Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-18
Northern Io,un Items


the assertion that July never witnessed
month does at the present time. The
early potato crop is made. and is ex-
cellent in quality and yield, but the late
potatoes are in need of rain just at this
time,
Correctionvilie.
Harvest is on in the Little Sioux val
ley and turnout the eastern part of
Woodbury. county. Oats and other
small gain are well filled and the crop
will be abundant. This week will see
all the early oats and most OF the wheat
aand barley in the shock. Everything
is favorable for the growth of corn. all
of which is laid by, and some fields have
began to tassle. Germ is three weeks
ahead of other years. The last call for
boys>to go into the army will take many
boys from the farms and complicate
the farm labor problem. Fruit. such
as'apples and plums, grown quite album
dainty in farm orchards in this section,
will be scarce this year.
Waterloo.
W. E. Harmon, manager Of the Stand
ard Oil Company at Dubuque. was ex-
onerated from all blame by coroner's
jury here in connection with the death
of Charles Tooman, II years old. The
evidence showed that the boy, who was
riding on the back of wagon. dropped
to the street, and without looking be-
hind, started to his sister on the other
side, almost directly in front of the
Harmon automobile. The right wind
shield and lamp struck him, knocking
him down. One wheel passed over his
neck, the other over his body. He died
shortly after reaching the hospital. Wit
nesses stated that the driver could not
stop his car in time to avoid a collision.
leMars.
At meeting Of 200 threshermen and
farmers of Plymouth county. held at
the armory here, in response to call
sent out by County Food Administrator
E. E. Eastman, an organization was
perfected and scale of prices adopted
Four cents per Dusflei viii be charged
for threshing oats and barley and 8
cents for wheat. Wherever it is found
a thresherman Is violating the price
schedule he will be made to pay pen
atty of $3.50 and the farmer for whom
he is threshing will be fined an equal
amount. The $500 will be turned over
to the Red Cross. David Goudie was
elected president and Charles Helleser
secretary and treasurer Ninety-eight
men who owned machines were pres
ent at the meeting.
Mason City.
Their attention attracted to the pos
sibility Of, getting work at street rail-
way employees by Charles City story
about young woman doing motor
mans work there, Mason City young
women are applying, in fairly large
numbers to Frank Hanlon, NJ. C. and
c. L., general manager. for such en-
ployment Mr.. Hanlon said he had
about dozen such applications. Up to
this time. while the company has con-
sidered the possibility Of being unable
to get enough male help to man the
cars. no serious thought has been given
to employment Of women. There are
prouably enough men who will not be
liable for military service in the COM
pany's employ to furnish motormen for
all cars, but few more heavy drafts
might make it necessary to put on
!! women as fare collectors or conductors
Sioux City.
Evidences of "kaiserism" IN Sioux
City have been unearthed by the re-
cent war savings stamp campaign.
Names Of men. women and children
whose sympathies are questionable are
being recorded by the solicitors, and
are being kept on record in the head
quarters office. 1t is possible that
their cases will be watched and any
more disclosures of pro- German feeling
will be prosecuted b ythe United States
government. A well to do professional
| woman Of some prominence who re-
sides in the hill district was solicited by
a member of war savings stamp team.
She fatty refused to make purchase.
When asked to give her name she de-
clared it was r. Smith. II wouldn't
buy your stamps. and what's more
don't approve OF women running around
begging money" she declared. An i'm
mediate investigation disclosed the
woman's real name and place OF resi-
dcnce.