Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-05-31
Condensed ITEMS.

Mrs. Celia Harlow died at Creston
from the effect of a quantity of
metaline taken by mistake three weeks
ago.
A freight on the Chicago s. North
western broke in two near La Noble
and fast fruit train ran Into the rear
section. A bad wreck resulted.
A man was found a few days ago
hanging to tree about two miles
south of Stuart The suicide was a
stranger, apparently about 80 years OF
age, of German descent, about 5 feet, 2
inches in height and wore light suit
Of clothes. On his person were found
six cents in money, plug Of tobacco,
and small clipping from a paper
containing few verses on Kelly's
army. He could not be identified and
the remains We're inferred in the
potter's field.
The trouble of the Wizard Telephone
conn any, of Council Bluffs, has cul-
sI1lnated in the arrest of the president
and chief promoter, G. j. Willow.
Developments prove Willow a most
accomplished confidence man with
several aliases and long train of
victims. He came to Council Bluffs
three weeks ago and interested Eli
Brown, local grocer, to the extent of
$1,000. organized a company which he
named the Wizard, with a capital of
$4,000, established telephone factory
and secured charter from the city for
an exchange. Things were sailing,
and he was rapidly roping ina number
of wealthy citizens. when he came to
grief through the 5discovery of a stolen
typewriter in his office. His story of
how it came into his possession excited
suspicion and caused break up of the
comdany. Brown, to protect himself,
got creditors to attach the property,
and Willow began damage suits
against the parties and Brown
aggregating $4,000. Brown went to
Kansas City to look up Willows
record, and found that he had played
the game there under the name of G.
Perry and the Perry Telephone
Company. His arrest was made upon
complaint of Kansas City parties. If
it had not been for the typewriter
which he stole in Denver, where he
worked under the name of Richardson,
he would have bagged big game in
Council Bluffs. He had prepared to
sell the franchise for $1,000, and would
have sold large blocks of the telephone
stock. He has been taken to Kansas
City for trial.
Sioux City dispatch: Orders have
been made in the federal court for the
sale of the Union Stock yards to satisfy
mortgages amounting to over 81 600, 900
in favor Of the s.issouri, Kansas &
Texas Trust company, and the Boston
Safe Deposit and Trust company, trus-
tees, and A l.. Stetson, Individually.
The priority of the claims is established
in the order given and the stock yard
company is ~iven only ten days to
settle them all before the sale is made.
The yards will be bid in by the Sioux
City Stock Yards company. an organi-
cation formed by the unsecured cred
| itors to protect their equities
Mrs. James Hall was seriously burned
at Creston by gasoline. The vapor
became ignited from lantern and the
flames were communicated to an open
vessel containing gasoline.
Secretary Baer, of the United Society
of Christian Endeavor, is sending out
| copies of the provisional program for the
coming convention of the society in
Boston, July 1o-15. Rev. P. y. TART
man, of Sioux City, is the excursion
manager and j. NJ Lucas, of Des
Moines, is the hotel manager for Iowa,
and from them can be obtained any
Information relative to the trip,