Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-16

Sheldon. s5S
A telegram was received by II. >.
Leemkuil. Of Sheldon, that his son,
Sergeant John u. 1eemkuil. was Sc
verely wounded in action In France.
July 26. Mr.. and Mrs. Leemkuil have
four sons In the service, one In Italy,
two at Camp Cody and one in Caznf,
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Webster City.
Miss Hester HUFF. OF this city, who
is member Of musical company COW
ering the cha,itauQua circuits. expects
to spend the winter in France. She
writes her parents here that her COM
pany is to be sent to the front about
Jan. /, for d two months tour OF the
soldier camps 7
Shell Rock.
Leonard Fuller, son Of Me. and Mrs.
Charles Fuller. OF this place, was
killed in action In France July Is. ac-
cording to message received from
the war department. Word has also
been received here that Jim Stevenson
was severely wounded while in action.
Fuller and Stevenson were among the
first boys from their county to enlist
in the army.
lrston.
Linfred s. Tweedy Of Ireton. has
twice been on the casualty list within
the past few weeks. On May 49,. while
in action with the Rainbow division
he was severely gassed. Recovering
from Its effect he again took his place
In the ranks only to be reported seri-
o1lsly wounded in action July IL. Tel
egram received by his father from
Adjutant Mccain says seriously
wounded" while the casualty list in
the dailies he is listed as "killed."
Fort Dodge.
The war has laid heavy hand on
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Gelder. OF Moor
land. They received word Saturday
night that their son, Benjamin Gelder,
16Sth infantry, Rainbow division, had
died from wounds received in action
in France, July 81. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Colder and their only daughter,
Lydia, are deaf and dumb. Their 9th
err son.. Leonard Gelder is in the SER
vice at Camp Pike. Ark. The two boys
had the use Of all their faculties but
the little girl inherited her parents
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Waterloo.
George H. Woodson, colored, attor-
ney Of Buxton, chief orator here FRI.
day att emancipation day program,
charges local cafe refused to serve
him meal and as a result has started
things. He called a policeman to the
cafe and requested him to arrest the
proprietor but the request was re-
fused. The attorney then went to the
city hall and stated he would sue the
city, the cafe proprietor, and said he
intended pushing the matter thru.
Woodson is known turnout Iowa as a
negro leader and has appeared ainum-
Der of times in the supreme court. He
made an address here at an emancipas
ton day exercises attended by over
1900 negroes from Cedar Rapids,
Waverly, Davenport and other sur
rounding cities.
vinton.
Hamilton Tobin, city solicitor of
Vinton, left Sunday, evening for Little
Rock. Ark. He enlisted some time
ago in the infantry and received or
ders Sunday 70 report not later than
Tuesday at the Camp Pike officers
training school. Altho rejected sew
eral times on account Of his weight.
Hamilton staid by it, being in train
ing several months in an effort to
pass the physical examination. This
places the three Tobin brothers. tho
only children of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Tobin, in the lighting forces Of the
country as volunteers. Hamilton is in
the infantry. John is in the signal
comps at Fort Leayenworth and his