Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-25

ing the subject, but were slow to take
definite action against the study Until
the pupils presented a petition that it
be taken out of the course of study.
Professor Wilson talked with some of
the members of the board and then
took matters into his own hands and
threw the study out.
Usage.
Mitchell county has gone far over in
subscriptions to the third liberty loan,
and most gratifying of all to the cam
paisn managers is the fact that every
| township in the county has oversub-
scribed, according to reports complied
last Saturday The drive still con-
| tinues. Mitchell county was allotted
! sS65.OC0 and the total at last repoSts
| was sS5S150. representing 237 per
cent of the allotment The total num-
Der of subscribers in this compilation
was 1926.
| PIainfield.
All the German textbooks belonging
to the pupils OF the high school here
were destroyed some tipe between Fri
| day and Monday morning. The per-
sons committing the act are not
known to the authorities. and appar-
emily no effort will be made to disclose
| their identity to the public The
classes in German will take up word
analysis until the board of directors
and Professor Harmon decide what
course of study shall be substituted
| for German.
Vinton.
| Because his sermons were of a ma
ture which caused young men of mill
| tary age to squirm in their church
pews, and because he was accused Of
paying more attention to patriotism
than he was to his church and to re-
| ligion, the Rev. D. ,McMasters, former
pastor of the Baptist church in Vim
ton, isn't preaching in that church any
more. When the criticism reached
| point where he resented it strongly, he
| rendered his resignation; and Is now
speaking at patriotic meetings in Off
! ferent towns in the state.
odebolt.
A boy who gave his age as 16 years
and his home as Red Oak, attempted
to sell new Ford car at a local
garage. The garage proprietor became
suspicious and had the younsster
turned over to the local authorities
until the authorities at Red Oak could
be communicated with. It was learned
that the car had been stolen. The boy
said his father was minister near
Red Oak and refused to give his name.
However, he was turned over to the
Red Oak authorities and taken back
to that place Sunday morning.
Cedar Falls.
Black Hawk county has exceeded it's
apportionment in the third liberty loan
by a quarter million, figures compiled
by Macy Campbell county chairman
show. The total pledge in the county
is $2,055,2GO, while the apportionment
was $1,776,250. Nine thousand, eight
hundred persons made pledges. F. The
county was divided into twenty-one
units for the campaign one each being
in Waterloo, Cedar Falls, LaPorte
City, and eighteen townships. The
campaign is practically concluded
altho there will be scattering pledges
until the final date for acceptance.
Primshar.
| After conferences Of leading repub-
licans and democrats in the county, it
has been decided not to encourage or
endorse any new candidates for
county offices, but in view Of the large
amount of extra war work freely done
by all the officers, endeavor to re-
elect them all. This decision will
probably include the election of Miss
Bertha Peck, WHO was County Re-
corder Carols deputy at the time Of
his death, and was appointed recorder
| to fill out the .unexpired term by the
board of supervisors. It is quite prob
fable that Representative Atkins of
Paullina, republican, will be opposed
by A. H. Haugen, of Sheldon, demo-
crat, but all will depend on the pri-
maries.
| Waterloo. 5.q
William II. careS--155 Is. j sars old, who
has been in army service since last
/ October, is probably the youngest
among Uncle Sans fighting forces
from Iowa and the middle west The
record of his youth is contained in an
application for exemption from taxes,
filed with County Auditor j. j. Rain
bow. AS a matter of fact the boy is
too young to be assessed, but the.
claim for exemption viii be of service
in the event any property is being
held for him. Private Carey, the son,
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert A. Carey, living
near Dewar, in this county, is now in
the Philippine islands with an infan-
try regiment. lie enlisted Oct. IS, 1917,
at Des Moines. He will not be is years
old until next July. The parents are
proud to be represented among Amer
ica's fighting forces.