Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-18
IOWA CONDENSED.

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According to estimates of the Iowa
Weather and Crop Service, Iowa's loss
from hog cholera during 1896 wa:
SIS. 100000. ..
Scott NJ. Ladd has rendered his res
ignation as Judge of the Fourth judi
cial district, an action made neces
sary by his recent election to the SUI
preme bench.
In. the Powcshiels district court
at Montezuma, a motion for a new
trial in the Richard Rowe case was
overruled and Judge Ryan sentenced
him to three years in the penitcntiary'
Tho Harlan State Bank has been
closed by the auditor. The original
capital was $4,000. 1t was organized
in ISL: as private bank. The bank
officials have turned over their prop
erty to be used by their creditors
Two other local firms arc involved, one
having assigned.
The Ii. i. Hamm dry goods house
of Fort Madison was closed 4 fc~
days ago by creditors. The total
amount of claims on file is $os, l44.76.
The firm claims their stock is worth
$4,000. The heavy falling off in fall
trade and Inability to realize on out
standing bills is given as tlat cause. -; 75
Bennic Freeman. aged 90, son q
DR.. George Frecyan, Of Missouri Val:
lev, fred two shots at his father,
ran down street, shot himself in the
head and fell dead. TRe doctor is not
seriously wounded The boy. came re-
recently from Stockton. Cal. His
mother, divorced. lives in Athens
county. Ohio.
W. G. Bremerman was sentenced by
Judge Woolson Mt Dcs Mo!nes
Tor embexzling the funds Of the Boone
-postotlice to three years IN the pen.
itentiary anf. to pay fine Of $3.50. 6t.
Ills wife. who was present when
sentence was pronounced, tainted aud
had to be taken from the room by hel
friends. The money which Bremen.
man took was lost on board of trade
speculation.
Nose Bruncr, residing near Shanghi,
WAS Oh trial at llcdric'1 few days
ago for stealing chickens. lie
was acquitted and went part of the
way home in company with 4 consta bic
and his attorney from What Cheer.
When within IL few miles Of his home
he went alone on foot In the morn
ing he was found dead near his home
with three bullet holes in his body. 1t
is thought the shooting was done
atout midnight. The coroner is now
inve stigating the ease. a.
Des Moincs dispatch: Susie Mains,
formerly Mrs. Susie Valeria Watson.
has begun suit for divorce from her
husband, John Mains, Of Mcnlo,
Guthrie county. They We're married
in Des Moincs in October and lived
together one day. lie is the man who
came to Dcs Moincs bearing sixty
letters from Des Moincs women. which
he had received as answers to his
advertisement for Il wife. and started
out on {. hunt for helpmate with a
directory under his arm. Mrs. Mains
claims her husband has the reputation
of being murderer, and the people Of
Guthrie county accuse him of murder
ing his first wife. She claims he Is
worth $4,000, and wants her share of
his wealth as his lawfully welded
wife.
Hansen 5 radical cough cure stops tick
ling, cough. healing to throat and lungs,
Rev. b. Fay Mills, whose work as an
evangelist has made his u name
beloved by Christian Americans, is
now giving q series of lectures on
Social Regeneration" in which he
treats the social problem from a
Christian standpoint. Mr.. Mills will
be in Des Moines on January &. and
S. and the topics of his three lectures
are: "Social Sickness '.Thc Social
Revolution" and .'The Social Saliva
ton. The lectures will be given at
the ia bcrnacle. Mr.. Mills is taxing
the seating capacity OF every place
where he speaks.
Dcs Moines dispatch. In the case Of
Rhoda A. Geiger VS.. A. G. Payne,
which was carried mp from
the Ringgold district court, the
supreme court has affirmed the
decision. Miss Geiger brought suit
against defendant for breach OF
promise. It developed in the course
Of the trial that she was made the
victim OF his passion and was after
ward abandoned. lie was q wealthy
widower, but short time bercft. OF
his wife, and was reputed to be worth
from $50, 900. to s7s. 600. The lower
court gave her Judgment for sic, 900.