Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-04
Southern Io1ua Items

re- Issuing the bonds in ten years. The
first payment of a bond will be made
in 1913 and will be $1,000.
Council Bluffs.
Enterprising thieves opened UP a
new sort-Gut /. to y wealth when, 3 they
robbed half a dozen freight, cars be-
longing to the Northwestern railroad
of their journal boxes and babbitt
metal at Honey Creek, filing the
boxes about the wheels with gravel.
Nearly q ton Of metal was taken by
the thieves, according to the police. who
say the stolen property was hauled to
this city in wagons, to be disposed Of
to junk dealers. The gravel-flled jour-
nal boxes were discovered by railroad
men before the cars were made into a
train. Railroad men declare serious
wreck might have resultedt had an at
tempt been made to haul the cars any
distance because Of the numerous hot
boxes which would have; followed
Muscatine. EH4
Word was received from the chief of
the detectives of Chicago to the effect
that Howard Terrier, of Chicago. aged
-, had run away from home and it
was thought bound for Muscat1e.
Rock Island train Tuesday morning and
the boy was Immediately arrested when
he left the train. The youth claims that
he ran away on account Of his sister,
Mrs. Lester Rush, living at 1886
Keller avenue, Chicago. wanted to
send him to a certain school which
he did not want to attend and there
fore he stole S. from her and made his
way as far west as possible. He had
no idea as to where he was going, and
cared less. He is being held for Chi
cago officer to come and take him back
home they being notified of the. de.
tention Of the youth.
| Corning.
G. NJ. Walker. who resides on a forty
acre farm south Of Brooks. has been
keeping an account Of the produce sold
| in three years. In 1912 they had two
cows and in 1913 and 1914 they had
! four, and each year they averaged
about nine and one-half dozen hens.
! In the year 1912 they sold butter to the
amount Of S7620, eggs to the amount
| Of $11454 and received $43.58 from the
| sale Of chickens. In 1913 their butter
/ and cream receipts were $104.70, eggs
) s95.sS and chickens s6155. In 1914 the
| receipts from the sale Of butter and
i cream were S121.36. eggs $138.7s and
| chickens 1856. Mr.. Walker keeps a
complete record and this represented
! the amount sold. Besides this they had
| for their own use. They have a very
! systematic way of keeping the account
! and it is satisfaction to know just
what the revenue is from each item.
Council Bluffs.
Leo Murphy 10 years old, lives in
Harlan. He tired Of the monotony OF
the home town and longed for the
bright lights of larger city. Satur-
day he came to Council Bluffs filled
with determination to find work anG
surprise the folks and friends at home
| with the dazzling success that haG
been his after doing for himself for
4 few months. He arrived here, regis
tered at the Neumayer, and started on
to find work. Then the dream busted.
Noontime came and nothing to eat
The supper hour passed and he still
was without work and nothing to eat
, Then he told his story to a policeman
who sent him to the station, where h
:. was provided with food and place t
. sleep. His parents were notified, an
| they sent Sheriff McNaney of Shelb
county to the Bluffs to return tin
prodigaI to the home hearth. Sunda
afternoon, accompanied by the Officer
II young Murphy made the return trip
y Harlan, where they have three meal
( day and warm comfortable beds.