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

been located until his body was dis
| covered today. His brother said this
afterno DON that ne believed that he
committed suicide. Financial losses
are given as the probable cause for
his action He is survived by his wife,
three sons and one daughter.
Iowa FaIIs-Thieves entered the
high school building by breaking a
window lock. unlocking another door,
and climbing over the transom, ana
robbed Superintendent Won Krog's
desk of $50. No clue has been found
which will fasten a suspicion upon
whom the robbers were altho the
manner in which the robbery was car
ried out is evidence that those who
entered the building were well Ac-
quainted with the arrangement Of the
interior. 1t it thought that the thieves
believed the box office receipts from
Somewhere in America staged, un-
der the auspices of the high school,
were locked in Superintendent Won
Krog's desk. About $40 of the money
taken belonged to the Boys Victory
Fund, $40 was in Thrift Stamps, and
few dollars belonging to the Red
Cross. Local police officials are now
investigating the robbery.
Estherville--In spirit Of despond-
ency Mrs. C. c. Olson of South Tenth
street, committed suicide by jumping
into the Des Moines river below the
Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad
bridge. II was not known when she
committed the rash act but it was
~; of She
was missed at supper time and search
was then made for her and was con-
tinued thru part of the night. NO
trace Of her could be had at that time.
searching party was organized by
r. VI. j olies, made up of the business
men of town, and a systematic search
was started. 1t was not very long,
however, until a woman's shoe prints
were discovered on the bank Of the
river about sixty rods below the rail
road bridge and it was at once decided
that they were those OF Mrs. olson
and that she had jumped into the river
at that place. The body was found
lodged in some rubbish at least half
mile below where she was supposed
to have jumped in. No cause is given
for her self destruction unless the act
was committed during spell OF
temporary insanity. She was 50 years
of age.
Waterfowl anyone doubts that
the world is an upside down PROPOSE
ton he can get plenty, of proof If he
looks long and hard enough. For in
stance--a short time ago there was
returned soldier in Waterloo looking
for his sixty dollar war bonus. Now
the war bonus is in Waterloo looking
for the returned soldier. 1t all hap
pened this way. A soldier by the
name of George w. Clark returned to
Waterloo and was evidently here for
some little time. He failed to record
his honorable discharge papers, but
as he wanted the sixty dollar bonus,
he sent the papers to the war depart
ment in Washington. d. G. The only
address given government officials was
George w. Clark. Waterloo Iowa
In due time the papers and the Sixty
dollar bonus arrived in Waterloo and
were delivered to George w. Clapk
middle -aged man who is employed by
the Waterloo Hardware Company, and
who was not in the war. and Is an
other individual. AS soon as he re-
cefved the papers. he turned them over
to George Weilein, chief OF police. The
latter has made all possible search for
the owner of the war bonus. but has
been unable to locate him in Water
loo.