Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-10
Northern Io1ua Items

Offices. Tiffen, and tlkims Ne knows
the shot was from revolver in the
hands Of one Of the other officers. He
|,admits. howeyeF,s tot shaying used the
'nitnogl.cerine insthesjaii and claims it
was brought 10 4hinEsby a tramp who
was arrested in Marion by, Sheriff Loft
tus He denied the soup" was brought
| to him by woman.
I Sioux City.
! George NJ Conway. t423 Douglas
street. pioneer Sioux City business man
and head of the large wholesale ana
retail tobacco firm Of that name. died
| Tuesday morning of pneumonia. II .
was 81 years old Mr.. Conway had been
ailing for over two years. About Il
week ago, he contracted pneumonia.
because of his weakened condition he
was unable to combat the attack. His
condition had been grave since Satur-
day. Artificial means were resor,ed to
| in hopes CT prolonging life. Immeda;s
relatives and friends We're at the bed
Side when he passed away. The bodr
was taken back to Rock Island. III :,
!! where it was interrid by the side Of
his mother and other relatives.
Waterloo.
1 d. VI
! Sweeney in tracing a bicycle stolen
lfrem in front OF the Courier Office yes
J; terday brought more grief to Dave
! GToons. when that officer lodged him
4 in Jail! Groc,7s is lG Years old and ii is
| said to be a professional bicycle thief
| It was he who sole Chief I.eighton's
hike several weeks ago ard sold ii to
I, Il local merchant Atho the officer OBJ
| Grooms. the boy has not yet told where
! the bicycle last ;a,''n is located He
says he disposed of it m North Wa
! te-loo for 81. but this stor, is. doubt ID
!; by tne police Groon,s says he tool! the
iWaeei frcr' tho Courier office early in
lthc morning an6 after hiding it in the
engine room of west side factory not
/ far distant. rode it to :he railroad
i district where he sold it.
Sioux City.
! y The parcels post and the increased
;.arca over which the business district
( has spread have combined 10 mo~"
necessary the addition OF eight men in
tSicux Cit!'s postoi'iice. An urg N, re-
! quest for four carriers and fon.' clerks
| Will be sent ON Jan. Is to Washington
iby Postmaster e. c. Tonpkins. so lie
istated. At that time he will make ais
I first report on the parcels post business
there. Two Of the carriers and two Of
| the CLERKS will be necessary to take
! care of the new express" business.
The sale of stamps at the parcels post
window continues insistent. Pos :
Emaster Tompkins Monday sent in a
reuu;,sition for $4,000 worth of par
GELS post stamps at once. He added
that if they were not received by Jan
| Is. the local office would be sold out
Boone.
r.! La Monte Silliman the 12-year-oid
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Siliiman re-
ceiyed fracture Of the skull Tues
dav while in game Of indoor base
ba II at the Y. NJ. c. A. with playmates
or the Junior class OF that institu-
ton. The Silliman lad was catching
and stepped in just as the lad at bat
swung and received blow on the
neck at the base of the skull. A phys
ician was called and the lad was taken
to his home and the wound dressed.
The how is in serious condition but
the fracture is not necessarily fatal.
The boy batting at the time OF the
accident is not to blame according to
the Y. NJ. c. a. physical director. but
states that accident was due to the
excitement Of the game and that the
little fellow stepped in too close 20
the bat. ,Asfsss