Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-05
IOWA CONDENSED.


Mr.. and Mrs. David Barnes, who lived
near Carbondale, went to Oskaloosa
few days ago in one wagon
and by default secured divorces on
the ground of adultery. Immediately
afterwards Mr.. Barnes and Mrs. Stat
ford were married, Stafford swearing
to the affidavit. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Stafford and Mrs. Barnes are also
&c be married.
Van Vert dispatch: The town OF
Gravity, on the Humeston & Shenan-
doah railway, was visited by fire at
els q. M, and before the flames could
be subdued, four store buildings,
aggregating value of $4,000, were
totally destroyed. T. J. McColm's
drug store and J. Baldwin's grocery
store were completely destroyed. The
lire Is said to have originated in q
back room. Fully three-fourths of
the loss is covered by insurance.
At Clinton recently at the last
moment possible a motion for a new
trial for Chris ,Eckerlebe, convicted of
the murder of Nina Kicl and con-
dcmned to death, was fled. The
motion is based upon the statemc mt
that the verdict is contrary to law and
evidence, alleged errors in admission
of evidence. misconduct on part Of
counsel for the state, and alleged mis-
conduct on the part of the jury.
Judge Wolfe has deferred sentence,
and the motion will be argued in few
days.
Des Moines dispatch: J. f. Colgan
has been indicted on a. charge Of
bigamy. He came to Des Moines a
little ovcra month ago and brought
with him his wife. Shortly after his
arrival he commenced calling on May
Anderson, girl who resided on Elm
street, and in the latter part of Jan
uary he was married to her. When
lie discovered his wife knew the facts
and was after him. he made his escape
for tho time being, but was finally
located in Omaha and returned to Dcs
Moines to stand trial.
While out on his run on the Lake
City branch of the Northwestern, &
few days ago, Engineer Bates,
OF Lake City, received word by wire at
Onawa that his wife, who had been
i'll, while in fit of mental alteration
had thrown herself into the cistcrn
and was dead. The division superin.
tcndant, upon learning, of it promptly
gave Bates the pivilege Of cutting his
engine loose from the freight train he
was pulling and making the best pos.
siblc time home. The distance is
eighty five miles and he made the trir
in seventy minutes.
a small dry goods store at Sioux
City was recently broken into and
1864 worth of notes and papers and
$3.50 in cash taken. The store belongs
to the estate of Gilbert St. Peter.
About o. clock a. IN. Louis Stongc,
who sleeps above the store, heard a
noise and went to the head of the back
stairs to sc about it. A man standing
there told him to go back and fred a,
him with a revolver. Stongc got a
rife and went down stairs and into
the store: firing q number of shots at
the burglars. They made their
escape unframed, taking the money
and papers. :5s
Kcokuk dispatch: Cordelia NJ.
Holmes, OF. Batavia, has filed claim
in probate for $40, 900, or one-fourth OF
the estate of the late Albert Lee Con.
nable, of KeokuLs. Suit is brought
against William Ballinger and A. J.
Mathis as executors. She claims that
in 1855, when she was Q years old, Mr..
Connable made contract with her
that If she would enter his family as
one of his children and would obey
and serve him she would fare as one
of them and that he would give her at
his death q share in his estate equally
with them. This agreement, she says,
has been broken by his making will
which ignores her. Deceased left
three SONS and she would be entitled
under contract to Cne-fourth of the
estate. She asks that the will be set
aside and modified SO as to give her an
interest OF one.fourth. Connable was
one of Keokuk7s wealthiest citizens.