Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-05
IOWA CONDENSED.


David Wilson, of Vinton, attempted
suicide, but will recover.
TT. Dodge dispatch: Tho miners in
thc.J. ] Hill mines of Webster county
arc out on a strike. The strike was
caused by cut o: twenty cents per
load for leaders at the mines. Notices
have been published warning other
miners from going to work while the
trouble lasts.
At Burlington recently James Wis
dom, an employc of the Hawkcyc
Steam Laundry, in attempting to shift
Il belt in the dark on u swiftly rcvolv-
ing shaft, was caught in the sleeve by
a projecting screw and whirled
violently about the shaft = dozen times
and then thrown to the floor, denudcd
Of every stitch Of clothes except one
shoe. He was bruised on every inch of
his body, but not fatally injured.
John McI1ugh died at his home at
Crcsco on the 3Oth from paralysis. In
1888 he was q candidate Tor congress
in the Fourth district, and only lacked
one-sixtecnth of 4 vote of the nomina-
ton. He represented his county in
the lower house Of the legislature; was
a candidate for railroad commissioners
in 1895, and was state bank examiner
under President Harrison. He was
one of the most noted Short Horn
breeders in the state.
At Cedar Rapids recently in the case
of VIM. Wiggin against Charles A.
Huston, IN which he asked $4,000
damages for alienation of his wife S
affections, the jury returned a verdict
giving plaintiff damages in the sum OF
100. The case has been on trial for
over two weeks, and on account OF the
prominence of the parties TO the suit
the court room was packed TO the door
the whole time. Huston will appeal
TO the supreme court.
\ travelling salesman by the name
of Strasburger, representing a Chica.
go liquor house. was arrested at
Newton and arraigncd before Justice
Mitchell under charge of making nine
illegal sales of Intoxicating liquors.
lie admitted that he had taken nine
orders which were filed and the par
ties received the liquor, but denied
that such sales We're illegal. He was
fined $3.50 and costs, from which lie
appealed to the district court. His
house promptly furnished bonds
John Warburton. hardware and
implement dealer at Jewell June
ton, was killed a few days ago
between that place and Ellsworth. on
the Tama branch of the Northwestern
MIR. Warburton was riding in his
buggy, and as Il protection from the
wind he had the side curtains down.
Just as he started to cross the track
he looked out to sec that no train was
in sight, and seeing none. he went
ahead. There is Il sharp turn at the
Northwestern crossing where he was,
and as he was on the track the train
came rushing upon him. The buggy
was; completely demolished by the
engine, and the body of Mr.. War
burton was carried IL considerable
distance. Death was almost in
Simultaneous.
1ndianola dispatch: On January %.
1895. Ed Knots was found dead in his
own house near New Virginia, in this
county. under very peculiar circum-
stances, the body being frozen stiff:
and assuming posture which it was
thought impossible for one of himself
to assume. Knots lived with G. A.
and J. J. McCuddin, tenants who
occupied his house, but who had a day
or two previous left the place and
gone to New Virginia. \ preliminary
examination was then held, charging
the McCuddins with murder. but they
were discharged by the justice. The
grand jury. recently adjourned, pre-
sented an indictment against c. A.
and J. J. McCuddin for murder in the
first degree, and they are now in Jail,
having been committed without bail.
Eleven men were burned in mine
explosion at Foster few days ago.
All will recover. with possibly
one exception. The cause of the ex-
plosion is mystery. 1t is thought it
may have been a key of powder but
the mine authorities claim it was the
result of natural phenomena: that air
of extreme low temperature met warm,
gaseous air of the mine when the shaft
was suddenly opened and formed gas.
which ignitcd from the lamps of tho
miners, who were just leaving work
for the noon hour. Louis Folgar is
badly hurt and may die.
Amel Lynn, son of John Lynn, sec
ton foreman for the Illinois Central
ut Barnum. went rabbit hunting a
few days ago in the timber on the
north Lizard, about three miles
northeast of Barnum. In some un-
known manner he accidentally shot
himself in the right side, inficting a
fatal wound. After the accident
occurred, he walked and crawled
about Il i,alf mile in the road, where
he was found about two hours after
the accident, almost exhausted from
the shock and loss of blood He died
Il few hours later