Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-11
THE NEWS IN IOWA

tanned another contl act to build win
dam at q point just below Wiona, Q
the Mississippi. His bid was $4,000
Negotiations for the opening Of til
Ryan packing house, at Dubuque, al
closed, and the plant will soon be pr
in operation, employing q large force
Governor Shaw has announced tn
appointment of 3. P. Norton, c
Cresco, as dairy commissioner. to SUI
coed L. S. Gates, who dropped dead a
the Omaha exposition few week
ago
Voluntary petitions in bankruptc.
have been filed in the federal court a
Des Moines by w. L. Parsons. c. II
Parsons and H. E. Parsons. OF De
Moines, and by Robert Smith. o
Guthrie county.
At the meeting of the state Epwortl
League, at Atlantic. the following
officers were elected: President. w
". Ainsworth, Des Moines: secretary
and treasurer, e. G. Keith, Lake City
chairman spiritual work. Miss Augusta
Householder. Charlton: literary de-
partment, Miss Fanny Long. Knox
Vile; social department, f. NJ. Mont
romery. Fayette: department of mercy
and help, 7. A. Harris, Charter Oak
At the Cincinnati Gun Club live bird
tournament few days ago. Fred Gill
bert, of Spirit Lake. won the silver
cup and the live bird championship of
America. Only ElliSton. Gilbert. Bndd
and Young contested in the shoot-of
for the cup. EIliston lost three of the
first TWENTY-FIVE birds and dropped out.
Gilbert. Young and Budd tied IN
.went y-four. In the second shoot-oif
they tied on twenty-three. In the
third twenty-five Gilbert killed TWEEN.
and Young each scoring twcntv-three.
1t required 100 birds to decide the
championship contest. Of which 81.
bert killed sc. Eudd o5. and Young IS.
Con. Rafferty,. a young man EN-.
ployed in the Rock Island machine
shops at Valley Junction. was struck
in the head by a section Of boiler
due which he was engaged in cutting
in two on machine. The severed
piece. as it fell from the cutting
machine, was caught By part Of the
swiftly revolving machinery arc
hurled upward and outward. 1t
struck Rafferty, on the head above the
left eve and fractured his skull. He
vas rendered temporarily unconscious,
but afterward. when a small piece OF
the broken skull was removed. re-
vived, and at last accounts he was
resting quietly. with the prospects
favorable to his recovery.
Three buSiness houses at Randall,
Hamilton county, burned few morn
ings since. and NJ. O. Johnson narrow.
" escaped with his life. He was the
only person in the burning buildings
and was asleep and knew nothing OF
the fire until every avenue OF escape
had been cut off. He was rescued from
the second story window in an uncon.
scious condition.. The burned build.
ings were owned by c. ?. Christianson
and George Torrance. The loss is COM
plete. but the amount of insurance can.
not be obtained owing to the proprie.
tors being out of town. The large
general merchandise store Of Peterson
and hristianson. across the street,
caught fire several times by the flames
but was cxtinguished before mucn
damage was done TIE fire is thought
20 be of an incendiarv origin.
Judge Shras. in the United States
court at Fort Dodge. sentenced VIII
liam Bigelow. alias Charles Mason,
William Warner, Charles Woodruff.
kid" Woodruff and Fred johnson
his pal, james Collins. to nine months
at hard labor in the prison at Ana
mosa. The crime for which they wer;
sentenced was the robbing OF the post
office at Stanwood, on the Goth OF last
April. BigeIow is a man with a long
criminal record, having spent twenty
six wears of his life in various prisons
throughout the country. His las
sentence was fourteen years. at Joliet
H.. from which he was released o,
the 18th of last January. Shortl,
afterward he and his pal were ARRESTED
for the robbery Of a safe in Davenport
While the officers were securing add
tional evidence they sawed their wa
out and the next heard of them wa
the safe robbery at Stanwood.
Adjutant General Byers has begu
the reorganization of the low
National Guard. A few days ag
Troop A, cavalry, was mustered in
Des Moines. with Harry II. Polk {
captain. The adjutant general wi
proceed to organize four regiments
infantry, a second troop Of cavalry an
battery of light artillery. M
Byers announces that the second troo
OF cavalry will in all probability
organized in one of the cities in tt
.reAtern part Of the state and tn;
Sioux City, because Of the interest
has manifested in military affairs,
apt to get it. The artillery batter
will. it is thought. be organized
Des Moines. as it is desired to have
stationed at ~ point convenient to
parts OF the state and as nearly
possible at the center of population.
The proposition to erect new c"u
house at Des Moines at cost OF S40(
100 carried at the recent election.
is proposed TO proceed with the bull