Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-02-22
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l, was instantly killed near Bertram.
In some unknown and unexplained
manner he fell from the cab.
Considerable excitement was caused
at Ida Grove few days ago when
Judge Couch granted temporary in
junction against the Gothenburg sa-
loon, refusing it consent to operate
1t is considered a victory for the tenn
perance people.
e A few days ago John Trueg, a
farmer living near Graft Station, was
run down by Chicago, Great West
ern passenger train and instant
~ killed. He was on his way to Du-
buque with a load of wood and at
tempted to cross the track ahead f
the train. No blame is attached to
the company
Prof Miller, schoo teacher of Lux
elnburg, was. it is thought. fatally
hot by friend and neighbor, Peter
Hess. Miller had arranged to borrow
1 cutter from Hess to attend the teach
er's institute lie got the cutter before
i daylight. and returning for lap-robe
was mistaken for burglar and fred
upon. The charge of buckshot entered
| his neck.
i A hatful of jewelry, later identified
as part of the plumber secured in the
raid on Boyce's jewelry store at Fay
cite, was found a few days ago by
/ Mr. Shaffer. while removing a guam
tity of hay from his hay loft, eight
miles from Fayette. is supposed to
have been left there by parties who
/ stopped at the house the evening after
| the robbery.
| George w. Noble. prominent liv-
eryman of Cedar Rapids, and chair
man of the Linn county repub-
lican committee two years ago, is under
arrest on the charge of assault with
attempt to kill He visited his wife's
apartment while drunk, and drawing
q revolver, fired As the weapon was
discharged she struck it and the ball
went upwards Noble married his
second wife six months ago and or
dered her from the house last week.
Des Moines dispatch: Mrs. j. c. Yet |
Cass County Bank, was in the city on
her way back to Atlantic from Oska-
loosa, where she had secured the sig {
nature of Mr.. Baxter to a bail bond for |
her husband. confined in jail pending
his appeal from FIVE years sentence I
for fraudulent banking. She had also |
secured tie assistance of Thos. Mere |
dith who still owns a farm near At /
lantic, and who has become RESPONSE
bic for a part of the bond required
Yetzer is said to be in such poor health
that he is likely to cheat the peniten-
tiary by dying before the supreme
court afirms the Judgment against
him. if If is affirmed.
Ben Swede, who lived on the Macy
farm. in Grundy county, disappeared on
the 18th. Now he has been found
dead in hay stack on the farm, with
one empty alcohol bottle and another
with the contents partly drained lying
near the body Deceased was about
IS years Of age, of Norwegian parentage
and had been in this country a number
of years. 1t is not definitely
known whether death was produced
by exposure or suicide. Some
are inclined to the belief that there
was foul play. He was not known,
however. to have had an enemy. The
coroner of Grundy county was notified,
and the body was taken to Grundy
Center, where an inquest was held, the
of which may possibly
throw light on the SUBJECT.
Wilma, the little 5-year-old daugh
ter of j. W. Garrison of Sac City. was
the victim few days ago of a dis
tressing ard almost fatal accident
She was playing about the room when
her brother entered with d bod of coal
He asked her to open the door, and
she. thinking he referred to the stove,
opened the door. using her dress to
keep from burning her fingers. The
stove was very hot and her clothing
caught FIRE She ran out Of doors cry
ing. her dress ablaze. Her mother
hearing her agonizing screams, ran to
her assistance and fortunately had
presence of mind enough to roll her
upon the ground. smothering the
flames. The child was terribly burned
about the limbs and is in critical con-
dition, but will probably recover.
Two negro thugs raided Hop Lees
laundry at Ottumwa a few nights since
brutally ma1treated the Chinaman and
secured s7oo. They were secured by
the officers and indicted By the grand
jury in short order
Governor jackson has appointed A.
J. McCreary. of KeolSuls. a Judge of the
First judicial district, to succeed the
late j. NJ. Casey.
The residence of Prof E. T. Fitch. Z
Of the public schools at
Clinton, was Quilted by fire. Loss.
- 800. which includes a Thousand
dollar library belonging to Fitch
BIG INSURANCE CASE.