Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-07
Bellevue.

Bellevue.
One of the biggest land deals con-
s,,mmated n Jackson county for some
tine was made at Maouoketa seVerai
DAYS ago when William Meinke solo
his farm OF $50 acres to Herman flrch
Of near Lost Nation. at $500 per acre.
or the total OF $4,000.
North MeGresor.
The milwaukee company has oougnt
about 5000 feet frontage along the MIS-
sissippi river from the Wingen LUMBER
Company, it being necessary 10 nave
this land for the new main line tracks
TO avoid sharp curve in the town
limits. Their Improvements in TINS
fine terminal have cost $1,000, 900, ana
still the needed Improvements are 60
ing on.
Grundy Center.
r. ]. Kuehl. who was formerly as
sistant cashier of the Grundy County
National Bank in this city, and VINO
lef. here a few months ago to accept
a position offered him in a bank al
Brewster. Mimi, has been elected
cashier Of the Grundy County Nation
ri the position made vacant by the
death Of Vernon Wilson. and will re-
turn to this city and enter his new
duties soon.
Waterloo.
A masked robber who apparently
had once been a motorman, held up
Frank Hartley. motorman of a Cottage
line car Tuesday night. While Hart
ley was turning the trolley at dark
spot away from houses, the roboeI
appeared with a gun. Hartley was told
TO remain where he stood. The burglar
then ran the car four blocks away
took the contents Of the fare box
about 81 and disappeared.
Vinton.
The war department has sent tele-
gram to Perry Campbell announcing
the death Of William P. Smith. a local
character who was without a home OF
known relatives. Private Smith was
killed in action July 81. He left here
with the first contingent OF drafted
men. Smith was we'll known around
town and was we'll liked by those VINO
| knew him. Let US stop minute IN
our hurried lives to pay tribute to the
memory of Private Smith without
home or kindred. who died fighting
| for his country IN Far away France
New Hartford.
Geyer. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F
| Geye-, Of this city, regarding whose
| death there have been conflicting re-
| ports. was killed June at CantgnE
| George +. Holitield. a comrade. writes
his mother. The letter is in response
to an inquiry of Mrs. Geyer TO the
| Red Cross Privates Geyer and Park:
| sent by lieutenant to the captain o
| the company with a message were
| leaving the dugout with a reply Wher
| they were killed instantly. The town
| had been Under bourbardment fol
! hours. Private Holifeld, who was will
Private Geyer in camp here and II
| France, speaks highly of his friend!
character and reputation as soldier
Cedar Fails. -.-.., -.
| Robert Fullerton, formerly OF thi.
city, who has always exercised tn
| rights of American citizenship without
doubt as to his right, has learned since
/. Arrival in France as Y. NJ. G.
worker that technically he is not
voter in the United States. His fathel
! who was q Canadian, moved to Yer
| mont where he took out naturalization
papers, returning soon after that for
! nnality TO Canada where he lived FOL
several years before coming to thu
| United states again. The government
/! holds that the elder Mr.. Fullerton for
/, feited his citizenship by his long STAY
| in Canada and that consequently
J Robert Fullerton. who was born dur
ing that period, is not legal voter.
1 North MeGrsgor.
Clayton county will do its share II
I this as in everything else. There arr
! eigflty-five sorghum mills in the
county and the farmers have raised
many acres of sugar cane from whicl