Iowa state bystander., 1895-10-11
CONDENSED Items.

n Two eases of leprosy have beer
reported to Gov. jackson, though thei,
location is kept secret
Kelly & Tanpyhill's wei drill factory
i at Waterloo caught fire about midnight
and was almost completely destroyed
1 In the L. A. W. races at Des Moines,
I Bald won the quarter mile open:
4 Stevens, of 0slSaloossa, the mile handi-
cap; Stevens the one-third mile open;
+ Cummings, of Marengo, the two-mile
handicap and Stevens the three-m;le
handicap.
i At Burlington a few days ago Charles
Lenger, temporarily insane, caught
his wife by the throat, choking her
nearly to death. He then chased his
mother-in-law off the premises and
compelled his wife to watch him
while he cut his throat with a razor.
| He ran around the rooms until
exhausted, blood squirting over every
| thing.
AT Des Moines recently the body
of Peter Hendricksen, of Slater, was
found hanging to the tx d. bridge
over the Des Moines river by early
passers. The manner in which the
body was hanging and its general
appearance indicate that Hendricksen
was killed before his body was hanged
to the bridge to give it the appearance
of suicide. Deceased was bachelor
and not known to have any relatives
in America.
VIM. Carver, one of the best known
societymen Of Burlington, has strangely
disappeared from his home and grave
apprehensions are entertained by his
friends. He was last seen at party
at the residence Of Charles Sponholz.
which he LETT about 1880 o'clock alone
to go to his home about two blocks
distant, He was In evening dress and
appeared as usual. No cause can be
assigned for his disappearance, except
Ing sudden alteration of mind He
had been complaining for few days
OF feeling nnwell. He has been clerk
at Schramms dry goods store for years.
A Marshalltown dispatch says: The
glucose problem is now practically
settled. A proposition submitted by
DR.. Firmenich to the city council, ask
ing for a three-inch stream of water
and the remission of taxes, was
accepted and returned to
Chicago by the first mail. The burned
portion Of the factory will be rebuilt,
new buildings erected and the capacity
increased to $4,000 bushels a day and /
improvements made involving the
expenditure of over 100000 The
plant will probably resume operations
by December /. This was the plant
Ottumwa wanted.
Rolfe dispatch: The deadlock in
the republican representative conven-
tion has finally adjourned without
making 9 nomination. The convention
first met July 16 and has been in ses-
sion off and on since. Pocahontas
county voted for several Humboldt
county men except Finch, but Hum
ooidt was bound to have Finch The
,otal number of ballots taken was .137,
A petition has been circulated and
hon. James Mercer, of Fonda will be
he candidate from Pocahontas county
It is reported that Humboldt county
aas nominated Finch by petition, thus
making IN Independent candidate from
each county.
Frank Beasley, a highly respected and
yeli-to do farmer near RedfeId.
hanged himself to the Mosquito wagon
bridge, one mile west of town. The
cause is unknown. He was 40 years
Did and leaves a wife and six children.
de placed his knife and hat on the
stringer and stepped on to brace
and swung off the bridge out Of reach.
Later, man was crossing the bridge
When he saw what seemed to be /
olece OF new rope lying on the bridge.
lie got out to get it. when the awful
,lscovery was made that man was
at the other end.
Frederick Leutzenger, one of the old
st residents of Council Bluffs. was
ound few mornings since, dead in
'ed, having committed suicide by TAX
ng dose of carbolic acid. The eui-
lde was caused by worry over two
reach of promise damage suits that
vere pending in the courts. Miss
lara Uhlenholst, of ST. Louis, asked !
35, 600 and Mollie Graham, of Council (
'iutfs, asked $4,000. Leutzenger was {
wealthy retired banker VINO became
with the Graham woman :
ome months ago A few days ago S
le sent him word that she would kill e
I'm unless he settled with her, !