Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-27
IOWA CONDENSED.


neer Jack Payettc, of the Central.
who runs the stationary engine on the
company's ditchcr, was quite seriously
and perhaps fatally injured while at
work repairing the company's ditcher
back of the round house. He fell
from derrick.
Marquis Combs, Il farmer residing
about three miles northwest of Blairs-
town, was instantly killed few
days ago at a street crossing
in that place Two moving trains
were passing each other, and while
Mr. Combs was getting out of the way
of one of them, the other train struck
him. He leaves wife and several
children.
a shooting ARRAY occurred at indie
pendence recently between Sidney
Seward, colored. and his brothcr-in-
law Frank Mitchell, white. Seven
shots were exchanged, but neither was
seriously injured. Bad blood has been
between the families for four years.
since Stewards marriage to Mitchell's
sister. Both were arrested and
charged with assault With intent to
kill.
a bad accident happened at the
Illinois Central gravel pit near Cher
okee. A slight rain had fallen,
which made the rails slippery, and in
backing long train of cars down a
| steep grade the brakes refused to act.
| The entire train and engine went
under the trap and Martin ONeill, an
! engineer, was caught between tbs
! trap and the cab of the engine. He
| was badly crushed, and it is thought
he cannot live.
! Work has been commenced on the
new street railway at Boone, and
if nothing interferes the electric cars
will be in operation within sixty days.
A large 2OO-horse power compound
engine has been bought, and will soon
he put in position. The foundation
for the same is now being put in. A
! 20O-horse power boiler has also been
ordered, which will at once be put in
place and the machinery for operating
| the big plant made ready for the cars.
! A Chicago dispatch says: George Gil
more. wealthy farmer, stock raiser
; and merchant of Belle Plainc, Iowa, is
! held at the Harrison street police
| station pending an inquiry into day
/ light robbery. Gilmore says he sold
a load of stock and with 81, 600 in his
! pocket went down town and was
druggcd in a saloon, robbed him of the
! entire sum and turned out into the
; streets. His helplessness attracted
the attention of the police, who
| removed him to u hotel. Gilmore
insists he drank but one glass of beer,
but after he did this he knew nothing
more until he found himself penniless
in the hands of the police.
Burlington dispatch: Thirty-si
of the linemen who have been EN-.
ploycd by the Hubinger Telephone
Company, 'in Burlington, struck
because, as they claim, they had
received no wages since July 5, and
they are in need of money for living
expenses. A number of them became
; intoxicated and finding som, of the
men still at work attacked them.
! Foreman Jerry Ditch was felled to the
earth with a club in the hands OF one
Of the men, and five or six others piled
on top of him, beating and kicking
him in brutal manner. A squad OF
police arrived in time to save his life
| all the rioters were arrested and after.
wards placed in Jail, IN default Of 5000
! bail each. on the charge of assault and
1 battery and melting a riot,