The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-19
IOWA STATE NEWS


bers in jefferson County. Some live only
few days.
--Des Moines has not yet raised $4,000
to secure the permanent location OF tho
Suite Fair
Tho Adintant General has shipped
muskcts to thirty seven Grand Army posts
in Iowa.
The Episcopal Indies Of Council Bluffs
will nise $1,000 toward the erection Of
new church.
Some Of tho Des Moines saloon keep
cas- are advertising their places for rent on
and after July 4.
Elizabeth Park. Of Warren County,
wants g. II. Nichols to pay her $40, 600 for
breach of promise of marriage.
The nature and origin Of honey dew"
is subject of study in Davenport. The
bees are having rich harvest from it.
Abba and Leon authorities publish
notices ordering all dogs confined to the
premises, as precaution against hydro
phobia.
School children Of Des Moines sent
handsome wreath Of flowers to Cleveland,
which was used in decorating the tomb Of
Garfield on Memorial day.
In William Lethers' mine. near Du-
buque, a valuable lode Of lead was struck
at depth Of eighty feet. Mr.. Lethers is .
Chicago commission merchant.
Prof Grinnell, Of this State, has been
appointed. under tho pleuro pneumonia
bill passed by Congress, to have charge Of
the new Bureau Of Animal Industry.
AT baby show in Dubuque the COM
mittee decided to award the prize to COL
ored child, but the white mothers raised
such row that the committee was obliged
to reconsider and give the prize against
their better judgment
Young Townsend, who killed a patent
medicine vcnder named Wcare, on the street
at Murray, about a year ago, because OF an
obscene remark at which Townsend's mother
took offense, was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life. The defense pleaded insan-
ity, caused by epilepsy.
-Des Moines sued the estate Of John
Taylor and recovered 900 in back taxes.
and the City Attorney Of Davenport has
been instructed to sue the estate OF the late
Lorenzo Shricker, a lumber merchant,
whose estate is worth several hundred thou
sand dollars, one-half of which is in money.
on which he did not while alive pay his
just proportion Of taxes.
Miss Louise Latterback committed sui
| eide by taking strychnine at the residence
OF her grandfather, near Knoxville. She
wrote three letters after taking the poison,
one Of which was to young man to whom
| she was to have been married next July.
| She was we'll educated, and left written
statement of her whole proceedings, saying
she was tired Of life.
| words, get the clerk to consent to let him
| have lunch and s-ait till morning. He
| was chilled through but his pleading was in
| vain, SO he waited until about o'clock
! when he saw restaurant open and he went
into it expecting to get something to eat
| there. sure He found himself in the same
fix again. The keeper would not change
t'le bill and the nickel would not buy any,
| thing The train for Des Moines left before
8 o'clock, when the bank opened. and the
| man actually had to wait until he arrived
there, before getting anything to eat, when
he supplied himself well. man might
starve with plenty Of money in his pocket.
| Sometimes man is no better of with
plenty Of money in his pocket than if he
had nothing. as is clearly proven in the case
given below. A few days ago gentleman
who belongs to travelling company. be-
came disabled and left his company, in the
southwestern portion of the State starting
| for Des Moines. He reached the station
where he had to change cars for Des
Moines, about 3 o'clock in the morning. and
had in his pocketbook $50 bill and .
nickel. He was hungry and cold, and SO
/ concluded SO try depot restaurant for cup
Of coffee and lunch. He explained the
situation as to his pocketbook before order
ing the lunch. The nickel was not enough
to get anything and the clerk could not or
would not break the $50 note. The GENTLE
man could not, by the most persuasive
A despatch from Glenwood says: East
Plattsmouth, ten miles southwest Of this
city, was the scene of horrible tragedy.
Richard Bright killed George Williams with
q hatchet, and then blew out his own brains
with shotgun. Bright and Williams were
great chums. For about three weeks past
Bright has been subject to spells Of insan-
ity, and labored under the impression that
mob was coming to take him. He
watched every one closely, but he was not
believed to be dangerous. He was afraid to
stay alone, and kept some one with him all
the time. Williams, who was going to work
on the section, called TO inquire how Bright
had passed the night. Bright was very
friendly. and tho two men ccnversed few
minutes. Williams then went into another
room, talking with Mrs. Bright about her
husband. She said he had passed = bad
night, had been handling his gun and
examining the cap. Bright came out
and asked his wife what Williams said
about the mob that was coming to
take him. Williams heard the query and
said: ''Dick, you are all right. There isn't a
man on the bottom who has more friends
than you" Williams then started to go.
Bright told him not to hurry, to wait until
north part Of the north room, in which were
two beds opposite each other. Williams sat
down on the side Of one of the beds while
Bright paced the room between them. Sud-
denly Bright lodged under the bed and Sc
cured hatchet, which he whirled around