Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-21
Northern Io1ua Items
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MeGresor.
This town is TO have q fourth auto
mobile highway known as the eastern
Iowa Scenic Route. Good roads WORK
ers from Keokuk. Burlington and DaV-,
enporr and Dubuque will meet May ,.
TO complete plans and all four roaos
are TO center at the new proposed ma
lionai park. The other three roads are:
Northern Pike. running from Siou1
Falls, S. D. in the northern part o.
Iowa The Geranium tran. covering
the territory between DesMoines Wat
erioo and Muscatine via Clinton ano
Elkader. The park Highway traverses
the route from Ottumwa thru Cedar
Rapids, Marion. Manchester and Eika !
der. cs- - ,qse. al. u,
La Porte City. rtrt, ~ y ~
A privilege that is granted to4 few
wss accorded Monday to Mr. and Mrs.
John Howrey. wesi-known residents OF
La Porte City. who celebrated the six
tieth anniversary OF their marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howrey. surrounded py
their family and other relatives. en-
tered into the spirit OF the celehra-
ton heartily and enjoyed the reunion
more than they. At noon sumptu-
Gus dinner was served, the guests be-
ing seated at TWO tables conferred with
large bouquets OF pink roses. The
course Eenu farther carried out the
color scheme Of pink and white. SIX
~ years ago. on April Il. their mar
rage was celebrated in the home they
had prepared on the farm they still
own in Spring Creek township. , Mrs.
Howrey's maiden name was Miss
Marcy Clark
Mason City.
The explosion of a vu1canizing OUT
| fit in the dental office of DIR. w r.
clack- az 1880 O'Clock Tuesday. re-
suited in considerable damage to the
interior Of the doctors laboratory and
entirely demolished the vulcanizer. for
&, was blown up thru the ceiling among
the rafters and the doctor says 1t may
| stay there. He had been heating some
material in the vuicanizing vessel over
a gas jet and when at 21S degrees
Fahrenheit he saw the vessel Was
, leaking steam. He decided to let the
! contents cool so he could remedy the
/ leak, and had just turned TO shut OF
| the gas after looking at the Their
| rnoneter when the explosion occurred
and the rulcanizing pot went stratsht
Li1a tIS GciltE4x It<1AInS d LpaS III LIN
plaster about q foot In diameter The
explosion blew the window glass out.
the falling pieces attracting the atten-
) ton Of those on the street, but fortu-
natelr no one was hurt.
Waterloo. sss. =. & q
J What is believed to be the model
| church census was successfully taken
Sunday afternoon by 100 enumerators
under general captains and lieutep-
ants The entire city's population MAJ
| Enumerated between and o'clock. Poi
weeks the preliminary work has been
under way. All churches we're used IA
centers. The city was divided into units
/ Of about twenty-five families s&aEh.
Newspapers printed census blanks and
asked those who could not be at home
to FIJI In the information and place II
in the mail box. Mayor Law issued q
proclamation, asking the public TO coz
/ operate All the commercial bodies,
4 the Rotary Club and other organiza-
tons co-operated In the big under
taking. Among the enumerators were
men OF every religious faith. Data waa
procured regarding church member-
ship. preference OF any particular d.
| nomination IL not member, whethes
attending Sunday school and whether
the people have church letters which
have not been placed Results will be
announced within a few days.