Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-29

fort Ooo9e.
Marion, the 2-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Crumbaker, of Gilmore
City, died in the Mercy hospital from
the effects of a serious operation per-
formed to remove a penny from the
child's throat.
Anamosa.
w. E. Gassen, guard at the Ana
mosa reformatory, has filed a petition
in bankruptcy court. He asks to be
released from obligations amounting to
s2,064.8O consisting of notes and judg-
ments held at Glen Haven and Glass;
vile. Wis. and Storm Lake, Iowa.
Cedar Rapids.
Deputy Marshal Healy and Inspector
Lynch Of the department Of agriculture
arrested" $50 cases Of pork and beans
housed in local wholesale house. after
a libel of information charging the
product with decomposition had been
made out by Lynch. 1t is probable that
the beans will be destroyed upon order
from Judge Reed.
Storm Lake.
After an absence of thirty years, q
former Newell girl, Miss Rose Meyer,
returned to her childhood home in a
private car as the wife Of a railroad
magnate A. ]. Rapalje. Her husband
Is the general manager of the Northern
Pacific railway. Many old friends
called at the private car and renewed
acquaintance.
Fort Dodge.
r. B. Wolverton. Fort Dodge boy,
was honored recently by being created
a fellow in the Institute Of Radio En-
Ut <I~< Nd
can confer. He was also appointed by
the president Of the institute chairman
of the committee on representation at
the international engineering confer
ence to meet in September at San Fran
cisco.
Cedar Falls.
Paving contracted for at Cedar Falls
this spring will be laid and property
owners will be asked to pay for the
same. This much was determined
when the opinion Of Judge Mullan was
filed with the clerk. The decision
comes after a thorough consideration
of the legal points involved following
arguments on an Injunction suit
brought against the city of Cedar Falls
by Divina Hamilton and others.
Cedar Rapids.
A casual passerby on the road a
short distance above Ellis park Mon
day was considerably surprised to see
a young man in a bathing suit dis
porting himbself in the chilly river
with the grace and bandon of.a water
nymph on a warm June morn. The
Panlike youth was swimming and
diving in the middle Of the stream and
apparently was having great time OF
it. On investigation the ante-season
bather was found to be Arthur But
terfield, office secretary Of the Y. NJ.
G. A. He was not swimming for his
health, however, much as he advocates
this form Of recreation as physical
exercise. He was diving for bunch
Of keys which he had dropped from
the key -holder on his belt while he
was canoeing q few days ago. After
swallowing few mouthfuls of river
water, sand. and mud, Mr.. Butter
neid rescued the keys which were q
little the worse for rust. Butter" is
being congratulated on his heroism in
Drawing the icy water to rescue his
possessions.
Cedar Rapids.
The Hugo circus won first prize in
the mayors inaugural parade at Chi
cago Monday Vic Hugo received the
following telegram from Mayor Thomp-
son and Frank l. Albert. grand mar
shall of the amusement section. MIL
lion thanks to you and your people
Won first prize for best section" The
circus returned to Cedar Rapids Tues
day. It was one OF the big features
Of the parade and was cheered many
times on the long line Of march. Mrs
Ray Thompson. who rode Joe Bailey,
the high school horse, without bride,
was frequently cheereds and Mayor
Thompson bowed to her when she
passed the reviewing stand. The grand
marshal Of the parade honored Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Thompson's little daughter
by occupying q seat In the pony cart