Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-27
Northern Io,ua Items

rarily up stairs closing the windows.
But with many people hurrying home
after the chautauQua to avoid the
storm. no special excitement was Gre
ated by man running away. and cas-
lily got away in the crowds. His
whereabouts at this time are unknown.
Waterloo.
Judge F. C. Plat and Mrs. Plat are
home from a most extensive and en-
joyable trip thru the west and along
the Pacific coast In company with
the judges brother. DR.. ]. S. Plat OF
Port Huron. Mich. and his sister. Mrs.
Evelyn P. Thompson, also Of Port
Huron, they visited Salt Lake City,
San Francisco. the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park, Los Angeles, San Diego,
and many other places along the
coast. They also visited Honolulu and
were especially delighted with that
portion OF their trip. The party was
+, gone fourteen weeks and Travelled H.
| 900 niles
Sioux City.
Peter welbert, about IS years old.
was found dead late Sunday night in
his room at the Farmers Hotel, 521
Steuben street. Coroner Elmer Blood
stated that he was accidentally as
! phyxiated. 1t Is not known what time
| Welhert retired. About 1890 o'clock
attendants in the office smelled gas
/ Investigation proved that 1t was COM
! ing from an opening in the transom
+! Of Welbert's room. The coroner dis
covered that one OF the jets OF a gas
/ stove was open. The gas was sup
/ piled by quarter meter. It Is pre-
sumed that someone dropped quar-
/ ter in the meter without Welbert's
knowledge. Welbert registered at the
Farmers Hotel about three days ago,
! paying for months room rent ac-
/ cording to the coroner.
! Boone.
/ A wind storm OF high velocity swept
Boone county Friday night and be-
| tween the wind and the hail much
damage was DONE particularly to
| crops. The worst damage done In town
was the tearing off Of the roof Of the
boiler house Of the Boone Gas Com
/ pany-damage which will amount to
between $4,000 and $1,000. Guy lines
| OF the new smoke stack were broken
water and steam pipes were torn loose
and only with difficulty was the new
stxty-foot boiler stack kept from fall
Ing over. Electrolier lights and signs
were torn loose and broken. At Jor-
dan, just east Of here. the roof Of the
elevator was partly removed and trees
in the vicinity were twisted and torn.
! From other points In the county sur
rounding Boone reports come In that
small buildings have been overturned
and crops laid low.
Dubuque.
| An attractive midsummer wedding
was solemnized Thursday evening at 8
/ o'clock ST the home Of M and Mrs.
Paul Arduser, $50 LanEworthy avenue,
when their eldest daughter, Christine
Margaret. was given In marriage with
the Rev. John A. Saathon, only son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. SaAtho6, Of
Grundy Center. The bride was born
and reared in Dubuque. and - grad
uate of the high school and Of the
Dubuque Academy Of Music. ana has
| enjoyed wide popularity in social and
musical circles Her departure from
Dubuque will occasion regret to Q very
| wide circle OF friends. Mr.. saAthon
was educated at the Dubuque German
College and Seminary ana was gradu-
atsd with high honoru last June. He
IL we'll known to Dubuquers and the
BEST wishes Of all for successful pas
torate and happy welded life fol-
: low him to his western homo