Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
Northern Io1ua Items

| Cedar Falls, the result of which shows
| approximately a half ton to each resi-
| dence cellar. In the business district
| between First andfFifth streets, on
Main street, there was found to De
| about so tons, the equivalent Of two
cars. Slight relief to the situation was
| brought with the arrival of two cars o!
| coal this morning, but it had been
| ordered and eager patrons were await
ing it, so those who> were not in :luded
in the order list are still minus coal.
sheIIsburs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Murray living
| five miles northeast of ShellsburS,
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary Wednesday, Jan. Is. At noon
a bountiful dinner was served and the
rest of the day was spent in talking
over old times. They were presented
with forty dollars in gold by their chill
dren and relatives. Mr.. Murray is
veteran of the civil war and has beer
active in G. A. r. circles. They are
among the older residents of Linn
county and have lived on the same
farm since the war. They have pass
ed thru many hardships of pioneer life
and seen Iowa develop into what 1t Is
| today.
Williamsburg.
The Red Cross chapter shipped 1,23;
pieces of surgical dressings to head
quarters last week. A yarn winder
ma de and donated by Robert Hughes
| of the manual training class OF the
high school, is a great aid in yarn
winding. The appeal by the chapter
| for more trunks in which to keep the
surgical dressings clean and sanitary
until they are shipped was prompt!
responded to buy number of William
! burg ladies and the immediate wants
are now supplied. A telephone has
generously been installed in the Rec
Cross shop by the telephone com.
pany. The Progress Club" Of williams
burg donated $40 to the general funt
last week.
Clinton.
Seeking to circulate thru the Gin
ton public library a book that reekee
with German sentiment and loyal kali
ser propaganda, a Clinton man walked
into the building with the volume care
| fully concealed under his arm. Hf
i scrutinizca the shelves apparently look.
ing for a good book to read, and finally
went to the war book shelf at the from
OF the library. Here he accidentally
placed among the other books that ART
put there for distribution the book NJ
had under his arm. But 1t didn't work
Miss Anna Tarr, librarian, was too
wise for him. She found the German
sylnpathizer's little trap,tho she doesn''
know who set 1t. and without sayint
anything about it, she stirred the fur
mace fire and the book disappeared.
,Reinbeck.
Rev. and Mrs. George L. Shear, ant
daughter are again residents of Rein
beck. Rev. Mr.. Shear having beef
transferred from the passionate Of thu
Methodist church at Ackley to the pas
torate Of the Reinbeck Methods
church, the passionate Of which has beer
vacant since Rev. Mr.. Bellows removed
to st. Thomas, N. D.. last fall. Rev
MI. Shear Is no stranger In Reinbeci
as this will be his third passionate will
the local church. Rev. Mr.. Shear ant
family will be welcomed to Reinbecl
BY the members OF the church as wei
as their many friends in the city. Rev
Mr.. Shear was pastor Of the N.
church in Garrison four years ago an
has many friends there who will b
pleased to hear from him and his fam
u ily. ~ !. go !. - 4