Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-02
Northern Io1ua Items

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ley city clerk; walked into the Cedar
Falls National Bank shortly after 8
a. m. and presented F. B. Miller, city
treasurer, with forty warrants drawn
on the city light fund for $41,S75 20 pay
Off bonds held by the George NJ. Bech-
tel Company, Davenport. The warrants
were signed by Mayor Newman and
Clerk Huntley and are for $1,000 each.
Saturday afternoon the Davenport firm
was forwarded draft for the full
amount.
Rockford.
Rockford has lost. one Of It's popular
young men thru v.,unds sustained in
battle. Ivan c. Walker Is perhaps the
first marine from this part Of the state
to give his life in the great struggle
across the water. According to word
to the parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Walker, Ivan was killed June during
one of the red-hot drives Of the Ameri-
can marines aginst their German foe.
Rockford's sacrifice on the altar OF
democracy enlisted at Minneapolis.
Mimi, July 81, 1917. and since then
had been in several sharp engagements.
He was % years old. HIS friends write
marines in the character Of his fighting.
Mason City.
Jacob T. Sherck, 70 years old and
an inmate at the Iowa Odd Fellows
home for the aged was. instantly killed
early Friday evening when switch
motor car of the Mason City & Clear
Lake railroad backed onto him on the
tracks near the home at Clear Lake
junction. The motorman did not feel
the impact Of the blow. The man was
thrown beneath the car and the wheels
cut off both legs. officers at the home
say that the old gentleman had de-
fective eyesight and that his hearing
was not perfect. He came to the home
from Utah two years ago and belonged
to the Odd Fellows lodge at Moulton,
Iowa. He has one brother in the south
ern part of the state.
Sioux City.
Saturday an unusual character ap-
peared at the local army recruiting
station, presumably for the purpose OF
enlisting, but he wanted to ask some
questions Of the recruiting offcer first.
He told the officer that he Is married,
and then wanted to know II It was true
that the government requires soldiers
to send half Of their pay. SIS each
month, to their dependents, the wife
in this instance. Informed that such
was the case, the man showed little in
clination to enlist, saying: That's all
that makes me mad. How can have
q good time and send half my money
to my wife? In my opinion the people
Of Sioux City should take care of my
wife while am gone and allow me to
keep all my money" The applicant re-
ceived q good lecturng by the officer
Cedar Rapids.
John Rain has cooled more parched
threats since Cedar Rapids went dry
than any other man in the city, but
now he is forced to exist on water him
SELF For more than two years John
had conducted thirst parior hidden
away at the Yellow banks o secluded
spot on the Cedar. Boats loaded with
folk who were happy and hilarious
have been seen to float down the silent
river night after night, and those who
weren't in the secret often wondered
where the crowds came from. Sheriff
John Taylor found out the other night
He "snooped" around the Yellow banks
and beacon light directed him te
Johns abode. John was at home. He
was loaded into skin and the journe!
to police headquarters began. Just be-
fore the dam was reached, John took
header into the stream, but the sherin
flshed him out and the next day he was
taken before Judge Milo. p. Smith In
the district court, where he entered a
plea OF guilty to bootlegeing.. He got q
year at Fort Madison. q