Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-20

George.
Henry Huisman, a Midland township
farmer, was the first farmer in Lyon
county to start seeding wheat, getting
in the field last week. Considerable
field work will be done this week il
weather conditions remain favorable.
Rock Rapids.
The petition asking for an investisa-
ton of the alleged misconduct of w.
R. Minard, Little Rock postmaster, has
been FLED with the postoffice depart
ment, at Washington, D. c., and Little
Rock citizens pushing demand for in
vestigation expect, this to be made az
an early date.
sinIey.
Csceola county will SOW about 1000
acres Of wheat. and about it's usual
corn acreage. Recent precipitation OF
snow and rain has improved its pros
pect. Farm laborers have pitched
their demands for wages high. but eff
forts are in progress to utilize the
labor of boys and others.
MatIock.
Matlock's Red Cross auction sale,
after. being once postponed on &C
count of unfavorable weather, netted
the local chapter over $3.50. Muddy
roads prevented a better sale. Colonies
Baadte, of near town, and Schol. OF
George, were the auctioneers the
Matlock branch Of recent organization,
now has over 100 members.
George.
Probably 5000 acres Of wheat will be
seeded in Lyon county this year. The
county agent already has secured or
dens for more than three carloads of
seed wheat and the local supply avail
able has long since been contracted
for seeding this spring. Practlcaiiy
every farm in the county this year Will
grow from five to forty acres of wheat.
the average being slightly under ten
acres. The campaign for seeding has
been thorough and very successful.
EIkader
Six days a week school is the order
that has been made by the school
board and the superintendent of the
Elkader schools, going into effect this
week. The superintendent called for
an expression of opinion from the
parents, and the answer was almost
unanimously for the change. This Will
allow the school to finish it's course by
May 10. The Easter vacation has been
included in the order. The principal
reason for the move Is to allow the
older pupils to get to work on the
farms as soon as possible.
Sioux City.
An Injunction restraining the town
of Sanborn and the city council OF
that ,place from putting in force an
ordinance, fixing the rates for electric
hight and power, is sought in a petit
ton filed in the federal court by the
Iowa Light, Heat and Power Company.
The light company is working under
a franchise. The council of Sanborn
recently passed an ordinance changing
the rates to be charged for light and
petition alleges that the rates fixed in
the ordinance are unreasonable.
Cedar RAPIDS.
United States marshals in Iowa
Monday received kilograms from At
torncy General Gregory instructing
them to prohibit the sale in this state
of "The Finished Mystery" book is
sued by a Brooklyn, N. Y, church
formerly neaucu ny Iastoi ieossSii. Ni
Gregory says the contents of the book
is dangerous propaganda. The mar
shals also were notified that dealers
we're not to offer the book. for sale and
that copies from which some of the
Objectionable pages had been removed
would not be permitted to be exposed
for sale.
Eagle Grove.
The commercial club held its annual
meeting last Friday evening. The
principal items of business were the
election of officers and placing the an
nual dues at S. Fred p. Foil was
elected president, and M. w. Cunning
ham was elected secretary treasurer.
It has been known and discussed for
q number OF years that membership at