.
Holland. mother Of children. s and 5.
whose husband is in the draft, is the
fHct 10, .3,.;,. to zSA,,
but her employers say they propose
to call other women into service. II
thought could do my bit in this way
better than in any other" said Mrs.
Holland. my one aim is to be careful.
and give good service to the public and
to my employees. I am well acquainted
with motor cars, having driven an
automobile for years."
Waterloo.
Reports of yields made by threshers
indicate that small grain will fall little
below the bumper crop of 1917 in
northwestern Iowa. Barley Yields from
forty to forty eight bushels an acre
and oats as high as eighty-five bushels,
Wheat is more variable, running from
fifteen to thirty-five bushels to the
acre. Some of the spring wheat OF the
beardless variety was damaged by
blight. but in the main the wheat yield
will be very satisfactory. Corn was
never more promising and in portions
Of Northern Iowa the crop will be fully
ripened by the last OF August. The
growth of stalks is unusually rank and
Of healthy shade Of green that an-
pears almost black in the distaGA