Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-20
CoNDENsED ITEMS.


covery isdoubtful.
Judge Trimble of KeolSuk has de-
clined the position of pension agent for
the Iowa--N cbrasiSa agency at Des
Moines, to which he was recently APP
pointed, the daties Of the office being
too arduous.
Storm Lake dispatch: A case Of
grave robbery has been unearthed in
the vicinity of Sioux Rapids, butas the
cemetery from which the body was
taken is in Clay county, the Clay coun-
ty authorities have taken charge of the
case The head and different parts of
the relatives.
At Independence recently Purley
Plane, aged 10, who confessed to set
ting fire to a large number of buildings
during the past four years, was eX-
amined by the insane commission and
adjudged sane. He is held tothe court
in $1,000 bonds, but will not be bailed
out, as incensed sufferers threaten to
shoot him on sight.
Five residence in Creston We're enter
ed one night recently by burglars, and
in each instance they succeeded in
getting some booty. Rev. j. Il. st.
Clair, pastor of the Methodist church,
is the heaviest loser The thieves took
his fine gold watch and chain and
about $40 in money. At the other
places small sums of money were Sc
the thieves.
Highland Park Normal College, Des
all other schools of Iowa in the number
of pupils enrolled for the year. The
fall term opens September 4. and it is
said by those who are in position to
know that the coming year bids fair to
be the most prosperous of any in the
history of the school. 1t is really one
of the great institutions of the state.
6 One night last week the cream
cry at Farnhamville burned, supposed
to have been the work of tramps Loss
about $1,000, partially covered by in
surance. If the wind had been blow
ing from the south instead of the north,
it is probable that a large amount OF
property would have been destroyed,
as the buildings stood just youth of
large hay barn, corn cribs and lumber
yard
The jury in the case of the State of
Iowa VS.. George Weems. charged with
numbering Conductor l.. B. RiApath at
Des Moines on the 10Th of May, went
out at 1876 a. m. on the 18th. The
trial had been of general interest, as
the murder was an extremely brutal
one Ridpath was going to his train
about 10 p. M, when he was shot and
killed by three persons. who were seen
to run after the shot. Krout was ar
rested and confessed, duplicating
Weems and Hamnill and Weems par
tally confessed. At o'clock the jury
returneda verdict finding Weems guilty
Of murder in the first degree and fixing
the penalty at death.
George w. Bailey, or Tank Kce.
as he is more fainiliarly known,
who about year ago placed his
famous Chinese collection in the
Masonic library in Cedar Rap
ids, was brought to that city from
Council Bluffs by Deputy United States
Marshal Healy, and upon waving ex-
animation was held to the federal
grand jury in the sum of $500. He is
charged with violation OF the United
States mail laws in having written a
postal card to the secretary of the
Masonic grand lodge that is calculated
to expose him to public disgrace and
contempt He charged Parvin on the
card with having threatened to kill
him, and asked if he could come to the
Masonic library to inspect his col
lection. On the card he also charged
Parvin with trying to cheat him out of
{ collection of books and jewels
Atlantic dispatch: A. W. Dicker-
son. cashier of the late Cass county
bank, has been arrested by Sheriff
Card on charge of embezzlement filed
at the instance of President j. c. Yet
ger. Dicl1erson had at last accounts
failed to furnish bonds and will proba-
ably be again incarcerated in jail.
Getzer has had an expert accountant at
work on the Cass County Banks books,
and it is said has evidence of Dickerson
having embezzled over $780, 900 in the
last two years of the banks existence
A bundle of drafts aggregating $161 900
in an old newspaper were
found under the staircase of the bank
The drafts are SAID to have been made
to Chicago Board of Trade firm.
Dickerson's attorneys say that these
bank and are charged up to their ac
counts. The majority of the accounts
which are heavily overdrawn are evil
IDENTIFY straw accounts, as there was
no excuse possible for their accounts
being thousands OF dollars overdrawn,
and the financial standing of those
warranted no allowance
of overdrafts. With the war on be-
eral public will probab bly, hear the in
Side of the whole matter in short
time.
The explosion of another gasoline
stove occurred at La Porte City. Mrs.
George Shuck was filing the tank