Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-01
Southern Io1ua Items

in a signed statement he admits tina.
he entered the A J. Bo!dt residence,
713 West Seventh street. Thursday aft
ernoon about $3.50 O'Clock and stole
two watches. a sdckpin. locket, comb
and pocketbook on.aining 81 cents
from a dresser in a roam on the second
floor Of the home.
Des Moinss.
John N Smith attorney. pleaded
guilty before Judge Smith Mcpherson
of the federal court TO having nasused
the mails to defraud G. n. Thorley. his
father in law, out Of $4,000. Judgment
will be pronounced upon the prisoner
today The court limited that leniency
would be extended Smith in view OF
the fact that he was convicted in the
state court on a charge Of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Smith
was sentenced to the Fort Madison
prison for seven years by Judge w. II.
McHenry. He appealed his case to
the supreme court, which affirmed the
verdict in the lower court. Jury In
the federal court convicted Smith OF
using the mails to Gefraud several
months ago. He was sentenced to the
federal prison for eighteen months.
The United States circuit court OF APP
pea,s granted the prisoner rehearing.
West Liberty.
Francis Dotson. the young West Lib
erty boy who last Saturday was found
in Rock Islind, ILL.,, IN company with
Miss Esther Borgstedt. a young Mich
OILS girl, was Thursday evening brought
before Justice of the Peace Jones and
given a hearing OH the charge OF alb
duction. DotSon was bound over to
await the action of the grand jury and
placed under $500 bonds. Unless he is
able to give the bonds he will be taken
to Nuscatin and placed in the county
Jail there. Dotson On last Friday night
drove to Nichols from here and re-
turned with Miss Borgstedt. Later he
bought two tickets for Davenport and
Saturday the pair were found In Rock
Island by the girls brother. The broth
er took the girl home with him and at
the time no effort was made TO appre-
bend Dotson. Later Dotson returned
to West Liberty, but was not taken in
to custody until Tuesday evening.
keokuk.
A wireless station operated by both
boys and girls is 70 be established tn
Keokuk this winter The work is al
ial and messages will be picked up as
far away as from Arlington, Va. near
Washington, according to the boys who
are planning to ask the local jewelers.
10 take " Wireless :..nc service from the
government station. The plan for
station developed first with the Cen.
trail Western Radial Club. composed Of
six boys who have a room in the Y.
h - 4 Az;
aerials, ohms, senders and the like In.
terested rather than confused twelve
girls, members of the Y. w. c. A.. and
they applied for permission to Join the
wireless club. 1t was granted them by
the boys and the girls will establish
set of instruments in their room. The
boys are at work on their instruments
and will have them working soon. AS
they expect to send outside OF the state
limits they are preparing to take out
their government licenses as required
by law.
Blanchard.
The mayor and the offici,!s Of .he
water company are working to find
the leak in the water mains that has
been losing hundreds Of gallons OF wat
er daily from the tower here. 1t Is
ScAS SNtOcIlL LlldL Luc pumps now OSSAA
putting more water into the tower than
the consumers have been using and
the question that is bothering Mr..
Crane and Mr.. NOVEL;. the man at the
pump house. is to locate the weak
place in the water main. They have
asked avery consumer not to use any
water during a certain period and have
then filled the water tower and meas
ured the amount Of water that 10 lost
during the day The amount that they
found lost during the test just ended
greatly exceeds the estimated loss and
the next step the water people will
take will be to cut OF each consumers
supply at the house thus leaving the
mains alone under pressure and then
measure the loss. Then By emitting on
the mains in sections they Will be able
to definitely locate the section where
there 10 an unusual leak and save the
loss to the city.
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