Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-09-06
CONDENSED ITEMS.

i
i Moines, was murdered at Sedalia, Nc
] Malcom dispatch: The creates
county fair ever held in Iowa has jus
4 closed here, with Iowas pride
4 Strawberry. eqnalllng the world
pacing record on half mile track
aa:os So, with John Atkinson holdins
4 the reins
/ The fall term at Highland Parl
Normal College opened September 8
The attendance is large and all the de
/! partments are in good running order
Highland Park college is again one O
/. the substantial institutions of the
country and now that 1t has come out
of the courts in such an excellent con.
dition it is deserving OF the confidence
and patronage of the public.
At Creston recently, Peter Stokes.
berry. fagman for the 30" on the Elm
street crossing, rescued a lady and
little child from certain death at the
crossing. An engine was backing
toward them unobseryed, when Stokes
berry dragged them from the track.
A Council Bluffs dispatch says: j. j.
Shea has filed sixty-two applications
for temporary injunctions in the dis
trict court restraining every saloon in
the city from doing business. Notices
that the applications would be fled
had been served on the saloons, but the
belief was general that it was only a
bluff. The application was made to
Judge Tilornell, who fixed the time for
the hearing, There is little doubt that
the saloons viii be closed, as they have
been open violators OF the provisions
Of the mulct law.
A Des Moines-iispatch says: The re-
publicans OF Adair and Madison coun-
ties have been holding a most bitterly
contested senatorial convention. After
bal'oting 3,o1o times they adjourned
until September "a Eacr county has
a candidate, that OF Adair being
Senator Kilbnrn, of Fontanelle, and
that of Madison, Richard Price, of
Winterset. A very bitter feeling arose,
and as neither county would consent
to the convention being held in the
other county, it svas necessary to hold
it on the county line, which is in the
brush, twelve miles from the nearest
town. The chairman sat with one foot
in either county, and the delegates sat
in their respective counties. There
are twelve delegates from each county
and a deadlock ensued. There are no
signs OF a break. After balloting until
the delegates were exhausted they
adjourned. September "a the trouble
will begin again. A daily paper, the
Senator, was issued on the ground.
A case soon to be tried at Burlington
in the district court is the suit of Mrs
Martin Walker against the mother of
her late husband, ito determine whether
the late Martin Walker inherited from
his father, or whether the father
inherited from the son. hethree men
Of the Walker family went bathing and
were all drowned Martin went to the
rescue of his uncle, who was drowning,
and was unable to save him or to regain
the shore himself The father Silas
Walker, then plunged in, was grasped
around the neck by his son and both
were drowned, The young widow
claims the son survived his father few
seconds, and therefore Inherited two
thirds OF his fathers estate. The elder
widow claims the reverse, and that if
her son inherited two-thirds his
death, if he die last, would
revert the property to her as his
mother, and as she already had one
third, the entire estate is now hers
Able attorneys have been retained on
both sides and a hot and bitter contest
will be the result. A question of ten
seconds time means thousands of
dollarsto either woman, as the Walkers
were quite wealthy
State Auditor Mccarthy has taken
charge of the Buena Vista State bank,
Of Storm Lake, and closed it. It's
capital is said to be seriously impaired.
DIR. G. E. Cutters house in Magnolia
was broken into few nights since
BY someone who appeared to I'M
ierstand his business. He got over
81 900 IN notes. $50 IN cash, gold
watch and hair chain and suit of
clothes. a suspicious looking char
lcter had been loafng about the town
or day or two, and a complete
description of him has been given to
he sheriff.
The twenty-three ton capstone of
he Iowa Soldiers and Sailors mon
lment at Des Moines was recently |
tut in position. The feat of rails
ng the stone and putting it in posi-
ion, which required less than thirty |
minutes was witnessed by a great |
rowd Of people who stood with mouths
pen in amazement.
The state board of health has re-
eived letter from a Dubuque doctor,
outlying them of a case Of small pox
4 that city. The disease is technically /
allied yarioioid, which is a milder form
i small pox.