Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-02
Northern Io,va Items

! with some insurance. Dr.. and Mrs.
! Millard were at nome when I started.
Part of their household effects were
savd but the doctors entire optical
! eluinment was destroyed. The family
moved TO independence from Mason
! City in September.
Clinton.
! Thieves have been busy again in
| the vicinity Of Saltwater, north of
Lyons where a number Of cabins are
located along the river. Recently they
were ransacked Of all valuables. 1t Is
thought that the loot was hauled away
in a wagon, as tracks were noticed
around the buildings. Those whose
cottages were broken into were: F. H.
Mass, H. Ploog, Fred H!lgendorf, Fred
camps.
| St. Anssar.
| Ed Rainev and Miss frankie Colbert
son were married on the stage Of the
opera house Thursday evening at the
conclusion Of a community reception
to the men Of the second draft con-
| tingent. Mr. Rainey was one OF the
men in the quota. The service was
read by the Rev. NJ. E. Wadleland,
Preceding the reception there was
banquet at the city hotel for the men
and their near relatives. A program
Of patriotic talks and music was given
and each Of the men was given radio
lite wrist watch and a compass.
Waterloo.
4 church edihce to cost $4,000 is
to be built at Baltimore and Fourth
street west by the First Baptist denom-
nation. W. G.. Jones, q Chicago archi-
iect. who specializes IN planning
| churches, is in consultation with the
! building committee or the Waterloo
! congreg cation. The coming summes is
| considered an opportune time for ere
ating a new home. Congregations in
other cities are erecting buildings, 40
cording to Architect Jones, and the
| government is encoura ging this line OF
work instead Of frownng upon it.
Reinbeck,
Two street dogs picked up by en-
| thusiastic patriots while the auction
was being carried on. sold for S57 and
SIS at Red Cross sale here last week.
The sale was the climax Of a three
day Red Cross fair which was held to
boost RELIEF work in this city. The sale
cleared moro than $500. A number
of articles were sold and resold. one
photograph bringing 1910. Reinbeck
was the first city in the United States
to reach a 100 per cent membership
in the Red Cross, according to the Of
Hc!aI acknowledged from Washing
ton, D. c.
Sioux City.
Ralph Castle, a candy maker, is be-
ing held by the loacl authorities for
investigation and it is not yet known
what charge or charges will be lodge
against him. Just before quitting time
ct the factory where he Is employed
Castle was seen to Sneak" int, the
basement where he was found later
hiding behind some boxes. When
searched two bottles containing some
kind Of a liquid which has not yet
been analysed were found on his per-
son. 1t is suspected by the police tina:
the liquid was to be used to dope OF
poison candy.
Fore Dodge.
Fort Dodge stands fifth among tn
III lllS StdtC III INC SiAl v
men in the classes of instruction II
various military subjects which wer
started recently in the cities Of lows
by the State Council OF Defense. Com
pared to the other cities in the stat
/ with about the same population For
| Dodge is in the lead, five cities Of NOR
population being below Fort Dodge Il
the list. Classes in military ingtruc
ton have been organized in s!xtee1
towns and cities in the state, Edwin r
. Shortess OF Ames college, being tn
q organizer. The enrolment thruout iii
state is 1924 In the various classes. Tn
, classes are in army organization, mill
| itary hygiene, shop arithmetic, gas en-
gines and motor car operation, sho
drawing, military mapping, telegraph
and telephone, and French. The en-
rollments in the various cities follow
Sioux City 1877. Council Bluffs 12i, Du
buque 102, Waterloo IT, Fort Dodg
rs. Burlington 6s, Ottumwa S.. Yves
! Liberty s., Mason City 65, Grinnell 6.
| Oskaloosa 81, Cedar Rapids 81, vinto
| Al, Clinton 32, Davenport 26, and New
| ton %. The local classes in military in
: struction are held In connection wit
: the night school at the local hig
, SCHOOL. -55'i.-s