Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-07
CONDENSED ITEMS.

4 Natural gas has been discovered on
! the Stubs farm, about mile and a
quarter north of Polk City.
/ Reduced rates on the certificate plan
1 to Des Moines and return on all rail-
roads on June II, IS, 10, %, "a and %.
! George Stevens, who was shot at
| Council Bluffs by his step-son while at
| tempting to kill his wife, has since
| died. The coroner's jury exonerated
young Chapman.
| DR.. H. c.. Hunter, the well known
physician, of Sioux City, has been
arrested charged with the illegal
use of the mails. Recently one of his
circulars fell into the postmaster's
hands, in which the doctor advertises
his Lying in hospital and intimates
that he will perform abortions, and Of
fers liberal commissions for patients.
The matter was placed in an inspec-
tors hands, and female detective en-
ployed who arranged with the doctor
to perform a criminal operation upon
her. She went to his Office and as the
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doctor took out his instruments the in
spector walked in and took him. He
was bound over to the federal grand
jury in $1,000 bonds.
Des Moines dispatch: The supreme
court has Just decided the most i'm
portant point in the mulct law. The
case was appealed from the Polk
county district court on ruling made
by Judge Spurrier that the fling of
the petition of consent with the county
auditor was not a judicial act; that the
auditor had no right to pass on its
validity. This decision was affirmed
by the supreme court. This throws
the burden of proof on the saloon and
liquor men and they must do it with
the poll books It has been almost
demonstrated that there We're not
enough genuine signatures on the
petition to make it valid in Polk
county. This decision will undoubted
ly close every saloon in Polk county.
1t is not believed that the petition can,
in any way, be proved valid and suffi-
Gent.
Pella dispatch: The failure of the
First National bank has many sensa
tional features. The bank affairs are
in bad shape and could not stand an
approaching examination. E. r. Cas-
satt is president of the bank. He is
well known in Iowa, having served as
state senator. j. III. Stubenrauch.
postmaster under Cleveland's first
administration, has been cashier of the
bank for some years. Recently he
resigned, it is supposed because he
discovered the true situation. Mr..
Cassatt had been specializing to con-
siderable extent on the Chicago board
of trade and had suffered heavy losses
oflate. one amounting to about S14, 600.
the first of last week. For some time
past he has been drinking heavily
Sunday morning Cassatt was discovered
in the bank lying on a cot wet with
blood which had oozed from three
ugly gashes in his throat and from
slight wound in his right leg. He was
still alive and under the influence of
liquor, and despite the nature of the
wounds, it is believed he will recover
Bank Examiner Howard is in charge
of the bank.
For farm loans write to the Security
Loan & Trust Co., Des Moines, Ia
At Clinton recently 7-year-old son
and 10-year-old daughter of William
Magic were drowned in the Mississippi
river They were playing on a log
raft when the boy fell in. In trying
to save her brother the girl also
drowned.
While intoxicated recently, Geo. Ste
vens. of Council Bluffs, went to his
home and after forcing the door, at
tempted 10 Kill his wife His young
step-son went to his mothers rescue
and fired two shots, both taking effect |
in Stevens's body. stevens will die
Mayor olinger, of Dubuque, recently |
grand raid on all the niclle |
IN the slot machines, and they were
gobbled in by the wholesale, as moth
ing of the kind was expcctes
George Heiss' career as harness
thief has been summarily checked.
At Iowa City recently Judge Wade SEN
fenced him to five years in the peniten-
tiary at Anamosa, whittier Sheriff
Jones has taken him. Heiss is Cedar
Rapids man, but has been committing
depredations in Johnson county for
five years, farmers being his chief
victims.