Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-21
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Grunoy center.
Ross A. Long has bought the eighty
acre Mundt farm In Melrose township
from the Babcock Land Company for
5000 per acre. The Babcock Land
Company bought this farm for $3.50 per
acre from Herman Mundt six months
ago. Possession will be given March
Dallas Center.
]. +. Gift. farmer who lives west
of this town has just shipped drove
of twenty one hogs, averaging oeS
pounds each. 1t is believed to be the
record drove for weight shipped from
Iowa this year. II any other farmer
has fattened twenty-one hogs to weigh
5s5 pounds each, the people in this
vicinity want to know about IL.
Boone.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed with the county recorder here for
the Fleming Manufacturing Company.
which will establish a factory in this
city for making garden tooh. The
capital stock Of the company is 3l0.-
900 and Boone will be the principal
place of business. The officers are;
President, J. j. Fleming: vice presi-
dent. J. c. Britt: secretary and treas
urer. r. T. Duckworth.
Waterloo.
Before leaving for California to
spend the winter. George B. Miller,
wealthy Waterloo manufacturer. gave
to the First Methodist church q check
for SIC, $50 to be used as service fund
for the church. The fund is to be
kept intact and the income used under
the direction OF the pastor for the
furtherance Of service work in Water
loo. Mr.. Miller has been a member Of
this church since boyhood. He Is
president of the board Of trustees.
Washington.
Word has been received here OF the
death OF Lieut. H. II. Russell. who was
with Company E Seventh Z. s. engi-
neers His home Is here but ne Is |
known in Des Moines and other cities
In Iowa Lieutenant Russell enlisted a
year ago last June. He had been in
France since last May and received
his commission at an army candidates
school. He was reported killed in action
on Oct. IA. He formerly attended Iowa
State College and was affiliated with
the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Museatns.
Tuesday Muscatine was host to the
oldest enlisted man in Iowa He Is W.
z. Brockmore Of 400 Orange street and
he is So years old. He enlisted in
August, 1916, and was mustered out OF
service on Dec. Il. He possesses excel
lent health and lately he carried a bar
rel of coal weighing 100 pounds for 100
yards and then up a fight OF stairs.
just to show that he was able to do
so. He was refused for service twice
before he finally got in and at Camp
Meigs. where he was stationed, he was
the oldest man among 10000 soldiers
Dubuque.
You're a Stacker" said the return
ing camp soldier Cmon roun' to the
alley" answered the Dubuque college
man, and then ensued. 1t is said, one
OF the best nstic encounters that have
occurred in Dubuque in some time. TIE
argument started. 1t was alleged, when
the soldier, lately come home from
camp. met the s. 4. T. c. man At a
downtown dance hall. According to
witnesses. the camp soldier called the
other man a Stacker because he had
entered the college unit. This the second
fellow resented. and a crowd followed
them to the side alley. where both
dotted their coats and went to it." It
was reported that the college man was
having the best Of il when the police
interfered.
Sioux City.
The ruling Of Judge ". G. Sears in
refusing the Woodbury. County Anti
Saloon League an injunction to re-
strain DR.. Guy Stone from keeping
liquor in his former OFFICES in the Iowa
building. has been reversed and the
case remanded for retriaI. by the
supreme court Of Iowa Announcement
OF the finding Of the supreme court
was received by John II. Joseph. at
torney for the league. The action
against Dr.. Stone resulted from raid
made on his offices by c. n. Mcmillan,
superintendent Of the league. and the
police. A large amount OF liquor was
found. DR.. Stone in his defense said
that the wine which he held at his
Office was used as a tonic. The other
liquor which had been brought to Sioux
City from Jefferson, S. D., was for his
personal use and was only temporarily
held at the Office. DR.. Stone said.