Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-06
Holstein.

Holstein.
Hugo Lorenzen, of Holstein, submit
ted to blood TRANSMISSION operation 10
save the life of Miss Bertha Endrulat,
whose blood was found To be deficient
Lorenzen sacrificed three quarts OF MS
blood. Many other persons volunteered
for the ordeal.
Clinton.
New epidemics of disease again hurt
the schools Of Clinton, humps, mea-
sles and chicken pox raging in differ
ent parts Of the city. In one room al
the Longfellow school sixteen pupils
out of an enrolment of thirty -seVen
are absent as the result of the out
break.
Storm Lake.
Harold Schaefer, of Headquarters
company, 16Sth infantry in France
has been decorated by the French rol
bravery in action. The news was
written home by his friend. William
Condor who says that eight other
Iowa boys were also recognized by the
French.
Remsen.
The Catherine Eichhorn farm of 24V
acres six miles southeast Of Remsen
was sold last week to John Holler, OF
this place, for s24S per acre. This is
the highest price ever paid IN TINS
vicinity for farm of this size. Inc
Eichhorn farm was bought by John
Eichhorn thirty years ago for s22.o'
per acre.
I ala V;sw
Little Pauline Kelch narrowly
escaped death by being run down oS
an auto Thursday afternoon. She was
hanging May baskets to her irienos
and while crossing the street was
struck by the machine and quite ser.
iously injured but 1t Is not believed
that her injuries will prove fatal. she
Is the daughter Of Fred Kelch, the
plumber.
Cedar Rapids.
The Quaker Oats Company the MA
tional Oats Company and the I. NJ
Sinclair Company, packers. announces
that effective May Is their plants
would be operated on an eight-houl
day basis, but that the employees
would be paid for ten hours work
Both oats companies will work three
shifts. Approximately 5000 employees
are affected.
Hawarden.
Postmaster William Dealy has ten
dered his resignation at Hawarden. He
will continue to conduct the Office
however until his successor Is nance
or a man temporarily placed in charge
Mr.. Dealy has been in poor health fol
some time past and finds that he il
unable to continue in. office. He has
recommended that Fred Gefke oe
placed in charge temporarily at leas'
until his successor is named
Cedar Rapids.
The members of the Iowa Breeders
Association held sale OF Aberdeen
Angus cattle in this city Wednesday
which was a success, big prices being
realized. Two bulls brought the tor
price. Elsenbey sold for $1,575 beat
ing his next competitor for the honors,
Faultless Pass by SIS. Blackbird, q o.
year.old COW with a bull calf at mex
side for $1,425. Other prices ranged
from that amount down to 5000.
Algona.
Harold Singleton, q negro boy, the
adopted son Of Link Singleton an Ola
settler of Algona, has confessed killing
a number Of horses and cattle that
have died mysterlously on the Single
ton Mace during the last four years.
The boys mania seemed to be to JAP
q sharp stick into the animals pune
turing the intestines. About twenty
five horses and cattle died in this
manner. Young Singleton has been
lodged in jail.
Cedar Falls.
The will OF Frank Anderson Cedar
Falls capitalist, who died In Chicago
Thursday, was found at local bank
and opened Friday morning. 1t pro-
vides that his entire estate Of approx
mately 100000 shall be divided amonS
the brothers and sisters. nothing be-
ing given to others. 1t also provides
that he shall be buried at Kirkland,
III. Walter X. Voorhees,, president OF
the Standard Manufacturing Com
pany, Cedar Falls. was n Chicago
Thursday and local persons wired him
d