Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-17
Northern Iowa Items

s25 paid in monthly. 1t has also do
mated 800 to the Y. NJ. c. A., 500 to
the knights of Columbus and 500 to
the Lutheran war fund.
Waterloo.
Rev. w. H. Rogers. who came to
Waterloo fourteen months g from
Ninton to act as pastor of Burton
Avenue church, preached his farewell
sermon Sunday as, he has accepted a
call to the pulpit of the First Bap-
list rhurch at Muscatine. The Mus
catine church is one of the largest
Baptist churches in the state. and as
soon as conditions permit will start
work on a new building for which
plans have already been accepted.
williamsburg.
Willia.nsburs's Red Cross auction
sale netted the local chapter 5000.
The donations to the sale came i'll
from all sections of the country while
the towns BUSINESS men were liberia
contributors. Articles contributed were
monographs, furniture, hardware,
clothing. millinery, calves csgs, chick
ems, hogs, :lucks, geese, corn wheat,
seed. corn oats, barley, fruit popcorn
cakes, and fancy work. The silk flag
$1,000.
McGreeor.
In a forest fire which swept a dis
trict near the Mississippi river here,
known as McGregor Heights, owned
by an outing association ten summer.
cottages were burned with nearly all
their contents. The fire started In
some unknown way on the face of the
bluff to the top where the cottages
are located. When the plaze was dis
covered two of the cottages were in
flames and the fire was advancing
swiftly thru the oak woods which
peted with leaves which were dry as
finder.
Clinton.
The Clinton high school affirmative
team in the inal triangular debate OF
the Iowa nine" Friday night, at the
local building, lost to Ottumwa 3 to 0.
The local negative team also lost at
Grinnell, 2 to 4. 1t was the ninth
time, the Ottumwa students had made
their arguments against the govern
ment ownership of the railroads and
they admitted after their winning talks
that they hoped the question was dead
and buried for they were sick OF
hearing it, They debated like univer-
sity students" local leaders say, show
ing that they were well trained and
lad the advantage Of the oft-repeated
arguments. The Clinton negative team
put up a splendid debate and are not
at all ashamed Of the outwitting they
got. The finals held by all teams Fri
day night made Ottumwa the winner
Of the cup, according to local reports,
but that school must hold it three con-
~secutive ycarh before it becomes their
permanent possession.
Waverly.
coy homo here Hangs the picture Of
a German general, Respondent in uni
form and bedecked with medals won
on the field OF hattie. The portrait is
that of Henry Mahnkc, who was an
officer of high command with the Ger
mali forces in the war of 1S7O-1S71.
Time has wrought many changes.
Werner Mahnke, a son OF the former
general left last week for Madison.
Wis, to receive special training to
rht him for service with the American
army against the German government.
The son, tried several times before to
enlist, but always there a slip or
hitch before his desire vas consum-
mated. Werner Mahnkc's home is in
Butler county, and he had visited
Waterloo, Des Moines and Minneapolis,
trying to get into the army. After
taking the oath n marching with a
body of selected men at Minneapolis
in a thrift stamp parade. an eagle
eyed officer requested he undergo n
other examination. It was then dis
covered onei leg was a quarter Of an
inch shorter than the. other. The elder
Mr.. Mahnke came to America as soon
as he could after the close Of the
German var in 1871.