Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-10-18
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| fled against Burlington saloons.
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Gle records at Hedrick.
Morris Hannah, farmer living nine
miles north OF Independence, was
accidentally shot few days age
by his 1O-year-old son. The bail en-
tered his back and passed clear through
the body. Hannah is still alive al
though his recovery is impossible.
At Des MONIES recently the Iowa
State Association of Railway Surgeons
elected these officers: President. c.
W. Coyt. Missouri Valley; vice-pres-
ident, B. II. Criley, Dallas Center:
secretary, A. A. Deering, Boone; treas
urer, D. S. Fairchild, Clinton; judicial
committee, ]. NJ Warren, Sioux City:
c. Fl. Philpott, Ottumwa; V. f. Knott,
Sioux City. The next session goes to
Marshalltown.
Fire broke ont in the Summit Hill
mine, four miles southwest of Story
City. The shaft took fire from
the furnace at the lower end. -Four
men and mule were shut in the
rooms below by the fire. All the
miners above and in the surrounding
country worked hard all night and all
of the day following to rescue the
entombed men, but did not get the fire
under control until nearly dark. All
four men and the mule were dead and
had been for some time when found
The dead are: George Payne, Des
Moines; Alfred Peterson, Des Moines;
Inglebret Ingle, Ro'and Story county;
Alex. Osterlund, address unknown
AT Sioux City recently Ludwig Terri
mann, a farmer near that place,
repeated the time-honored experiment
of blowing out the gas at the Hotel
Fowler, with slight variation of his
own invention. Onretiring, Hermann,
realizing that he knew little of city
ways, decided to leave the gas burning
rather than take any chances. The
light bothered him so much, however.
that he finally resolved to cxtinguish
it, and having heard that it must not
be blown out. famed it out with his
nightcap. Fortunately the transom
was open and the rural gentleman
escaped with his life, although he is
still sery i'll from the effects of the
experience.
The greatest Christian Endeavor
Convention ever held west of the Mis-
sissippi will take place at Des Moines,
Iowa, October 80, 80 and 81. Over
seventy speakers are on the program,
some of the brightest men in
Iowa from each denomination, and also
DR.. G. P. Cobb, of Springfield, Ills,
specialist in sociology: Prof. r. E.
Torrey, of Chicago, one of the best
lecturers on Bible study in the country;
DR.. Howard A. Johnston, of Chicago
formerly of Des Moines; Or. Thomas
Marshall, DR.. A. n. Hitchcock, and
w. B. Taylor, all Of Chicago, specialists
in missions; and last, but not least,
DIR. T. E. Clark, president of the
Society of Christian
Endeavor and founder of the whole
Injunction proceedings have been
against twenty Burlington
Hon. Richard Amber, of the we'll
known law firm of r. Amber g. Son,
Of Nit. Pleasant, few days ago, while
out hunting in company with County
Clerk Tribby, was shot and instantly
killed 10y the accidental discharge Of
his gun. The load took effect over the
left eye and carried away the top of
his head. 1t appears that he was
getting into his buggy when the gun
slipped from his hands and was
He was one of the most
prominent men of the town.
1t sis announced that another
appropriation by congress viii be
necessary to cover the amount of
claims which the commissioners APP
pointed to settle with the river land
farmers have allowed The original
of s925,oOo has more
than been exhausted, and the com
who are just finishing up
their final work, say nearly as much
again could be used The money now
IN hand will be distributed, pro rata,
imong the settlers. and an effort Will
DC made to get another appropriation
when congress meets in December.