Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-16
Northern Io,ua Items

this year. Most farmers are depending
on the 1915 crop for seed, while much
good seed is secured from the 1917
crop.
Fort Dodge.
One of the oldest residences in Web
| ster county, the home of the Conner
family for over fifty year, was burned
to the ground Saturday afternoon. The
home which is on the Connor farm ten
miles from Barnum, has been the scene
of many family and neighborhood
gatherings for years and hospitality
has always been dispensed there with
a lavish hand. The fire, caused by a
defective furnace, was discovered
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon and
was then we'll under way. Miss Mary
Conner was home alone at the time
and she gave the warming to Barnum.
lNeighbors and friends rushed over and
did all they could to stop the flames,
but the fire was beyond control. Much
household furniture was saved, now
ever. The Connors family will move
to Fort Dodge for the present and will
litter rebuild their home.
Onawa.
Lie INcu SIOSS SdIc VI tllC
lyear was held here Saturday at the
Pullen garage. The net proceeds were
s., 200. The main feature was the
white elephant sale and everybody was
asked to clean out their attics. Five
hundred dollars was taken in for meals
and lunches for which everything had
been donated: s44 was taken in for the
grab bag; SIS at the pop corn stand;
$3.50 at the rummage sale, and $3.50 for
q quilt, lamp and wrist watch. The
rooster that brought $125 at the sale
In Whiting last week was bought at
Onawa for s420. The Onawa Red
Cross chapter will give the rooster to
any other chapter that will pay more
for him than was paid at Onawa- A
calf was resold at the sale until $500
was taken in. After the sale a dance
was given and all the proceeds were
given to the Red Cross. A continu-
alton of the sale will be held at the
same place today and those in charge
expect to pass the $4,000 mark.
Waterloo.
Altho he came from Germany only
four years ago, William Scheller is a
II ,al American. At the beginning Of
the war, five of Scheller's brothers
we're in the German army. One was
killed in action in Belgium, and two
others were seriously wounded and in
,Iapacitated for further service. Four
of Schellers five sisters are married
to German soldiers. When he last heard
from his parents, who live in a suburb
of Cologne, they were on short rations.
one article of diet being bread made
from straw. But Schellers thoughts
are not with his relatives over in Ger.
many. They are all for America. Il
would fight my own people If neceS.
Ieary," he said II am an American
citizen at heart. love this country
land would do anything for it,"
Scheller has not spoken a word of the
German language since coming to this
country. "1f I can't make myself un-
derstood any other way. I make mo-
,tions" he explained. He declared he
would never return to Germany.
Scheller was formerly a sailor.
Anamosa.
Four convicts made a spectacular
escape from the reformatory at p. m.
Tuesday. The four men were third
floating gang In the boiler room
I]ong ladders are kept chained and
padlocked, but the men found some
ime to break the lock when not OBJ
served, also to obtain a rope. When
temporarily out Of sight Of the guard,
the four convicts seized the longest
ladder and rushed for a place on the
wall least likely to be seen. Once on
top and the rope fastened to the rail-
ing it was easy to slide down, drop
about ten feet and make a dash for
liberty. Unfortunately for them they
we're seen and the alarm given so that
by the time the last one made his drop,
a guard was there to receive him. The
three others ran across the park. which
was full of women and children, SO
hat the pursuing guards could not fire.
The men had got so little start that
hey were captured and back inside
the walls in about fifteen minutes from
the tins they escaped.