Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-06-14
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The Iowa State and National Associ-
alton of Expert Judges of Swine held a
convention at Des Moines and elected
W. w. McClung, OF Waterloo, presi-
dent, and W. NJ. Landing, of West
Liberty, secretary.
At the great June trotting meeting
at Des Moines, Joe Patchen (2:o4 will
go fast mile on the 18th; Jno R.
Gentry (2:o3s4), the worlds fastest
stallion, on the 10th; Robert j. (e:o11 ~,
the fastest horse that ever lived, on
the goth. One fare round trip on all
railroads.
Des Moines now has mandatory
and plating plant. The Kenyon-Coop-
er Bicycle Co. is doing bicycle repair
ing, remodeling special wheels tor rae
ing purposes, etc, fine machine work,
model making, stamping, baked enam-
cling, nickel plating, copper plating or
oxidizing, bronzing, lacquering, etc.
The delegates to the Iowa State
Sunday school convention at Ida
Grove June 1920, will have a special
car with streamers the entire length
inscribed, Iowa State Sunday School
Convention Car. Will leave Des
Moines via c., & N. w. Tuesday, June
IS. at 9:25 a. m. Delegates that go
via Des Moines, Ames or Jewel
Junction are asked to join and have a
good time on the way as well as at the
convention.
Creston dispatch: The preliminary
examination of George E. Metcalf,
charged with robbing the American
Express Company and the c., 3. & @.
of $500 while acting as joint agent for
these companies at Thayer, has been
continued until June oath, the defense
asking for the continuance, desiring
to get witnesses from Kentucky, where
Metcalf claims that he was born. The
man employed at Thayer went by the
name of Neal Florence, but the com
pany claim that Metcalf is the man.
The case is being bitterly contested
and is creating great interest. The
accused is knight Templar.
A dastardly attempt was made ten
miles east of Kellogg few nights ago
to wreck the east-bound Denver limited
train on the c., r. /. & P The train
was going at a reasonable speed when
it suddenly struck rail from which
twelve spikes and the fish plates at
both ends had been removed, and laid
under the rail which was thus raised
several inches out of line with the
connecting rail, undoubtedly for the
purpose of derailing and wreclSing the
train. The engine and tender jolted
over the misplaced rail without leav-
ing the track, but the baggage and
mail car left the rail and was shunted
around diagonally. The engine
brought the train to a stop within a
distance of 100 feet. No clue.
An important criminal capture was
made few days ago in the town of
Maynard. One of the most notorious
and desperate gangs of thieves in the
country are now in jail at West Union
awaiting trial. No doubt they are the
gang that robbed the iewelry store at
Fayette of $4,000 worth of stock
recently. During the past thirteen
years they have existed as a gang of
thieves and successfully plundered
stores of alllsinds. Many safe robberies
in the vicinity during past years are
now credited to them. The police fell
upon the leader, Sam Smith, and he.
in despair, implicated Jud Paign, N.
Smith, Al Rich and Fred Conrad. None
of the gang have toiled in many years,
but have lived entirely from their
plumber. Heretofore all were supposed
to bear good regulations. all being sup
posed good citizens and above their
present condition. Keys were found
on the premises of the leader of the
gang fitting the locks of almost every
business house in town. Many inn
proved burglar tools were also discov-
covered.
Judge spurrier, of Polk county
has decided that the mulct law is in
valid in Des Moines. The grounds are
that the petition upon which the mnlct
saloon was raised is fraudulent; does
not contain sufficient names; and was
not complied and prepared in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
muct law. The prohibition law is now
in effect and saloon men are liable to
prosecution for al liquor sold. The
bar is removed. The saloon men will
probably ask for rchearing. The
matter win be taken to the supreme
court.
Creston dispatch: Nelse Miller and
his father, who were robbed of 5000
on a 90 train between Abba and OF
tumwa few days ago, went to Alba,
where they found a man who had been
arrested charged with the theft It
appears, however, that the man had
found the pocketbook by the side Of
the railroad tracks with s4,7oO worth
OF securities, but no money, and had
turned it over to the authorities. The
man was released, as it was clearly