Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02
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been reported. altho the county as q
whole has ben so far free from dis
astrous haiistoims. only small area.
being affected,
Garner.
| Being of French descent the Paul
Qufntns family was especially thrilled
when they read in a daily sthat the
! 13snd Infantry was on the Ilring line
| me statement meant to them that
their son. Earl was In actual battle
hgainst their old enemy, the Hun He
and young Ellerly Gourley. of Corwith,
are Nmembersao of that seasoned regi-
mcnts Both boys got over to France
and In action In record breaking time
it having heen only Ave months since
| the boys left here for Camp Dodge
| from where they were soon transferred
| to Houston. where they helped fill the
ranks OF the 1s2nd which was formerly
| the old Illinois Second of the I. N. G
1t is now commanded by Col. Abel
Davis.
Storm Lake.
Hon. f. f.. Mack, prominent lawyer
and ex-state senator, was killed in An
auto accident In small Pennsylvania
town, Tuesday noon. while en- route
home from Baltimore, Md. where he
had gone to visit his son, Capt. Frank
Mack. On the trip with him were his
three daughters. Grace Beatride and
Nellie. his grandson and granddaughte
Edgar and Margaret. Ne details of the
accident have been received and 1t is
not known whether the other members
Of THE party were in the car when the
accident happened. Mr.. Mack Is sur
vived by three sons and three daugh-
I ters. His wife has been dead some
time. He was about 6S years OF age
The body arrived in Storm Lake
Thursday.
1 Waterloo.
Convention viii not be allowed to
| come between soldiers passing on thru
trains and their needed baths at this
terminal. Arrangements have been
made thru the canteen committee OF
the Red Cross and the railroads to
| spot" trains at the beach. The men viii
| take a plunge In the Cedar river q Ia
Adam, and the public will be asked to
look the other way. The municipal
beach is only forty rods from the near
est passenger belt line. 1t is planned to
pilot the soldiers to the place Of abiu-
tons, but there is 40 means Of procur-
ing privacy and the travellers will not
be equipped with bathing suits. The
public will be asked to give way to the
dusty, weary, perspiring men under
arms. Since the army movements be-
gan, the canteen committee has dis
| tributed stamped postcards. chocolate
bars and ice cream cones to approxi-
mately $4,000 soldiers and drafted men
MoorIand.
| A very successful patriotic meeting
was held in Moorla11 Monday evening
Music was furnished blythe Calender
military band, six of whose members
are now in >lrrance. all volunteers
Short talks were iven by Rev. Mr.
Deakin Of the Congregational church
and Father Sullivan Of the Catholic
church followed by music by the band
and then q rousing address by Robert
Uealy. of Fort Dodge. After singing
the Star Spangled Banner the silk quilt
donated by Charles Wycoff was sold
The first sale was $50, the quilt going
to C. H Bunk, who Immediately re-
donated it. 1t was bought the second
time by NJ. j. Barrett for $50 and i'm
mediately redonated and sold again to
Mrs. E C. Husterer for $3.50. who re-
served it to be sold again at some
other time and place After another
selection by the band, fine rooster
donated by Mrs. Mary Loehr was put
up at auction and sold. first to George
q. Kusterer at $2.S5. Again to John
Lex at, $3.50, again to j. E. McCarville
at $3.50, the fourth time to H. H. Dunn,
at $3.50; the fifth time to Charles
Chalgren at $4.25. again to ]. W. Field
Of Patton at $3.50. and the last time to
N. A. Walrod at 81 when the sale was
discontinued on account of the late
ness of the hour. The result was a
total of s25s.eo. all-of which goes to
the Red Gross.