Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-05-03
CONDENSED ITEMS.

The safe in the postoffice at Winter
set was blown open by burglars, who
secured about $50 in cash and perhaps
500 in stamps. There is no clue.
Two tramps entered the German
bank at Carroll recently and asked
for money. They We're refused,
whereat they became abusive. Messrs.
Hess and Arts, cashier and assistant,
ordered them to leave the premises.
They refused, and the marshal being
near by was called a terrible battle
ensued, but it ended in the two being
placed under arrest The two against
the marshal, though he is a large and
powerful man, came near being too
much for him. He struck one of them
a ieft-hander, which knocked him
several feet and before he could
recover the marshal had assistance and
the two were marched to the cooler.
One of them was pretty badly cut on
the face and the marshal's right hand
was hurt by coming in contact with
the teeth of Weary Watkins.
c. W. Rowe, Poweshiek county treas
urer has absconded. John Hall, Jr.,
assistant cashier of the First National
Bank, of Montezuma, feared that the
absence of the treasurer since the goth
might mean a defalcation, so he sug-
eested to Deputy Treasurer Allen that
he look over the books and ascertain
the condition of affairs. Mr. Allen
was busy with the work of the office,
and having implicit confidence in Rowe
did not carry out the sug-
gestlon until later, when it was dis
covered that there is an apparent
shortage of $685. 900. The board of
supervisors were called to take steps
to make a thorough examination All
efforts to get any clew as to the
direction Rowe has gone have proven
futile. He was serving his second
term. Prior to his election he was
agent for the c., R. l. & P. at Malcolm.
His folks reside in Muscatine county.
A wife and two children are left be-
hind. Last fall he and lady school
teacher were discovered in a country
school house near Malcolm. Those
who saw them reported the matter
and the school ma'am brought suit
against several prominent farmers for
defamation of character. It was one
of the most sensational cases ever tried
in the county and the jury decided
that tho vrorpap had not haan c1a p5ar.
ed. After this trial three of his bonds
men applied to the board, asking to be
released from his bond. After hear
ing the case for a day the board
decided that they did not have just
grounds for apprehension and refused
TO release them
While digging well on the farm of
Edward Holland. two miles south of
Monroe, oil was struck at a depth of
thirty feet.
At Des Moi..es last week a large
number of delegates were in attend
ance at the meeting of the Republican
League Club OF Iowa. The league
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. f. X Conway, Des Moines:
secretary, f. W. Weeks. Guthrie Cen
ter: treasurer. f. c. Let's. Marshall
town. The selection of of vice-presi-
dents was left to the respective
districts.
Walter Strange, ex-supervlsor of
Woodbury. county, was acquitted
by jury after a trial lasting ten days,
on the charge of obtaining money from
the county on false bills, and other
irregularities while in office This was
re-trial of the case tried some weeks
ago, wherein the jury disagreed. 1t
disposes of the last of the indictments
against Strange, and practically closes
all the litigation IN which the county
is involved touching the boodling board
of supervisors. None of the accused
officials have been convicted, and even
those that confessed guilt have not
been punished.