Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04

one who has this privilege The state
fair managers had to cancel their con-
tract with the man they had engaged.
The indications are that Winneshek
county will be the only fair in the state
flights.
Logan.
Giles Puryear. who 1t will be remem-
bered, was before the court for boot
logging awhile ago. has been plying his
trade again. this time in the vicinity of
Portsmouth, and was brought over to
Logan He had hearing the first Of
the week and was placed under bonds
of $500 to appear at the September
term of court. He is under bonds twice
in Shelby county. has been convicted
once in this county and when found
guilty this time will get penitentiary
term without doubt. There must be n
lot Of money In the bootlegging
business. It looks as II there was some
body else higher up financing these
operations and paying the bills, as this
man certainly hasn't made enough to
make it profitable to be fined $500 or
$500 every few months and take the
chance of going to the penitentiary.
Onawa.
Leaving his work Of editing a paper
and going to nearby town to deliver
an address or sing solo or aid in vari-
Gus ways any cause that goes to help
win the war, j. w. Howe, of the Whit
ing Argus. has always been ready. and
found not wanting or unwilling to an
swer the response. He has continually
given his services. having filled dates
in many Of the towns in western Iowa.
for the Y. M. c. A. work and for all
this he has never asked any compensa-
ton hut has stood the expense alone
and willingly because he felt this was
a part of his share Of the work In help
ing to win the war. Now he has heard
another call, this time from bigger
and broader field. and he went to Sioux
City. where he made application for
Y. NJ. C. A. work abroad. He has been
granted his request. 1t Is under
stood, and will more than likely be one
of the man., who will be called into the
Y. NJ. c. A. work abroad.
Waterloo.
J. w. Krapfel. ex-mayor Of Waterloo,
was painfully but not seriously Injured
! shortly before 10 q. m. Saturday when
he was struck at the Mullen avenue
crossing by an Illinois Central engine.
He was conveyed to st. Francis hos
pital. The police ambulance was or
dered first, but it was in a garage for
repairs and the call was turned over
to a commercial conveyance. En- route
that ambulance became unueable and
the police vehicle finally was reouisi-
toned to complete the trip. Mr.. Krap-
fel was walking at the time Of the acoi-
dent and It Is presumed physical dis
ability prevented him from getting out
Of the way. He may not have noticed
tho lagman who endeavored to attract
his attention toward the locomotive.
The victim Is a member of the G. A. r.
and lives at Ais Park avenue east. He
served the city as treasurer from 1877
to 1895 and from 1887 to 1889. then was
councilman from the Third ward In
1898. The year following he was elect
ed mayor and served one term.
Waterloo.
Twenty mail sacks, rescued from the
| NAL! car OF the Chica GO Omaha limited
which plunged into Beaver creek early
Wednesday morning near Arlington,
were brought to the Waterloo postoff1ce
Saturday. Contents Of the sacks were
more or less damaged. having been
soaked by water. The mail car was
partly submerged in the creek and sew
eral sacks containing first class mail
fioated down stream and may never be
recovered. NJ. H. Kelly, postmaster,
said it would be necessary to place the
mail on the floor Of tho basement SO It
can dry and be remailed as soon as
possible. Some Of the letters were so
badly soaked that they came out of the
envelopes. These will be readdressed
and mailed. Mute evidences Of the fate
which overlook, some octho-n1ail clerks
waSseen In thesform Of blood bespat-
teredlattsrs Representatives, frcEn the
sacks. These letters and parcsls were
lying loose'onsthe door Of the mail car
ana some were covered with blood.
They were placed IN q separate sack
and brought here 4pe rematlinl g