The great West., 1889-12-20
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Fifteen hundred people signed the Murphy
pledge at Waterloo recently.
The residents of Kingsley will vote on their
preference for postmaster.
Colfax is trying to secure the location at
that point of the blind asylum to be built
this winter.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces that
it is in favor of female suffrage, first, last and
all the time.
In the recent Billings trial, at Waterloo,
the attorneys for the prosecution received
$l,O5O, while the lawyers for the defense
we're only allowed $50 by the county.
In drunken brawl in Burlington saloon
Fred Peterson was struck on the head with
a chair, receiving injuries which are expected
to prove fatal.
A red fox worked up the people of Webster
City by quietly trotting through the princi-
pal street and disappearing before the in
habitants could get their guns.
A couple of young men named Duncan and
O'Dell were arrested at Doom for illegal IL
quor selling. The former was fined $500
and costs and the latter 500 and COSTS
In skirmish with the Salv vation army at
Charlton young hoodlum named Belknap
hit the captain of the army in the face with
brick. seriously injuring him. Bel nap
skipped out to avoid arrest.
Prof. W. T. oster, the Iowa weather proph-
et editor of the Creston Gazette, has sold his
interest in the Gazette to Senator J. B.
Harsh, and will go on the editorial staff of
the Osceola Republican.
At Davenport Mike Witty stole a bo ok
from the Office of DR.. De Almond, and was
arrested, tried and sentenced to thirty days
in Jail the whole circumst ance taking place
within half an hour.
Masked robbers entered the farmhouse of
Fred Stoodt, near Wiota, and demanded
money Mrs. Stoodt gave them purse con-
tanning So. When they departed an alarm
was given and the robbers were hunted oil
night but not found.
Charles Steerer. aged 1s, was arrested at
Lamont for burglarizing the Chicago St.
Paul and Kansas City railroad depot at
Aurora on Dece mber 4. A fur overcoat and
ffty-one railroad tickets were found in his
possession. He pleads gu ilty.
The co lored women of Des Moines are tax
ing an active interest in the equal suffrage
movement, and parlor meetings are being
held weekly. Arrangements are being mad
to organize permanent society, which will
be followed by others in different parts of
the state.
The elopement case in which the sheriff at
Dubuque played such a prominent part, has
come to happy termina ton. A few days
ago, Mr.. Delano, the father of the bride. ar
rived in that city, and after long conversa-
ton with the interested parties gave consent
to the marriage.
A Swede named Svondahl, ofStory county,
viii on his way home from Des Moines the
other night was stopped by four men, who
took possession of his wagon and, after driv-
ing it some distance, unloaded it OF $16.7O
" orth OF groceries and left the team standing
in the road.
At Richmond. Washington county, Mrs
Lewis Duwa, while changing her dress acci-
dentally Knocked shotgun from the wall,
discharging it, the contents taking effect in
her cheek and extending to the top OF her
head. She died without regaining conscious
ness.
Charles S. King, editor of the Ogden, Utah,
Daily Union, who was shot and wounded by
Mormon desperado was at one time a resi-
dent OF Marshalltown, where he has two BROTH
ers now living. letter was received by
them stating that their brother is rapidly
recovering and that his assailant is under
arrest, with chances of long term of impris-
onment.
A gang of burglars are making their head
quarters in Des Moines just nov Several
bold robberies have occurred lately. One
night the outer door of the safe in Gordon's
grocery store was blown of, but the robbers
were frightened away before they could COM
plete the job. A whole kit of tools were left
behind.