Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-23
Northern I01ua Items

I, 50 years old He was a knights
] Templar and that order had charge OF
the services. He antered the land from
the. government, where the, town now
stands. in 1854, and gave the right-of-
| way and station grounds and spent
much time and money to secure the
Cedar Rapids.
A boy about 10 years old was saved
from drowning by Randall Penney. a
local travelling man. The lad was
skating near the ice houses. and broke
thru the ice. His cries attracted Mr..
Penney. who was on his way down
town. He ran to the river, found a
plank and pulled the boy out. The
youngster did not wait to give his
name or express thanks. Mr.. Penney's
Sunday clothes were thoroughly
soaked.
MoGregor.
John Bernhard, who owns a 500
acre farm six miles from McGregor.
has just received a patent from the
government on device for heating
water for stock in cold weather. BY
use of it the ice bound watering trough
Of the past Is obviated and cattle.
horses and hogs may drink water of
comfortable temperature with the
mercury 40 below zero. their owner,
meanwhile having nothing to do with
the matter except to pour in little
more oil couple Of times day. The
device consists of stove which burns
under water.
Cedar Rapids.
CO
Elizabeth Ohlinger of Cedar Rapids.
we're placed under arrest by E. a.
Leighton, chief of police Of Waterloo.
on a charge Of stealing two diamond
rings and q watch from Louis Heifer,
Waterloo druggist. Chief Leighton
came to Cedar Rapids to make the ar
rest. According to Chief Leighton. the
girls stated that Druggist Heifer gave
them the two diamond rings and the
watch. They were taken before Jus
tice Nugent. Miss Gibney gave bond
of $1,000 and Miss Ohlinger bond Of
$500.
Boone.
Engineer John Frampton. who was
injured about two weeks ago In min
or manner while at his work on the
western Iowa division, Is improving
nicely and word from his home was
to the effect that he Is rapidly getting
well again. For two weeks he has been
confined to his home. He hurt his left
knee and blood poisoning set In and
for several days the injury caused a
great deal Of pain. 1t Is thought that
in few days, with pleasant weather
and with the Improvement of the past
few days, he will be able to hake up
his work as engineer
Dubuque.
The "hoodoo'' launch Bear Cat IL no
more. 1t was sent deliberately to the
bottom of the Mississippi by its own
ers. Rev. J. Cowley, representative Of
Chicago automobile factory. and Tim
Boozle, head clerk at the Julien.
Four years ago, while owned at Clin-
ton, Bear Cat capsized. the accident
resulting in the los OF three lives. Cow
ley and Boozle afterwards bought the
boat and had several close calls from
drowning. The combination of the
freak propensities Of Beat Cat and the
year 1918 was too much for the own
ers. Finding an open stretch Of water
a half mile below the high bridge. they
decided to start the new year right by
burying the craft. Boring four inch
hole in the hull and starting the en-
gines at full speed, the clutch was
thrown over, the owners jumped
ashore, and the craft headed for the
center Of the river, where an ice jam
stopped 1t. It sank moment after
striking