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

makes on his Questionnaire he has
prospered considerably at farming on
the fifty fifty plan. He says he is
little interested in public matters and
prefers to devote all of his time to
stock and grain raising as he has de-
voted all of~his life to this enterprise.
If named for the army, however, he
prefers to be in the cook department.
as he says ne has learned that branch
by several years Of actual experience
Cedar Falls.
Rev. j. c. Wienekc of st. Patrick s
church was the holder of No. S22.
drawn in the draft lottery by President
Wilson. Rev. Father Wieneke could
not be reached as he was in Ninton.
He applied some time ago and was
| recommended by Archbishop keane OF
Dubuque to be a chaplain in the army.
He failed, however, to pass the physi-
cal examination because of his eyes.
Rev. Father Wieneke is 80 years OF
| age. Blackhawk county. exclusive of
Waterloo, has $3.50 registrants Of
Sept. l..
Sioux City.
rive OL uItSSeu lIlSttl wa
signed to the United States govern
ment is being held up in Sioux City, as
| a result of the inability to obtain ship
ping clerks, according to Mrs. Lillian
Larimore. superintendent of the WON :
ems division Of the United States en-
ployment service. The meat was pur-
chased by the government from one OF
| the packing companies located here.
Efforts to procure shipping clerks
have been unsuccessful. The govern
| ment has several positions open to
! shipping clerks and has made substan-
tial offers to get them.
| vinton.
The supreme court decided the case
| of the Hawkeye Manufacturing Com
pany VS.. the Farmers Mercantile Com
pany of Garrison, in favor of the latter.
This was an action in the district
| court court before Judge Willett and
| u jury. The plaintiff sought. to recover
the cost Of placing lighting plant in
the defendants store in Garrison. The
defendant claimed that the lighting
plant was not as warranted and did
not give satisfaction. The jury re-
| turned verdict in favor of the Far
| mers' Mercantile Company and the
Hawkeye Manufacturing Company ap-
pealed the case. The supreme court
affirmed the findings Of the jury and
all Of the rulings and instructions OF
Judge Willett.
Independence.
Donald Waterous, grandson Of Mr..
| and Mrs. w. T.. Jayne, Of this city. has
won high honors as an aviator In
! France. He is member of the r. A.
F.. formerly known as the Royal Fly
| ing corps Of Great Britain. Recently
! he led an air raid to Frankfort, Ger
| many, where they dropped 113 tons
! of bombs and brought down several
Hun planes. in the longest flight and
| raid reported up to that time. The en-
| tire allied squad returned safely to
| their own lines. For his bravery dur
| ing this raid young Waterous was
! awarded the distinguished service
| cross. He writes his relatives here
that they have some wonderful new
engines that attain a speed of at least
$50 miles an hour.
Waterloo.
| With both arms swathed in band
ages to the shoulders and both legs
to the hip, Louis Reiter. residing
with his mother at 1879 Lincoln street,
lies in st. Francis hospital suffering
| from severe scalds and burns Mr..
Reiter was firing locomotive boiler
which had been installed In the Illinois
| Central shops for auxiliary power and
upon opening the firebox door Thurs
| day afternoon the hues burst out,
causing a great rush Of steam and hot
water striking him first on the ex-
tended hands and arms. He Jumped
thru window nearby, but falling to
the ground in such manner that the
steam and water poured over his legs
| the hospital as quickly as an ambu-
lance could be summoned and the ter
rifle pain relieved. 49,.
Sac City. ar...a ..s...... ......
The barn on the John Mastellar
place southwest, Of Sac City caught
fire last Friday afternoon and the
flames had made such progress when
discovered that nothing could be done
to save.the four horses or other farm
property in the building. A call fol
help was sent to Sac City. but the fire.
men who started with the fire truck
became confused as to the location OF
the fire and returned to the city and
arrived on the scene too late to be OF
service. The farm was worked by
Adolph Gustafson. who lost besides
the four horses. four sets Of harness
and various farm implements and
twenty tons OF hay. The Sac County
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Asso.
! osy oil ~ IN h1f1
Mr.. Masteller and Mr. Gustafson, ant
the losses were promptly adjusted
| The barn was valued at $500 and in
sured for $500.