Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-18
EREVITlES.

BIKE vi 1 iES.
Smith Culbcrtson, a resident of Bir
mingham, committed suicide recently
by jumping into deep we'll He died
before he was rescued. The deceased
was so years old and in feeble health.
A Ccntcrville dispatch says: A lively
shooting scrape in this city may cause
the death of one of Ccnterville's noto-
rious colored women, Mrs Ada Will
liams. 1t happened at a rough and
rowdy dance given by the colored peo-
pie. Mrs. Mabel Hill did the shooting,
the reason for which was jealousy.
Mrs Williams is still alive but fatally
wounded
Immediately after a reception and
banquet following a wedding in
Eonduran. few days ago a number
Of the guests began to feelill and take
to vomiting. A doctor was sent for at
once. Some of the sufferers were very
low on his arrival and it looked doubt
full If some could survive. Mrs. c. |.
Thorp was probably the lowest. Her
pulse could not be felt, her jaws were
set, and she was getting cold.
1t was very close call. All are now
out Of danger. Eighteen persons were
affected. The cause of the poisoning
is not known. but it is possible ii
might have been in the chicken pie,
which was cooked in copper dishes.
Chemists will probably be called upon
by TIL" state 20 determine.
The bond investiga ton. which has
occupied the attention of the city
council of Bellevue for some days.
has been cleared up. 1t appears
in 1894 the city of Bellevue issued ten
bonds of the denomination of ST 900
each for the erection of system OF
waterworks. AS there seemed to be
some technicalities as to there validity
new series We're issued and nego.
tiated The old bonds were then
ignored, and afterward suspicion
seemed to attach to cx-Mayor $. l..
Baker as to their whereabouts and in
whose possession they were last known
10 have been. Last fall Mr.. Baker S
hous1 burned and his furniture was
stored in a ncighboring barn. While
some children were playing in the
barn they found the blank bonds
which were delivered to the proper
authorities. This fully generates Mr.
Baker from any suspicion.
Webster City dispatch: A horrible
case of suicide is reported from ELS
worth township. Emmett county. b.
s. Palsy was living alone, a mile or
more from neighbors. After removing
all his outer clothing he lay down on
the bed and placed a stick OF dynamite
under his pillow, attached to an
electric battery. The explosion ended
his life. The windows of the house
wee all broken by the force Of the
explosion, Il hole was torn in the roof
and the room spattered with clotted
blood, brain and feathers. The man S
head was blown to fragments. Palsy
came TO Emmett county from Story
county in 1891, and contracted for $50
acres of land, which he occupied mp to
the time of his death. He was "a
widower and leaves Il family of four
grown sons, two of whom reside in
Emmett county, the others in Nevada
Iowa.
The silver democrats of Burlington
are to have a new daily paper.
Creston dispatch: The body of
William Hagcdorn has been found
floating in Summit lake. Hagedorn
left home on the sth. Near the place
where his body was found was fish
ing pole and can of bait. Hagedorn
may have fallen into the lake, but the
impression prevails that ne committed
suicide. He had been acting strangely
of late, and created considera bic
excitement a few days before his death
by absenting himself from home. 1t
is said financial troubles had some
thing TO do with the case.
George p. SticIielberger, living one
mile north of Buffalo, little town ten
miles north Of Davenport, on the
southwestern division Of the Chicago,
Rock Island e Pacific road. walked
into his wifc's bed room while drunk
and shot her through the heart with Il
revolver, killing her instantly. 1t
seems that StickeIbcrgcr had been
drinkin heavily lately. ncgiccting his
business and family in consequence.
Mrs. SticlSclIcrgcr. a month or so ago,
made application to the district court
to have guardian appointed over her
husband, as she believed strong drink
had impaired his mind.