Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-04
Northern Io,ua Items

do not blame me because / have killed
! myself. l cannot remain on this earth
/ without you. Charles Spryncl.'
OeIwein.
! News has been received here that the
post office department at Washington
i has rearranged the rural mail routes in
! this section to the great detriment OF
/! the service and Inconvenience Of the
public. Several rural routes have been
taken away from Oelwein, with its T.
100 inhabitants. on main line rail-
road and transferred TO Hazeiton with
its 400 and located on branch rail-
road. One route which reaches within
mile of Oelwein is among the number
transferred. The business of the Dell
vein merchants will be delayed at least
twelve hours by the rearrangement,
which is only a sample of the disor-
ganization effected by the postal de-
partment by this order. The reason
for it is shrouded in mystery. The be-
lief is that the scheme was devised by
clerks in the Washington office and
without any study of the ground. Pc
titions will go to headquarters for
restoration of the old satisfactory and
prompt service.
Cedar Rapids.
A man who gave his name as James
Burns was found running around the
Rock Island railroad yards about 10
o'clock Wednesday night without a
stitch of clothing on and upon investi-
CATION by the police 1t was found that
he had been robbed of his money and
clothes by his pal who had been trav-
cling with him for the past few days.
The amount Of Burns loss was be-
tween eight and nine dollars in money
and a new razor that he had purchased
few weeks before After being ques-
toned as to how the incident occurred
he said that he and his supposed
friend were going out to the railroad
yards to find place to sleep and af-
! ter deciding on an old refrigerator as
suitable place he had laid down and
fallen asleep when his companion
jumped on him and demanded his
| money. After being relieved Of his
money. Burns said the robber did not
seem to- be satisfied. and began taking
| off his clothes and examining them IN
til he had him stripped. During this
struggle Burns was able to slip from
under the others hold and started run
ming up the track in very nude con-
dition until he met switchman, who
gave him an old coat
Cedar Rapids.
| 1t took the Jury less than three
| quarters OF an hour yesterday to de-
eide that Robert King should be con-
victed for escaping from the REFORM
| atory. King was sent to Anamosa from
| Hamilton county for larceny and after
| serving some time was paroled, but he
| broke his parole. It was while he was
going back in charge of officer Karl
I p. Blaise that he escaped in Cedar
! Rapids and hired Former Deputy
Sheriff + NJ. Dodge to take him to
Clinton in his taxicab promising that
he had relatives in Clinton who would
! furnish him money to pay the taxi
charges. Dodge had no suspicion as
to the character OF his passenger. but
the actions OF King in Clinton made
him suspicious and when they picked
up q policeman in the car to direct
| them to the place King wished to find
Dodge and the policeman both kept an
! eye on King but the latter entered a
! house where there was a light and i'm
mediately sought the back door thru
| which he went as fast as he could go
and too fast for the policeman and
Dodge to stop him. when they heard
the noise Of his exit. King was arrest
ed afterwards. however. and was in
dicted IN Linn county for escaping
from the reformatory and yesterday
was convicted. which will mean abcui
= Ave years more in Anamosa.