Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-01-28
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IOWA.
A fire q few nights ago burned out the
Martin q Schulein building at Sioux City,
leaving nothing but the walls standing
Loss, 5000
Frank +. Thul, book keeper for the King
Iron Bridge Company at Des Moines, was
recently indicted for embezzlement and
forgery He confessed to having robbed
his employers of $4,000
Many of the farmers throughout Iowa are
heavy losers from a peculiarly fatal disease
among their cattle. In some instances en-
tire herds numbering as high as twenty
have died within a few hours
e In the recent blizzard in this State the
two sons of Byron Cleveland of Manchester
were frozen to death, and John Olney met
a like fate at Marathon
a collision on the Rock Island railroad
occurred a few days ago near Ostumwa, be-
tween passenger and freight train, re-
snlting IN the deaths of three persons and
French, the station telegraph operator had
been held in $5, 900 bonds for causing the
disaster through negligence.
A piece of slate falling on William An
drews, a miner, near Des Moines a few DAYS
ago caused his death.
fire at Lamont few days ago destroyed
$12, 600 worth of property:
/ v McCagg, who has been one Of the
most prominent farmers and horticulturists
of Scott County for number of years, has
abandoned the farm, and will hereafter de-
vote himself chiefly to the canning bust
ness
The Clay County Board of Supervisors
hn "a 6orid od tn hulk soil
The Farmers Mutual Insurance Com
Danies of Iowa at their annual session in
Cedar Rapids recently elected the following
officers: Preside mt. NJ Harrington, Denver;
Vice. President D. B. Clark, Council Bluffs;
Secretary and Treasurer, Alexander Tor.
rance, Mount Vernon; Assistant Secretary,
James Yuill, Cedar Rapids.
One hundred and nine lineal descendants
OF Grandma Miller, of Buchanan County.
contributed each piece for worsted
quilt, which was presented to the old lady
as gift recently. Each piece had the
name of the donor stitched in it in highly
ofnamented style.
Fred May, an aged German residing near
Crownyille, hanged himself recently while
insane His wife had just obtained a
divorce from him.
AC 4OWSh 4AO1 DOClSUy 6l6CEeU
the following at its recent meeting in Des
Moines: President, G. G. Patten. of Charles
City; Vice-President. Eugene Secor, Forest
City; Secretary, George Van Houten, Lenox;
Treasurer, II Strohm, Iowa City; Directors,
F. b. Drumming, N. K. Fluke, G. L. Watrous.
R. P. Speer, J. NJ. Elder
WISCONSIN.
The third quarterly report Of Adiutant.
General Barry, Wisconsin Department, G.
A R. !, shows 10, $50 members in good stand
ing, besides fourteen pos s which failed to
report, and 81, 575 expended by the order
for charitable purposes during the quarter
All tax sales made in Brown County for
three years past have been invalidated by
circuit court decision at Green Bay, and
the surrender of land sold on tax title has
been ordered because of verbal defect in
the county treasurer's affidav t of his notice
of sale
Sherman 4 Dell, the Oldest auctioneers in
Milwaukee, assigned recently, with lia-
bllities of $26 600
The library addition to the State His
torical Society for the past year were 2,7S7
volumes and i 1896 pamphlets, total of
q. 1873, thus making the total strength of the
library 123, 449 books and pamphlets
1onr'- mouse az urantsDurg was dc,
ss.oyeu y me- tne otner morning, and
$12 900; insurance, So, 600
a receiver. was recently appointed for the
asa.e paaA u James vali, OF Fort wash
NJ W., ah ~ piassu unuer P1ouoo oonds
'au nau neu, anu there We're no FUNDS
In The bank. Hundreds of farmers an poor
people lose heavily by the failure
z n.e a1 hlc nc Center few nights