The weekly avalanche., 1893-01-20
NEWS OF THE STATE

ue annual tournament OF INT
State Firemen's Associat ton of Iowa
will be held in Iowa City in June.
%. II. Thompson, postmaster at
Thor, has been arrested for embczzle-
lnent of +unds amounting to about
$1,000
Paul Breen, of Dojge township,
Dubuque county, was fatally kicked
by horse he was leading to water.
His head was crushed.
The c. & n. passenger depot at
Dubuque was burglarized. The
money drawer was forced open and S46
taken. There is no clue.
The Wapello county grand jury is
investigating the Ottumwa lynching
affair, and it is believed Will return iu-
dictments against the participants.
Ten of the twenty bondsmen OF
Mrs Bennett, of Mars shalltown, charged
with the murder of Anna Welse, have
withdrawn, and she will probably be
given over to the authorities.
Peter kehls, farmer, and Joseph
Jones, Il blacksmith, of Elckardsville
bad Il bloody personal encounter the
result of which is that both men are
badly used up and severely injured.
by sudden stroke of paralysis
death came to the relief of Joseph
Skipey, Il once wealthy and influential
man, who died and was buried pau
Per at Algona. At one time ne was
worth $500, ,0CO,
About thirty cases of scarlet fever
ana one death in New Hampton have
frightened the city beard of health in
To ordering the public schools closed
and forblddng any public gatherings
either in churches or the opera house
for thirty DAYS.
Harry SAriner and his brother
Charlie, Of Burlingto ton were !0iiie alone
when Harry was shot in some mys-
terieus manner There was no witness
10 the tragedy except Charlie, who
tells conflicting stories. An investga-
ion is in progress.
The Keoku1 city council has de-
clt!ed to spend Sl5U,000 in street and
sewer imp ovemcnts the coming sum-
~-->uspzSeyeral blocks on Main street
Eith vitrlfed brick and
ceeded with at the
&c.
.Guett, defendant in
lrder case at Marshall
a new bond, containing
surcties on the former
ualifed in the sum of $780,
accepted and the old,
released
veil on the farm, OF
about three miles north
,slle, at tho depth of 100
strong flow of water was reached
That at present throws stream aboat
seven feet above Sground This is the
first artesian welfEver struck in that
section
Tho Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road has officers fter number of
farmers in kossu4 county who have
been in the habit yof stealing lumber
from their snow fences The company
las had considerable trouble in this
way and they propose to make an ex-
ample Of one or two of such offenders.
Two boys, Walter Wilson and
Junior Ellington, started from Stan
hope to go hunting. Both had 90
calibre rifles. Wilson place his rifle on
his leg, and was driving the cartridge
In with his knife, when it exploded.
The ball passed down his leg and un-
der the knee cap, where it was taken
out.
Sheriff Davenport. of Woodbury.
county, who took possession of his Of
flee January ]. has commenced a cru.
Al the people OF this class have been
ordered to close up and leave the city,
. Thev are crossing the Missouri and re-
popuating the town ef CoylDgton,
which for two years has been deserted.
Nat Bruen's stock barns neGr
Huntington were again visited by fire a
ew evenings ago. His fine stables,
Nth dozen valuable horses, were
hrned mysteriously last month. In the
fiRc Smaller stable containing six
(ng horses was consumed. The
les were rescued with difficulty.
fire is clearly that of an lncendiary.
lheriff Miller. of Lancaster, Wis.
ed in Burlington in search OF two
burglars who are wanted in that
also in Dubuque, Cedar Rapids
kher points. He got trace OF
And in company with Chief OF
Murphy, of Burlington, cap,
men at Fairfe ana took
Burlington. They will be
he scene of thier crime tor
@rectors of the State Agri
aciety recommended 10 tho
be appointment of J. r.
Rciorsof the Iowa weathe,
vice bureau, position he
two years past