Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-01-28
IOWA CONDENSED.


Governor Shaw, after conference
with the trustees of the state library,
announced that he will appoint john
son Brigham state librarian upon the
expiration of Mrs. Cope's term, which
will be April 3Oth.
1t is announced that c. D. Fullen, of
Fairfield, who was last week super
ceded as United States district attorney
for the southern district of Iowa, will
move to Chicago, where he has been
retained as counsel by the organization
of bucket shop men. He is said to have
been guaranteed retaining fee of
$4,000 year for five years.
The contract for making two elab-
crate typewriters for the emperor of
Germany and the emperor of Austria
respectively was received by the Duplex
Typewriter Company, of Des Moines, a
few days ago. The order for the
machines states that they are to be
made as elaborately as possible and
absolutely no limit is placed on the
price.
The 'Woods-Brunt damage suit, on
TRIAL at sigourney, ended by the jury
fbringing in verdict for the defendant,
S. W. Brunt, thoroughly vindicating
him. Public sympathy seemed to be
entirely on Brunts side. The suit was
brought by P. L. Woods against Mr..
Brunt, who is cashier of the Keokuk
State Bank, for alternating the atfec-
tons of Woods's wife.
John Hickman, of Templeton,
laborer, was recently ground
to pieces beneath the wheels of a Mil
waukec train two miles west of Ded-
ham. His remains were gathered up
on a car door and brought to Dedham
and turned over to town authorities to
await the coming Of the coroner. Mr..
Hackmann was in state of intoXica-
ton at the time of his death. He was
a hard laborer but an inebriate, and
was man of about IS years of age.
Sioux City dispatch: w. H. Farms
worth has returned from Kansas City,
and states that while in that city he
was informed by A. e. Stillwell, pres
ident of the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf railway, that there is prospect
of the Port Arthur road being extend
ed to Sioux City,. He was speaking Of
his road reaching Omaha by way OF
the Kansas City and northern connect
ing line and the Omaha & Quincy, and
added that perhaps the line might be
built on to Sioux City.
The Iowa supreme court few days
ago decided the famous cigar
cite case from the Cedar Rapids super
ior court, affirming the decision OF
Judge T. NJ. Giberson of the lower
court and administering heavy blow
to the s:cofiin-nail" trade. The case
was entitled Donald c. McGregor. APP
pellent, VS.. John Cone, sheriff. Tho
decision of the supreme court was
written by Judge Deemcr and is that
scent packages are not original pack
ages in the same sense as bottles OF
beer taken from the case and sold I'M
broken. The decision is a reversal of
the liquor decision as commonly under
stood.
Fire a few nights ago destroyed eight
business houses in Lorimor, COM
prising the north side of each business
block. The buildings belonged to
Winning & Son. DR.. Chapman, Charles
Anderson, DR.. Mack. and three were
owned by non-residents. Losers on
stock were j. D. IIillman. J.. L. Bice.
Mrs. Eugene Sullivan. Charles Ander-
son, James A. Braman, d. Il. Grindrod
and Samuel Thompson. The stocks OF
James A. Eraman. Isaac Persinger and
the office fixtures of l. b. Burkheimer,
S. c. Magner and Dr.. Ayers were car
ried out in damaged condition. The
fire started at 2:15 u. IN. and burned
everything in reach.
A terrible accident occurred in Sill
yer township. Cherokee county, by
which Henry Van Sickle will die and his
brother, Steve Van Sickle will be
MANNED for life. Both young men
were at the farm of Joshua McCammit,
a big farmer and cattle feeder, helping
operate a horse power feed grinder.
Steve Van Sickle was working at the
power when knuckle burst and a
piece of it struck him on the head,
breaking his jaw and fracturing his
skull. Later. when the machine was
started again Henry Van Sickle was
passing near the power when the tumb-
ling rod flew out of place. 1t struck
him in the forehead with such force
that the entire frot of his head was
crushed in. Doctors say he will not
recover, and have but slight hopes for
his brother.