Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-12-14
CoNDENsED ITEMS.

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Charles Adams has been held to tn
!. Black Hawk county grand jury for TIN
E murder of his uncle, Stephen Howard
IN Lester township, that county
November IL, Bail was refused in tn,
, case. Alonzo Adams, who is charged
, with being an accessory to the crime
. is being examined The atrocity O
, the murder created considerable ex
! citement at the time of it's occurrence
and the court room where the exam
nation is being held is crowded.
The 6-year-old child of John Morris
of Ringgold, was run over and killed
, by the cars near Lesanville recently
The child with its parents was visiting
friends near Lesanville and the child
had gone on the track and was walk
ing along. The engine came around a
curve at sharp speed, when the child
was seen and the engineer whistled for
it to get off the track, but it paid no
attention, and being down grade the
train could not be stopped till the child
was overtaken and badly mangled.
Burglars robbed the Burlington de-
pot at Krum few nights since,
took a hand car and started
toward Ottumwa. Detective Harrison
OF the Burlington road took officers
and an engine and met the
robbers In battle following one
burglar was killed and two others
escaped. Harrison received a flesh
wound. Undertaken Frank Junkin
and Deputy Sheriff Ricketts, boarded
/ the fast mail at Fairfield to go to
Batavia to look after the body OF the
/ bandit. The train failed to stop and
the men jumped Junkin was killed
and Ricketts, is in a critical condition.
A few days ago the passenger
and freight depot of the Chicago,
Iowa u Dakota railway at Hughes,
i've miles from Eldora, was set on fire
by masked men at an early morning
hour and entirely consumed The cit
liens of Hughes have long been indig-
nant at the treatment they have been
receiving from the railroad company,
and have repeatedly asked for
better depot accommodations. The
railway company has refused the re-
quest and ignored the threats of the
citizens. They have now made good |
their threats by burning it. 1t was
valued at $500. The company will |
at once erect modern station, as its /
traffic at Hughes amounts to seyera /
thousand dollars month.
Much uneasiness exists at Burlinp-
ton and at Sperry, eight miles north
OF that city, on account of a
malignant case of small pox which has
just developed in the person of William
Buhrmaster. well-known stock
dealer. Buhrmaster delivered some
stock in Chicago several days ago and
contracted the disease there He re-
turned home via Burlington, trans
acted some business in Burlington, and
went on to Sperry, where he mingled
freely with people even after he com
menced to feel the effects of the dis
ease Hundreds of people have been
exposed, including the public school
children, who were exposed through 4
Ruhrmaster's children. A hundred
vaccine points were procured, and a
wholesale vaccination is in progress.
The doctors pronounce the case of the ,
very worst type. Every effort is be-
ing made to stamp out the disease.
Henry Bosses jewelry store at Fay !
cite was robbed a few nights since c
in true highwayman style. Boise is 4
one OF the leading jewelers. in that part
OF the state, and carries at this time
Of the year a very heavy line of val
liable jewelry. At ? o'clock a. m.
wagon containing three men armed to
The teeth aud wearing masks rode down r
The main street to the front door of :
Boise's jewelry store, and backed the |.
wagon upon the sidewalk. breaking i
he plate glass IN front with club :,
)ne Of the robbers was left on the
sidewalk to guard the front from sur
Prise and hold the team, while the
other two cracked the safe, which con 7
aimed $500 in cash besides all the val d
liable jewelry, which consisted of -
lbout fifty gold watches, besides other a
.rticles of great value The robbers
we're not novices at the business, for 4
t took them but few minutes to =
rack the safe and gather its contents !;
nto sack. They were not satisfied D
With this as they commenced looting h
he store of all the silverware, clocks. 6
tc. on the shelves and in fact +ooly II
that could be packed upon y
he wagon. The robbers, after having II
he wagon filed to their satisfaction. e
lowly drove down the street and were e:
cen by some parties, but who seemed u
0 lack the necessary nerve to stop 70
uch a formidable looking outfit. The
otal amount obtained from the Jew Pr
Try store is estimated at from $40, 600 u
} ST. 600 - :.
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Fred Wright, a colored boy, who has =
cen working around the Theater Com
Iue, at Sioux City, is accused of ST.
assing four forged checks on mer-
1ants and is supposed to be in Des
Dimes The checks were paid for ne
othing and goods, the total amount "
nus obtained being SIS. Wright is ca
.norant and could not possibly have Oh
.ppa red the checks himself aud ,s III