Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-20
IOWA CONDENSED.

Lansing OlSpdCcDi lie cases Oh
the state against j. II. Il. Woodruff, of
the Des Moines Life Insurance con-
pany, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses, which were to
come on before Justice Nachtwcy, of
Lansing, have been withdrawn by
order of the county attorney.
John $. and Jesse SalSey, Of Litch-
field, H., together with Charles Zu-
per, boarded west-bonnd {. e. N.
W. freight at Beverly recently. At
Belle PLANE two tramps entered the
car and endeavored to rob the Sankey's.
In the fight John Sakey was shot and
killed by the tramps, who robbed the
body and took their valuables from
Jesse Salxey and upper. The tramps
left the train at lama and have not
been arrested.
Frank Arnold has been held to the
grand jury Of Allamakee county with
out bail after weeks preliminary
hearing before Justice Robbins for the
murder Of Henry V. Duffy. prom
incnt business man of Waukon. on the
night of April &c. The manner of
Duffy's death has since been in lnys-
terry and public sentiment divided as
between murder and suicide. The
general opinion is that the evidence
against Arnold will not convict him.
Des Moincs dispatch: Texas fever
is reported to have broken out among
the cattle Of the southwestern part of
the state. There is great excitement
over cases reported in Page and Mont.
gomery counties. supposed to have
been imported with Texas cattle. The
people of these counties have tel.
cgraphed to Governor Drake several
times, and have written letters, urging
that steps be taken at once 10 suppress
the disease. State Veterinarian J. !.
Gibson has been notified, and will
investigate.
One of the largest fires Clinton
has mad this year broke out few
days ago in the Clement Chair Com
pany's factory, three-story brick
building, which, with yard, occupied
one quarter of block. The FIRE orig
mated in the varnish room, and, with
everything about very dry, the fire
was soon beyond control. The build
ing and stock are complete loss.
The factory employed 100 hands, and
was doing good business. The in
surance is $4,000, and the building.
stock and grounds We're worth $50, 600.
1t will be rebuilt. The building
belonging to W. II. jerks, wholesale
oyster and fish merchant. was burned
to the ground also, and nothing was
saved. The building was across the
street from the factory.
Ottumwa dispatch: Four men
fatally injured and twenty men badly
injured and a score of others scratched
and bruised was the result of mine
horror at Hiteman in the mine of the
Wapello Coal Company. The most
seriously injured are James Darby,
frIghtful]y cut about the head, one
ear cut off and throat cut IN two
pi: <. cannot live: Don Coulson. head
scaipcd. right leg and back broken.
will due: Chas. Edmunds. both hips
badly crushed, which produced par
alysis. is probably fatally hurt: James
Baxter, badly cut about the head and
will lose sight of right eve. probably
fatally injured. When the 200 men
went down into the mine to be3in
work they boarded the train of TWEEN
ty-five cars and the trip down the
incline to the mems rooms began.
Hardly had the train got under head
way when a coupling broke and
twenty-three cars dashed at full speed
down the incline. At curve all were
thrown from the track and piled in a
heap. In tile darkness to jump meant
death, and the men were thrown into
tue mass Of wrecked ears in frightfpl
shape