Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-10-19
NEWS FROM over iowa

the case of J. i. Fiedlar against the
city of Cedar Rapids, for SO, 900 dam,
ages. for a fall on defective sidewalk,
The jury returned a verdict awarding
him $3.50
II As the result of a overs quarrel,
Chas- kahler, a young carpenter of
Davenport, shot Lizzie Mchterf in the
face, inficting a serious wound, then
sent a bullet in his own brain, dying
instantly. The girl will recover.
The Atlantic Steam Laundry was en-
1irely destroyed by fire a few nights
ago. Two frame buildings on either
side of the laundry were saved by the
valiant efforts of the fire department
Loss, s., 00o. covered by insurance.
a few nights since while Sheriff
Stamm and family, of Siblcy, We're at
tending a political meeting, John Ziels,
in jail for larceny. broke through the
ceiling of the Jail room INTO the jailor's
dwelling and escaped. The sheriff
had forgotten to lock him in the steel
cage Tor the night.
Clyde Walker, of Korinor. was be-
fore the insane commissioners at Cres-
ton. but was discharged He was of
poor parentage and had an impeachment
of speech. At school boys of better
circumstances provoked and tortured
him, until the lad resorted to fighting.
The case is sad and peculiar one.
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The Crescent Macaroni Company. of
Chicago, has bought the macaroni fac
tory at Davenport, and will at once
take possession of it and operate it.
largely increasing its capacity. 1t has
been in successful operation two years.
The company is composed of Chicago
men, has just been incorporated for
the purpose, and is capitalized at.
$4,000, paid up.
Joseph Leonais. the first white man
to settle IN Sioux City, after lapse of
thirty-eight years, has taken out his
first naturalization papers. When
Leonais first located in Iowa he built
a log cabin on lot near which the po-
lice station now stands He is a
Frenchman and was one of the en-
ployes of the Hudson Bay company
who came up the Missouri river in
1912.
Eastern capitalists have made heavy
investments at Redfield in the ex-
tensive fields of asphaltum discovered
900 feet below the surface by the men
who have been at work there for some
time prospecting for petroleum. 1t is
understood that the deposits are very
extensive and that the eastern men
viii cxpend a large sum to get it out
and upon the market. The find is con-
sidered very valuable
AT the Sioux City Interstate Fair
Online's great performance in the at
tempt to beat his record of a:07A was
s RAT se. 1Ec track was $50 and
scarcely a breeze was blowing. Chand-
Ter drove Online, and the runner
(Cheerfull was driven by ed Geers and
acted as PAGER. The first quarter
was made in :39, the second 1903, the
third in 1875; and the mile In 2:O4.
breaking the worlds four-year-old |
pacing record.
The Anti-Horse Thief Association of
Iowa. at a meeting held in Des Moines,
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Grand worthy president. |
N. D. Merrill, Creston; grand worthy !
president, L. Robb, of Charleston;
grand worthy secretary, Q. B. Cobb,
Allerton; grand worthy treasurer, J.
e. Cameron, West Grove, Davis county; |
grand worthy marshal, W. T. Proper,
Bonaparte; grand worthy chaplain,
David Abbott, Thayer.
The expiration of the Bell telephone
patents last spring is the means of
Fort Dodge getting new telephone
exchange, which will be established at
once. The Iowa Union Telephone
Company has operated an exchange in
that city for about a dozen years, but
1T is said their occupa tion will be gone
soon, for 90 per cent of their patrons
have been secured for a home company,
which reduces rates and will probably
more than double the list Of sub
scribers.
Hon f. S. Merchant, managing
editor of the Cedar Rapids Daily Re-
publican, died on the 18th, after an ILL.,
ness of less than a week of infiamma
ton of the brain, superinduced by
orerwork. Mr.. Merchant was born at
Bennington, Vt, in 1910. When 20
years old he came to Iowa and entered
the employ of the Cedar Falls Gazette,
later becoming a partner in its man
agement. In 1880 he went to Butte,
Mont, and assisted in founding the
Daily Inter Mountain. After Two
years he returned to Iowa and pur- |
chased an interest in the Manchester
Press. In the fall of 1853 he secured
an interest in the Daily Republican of
Cedar Rapids. He was state binder
from 1854 to 1888, and was state oil in
spector at the time of his death.
Cyclists are interested in the fact |
iat w. B. Walker, of Kearney, Neb.. |
at Ottumwa perfecting arrangements |
or the building of a three lap cement
track, to cost $4,000, which will at |
tract the best bike riders of the world |
Walker also expects TO establish in OF |
tumwa his factory to manufacture his
wheels. (the Kearney Specially
The postoffice at Sheffield was bur
glarized few nights ago, and con-