The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17
IOWA STATE NEWS

IOWA STATE NEWS.
Tho Des Moines Aldermen charged
with misapplying funds Indignantly deny
the charge.
Fire at Sioux City destroyed the st.
Paul House, frame building occupied BY
NJ. Desmond a. q saloon aud residence.
Loss, 5000; insurance, $500.
Col. Abernethy has accepted tho posi-
ton Of Dean Of the Baptist University at
Des Moines. The school is free Of debt,
and there is sufficient money in the treasury
to complete the new building.
George Jacobs, an employe Of the Mil
waukee Railroad, while attempting to couple
freight cars at Council Bluffs, caught his
foot in tho frog Of the rails and was thrown
down and his left leg taken of by the cars.
"A crazy man came near taking posses
sion Of Walnut street bridge, Des Moines,
one day recently. The police took him In
charge, and he was found to be Mr.. Stan
10y Of Somerset. He had been out Of his
mind twice before, once from fever and
once from sunstroke and II was thought
that the excessive heat had brought on this
last attack. He was promptly put under
medical treatment, and at last accounts was
doing we'll.
The Board Of Supervisors OF Monona
County has ordered the construction Of
what is known ms the Ashton Ditch. The
work is expected TO reclaim 1900 acres Of
land, and possibly more. The estimated
cost is $1,000. The contract will probably
be awarded in August, and the contractors
given until the lst Of January, 1856, in
which to complete the work. The Gazette
says: This is the first job Of ditching that
has been attempted in this county under the
provisions Of the drainage law, aud should
it meet with reasonable success it is more
than probable that many others Of simi-
lar character will be undertaken.
George Warren. an old state House
attache, returned to Des Moines from quite
an extensive visit East. Before going home
he went into barber shop to remove the
stains Of travel. On coming out Of the
bath-ro he noticed the loss Of hs
pocket-book. containing $3.50 He i'm
mediately returned and found the book
lying upon chair. Thinking nothing Of
It, save to congntulate himself ON his good
fortune, he put it in his pocket and pro-
ceeded home. After he had been there for
some time his daughter mentioned that the
owner Of the house had called for his rent.
Pulling ont his pocket book to give her tho
money, he discovered that the $50 were
missing Search was immediately insti-
tuted. but of no avail, and the money will
probably be total loss.
The new adjustment Of Postmaster's
salaries adds 500 to the salary at Rock
Rapids aud Wilton junction. II reduces
the salaries 800 at the following places:
Ackley, Alton. Abba. Algona, Atlantic. Bed
ford, Bloomfield, Brooklyn. Burlington.
Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Charlton. Clin-
ton. Corning. Davenport, Decorah. Dewitt.
Dubuque. Fort Dodge, Fort Madison, Grin
nell. Grundy Center. Guthrie Center, Har-
Ian, keoknk, Knoxville. LANSING. Nc
Gregor. Malvern, Manchester. Manson.
Maquoketa, Nontezuma, Mount Ayr,
Mount Vernon. Muscatine. Nevada. odebolt.
ottumwa. Red Oak. Sigourney. Spirit
Lake, State Center, Storm Lake, Upton.
Taer. Washington. Waukon, Webster City.
What Cheer. and Winterset Leon is re-
duced $20O. and Manning and Parkcrshurg
are reduced TO fourth class.
Tho workmen engaged in making the
excavation for the new Getchell block. pes
Moines. found it necessary to remove =
large elm tree that was standing there.
While the workmen were digging the dirt
from under it, the teams kept hauling from
the cellar. When it fell Mr.. Mcfarland. OF
South Des Moines, happened to have his
team standing right in the way. Warning
had been given shortly before. but he had
hrried a little too long TO complete his lead
and had just mounted the wagon to drive
out, when the tree fell. He heard the crack
ing, but seemed unable to move. more than
10 throw his body out Of the way. and the
tree fell right across his legs. mashing them
down to the wagon. Fortunately. the team
did not move, and help was immediately
summoned. the tree lifted. and Mr.. McFar-
land taken from his painful position. On
k,t y.
we're badly bruised, and the left crushed
and broken.
AT Des Moines, during banking hours.
. good d-looking stranger, who appeared to
be a workman, presented at the tellcr's
desk. in the Iowa National Bank, a check
for $500 with the signature Of George l..
Jarrett upon it. Mr.. Jarrett was formerly
Of the firm Of johnson 4 Jarrett. mill far
uishers. He is still in the same business
alone. The check was presented to Mr..
George Dissmore. the teller. who At once
suspicioned the genuineness Of the siyna-
| tare. The number was in consecutive or
der with those issued by MIR. Jarrett. and
the ink was the same as that used hy him.
This is good evidence that the man knew
something about Mr.. Jarrett's office aud Its
affairs. The signature was nervcus,y
written, which fact iirst caught MIR. Diss-
more's attention. He asked the man who
presented the check IL he got it from
Mr.. Jarrett on July l. the day Of date
| and received an affirmative answer. Stll
not satisfied. no stepped II the telephone
and called up Mr., Jarret,'s office, ke,pias
his eye on the man. The wrong numhs,
was given him by the central office. through
= misunderstanding, and the mistake made
. delay, and provoked Mr.. Dissmore SC
much that he lost sight of the man for q
moment. That was a moment too long
and, finding that he was liable to get into
l AL n.