Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
Southern Io,ua Items

ward evening became acquainted Win
some of 1.-The boys" and together ar
ranged for a social game of poker. at
which several OF the boys were invited
to take part, but being little late in
arriving. and Nleilstranger looking so
easy, the game was begun With but
two Of our citizens and the stranger,
who as soon as the money" was put
on the table, placed the two under ar
rest and took them before Mayor
Klutts, who promptly fined them $50
and costs each, and now the ones VINO
were late in arriving are thanking
their stars that they were delayed. No
strangers need to look for social
game here now. for a While at least.
: Norwich.
Burglars early Friday morning en-
tered the store and postoftice here blew
open the safe and secured about 500
in cash and escaped. The job was
completed about 1870 O'clock. The
postmaster, who also owns the gem
eral store where the postottice is kept.
lives across the street. He was aroused
by the explosion and ran into the
street. accompanied by his wife, just as
two men ran from the postoffice. The
postmaster was armed with a shotgun
and he fired at the fleeing men. who
returned the fire. So far as known. none
| of the shots on either side took eff ct.
! The burglars ran to the depot. where
| they boarded handcar which seems
! to have been kept ready for flight and
{ sped towards the west.
! Washington.
Col S. ". Brooilhart will leave
Washington, Iowa. for Washington. D.
! c., this week, where he will attend a
meeting of the National Rifle Associa-
| ton, Adjutant General Guy Logan OF
Red Oak, has ordered Colonel Brook
| hart to attend and represent Iowa.
! Colonel Brookhart is one Of the direc-
! tors OF the association. The mOdus OPP
! erandi to be pursued at the big rifle
. matches to be held at Camp Perry, o.,
, next summer will be gone over ana
discussed at the meeting. Election OF
! officers will also be held. Colonel
| Brookhart was manager of the Palma
Trophy shoot held at Ottawa. Cana
da, last fall which was won by his
| team, and it is likely that he will take
/ u prominent part in the matches held
at Camp Perry next summer.
Dcs Moines.
Des Moines banks have passed thru
a prosperous year Iowa Trust and
Savings will pay % per cent divi-
dcnd. Ten per cent will be added to
the surplus and holders will receive IL
per cent. Des Moines National will
declare a total of 1871 per cent. Central
State will give the usual per cent
semi-annual dividend. The annual
meeting will be held Wednesday. VAL
I lev bank will pay 4 per cent semi
J annual dividend and Iowa National has
already declared IL per cent. John
Cavanaugh will be elected president
Of the German Savings bank at the an
nual meeting on Jan. Z. John Hogan
will continue as cashier but Jesse
Wells, president will retire from the
institution. The usual 10 per cent divi-
dend will be paid.
Council Bluffs.
The crushed body Of James Pappas
a Greek. still warm. was found by
Night Switchman H. II. Haas as he
was crossing the house track No. 4. q
short. distance east of the yard Offices
in the Union Pacific yards. about 5:45
Thursday evening. The body was TAX
en- to Cutters morgue, where search
of the body disclosed letter addressed
to Dimitrim Ntamokon, ST. Louis. and
dated Nov. 81. The body was lying be-
} tween the rails and from the mangled
} condition it was judged that the mar
) mad been run completed: cse:. A switch
. engine in charge Of Foreman Franz
Marble and Engineer John Toozer hat
been switching cars on track No. 4, bu
neither of the two men In charge OF
any member of the crew remembered
!. anything that might indicate that thei,
} engine had killed the man.