Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-16
TWO STRANGERS FROM WILD
WEST HAVE TIME IN CEDAR
RAPIDS.
STRANGE MIXTURE OF
CHARITY AND PRoFLicAcY
Bankers Wire That Sky Is Limit and
500 Checks Freely cireuiated-Thir-
ty Tons of Coal Purchased For Sun
shine Mission and Two Waits Are
clothed-Men Bachelor Dakotans.

ieve, few days ago two men started
and delights, bent on seeing what this
old world had to offer to those who
had toiled with the soil and wrestled
with the big problems of life in that
part of the country where magnificent
distances are to men of the west what
the miles of paved streets are to those
city born and city bred-a vista Of
appiness.-They landed in Cedar
Rapids.
SO this is Cedar Rapids" quoth one
to the other
so it seems TO be- said the other
Looks like a pretty nifty burg, let's
investigate" said one TO the other
Done was the reply.
"Give Us the Best You've Got"
A few minutes later two nicely
dressed and modest appearing chaps
walked to the register Of the Magnus
hotel and inscribed their names on the
register, asked for the best rooms in
the house, and went their way to make
up the sleep lost when a jerky train
awakened them at the union station.
That was three days ago. and in the
last three days things have been hap
pening in Cedar Rapids which have
made some of the natives sit up and
gasp.
Cedar Rapids looked Just as good to
ehese bachelor boys from South Da-
sota as did any other city. When they
arose at noon they called on the clerk
at the Magnus. and said they wished
money, coolies of it. Hotel clerks are
not in the habit of cashing checks for
strangers and the men from the west
knew this.
Just send a wire out to our home
town, to our bank and ask If we are
good?" they said to the clerk
"The Sky's the Limit"
He did. The answer the clerk re-
ceived read something like this. THE
sky is their limit"
Checks for 800 were numerous and
frequent and all were cashed.
The boys were having the time Of
their lives. They live forty miles from
railroad ard this was the first time
in long time that they had been
mixed with the bright lights of civili-
cation. They saw all that was to be
seen from the windows of a taxicab
city
driven to Sunshine Mission
Been having pretty good time in
this town. and do not wish to leave
without doing something for charity"
was the substance of the message de-
livered by one to Frank Ward of the
mission.
Mr.. Ward showed him thru the
building. He made a mental note of
conditions, asked a lot of questions.
He was particularly concerned about
the amount Of coal used to keep the
building and babies warm. Mr. Ward
informed him of the amount of coal
used during the winter months.
use some coal now?" queried the
man.
Yes" replied the superintendent.
Buy Thirty Tons Of Coal.
Order for thirty tons, which cost
$240. was Immediately forthcoming
Drink little some times. Feel like
l should do something for charity Say
nothing about me being here" said the
man as he started toward the door.
He espied one of the waits of a city
huddled in the corner Of the big room
with hardly enough clothing to cover
his nakedness There were peepholes
in his shoes and airholes in his stock
ings
From Street Urchin to Fauntleroy.
The two went down the street TO-
gether and after while they came back
together. The ragged urchin had dis
appeared and in his place there was
we'll groomed lad with the air of mil
lionaire. New shoes, new stockings,
new suit and a new overcoat and a
new cap bedecked his form.
Happy, well here were smiles all
over his little ptnched face.
His brother was in the waiting room,
but this fairy prince was in a hurry
He did not have time to deck out the
brother, but he DID have money and
he dug down into his pockets, slipped
a couple Of bills 10 the brother and
went on his way. There were two
happy Kids.
Then the men paid their hotel bill
and clambered aboard train which
was eastbound and perhaps today they
are enjoying the lights Of Randolph
street without approaching the hap
piness they left behind them in Cedar
Rapids.
The story as here related became
known today. Mr.. Ward was not in
clined to talk when approached, but
when assured the facts were known he
admitted Inc coal NdQ DGeN received
and the boys had been clothed and he
was happy.
Here'. Their Story, Girls.
Here is about all that is known Of
the two visitors. They are young
men, each about % years OF age. They
own 5000 acres of range land near
Canton. S. D.: lease 1900 additional
acres and own 5000 head Of cattle.
They are bachelors and live forty
miles from railroad. There was lit
tie work to do on the big ranch, and
having been cut of from civilization
for long time decided to take trip
back east
Cedar Rapids was their first stop
They spent about 81. 1000 here and wher
skey left they are said to have paid
their chauffeur who guided them about
this city literally for time, trouble ant
gnsoiene.
They were real live wires. out for g
good time. and they had it in Cedar
Rapids.
Sounds like q fairy story. did 70,
eay9 Well, their names are Stein and
SlmnAono and their postonice address
= n South Dakota, and the bank
cat 9hare say the sky = their limi
ana The Sunshine Mission has the Goa
81 80 ewo little urchins Of Cedar Rapid
save Harm winter clothing.