Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-16
IOWA CONDENSED.

The feature of the Schmitzer shoot.
ing tournament, at Kansas City, the
race for the trophy representing the
inan1mate target championship, was
contested few days ago. c. W. Budd,
of Des Moines, who won the trophy
last year. was again the victor His
score was 81 targets out of 100
At Storm Lake recently the district
court of Buena Vista county pro-
nounced sentence upon J. J. Bruce, of
Rolfe, and James NJ. Hoskins. the edi-'
tor of the Sioux Rapids Republican, of
Sioux Rapids, for criminal libel against
Hon. f. II. Helsell, now one of the
judges by appointment of the Four
teenth judicial district. J. ]. Bruce
was sentenced to pay fine of $500 and
costs and James NJ. Hoskins fine of
$500 and costs.
Ray Belts, l6-year-old son of William
Belts, while walking on a scaffolding
on the new Methodist church, at
Rock Rapids, caught his foot and
fell eighteen feet, striking on his back
and hips. When he was picked up it
was believed that he was dead, but he
regained consciousness after being
cared for by physician. An examina-
ton proved that no bones were broken
and that there were no indications of
internal injuries.
The largest fee ever paid to the
state by a corporation for filing its
articles of Incorporation was received
few days ago by Secretary Dob
son from the Davenport and Rock
Island Bridge Railway and Terminal
company The draft was for So ,001 so,
covering a capital stock of $4,000 900.
The document filed was an amendment
| to the earlier articles of incorporation
| changing the name of the corporation
| to the Davenport Rock Island & West
ern Railway company and fixing the
! capital stock at So, 100000.
! Ottumwa dispatch: A fatal wreck
! occurred on the Iowa division of the
| c., B. & Q. at Tyrone, a small station
forty miles west of Ottumwa. The
dead are: Engineer George Mann and
| Fireman Thomas Millhouse. Both
were men of families living in Of
tumwa. Brakeman Haynes was
slightly injured. The wreck occurred
to an extra freight bound west. When
the train reached Tyrone it pushed
right on through, and when just out
F.: side the city ran into bunch of steers
on the track. The engine and twelve
cars were derailed. The engine was
overturned by the speed at which the
train was going and both men We're
caught under the engine before they
! had chance to escape.
Senator Allison and Congressman
Cousins of Iowa. accompanied by Gov.
Shaw. called on the president relative
to the Iowa troops 1t was settled that
the Forty and Fifty-frst regi-
ments shall remain in service ard the
Fiftieth and ,Fifty-second be mustered
out. The president told the visitors
/! that the people were making the mis-
take of thinking the war was over, and
said that only a peace protocol had
been signed. He said it would never
/ do to disband the army at this time,
! but it had been decided to muster out
( one-half the soldiers from each state.
No partially would be shown. The
| Fiftieth and Fifty-second were order
ed home, but the Forty ninth and Fifty
first must remain in the service for the
present and for some time in the
future. While the president did not
say SO the impression was gained that
! it is quite likely that within another
| month the Forty-ninth will 60 to Cuba
| with the Seventh corps, under General
Lee, and that the Fifty-frst will 60 to
/ Hawaii, to form part of the garrison
there. In the event Of the necessity Of
reinforcements at Manila, the Fifty
first will besent to the Philippines.