Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
Southern Ioua Items

per year The executive committee OF
the farm league has also decided to
carry on a membership campaign IN
every school district of the county 10
secure information on the attitude OF
each farmer toward the league and TO
| assist in getting more members.
pavenport.-Ralph Zuber. 90. son OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Zuber. 1883
| Third avenue, Davenport, was arrested
| by Detective Charles Boettcher Mon
day evening, and Is being held by the
| police as a deserter from the United
States navy. He Is charged. in a cir
cular issued by the navy department.
with deserving from the naval training
| station, naval operating base, Hampton
! Roads. Va. on Dec 5. Young Zuber en-
listed at Des Moines on March s. 1913
and his term of enlistment runs until
March I. 1922.
Perry.-Grief that has been the por-
ton Of the family Of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Smith Of this city was turned TO
10y Monday when letter was received
from their son, Sergt. Howard l..
Smith, announcing that he was alive
and well. and on active duty every day
with his company at Rhine river
camp. I. was the first word they had
received from him in almost tve
months. Sergeant Smith was unoffi-
cially reported dead about two months
ago and letters sent to him were
regularly returned. He was wounded
in one OF the earlier battles OF the
war and soon after he was released
from a hospital his letters stopped.
haneeek.-While Bernhard O'Neill
was out looking after the cattle he
noticed a big gray wolf running IN his
fathers field. He was seen to run along
the fence and hide in q buncr OF Wild
! grapes and plum bushes, SO the lad
rode his pony back to the house and
called for some Of the noted WOLF
hunters and within forty minutes
there were about fifty men surround
ing the wolf. AS the wolf started to
break thru the circle he passed little
too close to E. II. Dau. who has a gun
that never misses, and this time hitting
the wolf right in the head. The wolf
was the largest that has been seen
around here for a number OF years and
the only one for long time.
Iowa city-Rae A. McKinstry. died at
Mercy hospital Of this city following an
operation for abscess caused by in
fuenza contracted during the time he
was a member of the S. A. r. c. at
Ames and gave his life for his country
as truly as in battle. The young SOL
der was just past 20 years and was
the oldest son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Am
brose McKinstry of North English.
Iowa He was a8o q nephew OF Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Mahannah. 900 Burl-
ington street OF this city. He was a
splendid young man who had spent
most Of his life at North English and
was beloved by 4 large circle OF
friends. The remains have been taken
to the former home for burial.
surlinston.-That the news Of his
death in battle as contained in the
rumor that gained wide circulation and
has been believed for months in Burl-
ington was grossly exaggerated" was
stated by Private Frank r. Beck, we'll
known Burlington young man and
member Of the Rainbow division, in
letter to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Zach
meyer, 919 South Eighth street. where
ne has made his home. before leaving
the city. The report, supposed to have
come from An Official source tn0t the
young man was killed In battle the last
month Of the war gained wide circula-
ton in the city and was generally ac-
copied as a fact. As the young man
has no relatives in the city the rumor
could not be denied. .a.
Des Moines.-rhe body of an I'M
identified man, believed to be resi-
dent OF Wall Lake, Iowa, was found
sitting in an upright position in a
stubble field near the cement plant here
Monday Afternoon. The body bore no
marks of identification, but small
carbolic acid bottle found near the
body leads the police and coroner to
believe the man q suicide. The bottle
bore the label Of Miller & Johns. local
druggists. and an investigation Of their
books shows two-ounce purchase Of
the poison to have been made by
Wall Lake man on Jan. II. The coro-
ner has wired for further information.
The man had been dead for several
days when found, Coroner Guy z. Gift
stated. No inquest will be held.