Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
Northern IoUa Items

Storm Lake.
Spanish influenza has appeared IN
Newell. this county, and every attache
of the Newell post office is ill with the
plague. 1t is believed that the germs
were transmitted through the man
which came from the various camps
of the country. There are few other
cases reported in the county.
| Stratford.
Charles G. Carlson is carrying his
right arm in a sling as "A result OF
crankiny Ford car Thursday last
week. The motor Back fired, the crank
rapping a hard blow on the forearm
breaking the bone near the wrist. me
accident will incapacitate Mr.. Carlson
from work for some weeks.
Cedar Falls. I
Macy Campbell. director of the thrift
stamp campaign in Iowa schools. is de-
voting many hours each day to organ
iZation Of war savings societies in the
state. Correspondence comes from all
parts of the United States and Canada
from educators and business men IN
terested in Mr.. Campbells methods.
LeMars.
Bert Butler. of Kingsley. committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
read with a rife which he borrowed
from a butcher under the preteXt OF
using it to kill rats. Butler was 30
wears of age 1t is supposed he was
mentally unbalanced as he had been
| Worrying about his QUESTIONABLE.
He leaves an aged mother
Madrid.
News that V. d. Jones. who is now
tea ching in Valparaiso University IN
Indiana, has received his commission
from first lieutenant to captain, has
been received in Madrid. Captain
Jones was recommended for promotion
sometime ago and it was learned had
been favorably acted upon. The COM
mission was not received, however,
until a few days ago.
Fort Dodge.
Robert Hoover. reported severely
wounded In action, WAS gassed in an
attack on July go Two letters have
been received from him by his father
Ed Hoover, since that time. one on
Aug. 4 and another on Aug. II, and up
to that time he was still confined in
the hospital. In the last letter he SAID
he hoped to rejoin his company, the
lsSth infantry, within short time.
Cedar Falls.
Men who took out first naturaliza-
ton papers in this. Grundy and Butler
county several years ago and have
since neglected to complete the trans
action are appearing before the legal
advisory board to seek advice and as
sistance in completing the transaction.
In most instances the default was thru
neglect. occasioned by the frequent
moving of the applicants. All are
anxious to rectify the error and secure
fun citizenship.
Jewell.
The quota that Lyon township was
asked, to subscribe for in the fourth
Liberty loan was s1O750o The mini
mum amount was subscribed for fully
by noon of the first day Of the cam
paign, Saturday, Sept. 2Sth. BY Sat
urday evening the immense amount OF
work in connection with the snbscrip-
ton was practically completed. with
but few subscriptions in the town
ship yet to be secured and the total
bond sales amounting to $108,900.
Clinton.
Spanish influenza and its companion
disease, pneumonia, have visited UNI
usual sorrows upon the little town OF
Low Moor in Clinton county Friday
word was received that Truman Wiley
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Wiley,
| was dead of pneumonia at the naval
training station at Detroit Mich. The
body OF the 81 year old jackie will be
brought to Low Moor for burial. A
companion. Andrew Thompson, who
enlisted with Truman Wiley. In the
navy last spring, is, also critically III
with pneumonia at Detroit, but last
raports are that he is slightly better.
8tratford.
Miss Hilma Lindduist, q daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. LIndqutst In east
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