Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
Northern Io,pa Items

go per cent of the usual output of the
wooden mills will be put on the market
for civilian consumption. Even the
wholesale dealers and jobbers must re-
port their sales to the federal bureau.
Twenty-six large mills have already
suspended operations because of the
lack of material. Only about 65 per
cent of the goods ordered for fall will
be obtainabie and they will undoubtedly
be two or three months late, asserted
Mr.. Moore.
Sioux City.
Police believe Fred Haas, arrested on
a charge of robbing John l.. Capwell,
80 years old, in an alley near Fourth
and Steuben streets, committed the
crime to escape army service. Haas
was in the draft quota which left Sat-
urday for Camp Dodge. Officials OF
the east side exemption. board turned
Naglestad. Haas, with Ralph Fitz-
patrick, are accused of assaulting and
robbing Capwell and also J. w. Elsey.
Their cases were continued in police
court. A watch and about 81 were
taken from Capwell and Elsey lost
about SIS.
Fort Dodge.
Carl Gross, 16, and Charles Blair, ID,
were arrested Saturday in connection
with the theft of twenty-five copper
tops of gas lamps, which were taken
from the lamps in Oleson park and sold
for junk. The value of the tops, which
weigl, about o>,e pound each, is about
$66 A. a preiih mary hearing in police
court the boys pleaded guilty. and the
two boys and the papers in the case
were transferred to the jurisdiction of
tie judge Of the Webster county dis
trict court. L. F. Walker, a junk deal
er to whom the boys sold the copper
tops, was fined $25 for buying junk
FROM minors without the written con-
sent of their parents, contrary to the
city ordinances. Walker paid his fine
Dubuque.
AL Schwind, one of Sheriff Kennedy's
deputies. is in receipt of two papers
published in Paris which were mailed
to him by Herman J. Miller, Dubuque
printer, who went across with the
Twenty-ninth engineers. Mr.. Miller IS
a linotype operator and helps get out
both papers--the Stars and Stripes and
the Daily Mail. The latter is pub
lished by the British and the subscrip-
ton price is $40 year. The Stars and
Stripes is published for the benefit Of
the Americans in France. Both papers
contain the results of baseball games
played by the soldiers, as well as the
scores of major league baseball games
in this country, news of the boxers, etc.
The papers are attracting much atten-
ton at the court house.
Marion.
Marion never does things by halves,
and her joint patriotic celebration FRI
day proved no exception to the rule.
The program as advertised was carried
out, beginning at 1880 in the Metho-
dist church. An appreciative audience
Of 1,5eG people packed the auditorium
of the church, every inch of standing
room being occupied The program
was opened by prayer by the Rev. A..
H. Hanscom, followed by two selec-
lions by the male quartet: when the
Boys Come Home" and "Old Glory"
The Boy Scouts sang Smile. Boys
Smile" followed by addresses by l.. III.
Stubs, c. F. Clark and j. r. Roberts,
who gave brief descriptions of the lib
erty loan campaign in Marion. He says
the spirit of the people in Marion and
township was good in every respect
and no trouble in any case. The total
amount subscribed by Marion and
township being $3.50, 500. making Marion
80 per cent over her quota and Marion
TOWNSHIP Is Der cent over.