Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-21
Northern Io1ua Items

with little gifts to cheer her. Her
mind is quite active but she is not
strong enough to do the knitting which
her fellow countrywoman. Mrs. Har-
kins, does to pass her fast moving
days.
Sioux City.
Joseph S. Mullay, "a years old, is
being held in the county Jail to answer
to the charge of robbing a blind man.
A few days ago F. A. Lawry, a travel
ing salesman despite the fact he is
blind, engaged Mullay to accompany
him as guide, his former guide hav-
ing been taken in the draft. They
boarded a train for Onawa with the
blind man seated in the train Muliay
is said to have taken his sample case
and ticket and left the train. The
| blind man did not know anything was
| wrong until the conductor came thru
to take up the tickets. Then the guide
could not be found. He was arrested
here Saturday.
Charles City.
The farm bureau OF Floyd county
has finished a seed corn and hog sur
vey Of the county under the super
| vision of C. w. Dickinson. county
agent. The following data has been
found in regard to the resources and
| plans for the county this year: One
| thousand seven hundred and thirty
| two farmers intend to make ear tests
| for seed corn; there Is a shortage Of
| $50 bushels of seed corn; there will be
| 1O1,322 acres planted here this year;
| last year $3.50 hogs were raised in
| this county; the average number per
farm was 7.0S. and this year the ave-
! rage is to be increased so that it will
be STA per farm, which Will be an in
crease of 23.4 per cent.
| Waterloo.
Rumors have been current here,
as elsewhere of ground glass in
sugar. Heretofore they have been
vague and intangible. with no real
showing that any such report was
| true, but concrete case arose in
Waterloo Tuesday. A retail grocer
reported to W. F. Parrot, county food
administrator, that customer had re-
ported she suspected ground glass In
some sugar bought here a few days
ago. The grocer secured the sample.
a 50-@ent package and took 1t to Mr..
Parrot, who turned it over to a phar-
macist for analysis and careful exam
ination. While it is believed the sus-
picion in this case Is based on imag-
ination, neither the retailer, the whole
saler nor the food administrator will
permit any definite report Of this ma
ture to go without the closest investi-
cation.
OdeboIt.
Postmaster John r. Mates, whose
house was given trimming with
yellow paint several weeks ago, was
officially notified Of his removal from
the Office Monday, said removal 10
take effect at once. Mates has been
in disfavor with the public ever since
the world war began on account of al
legged friendly attitude toward the
Germans and alleged seditious utter
ances and criticisms of the United
States for entering into the war. At
the time Of the yellow paint episode
federal authorities made an investiga-
ton securing affidavi,s from promi-
nent business men and citizen regard
ing his actions and loyalty in the COM
munity and his removal is the result
of the findings Of the Investigation.
Assistant Postmaster o. w. Larson,
who is an aspirant for the postmaster
ship has been placed in charge Of the
Office until an appointment can be
made :, 4. K