Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-07
Northern Iowa Items

Sioux City.
Frank j. Allen, formerly employed
by the American Express company
here. pleaded guilty to a charge of en-
bezzlement of $4,000 of the company S
funds.
DEBORAH. -
EiVind Hamre was killed in France
July 2S. after having fought for nearly
year. In his last letter dated July
20, he told how the American boys
were doing their bit to win the war.
Sioux City.
Judge john W. Anderson is backing
up the efforts to clean up Sioux City
by imposing stiff sentences on offend
ers. Five years was the unprecedented
penalty which he imposed on Vera
Anderson for prostitution. 1t is de-
clared to be the stiffest sentence ever
imposed in such cases.
Waterloo.
An epidemic of bogus checks. circu-
lated among business concerns, is the
result of a visit to Waterloo Of man
apparently % years old, dressed as
farmer and apparently we'll educated
Four firms, Cal Miller's drug store,
Easley's clothing store, r. & NJ. shoe
store, and the Independent Meat Com
,pany all suffered losses from $40 to
SIS each. All the checks were signed
by the name of Lloyd Henry.
Waterloo.
Order No. 20 in the Sept. II draft
was drawn by David B. Henderson
the sheriff of this county and nephew
Of Col. David B. Henderson, former
congressman and speaker of the lowe,
house Of congress. Mr.. Henderson
who is forty five years old. says he
will be ready when his number is
called. 81 will make no claim of ex-
emption because of my official position
nor for any other reason he SAID.
Boone. .
At meetig of the city council We'd
nesday evening the city policemen filed
q petition for an increase in wages
asking $50 a month and one Sunday of
each month. They declared in their
petition that they believed they were
entitled to as high wages as the fire.
men as they are now working twelve
hours each day of the week. including
Sunday. The matter was referred te
the solicitor and finance committee.
Sac City.
Leroy c. Musselman, q Sac county
soldier recently reported missing. also
proves to have been wounded and TAX
en- TO a hospital. His brother-in- Flaw
Arthur Whitfield. OF Argenta, Ill.,, wrote
Oh Sept. 20 to the Sun that the family
had received a letter from him writ
ten Aug. % and we're mighty glad te
hear that he was. only wounded, al.
though quite seriously. He is in &
base hospital III France and IS doris
nicely.
/. Kingsley. T.
Raymond, the twelve year old son OF
Mr.. +. w. Richardson, who resides
west of Kingsley, was accidentally sho
last Saturday when a 22-calibre rifle
with which he and his brother were
hunting, was accidentally discharged
the ball striking him in the abdomen
and penetrating his intestines. He was
Immediately rushed to the hospital a
Sioux City where he underwent an op-
Grafton. At the last report he wa:
resting well but there is little hope fol
his recovery.
Manchester.
Miss Jessie p. Hastings, who has
been the home demonstration agen
for Delaware county for the past ,sis
months has accepted the position o
assistant director Of the extension de
partment Of the State University ant
leaves for Iowa City this week. Hel
position in this county will be taker
by Mrs. Ella s. Sterling Of Buffalo
Center, whose husband has just ent
cred the service. leaving her free t
resume this work, for which she Is wei
qualified by education and experience
Sac City,
H. P. Railing. Of Cook township
sustained loss of between $500 ant
$500 on Tuesday of last week whei
four oats stacks on his farm, were
burned. A threshing outfit had jus
been set in place to begin threshfnl
the grain when a. spark conveyed from
the engine TO one Of the stacks started
the blaze. 1t was estimated that abou
$40 bushels Of oats were burned. The
officers Of the Sac county Farmers
! Mutual Insurance Association adjust
ed the loss, allowing Mr.. Halling $40
on the the grain and $40 on the straw
Cedar Falls.
The Cedar Falls legal advisory boar'
had busy day at the city hall wait
ing upon those desiring, to fill out thci
questionnaires. Several complicated
cases arose and 1t took some time t.
adjust them to the satisfaction Of al
concerned. 1t was after 6 o'clock whel
the board closed for the day. On
case Is reported. where the registrar
is SO years old and was born in thi!
country. vet because Of his limited edu,
cation he has never cast q vote III hi!
life. According to the returns h