Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
Northern Iolua Items

also in each case nothing but money
was taken and each time all the per-
MES were left. Bloodhounds have been
sent for and an effort will be made to
trace the thieves
Waterloo.
Matrimony has claimed 147IS
couples in Black Hawk county since
records have been kept in their pres
ent FORM If all the brides and grooms
were alive and liNing in the COUNTY
now they wot,fd isampose 2s,55s OF the
population. Thursday afternoon Harry
e. Keyes and Doris K. LindleX, St
Louis, Mo, procured license No. HIS
thereby opening record book No. 3D.
The couple was married later by Upton
B. Kepford, justice Of the peace. Mr
Keyes has relatives here. He is 4
travelling man and he and his bride
will live either in ST. Louis or MINNIE
apolis. "
Cedar Rapids.
An officer came here from Waterloo
for three boys ranging in age from
to IA years who had gotten this far
on their way to Florida by canoe which
they had stolen near their home in
Waterloo five days ago. The boys are
Lloyd. I: Clyde. II. and Joe Alvord IA.
They had been living with their moth
err in Waterloo since their parents sep
arated. They intended. they declared,
to go to their father who lives IN
Florida, via the Gulf of Mexico and
carried a we'll thumbed map Of their
proposed route. The boys had no food
nor money but plenty of matches. They
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the fields. The trio are broken hearted
at having to return home. A farmer
turned them over to the officers here
when they asked him for food.
Waterloo.
Paul Stufflebeam elevator operat tor
in the First National Bank building, is
musically inclined. He whistles while
shooting his machine toward the top
Of the building. whistles while waiting
for passengers and whistles while go
ing to and from his work. Wednesday
morning while Paul's car was wait
ing for an upward fight, a friend came
along. Paul. as usual. was whistling.
"Say. I'll bet that you can't put
penny in your mouth and then
whistle" said the friend Paul thought
"a moment. lie reasoned that penny
was small and his mouth large. His
logic was excellent It'll take the bet"
he said and produced penny He put
1t in his mouth, puckered up his lips
and wh!stled shrilly. AS he did so he
swallowed the penny. Elevator ser
vice was suspended while Paul went
in search Of first aid treatment Soon
afterwards up came the penny His
friend paid the bet.
Cedar Falls.
The explosion Of a tank containing
some thirty gallons Of mixed paint in
the paint shop Of the Wagner Manu-
featuring Company plant at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon threatened the de-,
struction Of the entire plant, as we'll
as endangering the adjoining property,
but the timely arrival OF the fire de-
partment soon had the situation under
control and in a short time the dam
ger was disposed Of. From what couii
be learned from one Of the men en-
ployed in the paint room, the fire or
iginated from 8 spark which came
from the striking together Of two
steel pieces of piping in the hands Of
one Of the employees by the name Of
Hansen. the spark coming In contact
with the mixture in the big tank,
which was about one-third gasolene.
An explosion followed throwing the
burning fluid about the room with the
result that within moment the en-
tire building was enveloped in flames.
but fortunately the several men at
work at the time escaped without In
jury. The loss to the building and
contents is estimated at $500 to $1,000,
and is fully covered by Insurance..