Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-10-04
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Travers Island Johnny Crum won the
1so-yard dash, making it in IL seconds.
At Harlan few nights an unsuc-
cesstul attempt was made to blow open
the safe of the United States Express
Company at the Chicago, Rock Island
s. Pacific depot. The robbers only
secured few dollars from the money
drawer.
John Gilleon, farmer living north
east of Armstrong, was shot and
fatally wounded. Gilleon and hired
hand We're hunting on Eagle lake
when the hired man accidentally dis
charged his gun, wounding Gilleon in
the thigh. He died of his injuries
before reaching assistance.
Casper Ripple, for many years resi-
dent of Hamilton county, and a man
of considerable prominence, was al
most Instantly killed. He was in a
buggy which collided with runaway
team throwing him to the ground. He
struck on his head and shoulders and
never regained consciousness.
J. n. Simmons, the postmaster at
Bell, a small town in Crawford county,
was arrested at Nebraska City on tele-
graph instructions from the postmaster
at Plattsmouth. Simmons is accused
OF issuing postal notes payable to him
self at various towns in Nebraska and
getting them cashed. He is alleged to
have worked the scheme successfully
at South Omaha, Papillion, Platts-
mouth and Omaha before being detect
ed. The amount stolen is supposed to
be in the neighborhood of $500.
At 2 o'clock in the morning the
large grain elevator of G. j. Stewart
81 Co., located at Pleasantville, was
discovered to be on fire and was under
such Roadway that it was impossible
to do anything to arrest the flames.
The building was entirely consumed
and 10000 bushels of grain either
burned or damaged to such an extent
as to be almost worthless, The dam
age is estimated at between 81, 900 and
$40, 900, with no insurance, it is said
The firm has its headquarters at
Charlton.
Afatal accident married the pleasure
of the apple carnival at Glenwood, Mills
county. An invitation was issued to
strangers to visit the Iowa school for
feeble minded children, ca-ryalls being
provided On the return trip while
twenty persons were crossing the Bur-
lington railway tracks, the fast mail
from Chicago came along at rapid
rate. The driver attempted to cross
the track, but the locomotive struck
the rear end of the vehicle, tipping it
over and hurting people right and left.
Mr.. Reed was thrown into the air and
SO badly mangled by his fall that he
lied in a few minutes. The others
we're not badly hurt, but escaped by
1t is said the conveyance was
lriyen by an inmate of the feeble
minded institution.
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the Farmers Exchange bank at Steam
boat Rock at o'clock a. m. Charles
Turner, who lives near the bank,
heard tremendous explosion and
warned his brother, President Turner,
If the bank. that burglars were at
work. President Turner went to the
'ront of the bank and saw three men
1t work at the safe, which was not in
! vault but exposed in the banking
'tiice. Turner fred his revolver at
hem and the men fed. Being pressed,
.he burglars fred back at Turner and
escaped. The bank building and safe
ire badly wrecked, so excessive were
he charges of nitro-glycerine. The
safe is of the old-fashioned square
ioor Diebold pattern and the time
ock in the money chest successfully
'esisted the explosion. The books
md some valuable papers were badly
burned. In half an hour the whole
Interior of the safe would have been
Dotted
John Y. Crum, the Splinter, has
'eturned to Iowa. He will go to
freeze as representative of the
United States in athletic contests
here.
Wednesday afternoon, October 81, at
he Endeavor Convention in Des
doines, a grand Christian citizenship
ally will be held and the four can
lidates for governor of Iowa have been
invited to speak. Judge Babb and
General Drake have already consented
o address the multitude. and the other
wo can hardly neglect such an oppor-
unity to address the young people of
owa.
The supreme court has decided in
avor of the City of Des Moines in it's
ase against the Waterworks Company,
lolding the regulating ordinance a
ust one.
Prof. r. A. Torrey, superintendent
i the Moody Bible Institute. at Chi
ago, who is to address the Endeavor
in Des MONIES on the 31st, |
5 graduate OF Yale and was
1ember of the Varsity Crew. He is
till fond of outdoor sports, rides a |
yheel and is fine tennis player, as
yell as fine Bible scholar and |
uccessful evangelist.