Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15

Henry Schumacher. ST., of southwest
of George, near Bayden, has sold an so
acre farm to Herman Hunt, of Wheeler
township, at $685. per acre. Mr. Schu-
macher will retire from the farm next
spring and move to George
Sioux City
Thirteen of Sioux City's schools are
100 per cent in membership in the Jun
iot Red Cross. Other schools did not
report 100 per cent because some of the
pupils are members Of the senior or
ganization. A total of s1,645.75 has been
turned in by the children for their
| membership.
correctionvilIe
Prof. M. r. Hassell, superintendent
of Correctionville high school during
the past four years. has been elected te
the superintendency of the schools al
Winterset His successor has not yet
been chosen. All the high school and
grade teachers have been retained at an
increase in salary.
| George
Taxes paid during the month of
March in Lyon county totaled $780,
1854, or three fifths Of the total col
lections due for the year 1917. >Collec-
tions this year are better than usual.
AS a result of this heavy collection the
county finances are in splendid shape,
more than $4,000 cash being on hand
in all funds.
Calumet.
At the Red Cross auction sale held
here total of $4,000 was realized from
the sale of donated articles. A month
old calf sold for $240 and cake
brought $125. Calumet territory had al
ready been solicited for donations for
similar sales by neighboring towns 50
it is felt that the community did excep-
tionally wen
Ames
Short services were held at the Ames
cemetery for Mrs. J. l.. Stevens, of
Boone. Services were held at the fam
| lily residence in Boone at l o'clock, a
number of friends from Ames, Nevada
and Des Moines attending, numbering
| among them members of the bench and
bar. who have been associated with
Judge and Mrs Stevens for many years
Ames
Lesglie Nelson, 80 years old, son of
| G. S. Nelson, of Ames, shot and killed
himself on farm eight miles southeast
of Ames The body was found in barn
a short distance from the house shortly
after noon by Orville Nelson, a brother,
who resides on the farm. A coroner's
jury pronounced the case suicide III
health and dependency was given as
the cause of the act.
George
The Farmers Elevator Company at
Alvord at its April business meeting
held this week voted to purchase $1,000
in the third issue of Liberty loan bonds,
in addition to the $1,000 worth pur-
chased Of the second issue The COM
pany also voted 5000 to the Alvord Red
Cross chapter, 500 to the Y NJ G A
war fund, 500 to the K c, war fund,
and 500 to the Lutheran church war
fund
Cherokee
Deputy Sheriff John NJ. Hill of this
city says the world war will end on the
18th day'of this month. Last Memorial
day Mr.. Hill picked UP, in the ceme-
terry. peculiar looking stone, and the
other day on examining it more closely,
found something that looked like writ
ing. BY closer examination he made
out the figures, 4-26-1s. and has come
to the conclusion that the date marks
the termination Of the war. The "stone"
has been identified as. a petrified po-
tato. 1t had been partly peeled and the
parts not peeled show. very distinctly
Waterloo
Doors Of the county Jail swung out
ward to John Murray. His discharge
was prompted, in measure, by the in
sistent call for farm laborers. He has
been in Jail since last September,
charged with larceny Of a sum of
money from passenger on Rock
Island train In his trial last November
the jury disagreed. Murray will be 40
years old tomorrow 1t was suggested
that he be held until then so that his
freedom might come in the form of a
birthday present but he preferred to
havei his liberty a day earlier. Murray
contends he can be of more service to
his country tilling the soil that he can
be in idIeness. He stoutly maintains he
is innocent Of the charge preferred