Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-02

Bellevue.
The city council has closed the con-
tract for a 5000 motor fire truck. The
truck is paintedta bright red, trimmed
with gold leaf and lettered on both
sides, 'tB. F. D. No. l., and will carry
six men.
Waterloo.
With s,114 voters enrolled, on the
registration books at the end of the
first three days Of registering and with
one more day to enroll, the indications
are that heavy vote, VIII be cast in
Waterloo The total registration four
years ago was 1886. Five new pre-
cincts have been authorized, making
fifteen in all. !
Sioux City.
Sioux City shippers believe they
have won a substantial victory in pro-
curing a new freight schedule between
Nebraska points and this city. "a thing
they have been battling in the courts
for two years, When Omaha and Lin
coin jobbers failed. as "a last resorte TO
procure an order OF suspension from
the interstate commerce commission,
the, new rates became effective, last
week. = ~
Cherokee. az
4 Bert Speelman, employed as deliv-
cry wagon driver, was shot in the right
arm and seriously wounded while
hunting at Pickerel lake, near Mara-
thon, Monday. Eddie Himbry was in
a boat with Speelman and had just ia
ken a shot at flock OF ducks and was
resting the gun across his knee when
it accidentally discharged. Bone graft
ing was necessary. but it is believed
the arm can be saved. S
Mount Vernon.
The Wapsie Power and Light Com
pany, which with Mount Vernon as it's
headquarters supplies electricity for
this part Of the state, has just COM
pleted arrangements for the extension
of It's system to West Branch. This
will be q main line running direct from
Mount Vernon to West Branch, dis
lance Of thirty miles. Manager Ken
meth Lindsay states that the company
has already placed It's order for sup
plies and will begin the construction
as soon as possible.
Waterloo.
Thieves who watched her place the
front door key in the mail box. and
then gained entrance thru the front
door, are believed to have stolen VAL
liable brooch and other jewelry from
Mrs. J. E. Smith. 4os sunnyside aven-
ue, Tuesday. Mrs. Smith reported her
loss to the police when she returned to
her home at noon and found the rooms
in disorder. She was gone for several
hours during the morning and the
thieves had ample time to go thru the
house during her absence. When she
returned, she found the key in the
mailbox and the door locked, as she
had left 1t. The police are investigat-
ing.
Dubuque.
Dubuque's mystery gang, the rob-
bers who have successfully entered a
score or more Of Dubuque business
houses, are blamed for the theft OF a
large quantity OF revolvers. knives
cutlery and other hardware articles
from the hardware store OF Gotta,
Byrne and Seymore Monday AS was
the case in every other stunt supposed
to have been pulled of by the same
gang, no doors or cases were broken
into. It is not known how the thieves
entered the store as ell doors and win
dows were securely locked the next
morning, but the stock was missing
Neither was anything turned upside
down nor was the store in disorder
The work was evidently done by the
same gang, dubbed mystery gang, by
the authorities, the Same crowd that is
supposed to have taken more thar
see from the Inxva Dairy Company, g
few days ago and several other big
hauls all within the past few weeks.
Sioux City. e.
Decayed flooring In the "bullpen" al
the city jail early Sunday morning af-
forded means Of escape for six men
who were confined ON various charges
One Of them, Jack Sullivan, arrested
on charge OF intoxication, was shot
thru the knee by Policeman Frank
(Tocko when the fugitive refused to
obey the policemar's command to halt
Sullivan waA rembved 20 st. vincent'a
hospital. Ills condition IL not serious
During the last year many persons
have escaped from tho Jail by tearing
up u par. CT the fionr in ora corner
and climbing, down to the basement
From the, basement escape was easy
The delivery Sunday morning occur
red between 8 and 5 o'clock Charles
Lake. held on m investigation charge.
instituted the delivery, according to
statements secured BY the police from