Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-13


trict in O'Brien county 10 go over the
top in the Victory Loan It is largely
Il German community.
Estherviile - Baskerville claims the
smallest baby. 1t being only IL incnes
long and weighed one pound The fing-
ers were not larger than matches and
it's head could go in a teacup. 1t bids
fair to live.
Waveriy - The school board have
elected r. NJ. Clerenger as superintend-
ent of schools for the coming year. MI.
Clerenger has beer superintendent or
the Anamosa schools for the past nine
years. He comes with good record
and well recommended.
Emmetsburs E. WiIlouShhy, who
spent several weeks at Garner selling
stock for responsible tire company OF
Des Moines shipped out and cannot be
located Before going he sold to a
Garner bank a s2,1O6 note which he
forged on Conrad r. Wiegmann and ne
also had several forged checks cashed.
He is supp6seI to be in western Cam
ada.
Clarion-The robbers who entered
the G. RI. Grove clothing store proved
to be home talent. u II. O'Brien and
Ray Richards, both bralleinen on the
Great Western. Both men were in
dicted by the grand jury and it is prob
able they will plead guilty. In addi-
ton to the large amount of stolen
goods each had a quart of whisky ana
a couple Of jimmies.
Waterloo-Employ of the Illinois
Central shops have been limited to an
eight hour day and a five-day week.
The plan has been adopted by the en-
tire system, it is said. IL affects sew
eral hundred men here. 1t is part
of a nationwide movement to cuHail
operating expenses of railroads. 1t is
reported that it was considered bet
ter to limit the working hours % each
man rather than cut down the iorcS,
one or he other alternative being nee
essary. officials explain. because Of
slack business.
Anamosa-A large barn on the
Henry Pillard farm. better known as
the Cordit and Bell farm, about two
miles north of Anamosa, was burned.
The barn was about 200 feet in length
ehions, grain bins, besides cattle sheds
About twenty tons Of hay was burned
and yaluahle bull was lost. How the
fire originated is unknown. Mr.. Pill
lard was in Anamosa and his sons were
making fence. The structure prob
ably could not be rebuilt for $4,000.
Insurance amounted to $4,000.
Oewein-S Superintendent S. w. John
son, for five years superintendent Of
the Oelweln public schools, has been
elected superintendent of The schools
at Bookings. s. D., at salary sew
oral hundred dollars in advance of that
received here and will go to that city
in August. Bookings is the seat Of
the South Dakota Agricultural Uni
versity and is live and growing coun-
ty seat. where Superintendent john
son will have an Opportunity to exer-
else his ability as an educator and or
ganizer. His friends arc pleased to
learn " his advancement and wish
him success when he enters on the
work In his new field.
Hawardsn - Herman Kemmer, a
young man Of % years OF age, COM
lnitted suicide by hanging himself in
the hay loft Of the Henry Lubben farm,
four miles southeast Of Hawarden. He
came TO the United States SIX years
ago, from Germany. He was hard
worker, a very competent farm hand,
and had saved quite a sum of money
out of his wages. He had frequently
complained about having almost I'm
bearable pains in his head and during
these spells had intimated that he
might as well end his life IL they kept
recurring. In the draft Of 1917, he was
the first man drawn in Sioux coudty,
but as he had not yet taken out his
naturalization papers, he was exempt
ed from military service in this coun-
try.
Ogden-Fifty years ago. In Jones
cou1ty. iowa, was celebrated tic mar
rage of Wallace Farley and Miss Ju-
liza A. Bridgman. The wedding took
place at the home of the brides par
ents. Benjamin and Lucy A:-r,ridgman.
Saortly following the ceremony the
young couple started for Boohe ,countys
and for six years made their home on
a farm in ~Amaqua township. In 1873
they removed to Ogden and have since
made their home here. Without osten-
tation the fiftieth anniversary Of this
event passed at the Farley home. No
effort was made by Mr.. and Mrs. Far
ley to make the occasion ono Of any
other than an ordinary annual event.
Hartey-Last July HI. r. Broders. Of
the First National Bank, purchased
the Chas. Boyce eighty adjoining Hart