Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-28
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Sioux City.-Sioux City was chosen
the next convention place Of the
Gideons Christian Travellers Asso-
citation at the convention held in ST.
Louis. n.
6oone-IGdnund Brown died at
9:15 Sunday evening at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Mary e. Irving.
504 Boone st. He was 90 years old
at the time of his passing. Mr..
Brown brought his family from
Massachusetts in 1868 and settled on
In recent years he has made his
home with his daughters.
Mount PIeasant.-Mlss Margaret
Terrence, a former Mount Pleasant
girl, and q graduate of Iowa Wes-
leyan college, Is teaching in one of
the high schools in Manila. p. I. She
started for the Philippines on June
1, accompanied by her mother. Dur
ing the war she was employed IN
government work at Washington. She
is a member Of the Pi Beta Phi sor-
GRITTY
Brighton.-J. A. Fox was instantly
killed Saturday afternoon when his
house toppled over on him while he
was raising 1t on jackscrews pre-
paratory to placing 1t on a new foun-
dalton. He was working on the east
side of the building when one Of the
jacks slipped causing the house to
fall on him. He was crushed between
the house and the foundation. Mr..
Fox was the local agent at the c.. r.
!. & p. depot. His wife Is away from
home visiting her daughter in Colo
RADIO.
Northumberland de Young, 10
years old. was found dead at thes foot
of the 60-foot water tower. his skull
crushed presumably from fall. It is
suspected that he jumped from the
tower. He was In trouble several
weeks ago and a week ago was ar
rested for intoxlcation. This case he
tried to have the newspapers ignore.
but the news of It was published in
a brief way and he was intensely in
dignant about 1t, It is reported he
contemplated suicide on account OF
the publication. There also is a re-
port that he quarreled with his par
ents, who were grieved by his con-
duct, but this has not yet been ver-
flied.
OeIwein.-John Ruecker, a we'll
known farmeD residing northwes. OF
the city, committed suicide by hang
ing some time during the day FRI
day and his body was found sus-
pended in the evening by members OF
the family searching for him. He
left home Friday morning, taking a
horse and buggy, and 1t was pre-
sumed that he was going to town. and
he gave no indications of his inten-
lions to end His life. Not returning in
the afternoon a search was made and
the horse was found hitched near a
vacant building on a Schwartz farm.
On entering the building the body of
the unfortunate man was found sus-
pended. and it was evident that life
had been extinct for some hours.
Sioux city-oscar A. Holman ss,
editor of the Sioux City Voltefreund
a German paper, was beaten over the
head by an unidentified man mt his
office this forenoon. The
man used Il hammer, first striking
Hoffman down as the latter stood in
side his Office with his back toward
the door. HOFFMAN was alone Mt the
time, and the man fled without be-
ing seen. Hoffman was conscious for
q few minutes after he was found
but could not describe his assailant.
Two negroes, who were in the shop
q day or two ago and INDUCED in a
hot argument Nover Germany's part
IN the world war are being sought
In connection with the assault. Hoff-
man is not expected to recover. His
skull is fractured.