Evening times-Republican., 1920-11-27
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0skaloosa-William H. Wray, a
pioneer resident of Qskaloosa and
former mayor OF the city. died at his
home Wednesday OF heart trouble. He
vas prominent in Masonic circles and
Well known thruout the state. He
was "a years Old.
Harlan.-James Gorgen and F'or-
i rest Hammes, the two young men of
Harlan who were apprehehded in
Omaha In the attempt to sell mer-
chandise stolen from the Luecke
clothing store, were sentenced by
JudgeNO. D. Wheeler to five years in
the state reformatory at Anamosa,
They have already begun their sent
ences.
Atlantio.-Max Turk. 1S-year- old
lad of this city. has been held to the
Adair county grand jury on 4 charge
oE .'o,15iag the Rock Island station at
dar. The robbery occurred several
Gays ago in the daytime. The agent
was out of the sta1iontaking care Of
the arrival of ta,Sgase.. Turk took
seineth.ns like $40. fIfsshons has been
placed at $1,000. He could not furnish
itsnd was taken to the county Jail
;.t Greenfield.
Fort Madison.-,Thirty dollars in
cash and $50 liberty bond We're
taken from the safe in the Hawkeye
Lumber Cornpany'.s office on Front
street by eracksrnen at an early
hon- Wednesday. Two other liberty
lords worth $3.50 were overlooked. No
trace of the yeggs was found. The
robbery was first discovered by en-
rloyes of the company when they
came to work in the morning. Papers
rom the safe we're scattered over
Tie floor with cigaret stubs. Not con-
test With looting the safe, the thieves
-t.1nsacked the desk OFF. II. White,
fessager. but took nothing.
hncxville.-I4loyd Shilling, aged
at3out "a years. is dead. and his fellow
workman Lewis Riddle, OF Des Moines
Fa~ed 90 years, was seriously injured
!. harsday afternoon when they were
l4ur.ed alive In a ditch which cayed
hi upon them while preparing drum
from Whitebreast creek to q coal
mine located at the Burch bridge
five miles north Of Knoxville. Riddle
was rescued at 4s30 O'clock three
was still conscious when taken from
the ditch, but was badly bruised. The
body Of Shilling was excavated,
half hour later but life was etinct,
death resulting from suffocation.
Davenport-Rev, James Davis,
bishop of the Davenport diocese has
Just received check for $4,000 from
Frank j. Lewis, of Chicago, former
Davenport resident, with instructions
that the money be used to swell the.
st. Ambrose college endowment fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis during their long
residence here frequently showed
their generosity by donations to the
college and to st. Vincent's orphan
share in service and in money in
meeting the Requirements OF Arch
bishop Mundelein's appeals by giving
$4,000 for the wartime charities.
$4,000 to Rosary college OF the
Chicaso diocesan university and $6.-
900 to the Villa de Chantal, Rock
Island.
Letts.-Robert Wilson, prominent
and wealthy citizen Of Let's, aged IA
disappeared from the Bellevue hos
pital at noon Monday and his body.
was found in the Mississippi river
late, Wednesday afternoon. He was
said to be slightly deranged mental
" because OF his illness and his age.
"A volunteer posse have carried OH a
search since Monday for Mr.. Wilson.
Relatives thought he might be trying
to get home. He disappeared while
his special nurse was at luncheon
Monday. The body will be brought to
his home in Let's and funeral SER
vices arranged for later. He leaves
his widow, two sons, four daughters
and one brother William Wilson OF
Let's.