Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-11
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A small boy, Ave years of age, son
of John Gray. Of Sidney, while play
ing on an empty cart in the yard,
fell and dislocated his neck. He died
instantly. Pa. -->
While putting his rifle away, the
ls.year-old son of Joseph Lamb, a.
farmer living near Arispe, accidentally
shot himself through the head, dying
instantly.
The city school board Of Oskaloosa
recently sold 100000 worth Of school
district bonds at ~ per cent interest.
A Chicago firm did the buying. A
contract has been entered into with
Denseorpf & Co., of Marshalltown, to
erect at once $4,000 high school
building.
At Webster City recently the Jury in
the Paul murder case returned a ver-
dict finding the accused not guilty.
Their deliberations extended over
thirteen hours. The verdict is a sur
prise to many who have heard the
evidence in tho case DR.. George Paul,
the father, has been released with his
son. --
The Shoe and Leather Reporter pub
fishes each week a list of shipments OF
boots and shoes. The issue of Novem-
Der IS shows a total for the preceding
week of q, 965 cases shipped; the cor
responding week Of last year showed
GO, 1925 cases. Only five houses In the
United States had u larger number OF
cases shipped to them than did Bentley
& Olmsted of Des Moines, who had a
little more than twice as many as MI
the other dealers in Iowa. -"
Des Moines dispatch: An attorney
representing the Northwestern road,
in discussing the cost to the company
Of settling damage claims growing out
Of the terrible wreck at Logan last
summer. in which, twenty-seven people
were killed, said to date it. has cost the
company Sao3, 900 to settle damage
claims, and there are still cases TO
settle. The company mas not US yet
defended against any Of The claims.
but las settled all OF them out OF
court. These figures do not include
/! the loss to property. He estimated
that when property losses arc figured
! in. and the three cases remaining to
be settled are disposed OF, the cost to
! the company will run close to $500, 600.
/: Two tramps entered the farm house
of +. A. Palmer, near Evanston,
! a few days ago when only two
little boys. aged ID and II. were ut
nome. The tlamps demanded that
they furnish them with food, and
when one Of the little boys went to
! the cupboard to get it, and was just
taking the things out, he was shot in
the back. The other boy escaped and
| summoned the parents from corn
field, where they were working, but
by the time they got to tho house the
tramps had escaped The wounded
boy is in II very critical condition.
The crime was SO cold. blooded and so
thoroughly wanto, that the farmers
ar. IN in arms and will deal severe
! punishment t. the criminals il they
arc caught.
| Des MONIES dispatch: United States
District Attorney G. D. Fullen is pre-
pairing to explode u bomb that will
stir up the old soldiers and produce
: sensation in political circles. He pro-
| poses to cause the arrest, on informa.
ton before Commissioner Mason, o. j.
; X. Ratekin, commandant OF the
| soldiers home at Marshal]town, aud
all the commissioners of the home.
| These arc S. Il. Evans, Of Ottumwa; j.
J. Russell, Of jefferson; A. L. Orchard,
of Marshalltown; G.. D. Davidson, OF
Hull; l.. Il. Raymond, Of Hampton;
and John W. Morton, of Washington.
The arrests will grow out Of the plan
Of the home in compelling pensioners
who are inmates Of the home to pay it
all their pensions in excess Of Sc a
month. They will 6c accused OF
violating sections A.7A5 and 4,4',
revised statutes of the United States,
protecting pensioners in their rights
to their pensions.
Hansen radical headache cure cures
nervous diseases etc. caused by excuses
! Inaiauola dispatch: John Flcsher is
confined in the Warren county jail
awaiting preliminary hearing 70,
shooting Joe Morris. Fleshcr has
confessed that lie did the shooting
but 81 aims the discharge Of his revol'
YER was accidental. Morris is steadily
improving under the care of physicians
and will probably recover. Morris ant
Flesher, accompanied by two young
ladies. were driving near the town OF
Clarkson. Flesher and one OF the
Young ladies occupied the rear seat
While on q covered bridge Morris was
shot in the back. 1t was dark on the
br idpe, and until Fleshcr's confessio,
the affair was shroudcI in mystery.
One Of the worst wrecks Of the yea1
occu rrcd on the Rock Island about TIVE
and half miles west OF Brookly,
u few nights since. A specia
meat train of nineteen ears coll:det
with u regular west bound freigh
train of nine cars going at top speed
resu lting in the death Of Engineer j
A, DYER of Rock Island and serious
injury of Engineer Gilmore. The 9th
or members. Of the train crews escapes
with only slight bruises by jumping
The wreck WAS caused by the neglec
cot the night operator at. Grinnell 70. de
liver the orders which he had stekei
from the chief train tlispatcherto holt
tho special at MalceG, for the othe'
train to pass.