Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-24

Dubuque.
Dubuque women have gone over the
top for the liberty loan. They had set
their goal at raising 100000 in the
great loan drive, and in four days had
sold 100000 worth of bonds, and are
continuing the good work.
Waterloo.
>John Kruger, an employe at the
Illinois Central shops, was dismissed
Friday after a visit from J. r. Demp-
ster, United States NJ commissioner.
Kruger is alleged to have said that
the kaiser was fine man and just
about as good as President Wilson.
Sioux City.
Sale of fifty-five acres of land adj
Joining the town of Anton on the
northwest, for s475 an acre, makeh a
new record for farm land in that sec
ton. Frank C. Gothier an auctioneer,
purchased the land from Peter Blen-
derman, retired farmer, the deed
shows.
Sioux City.
Rose Wigodsky, of this city. was
fined 5000 and sentenced to three
months in Jail for violating liquor
Injunction. She is the mother OF, two
little girls. In sentencing tho woman
the court warned her the children
would be taken away from her on the
next violation.
Fert Dodge.
Not far from gold mine is the six
hundred bushel bin of seed corn which
has been located on the Gus Hilstrom
farm ne-half mile east and two miles
south of Calender. Every bit of this
corn tests high and the farmers VINO
can get it are lucky. The corn is be-
ing sold under the auspices OF the
Webster county farm bureau. The
corn is being sold from 81 to s.
bushel and at that price it is moving
rapidly.
independence.
A. S. Cobb, chairman Of the war
garden committees, reports that the
Boy Scouts recently made survey
showing that 500 war gardens are be-
ing planted and cared for in this city.
The committee has thirty-one garden
plots left to be operated. Four in
spections will be made during the
wear. At the close Of the season the
government will give certificates to all
who meet the requirements as to>pro-
ffciency in gardening.
Sioux City.
AS the result Of the Woodbury.
county flour survey recently under
taken by Food Administrator Charles
Breun, Jr., and which is still IN pro-
gress $50 householders holding IN ex-
cess of the legal quantity permitted
have voluntarily reported the amounts
they have in their possession. 1t az
greeates $4,000 pounds approximately.
All persons in the county having In
excess Of 100 pounds Of wheat flour
are required to Immediately report 10
the food administration stating the
amount Mr. Breun said.
independence.
The high school boys who have been
excused from their work in the lnde-
pendence schools to work on farms
and gardens number forty-two SIX
students of the high school are doing
clerical work in Washington and four
teen have enlisted. The commence
ment this year will be May "a. There
will be a. full weeks program as IN
former years, but the exercises Will De
very simple. Inc Scilloi pay "i'I
the operctta, THE Fire Prince" Inc
graduating class this year numbers
sixty the largest in the history OF the
school.
Vinton.
Oscar Richart, who went with the
last consignment of soldiers from TINS
county, died at Kansas City Sunday
morning. Mr.. Richart left Vinton two
weeks ago last Friday with the class
OF men who entered the motor service
and was sent to Kansas City to take a
course in the work before entering
active service. He contracted pneu-
monia. shortly after arriving at Kan
sas City with the result that he died
early SUNDAY smnrning. He was the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. sherman Richart,
who live about Ave miles southeast Of
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