Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-18

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Corydon is to have a Carnegie free
public library. This is probably the last
donation that. will be made by Mr..
Carnegie. at least during the war. and
is of especial interest for this reason.
The building will be 54xSo, brick with
stone trimming.
Storm Lake
r Robert, the 2-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Anderson, was drowned
in a tank of water on the Anderson
farm. The child was playing about the
yard and when missed a search was
instituted. The child had been in the
water two hours when found.
Logan.
Seven car loads or $4,000 pounds Of
wool the largest shipment ever made
from Harrison county were sent out in
the ten or twelve days past and w. w.
Latta and w. L. Latta shipped five car
loads of wool. The farmers and feed
ers hope to receive 65 cents a pound.
Onawa.
Two hundred and fiftytwo 'Monona
county boys are called to report for
service about July %. This is the lars-
est quota the county has had to furnish
SO far and practically exhausts Class
/ in Monona county. They will receive
their training at Camp Gordon, Atlanta,
Ga.
Low Moor.
Arthur. the little year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Thompson. of TINS
place, was badly burned Thursday.
The burns extended over wide area,
both hands, under the arms. chest and
face being scorched. Anti-tetanus SER
UNI has been injected to prevent lock-
Jaw. The little fellow had procured
matches and was playing Fourth OF
July when he set fire to his clothes.
Storm Lake.
People from all over this section OF
Iowa come to this city to attend the
community sings in Sunset park on
Sunday afternoons. National airs are
minute speech is made. Last Sunday
Miss Dewey Deal gave her Grafton,
1.-THE Policy That Failed" which won
sung, the pledge to the flag, and four
for her honors in the state oratorical
contest. The community sings are
given under the auspices of the fedora
ton of women's clubs.
Bellevue.
Mauuoketa, the county seat Of Jack
son county, will here after display the
flag of the allied countries in her patri-
otto parades. as fund has been raised
for the purchase of six flags to repre-
sent America France, England, Bel
GUM, Italy and Japan. The flags will
be three by five feet, and will hang on
horizontal bar 20 feet long. with three
uprights located at either end and one
in the cented. This will be carried by
three men in future parades and fixed
so that it can be used at any other
patriotic service for which 1t may be
desired.
Sioux Rapids.
The past week has been busy one
with the farmers. Ideal weather has
prevailed over this section of country
the past ten days and farmers are near
~ all thru haying, and nearly all the
early oats in the shock. Oats Is going
to be bumper crop in this part Of Iowa
this year. Spring wheat is good and
promises a good yield. Corn has been
Iayed by in good shape, and the crop
is further advanced by at least three
weeks than at this time last year. With
favorable weather conditions from now
until maturity the corn crop will be the
largest in the history of Buena Vista
county
Ida Grove.
Ida county has enjoyed another most
favorable week for crops, and the hay
ing harvest is practically thru until
another crop natures. Many farmers
have been cutting oats. and while some
claim that the grain is not what was
anticipated in the early variety. stillthe
yield will be about an average of the
usual year. However, all claim that
the late oats are fine and the yield will
exceed the very best year for that
cereal. Wheat prospects. still continue
highly pleasing, and that grain has
reached stage where nothing but a
continuous rainfall Of some length
would damage II. Corn has made
strenuous strides and field after field
y nov, in the tAsAelinS stage. and the