Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-29
Waukon.

Waukon.
William FIRTH 40 Lycurgus farmer,
died from blood poisoning, resulting
from a cut on one of his hands
Storm Lake.
r. II. Olney formerly connected with
the Citizens National Bank of this city
but now cashier of the Marathon bank
has volunteered for service in the
army Y. NJ. C. A. He is past draft age.
Sac City. -,
A letter from Harold Shaeffer to his
parents in Storm Lake brings the INST
detailed news of the wounding of FREQ
Robinson, grandson Of Mr.. and Mrs.
| +. T. Peacock, Of Sac City, who was
wounded during the German attack ON
the American lines on March ..
Storm Lake.
A deed was recorded in the office of
the county recorder which REQUIRED
the sum of sos revenue. This Is the
largest amount paid since the law went
into effect. The deed was the transfer
of 4s0 acre, farm in this county
owned by Robert Bleakley to j. III.
Kral for the sum of 100000.
Cedar Falls.
william Howard Taft will deliver the
| commencement address at Iowa State
Teachers College on June s. the
program as originally announced has
been changed, the first number being
the baccalaureate address by H. II.
seerley, president of Che college. at 10
a. m. June instead Of June 2. Mr.
| Taft will also speak at the commence
ment luncheon June 6.
North MoGresor.
A forty-ton steel hydraulic press
was tipped from west bound freight
train down a steep embankment into
the Mississippi river Friday. Wreck
ing crews worked three days with a
big steam derrick, to lift the press
from the river to another car. Part OF
it. weighing 1000 pounds is still i'm
bedded in the river. The press was
made at q steel manufacturing plant
in New Jersey and was en- route &c
a shlpyard at Seattle, Wash.
Remsen.
.Mr. and Mrs. ]. n. Kramer, RESIGNS
southwest of Remsen, have received q
message from the war department a.
washington. D. c. stating that thei'
son, Fred, was wounded In action OF
the western front on April IL. The
message gave no details as to the
nature of the wounds, the extent OF ms
injuries or the engagement in which ne
took part, but gave the assurance tha'
the parents would be notified in the
event of any alarming change in his
condition.
WaterIoo.'
4 Martha J. Scott claims, in a sui
filed Thursday for s1,6S0. that she Is
i still acting police matron, of Water
loo. altho her pay Of $40 month stop
ped April IL, 1916, when she was sue
ceeded in active charge Of the worf
by Mrs. Myrtle Barr, who was ap-
pointed by Mayor w. r. Law. Mrs
Scott says she was appointed police
matron Aug. 1, 1912, at salary OF ~
a month, but that the pay checks
faild to materialize during the pas
two years. Her claim, filed by j. l.
Knapp, her attorney, Is against tne
city. While nothing is said about 1t IN
the suit Mrs. SCOTS basis for the
| claim is that she is under civil serV-
ice and could not be arbitrarily re-
moved from office.
Cedar Rapids. -,
Proceedings to take away the citi
zenship Of Swan s. Rosendahl, the
millenial dawner who refused to buy
| liberty bonds on the ground that ne
was an ambassador Of Christ and was
sent here to convey message OF
peace have been started with the de
partment OF justice By Hev'ns
! ton Of st. Louis, chief naturalizatio
examiner for this district, according 10
word received by City Clerk l.. :
storey. When taken into custody ny
United States Deputy Marshal Micnae
lGIealy, Rosendahl expressed desire
to sever allegiance to the uniteo
States, but at the same time to con
j tinue to reside here. 1t was his pup
lie denunciation of his American citi-
zenship that caused Examiner Beving-
ton to take action.
Mason City. =,
Homer N. Lawson, of Garner, really
ID patriotic. Attic married, 30, ano
i we'll established in the alto business
Lawson Is leaving no stone nntuFnee