Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
Northern Io1ua Items

and heard a noise in the attic. She
Investigated and found the roof on
fire, Prompt work on the part OF the
fire department saved the house for a
strong wind was blowing which made
the danger great. Neighbors and
friends carried, out books. piano and
many articles of value. Considerable
damage wis done by water, fire and
falling plaster but the fact that the
fire occurred in the afternoon instead
Of a few hours later is the 'Pollyanna
view Of the CorkAy family.
Blakesbur9-Mr. and Mrs. Paris S.
Smith, of this place celebrated their
sixty fifth wedding anniversary. Altho
MIR. Smith Is 80 years old and his VIE
81, they are both yet young in spirit.
living alone and still keeping house
and doing their own work. Their FAC
ulties are active and they take a daily
as we'll as country newspaper and a
magazine or two and are we'll up on
the current events Of the day. For As
years they lived on a farm where their
large family of 10 children grew to
manhood and womanhood. Their chill
dren now living are Mrs. Elizabeth
hOOlS. L IllOllN lIlc, Il oiihtl A'SheAsS'
lobe Smith, Harlan, Iowa; Mrs. Lucy
Bailsback. Billings. Mont; Mrs. Mat
tie Gaylor Centerville, Iowa Mrs. Kate
Abegg. Blakesbudg. Iowa: w. l.. Smith.
Bismarck, n. D., and Jacob B. Smith.
Oregon.
Cedar Rapids-What is believed to
be a group Of crooks responsible for q
number of the robberies about town of
late was rounded up by the police in
the arrest Of Thomas Osborn, Harry
Thompson and John Thelan. The for
mer two are being held for the theft OF
the suitcases and jewelry stolen from
the automobile of J. l.. Lupton, Of To-
ledo. Sunday night while Thelan Is
booked on a general investigation. Os-
born was arrested by Chief Of Police
Morrison and Thompson was taken by
Detective Cook, two hours later. Both
men are thought to be exconvicts.
Thompson practically admitting that
he is on parole and has three years
and nine months to serve on a burg
larry charge. The police have been
working hard on these cases the last
week and believe that these men or
their friends are the thieves who have
been breaking into a number Of stores.
Carroll-One J. r. Davis Of Lanes
boro Is enjoying stay at the county
Jail as a guest of Sheriff Jansen and
seems to like the board the sheriff is
able to give him. Davis had been in
Minnesota with young fellow named
John Jones and both of them were on
their way back to this dry and liquor
less state Saturday night. They filled
six suitcases with booze at st. Paul
and were returning on the Great West
ern when state agent got onto their
trail. He was on the lookout for the
two as Lanesboro's good citizens have
been worked up over the activities OF
the. pair in the liquor business and
have had d state man on the case for
some weeks. The state agent arrested
the two men on the train and had
them in tow until he had nearly reach
ed Lanesboro Then he discovered that
jones had given him the slip and had
escaped. He still kept Davis and
brought him to Carroll where he was
lodged in jail to await development.
The state man finally uncovered Jones
hiding in Manning and he was brought
here and taken on to Lanesboro.