Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-14
Southern Io1ua Items

when the Germans shelled the hostess
kouse in which :hey found refuge. Her
father and three brothers fill graves in
Flanders. victims Of the kaisers blood
lust. She Is highly educated. speak
ing French, German and English.
Atlantic-Here's wolf story that is
vouched for by Fred Rhoades, one OF
the substantial farmers Of Cass town
ship. A few days ago Rhoades killed
a. wolf in the timber, on his farm.
Shortly afterward he saw the mate
and killed it. AT the same time he
discovered the hole leadingto the wolf
nest. Excavation of the hole disclosed
pig. a sheep and a-dozen chickens.
The scalps Of both wolves were de-
livered by Rhoades to the county au-
ditor. He received $40 bounty. Wolves
are quite numerous in the timber OF
Cass county.
misunderstanding Bakee has no.
titled friends, here that he will return
to this country from Norway just as
soon as he can. He and his wife aud
parents have been narooned there for
four years. Mrs. Airing Bakee was Is
years old when she married. and as a
wedding journey they went to Norway.
| accompanying the parents of the hus-
band. The war caught them and they
have been unable to return. A baby
was born to the young couple there.
They write that they have suffered
severely with cold and hunger. The
whole country has had to endure the
utmost .privation.
10 ci, II,
the pig feeding contest in Marion
county. He purchased two pure bred
Poland China pigs from S. A. Roberts
last spring. Besides winning the coun-
ty prize, he won state prize on these
pigs at the county fair and was given
trip to Ames by the Fair Association
and trip to Chicago by the bankers
of Marion county. Loren Goodwin was
q winner in the Acre Corn contest. At
the time the hot winds struck our
county sixty boys had corn promised
to produce record brea king yields. The
corr locked 2s good as the state win
ner who had 119 bushels this year.
Davenport-The Minnesota. vri-
vate boat of DR.. w. j. Mayo and DR..
G. H. Mayo Of Rochester, Mimi, ar
rived at Davenport en- route to New
Orleans. On the boat age ten guests
l'of DR.. w. j. Mayo, including DR.. p. n.
Harte, noted surgeon Of Philadelphia,
who had charge Of one Of the allied
army hospitals in France before the
United States entered the world war.
and has done wonderful work abroad
during the war. DR.. w. j. Mayo left
the boat at Clinton on a short business
mission and motored from that city to
Davenport. He expected TO visit rel
atives in Rock Island before proceed
ing southwark.
Psrry--Eli Barnard, respected Perry
citizen, died at his home following an
accident which occurred two hours
previously. Mr.. Barnard's death was
due to fall down the basement stairs
at his home. For long time he has
been subject to eainting spells or heart
attacks and 1t is presumed he tainted
while on the stairs. In the fall his
head struck on the cement floor and a
bad scalp wound resulted but the skull
was not fractured. He was uncon-
scious when found and remained in
that state until the end Relatives
were notified by wire and II is pre-
sumed all of the children will be here
for the funeral services, which will be
held at the home.