Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-30
Northern Io,ua Items

every show. and IS day for each
riding device, cane rack, knife rack,
sales booths Of every description, in
GLIDING the dozens of doll racks etc,
which are part Of every carnival
company. The license fee for even a
small carnival company win be from
5000 to $500 a day when the new ordi-
nance becomes effective
Cedar Falls.
Fsev. j. G. Wieneke, pastor OF st.
Patrick's Catholic church for the past
three Years, yesterday was notified Of
his acceptance for service as chap
lain. The notification stated that he
could expect to be called in short
time. but no date is given. Father
Wieneke has been waiting several
months for his call to service. It is
presumed that he will be asked to re-
port to the army chaplain school at
Louisville, KY, for instruction before
being ordered overseas.
Buck Grove.
Engineer King. Of the milwaukee,,
narrowly escaped a bad wreck and
driver came loose, Causing the wheels
to spread the track for quarter Of
mile and shear off great many bolt
heads from the rails. He said he
locked back, expecting to see the six
teen cars Of coal and two Of hogs he
was pulling going on their sides, but
was pleased to see they did not. He
managed to get his train on the sid
inef, then proceeded to Manila with his
own steam.
Vinton.
rhe towfspeople are still assisting
Slre farmers with the harvest. Prac-
tically every day carloads Of business
ard professional men go out into some
oats field. On Wednesday forenoon
seventeen Of them went out to Curl
Hanson's and shocked all the oats he
had cut. In the evening part Of the
same gang went out to two other
places and shocked all the down oats.
by the end Of this week. and the men
from town will continue to assist un-
III the work is III done.
Mount Vernon.
People all over the state will be in.
terested to know that Miss Margaret
Taylor whose home Is in Mount YER
ncn and. who has for number Of
years been connected with Cornell
College as instructor and head OF the
academy, has accepted the position Of
dean OF women at Illinois Woman's
College at Jacksonville, ILL.,, and leaves
for that place Sept. I. Her work will
be largely admnistratiye-no teach
ing. Miss Taylor Is an exceptionally
capable woman, ana the Jacksonville
college Is very fortunate in securing
her services. Comedians highly regret
her going.
onawa.
Mt. Kirby. representative Of the
United States department OF agricul-
ture, IL examining wheat in Monona
county this week. He found that black
ctaff and rust were too late to injure
the wheat, but that some spring wheat
fields have been injured by scab and
the yield in these fields will be reduced
about Is per cent. A. j. Howzer, from
Ames, another government representa-
tive. has been inspecting wheat fields
to see II the wheat can fibe used by
other sections of the state for govern
ment seed purposes Howzef reported
that the wheat in this vicinity was
superior to any that he has seen 80 far
in Iowa. and he has been over the
eastern and southern parts OF the
state. 'sNtiFs- I. 40 ai.b n
vinton.
Mrs. John A Bills, one Of the pio-
Lter women D. this place, died at ner
home Tuesday evening. following an
illness Of several months, tho last
three Of which she had been confined
to her bed. Mrs. Bills, whose maiden
name was Serena Walker sMcLucas,
was born in me state of Maine, on
June Is, 1882. She was married to
John A. Bills, Sept, 20, 1859. Mr.. and
Mrs Bills came to yinton very short
~ after their marriage and have lived
here continuously since. Mr.. Bills is
the Oldest business man in point of
service in Vinton. He started a Jew
elry store upon his arrival in Vinton
and has continued ever since. His son,
Burn M. Is NV associated with him
irl the business. Mrs. Bills was the
mother Of three children: K. L. Bills,
who died at New Orleans, in 1903;
Esurn M, and Mrs. e. j.. Santmyer, re-
siding in Wilton.
Spencer.
Authorities of Clay and Dickinson
counties are looking for a man In the
uniform of the United States marines
giving the name of Lieut.. Harry
Thompson. who had been visiting
near Milford, while on an alleged fur
Tough and who disappeared with a big
car belonging to Elmer Meyerdick, OF
Milford. He failed to return with the
ear and the authorities were notified.
Thompson told Milford residents he
was going to take two deserters from
the marines back Ito Chicago and that
they We're being held in Jail at Spen-
Ger. No such men have been in Jail
here. Thompson is described as about
2G years old, weighing about 120
pounds and having light hair. Thomp-
son is singer and voluntarily gave
his services to the big patriotic cele-
bration, stealing the car from the man
he was staying with early the next
morning. A reward is being offered
for the car and for his apprehension.