Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
Northern Io1ua Items

will be over-sutscribed The drive be-
gins Wednesday and the plans of the
chairmen are so complete that they
| expect to go over the top by Wednes
day night. The meeting of Friday with
| the Jackie,s' band and the Mason City
party Of singers and speakers did Won
| ders in arousing the people here to
| action. ~
| LeMars.
George Rembe died at his home in
| this city, aged II, from heart trouble,
after three months illness. He home
steaded in Preston township in 1872,
! and during his life held many town
ship Offices and was chairman of the
board of supervisors in the COS. He
was prominent in Masonic circles, be-
ing a member of the blue lodge the
chapter. consistory and the Shriners
He leaves eight children, three of them
residing here. The funeral was held
Monday afternoon in charge of the
Nasons.
Sioux City.
The Missouri again shows signs of
becoming unruly and the danger of its
cutting back to the Crystal Lake chan
mel is still considered grave To meet
this menace representatives from this
city and South Sioux City, Dakota City
and Dakota county, Neb., will go to
Washington to petition congress for an
appropriation sufficient to repair the
damage already done to the govern
ment revetment work along the river
and extend this protection far enough
westward to prevent further cutting
by the current.
Waterloo.
Tony Geier convicted on a statutory
charge against a Waterloo young
woman, has lost his appeal to the SUI
preme court, according to notice re-
ceived by J. c. Murtagh and w. w.
Woolley. his counsel. Geter's' convic-
ton followed hard-fought trial be-
fore a jury in Judge III. B. Boies' court.
The prosecuting witness, on the wit
mes stand, told how she, supposing
Geier. whom she had never seen before.
was their grocery delivery clerk. had
accepted his invitation to ride down
town in his automobile. She lived in
the north end Of the city and was on
her way to work as a telephone opera
tor. Geier, after she was in the car
continued to drive across the river and
then down the Elk Run road. He
stopped his car at an unfrequented
part Of the road. The prosecutrix said
she fought her assailant until her
strength failed and then prayed that
help might come. After the assault a
couple-came along in an/automobile
and She was taken to q physicians
t~>RH; tn
Primshar.
Fans Peterson, we'll to do German
farmer Of Carroll township. had so
aroused his neighbons by his alleged
expressions Of sympathy with Ger
many and enrnity Of England that
talk eof drastic action was INDUCED in.
Other counsel prevailed, and he was
brought to Primghar and bound over
! to the grand jury on $1,000 bail In
cidentally he explained that his pre-
JUDGES were taught him from early
| childhood, and he couldn't overcome
| ta1em. So he was given a good talk
about the necessity in democracy Of
abiding by the decision OF the people.
Whether he favored the war or not,
when once the action was taken, it was
his war, and his country's enemies
were his enemies, he was told. The
history of the war, including Ger
many's terrible attack on Belgium was
given to him in brief, and before the
| interview was over, he. saw new
light. On his return home he erected
pole in his front yard, ran up the
American flag, and even went around
the next day to his sneighbors to
| apologize for his previous mistaken
attitude and express his willingness
to aid in every patriotic movement. so
the country has now a new loyal citi-
zen. instead of an estranged tarred and
feathered enemy.