The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04
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Council Bluffs has female somnambulist
who goes about the streets at night much to
the discomfort of the policemen, who are COM
PEELED to wake up and take her home
One horse dealer in Marshall county has
paid out $685. 900 for horses in the past six
months. The animals are shipped to- the
eastern market.
William Livings, a switchman in the Chicago
and Northwestern yards at Belle Plaine, had
his arm so badly crushed while making
coupling as to render amputation necessary.
While saving wood the other day John
LARSON OF St. Olaf, had his left hand cut of
by the saw, which was OF the buzz variety.
keokuk street corner.dude was fined $25
and sent to Jail for thirty days for making
an insulting remark to a lady on the street.
Editor Carl Snyder of the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil, was forced to contribute gold
watch and several big round silver dolla rs to
The footpad relief found the other day.
Daniel Bales living near vinton, has been
adjudged insane and taken to the Independ-
ence asylum. The young man has an unc lie
and aunt now in the same asylum.
Charlie Bowen is held in $500 bonds to
await the action OF the grand jury at Bedford,
on charge OF running a temperance saloon
where temperance was at discount.
Henry Leggett and wife and Hugh Taylor
have been bound over to await the action Of
the Page county grand jury charged with the
murder of Charles Hansel in that county in
1885,
Moses Debarr, colored, of, Davenport, was
kicked on the head by horse he was leading
to water and is not expected to live. Hislow-
er jaw was broken and the base of his brain
was injured.
number Of horses have died in the vicin.
ity OF Belknap during the past few weeks an
many Others are seriously i'll. The disease is
said to affect the horses in a similar manper
to the distemper, but of more serious ma
ture.
During the absence of it's parents the
clothing of the infant child of Andrew VIM
termuth, living near Muscatine, caught fire
in some m amer and when the mother re.
turned she found her baby enveloped in q
mass of. flames. The child was burned 80
badly that it died q few hours later.
Andy Abbott. of Marshalltown, nearly six
months ago was sentenced to a term in Jail
for selling liquor and has been serving that
time, which is now nearly out. His wife and
five children, one born since Mr. Abbott has
been imprisoned have been reduced to want
and have partially been supported by the
county.
Dubuque lady, whose fractured limb,
having been set by skillful surgeon, was
healing gradually, was visited by Christian
scientists who persuaded her that her limb
was not fractured at all and urged her to
rise and walk and that, in attempting to
obey them, she fell. and fractured the other
limb.
E. E. Jennings, of Mt. Uuion. Henry coun.
ty, left his comfortable home, a loving wife
and bright little daughter years of age, on
the 31st day of December last, intending to
go to Burlington for the purpose of making
payment OF $500 on steam thrashing
machine which he had purchased a few
months previous. His family and relati YES
have not heard from him since he left, and
the supposition is that he was foully dealt
with for the purpose of securing his money.