Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-17
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agricultural and dairy departments to
resign.
A few days ago in an alterca-
ton at Preston, Nicholas Roehcr
struck his father, Nicholas Roeher, ST.,
on the head with club, fracturing his
skull and inficting other injuries, from
which physicians say he will die.
Young Roeher has been arrested.
T. d. Burke, claiming to be the
father of Ray Elliott, arrived in Ma
rengo recently from Marion, Ohio.
He was placed under arrest upon the
charge of abduction. The information
was sworn out By George Elliott.
Pleading not guilty to the charge and
being unable to give bail, he was
bound over to await preliminary ex-
animation.
At least six houses and outbuildings
have been struck by lightning in
Wapello county dusipg the last week
Stephen Buckner, farmer, lost his
barn and contents by lightning. Loss
S., 900; O. p. Bier lost his barn, grain
and contents, $1,000, and d stallion
valued at 1,500 A number of stacks
of hay burned, and VIM. DiNon's house
was struck but only slight damage
done and all escaped injury.
One of the idle slaughter houses
at the stock yards at Sioux City
has been rented by an eastern man
who will fit it up for the slaughter Of
horses next winter for food to be put
on the market as substitute for dried
beef. The man has been engaged in
the business at Jersey City and claims
that n good trade has been established.
He can get the horses from the western
ranges for almost nothing and expects
to slaughter about ], 500 next season.
The Marshalltown police few days
ago arrested A. III. Cute for robbing
Tama county farmer named VIM.
Were, of a check for 1925. Cute got
the check cashed at the bank of Traer
without trouble. as it was drawn pay
able to bearer. All the money was re-
covered and Clute is sure of term in
the states prison. He was sallng un-
der several assumed names. and had
been working for the farmer he
robbed
Ed Beardsley and another young fell
low by the name of sam Richardson
are in the Montgomery county jail
awaiting trial in the district court
on charge of robbery. A young man
named Gus Peterson. living near Stan
ton. is the prosecuting witness. lie
charges that riley assaulted hum in the
Red Oak railroad yards and after strik-
ing him on the head with a beer bottle
robbed him of SIS. The defendants
claim that they We're all playing cards
in a box car and that Peterson grabbed
the stakes and attempted to get away,
a quarrel resulting in which Peterson
was made to give up money belonging
to him.
The school of Electrical Engineering
and the school of Pharmacy in con-
nection with Highland Park Normal
College, Des Moines, Iowa. furnish the
very best of opportunities to be found
in the West for young people to study
Pharmacy in el,aer to to become Regis
tered Pharmacists, or to study Elec-
trical Engineering in order to take
charge of Electric. Lighting stations.
Both departments are as thoroughly
equipped as any schools Of the kind in
the country, and the expenses are re-
markably reasonable. Any persons de-
string to study these branches should
address the college for catalogue.
A Des Moines dispatch says the 10th
was the biggest day in, The history of
Des Moines. The veterans of the civil
war took possession of the city and
made it day to be remembered.
Shortly after noon the different regi-
ments received their old flags at the
armory and then marched to the
capitol building There We're about
5000 old soldiers in line and each regi
ment was represented. Arriving at
the capitol. an address was delivered
by Gen. John w. Noble. the presiding
officer of the day. He was followed
by Major Lacey, and Gov. jackson and
a poem by Byers was read. The flags,
after being photographed, were de-
posted in the basement of the capitol
and will be placed in the glass cases
on the legislative floor.
A bold attempt to rob the postotfice
and iayel,.v store a 4 Ia hon. one nipllt
recently was foiled by Deputy United
States Marshal Richards, Chief of Po-
lice Seaman, Detective Murphy and
two deputies, all of Council Bluffs,
who were on to their game. The four
burglars, one of whom was detect
/ i've, had broken into the postotfice,
when by accident an alarm was given
The officers in front opened fire. one of
the burglars who made a dash to es-
cape returning the fire. Some twenty
shots were exchanged, riddling store
fronts and plate glass 1t is thought
one of the burglars was wounded, as
he imped. They We're chased some
distance, but owing to darkness es-
capped. They are known as profess
SIGNALS. The officers obtained teams
and pursued. Their capture is prob
able.
Attorneys for the Citizens and Tax
payers League of Woodbury. county
have fled the second of the suits for
the impeachment of members of the
bond IF c,,pcr,;sorS tlic ti,nn n yoi n ST