Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-04-03
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Thomas Carr, Of Prairie Creek, is
reported to have been fatally injured
by. the bursting of "a circular saw he

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Thomas Carr, OF Prairie Creek, is
reported to have been fatally injured
by. the, bursting Of "a circular saw he
was operating
Mason City Dispatch The Globe
Gazette of this city authoritively an
nounces the candidacy of James e..
Blythe, ,ex-chairman of the republican
central committee, for congress from
the Fourth district. The present in
cumbent- Thos. Updegraff, will also be
candidate.
Ottumwa dispatch: The. city coun'
ell voted to order street paving to the
amount of nearly 100000. Vitrifed
brick will be used and the work will
be commenced some time during the
coming month, or as soon as the legal
limit for notice and publication shall
have expired. H
At jefferson recently at the con-
clusion of the submission of testimony
in the suit to enjoin the locating com
mittee from giving the Odd Fellows
Orphans Home to Indianola, it was
decided to submit briefs within the
coming two weeks, after which Judge
Elwood will render his decision.
Joseph Lynch, a prominent farmer
OF Otter Creek. was in Barnard, a
few days ago, and in the evening
left for home in company with a man
named Alexander. Later Lynch was
found on the roadside paralyzed and
unable to say anything except that
Alexander had thrown him from the
wagon seat to the roadside He is in a
dying condition.
Andy Thompson was convicted in
the district court at Creston recently
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. He collected money on a note
after having disposed of the same
to local bank The author was
compelled to pay the note a second
time, and he called the attention of
the grand jury to the case, and
Thompson was indicted, He has just
been convicted.
At Des Moines recently a fire which
broke out on the fifth floor of L. Har-
bach's sis-story furniture house on
Walnut street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets, resulted in loss on
stock and building estimated at
between $50, 900 and $4,000. The
damage was principally due to water
falling on the stock, the building
being burned only on the two upper
floors and the roof The stock in the
building at the time was valued by Mr..
Harbach at 500, 900. Both stock and
building were amply covered by
insurance. The wholesale department,
being in different building, will not
be interfered with in the least.
The dignity of the United States
court at, Council Bluffs was recently
ruffied by a fight which took place
between three federal prisoners and a
witness while the prisoners, in charge
of marshal, were being taken from
the court room. Charles Burns, VIII
liam Petty and Samuel Long are on
trial for counterfeiting, and "Curley'F
McBee, an old pal of the gang, testified
against them. Attempts have been
made at different times to get even
with the man who "peached," and the
quartette met at the entrance to the
court room. The alleged counterfeiters
were handcuffed and closely guarded,
but Notwithstanding this precaution
Burns made lunge with his free hand
which staggered McBee and surround
ing him, the trio began to beat and
kick him. Officers fastened to the
! rescue and, using their guns as cudgels,
soon had Burns lying insensible on the
floor. All three prisoners are serving
penitentiary terms on minor offenses
and are looked upon as bad men to
deal with.
Tim Donovan, who shot Tobias Ho-
gan at Cherokee last. fall because by
impersonating her husband Hogan had
outraged Mrs. Donovan, has pleaded
guilty to assault with intent to do
great bodily injury.
After twenty years OF welded life,
a divorce, remarriage, and eight
years more of connubial bliss. Jacob
Hoxie, of Sioux City has again
sued for a separation from his wife
He charges desertion, and says if the
court will grant his prayer there viii
be no occasion for its interference
again.
J. B. Hammond, a young business
man of Ottumwa. while out duck
shooting. accidentally discharged his
gun, tearing off his left hand. He was
brought to the city and his arm was
amputated between the wrist and
|, elbow.
sun Reg L. Kline, Of Adel, stopped
,ata "a Cheyenne, Wye, few days
800 with his wife and fl-1s da,t.,fi1,,
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