Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-23
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Riding in an auto loaded with 1oo
quarts of whisky, George J. Stansel
Of Carroll, was killed when the ma
chine turned over near Osgood. Stan
gel was coming from Minnesota win
the liquor when his car upset. He was
shabbily dressed and had only SO cents
in his pockets. He was farmer near
Carroll and is survived by his Wlie
and three children.
Sioux City.
An allotment Of $4,000 tons Of an
thracite coal for northwestern Iowa by
the national fuel administration to De
received before Dec. 4. will avert the
threatened fuel shortage in Sioux CITY
and vicinity the coming winter. sioux
City's allotment is 5000 tons and with
the fair supply already on hand VIII
insure consumers the portion allotted
them by the local fuel administration
last August.
Charles City.
A record war garden yield Of pota-
toes was made this year, by Frank
Harrison in his garden at Nashua
One forty ninth of an acre was planted
to white Lady Finger potatoes. planted
in rows, and from this there were har-
vested seventeen bushels of potatoes
or the equivalent of $40 bushels to the
acre. And this variety Is not usually
considered prolific yielder. Several
OF these potatoes were large enough
for one meal for two people. The gar
den was well fertilized, partly by wood
ashes.
Cedar Rapids. -
United States Deputy Marshall NJ. L.
Healy announces that the federal gov
eminent soon Is to let a contract ZOE
the erection of school building on the
Indian reservation inTaIna county 10
cost 500, 1000. The only school for In
dams js located at Toledo and as 1t Is
not on the reservation Indians can not
be forced to attend it. With q schooi
on the reservation the government VIII
compel the children to, attend. Mafsnai
Healy served notice on $50 Indian
families that land on which the scnooi
will stand has been condemned ny the
government and will be taken over az
once.
Sioux City. -.
Though the street car company for
more than three weeks has been oper-
ating q skip stop" schedule outslde
the business section Of the city, there
| is a probability that the ORDINANCES
granting that privilege will NOT DC
passed after all. though the COMPANY
has been operating on .his schedule on
permission from the city council Nh
| anticipation that the. ordinance wouio
be adopted. There have been so manS
protests from property owners, mer-
| chants with stores at the corners no"
"passed up" that it appears the coun-
| Gil may deem It wise to go back 20 tne
old manner of things and require cars
70 stop ct all corners where there are
passengers to take on or discharge.
Bellevue.
Several years ago Panl saidel came
to this country from Russia, leavins
his wife and child behind. When NJ
had accumulated enough money he wa
to send for the family TO join him N
| America. He work ed in different plac'
Is and finally settled in the town @
Lanark, H., where he prospered. VI
Oct. II, 1915, he sent a registered ie!
! ter to his wife in Russia, anxiousf'
awaiting reply that she and the cniif
would soon join him. Last week TN
| letter came back TO him after an az y
sence of three years The addresses
could not be found in Russia. ne na \
not heard a word from MS family aur,
ing those threc years and does NO
a.Ss;:; :sse4ter They ara Dad Or Aliye