Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-01-10
BREVITIES.

The next annual cncampment of the
Iowa G. A. r. will be held at Cedar
Rapids on May II, 10 and II.
A Des Moinesdispatch says: Governor
Jackson has appointed Ed. A. Dawson,
of Waverly, Bremen county, railroad
commissioner, to succeed Captain j. ".
Luke, deceased. Mr.. Dawson is of the
firm of Gibbs & Dawson, and is about
50 years of age.
A Dcs Moines dispatch says: Governor
Jackson has appointed T.. b Raymond
of Hampton, a trustee of the Marshall
town Soldiers Homo. to take the place
of Representative-clect n. a. Merrill,
of Dewitt, who resigned few days
ago to take up his duties as a member
of the next general assembly. Mr..
Raymond will serve the four months of
Mr.. Merrill S unexpired term.
The Summit house, two other brick
blocks and three frame buildings at
erosion were recently destroyed
by fire. For time the entire business
portion was threatened, a timely
change in the wind being all that saved
the town c. A. Allen, proprietor of
the Summit House, loses 100000. Loss
on building, $4,000. Eight other bus
mess firms lost their stocks of mer-
chandise. The postofficc was situated
in the Summit house block and the
mail was lost almost totally The
American office, Cotton & Blacks gro
Gerry, j. w. Cherry, druggist; Kunath
& Huntington, wall paper dealers:
Wilson S candy store; Names Bee Hive
and Biyin' barber shop We're burned.
The total loss viii probably reach $500,
600. with insurance at about $4,000.
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western farmer, living on his own
farm, and who is not a subscriber to
the Iowa HOMESTEAD, can have few
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| Frank Ridgeway alias Harris, shot
! and dangerously wounded Joe Walters.
near Rhodes, in the south part of
| Marshall county. 1t was the result of
! a neighborhood quarrel. Ridgeway is
pcaceable colored citizen, who lives
alone. 1T is said Walters has long
/ abused and threatened his life. He
| went to Ridgeway's house and threat
encd to kill him. Ridgeway warned
| him away, but he persisted, until
| Ridgeway drew gun ard shot him in
| the abdomen. The wound is a bad one
! but the doctors think Walters will
! recover. Ridgeway gave himself up.
4 He had hearing and gave bonds of
/ $500 for his appearance
/ La Porte, Ind, dispatch: William
McCord, an alleged bigamist, left Niles
! in the custody of Sheriff Price, of
! Osl<aloosa, Iowa. McCord, who is
charged with having two wives, was
arrested, requisition papers having
been issued for his immediate return
| to Iowa for trial. McCord, it is
1 charged, recently deserted his wife in
/ oskaloosa leaving her with the care
of four children. His whereabouts
/ were a mystery until recently when
! the officials in the Iowa town learned
! that MeGord was living at Niles with
a woman to wholnlt is alleged he is
/ married,