Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-11
In the Seventh ward, Of Cedar Rapids,


One Of the Judges is an alderman. III
and the policemen who elected the mel
have been arrested on three separate
charges.
Judge Woolson, of the federal court
sentenced the three men who robbed
the Keosauqua postofficc the night o
June 9. The men pleaded guilty ano
were sentenced as follows: Joh1
Mason. four years at Fort Madison
pcnitentiarr: John i. Langdon, fou'
gears, and John Fem two years al
Anamosa pcnitentiarv.
+. II. Mason. OF the clerks Office OF
the federal court at Des Moines, has
been appointed clerk OF the circuit
| court for the entire southern district
of Iowa. Mr.. Mason has heretofore
been clerk of the central division. but
has now been appointed for the entire
southern district. with the central,
eastern and western divisions under
| his charge.
The regular monthly report OF the
| Dcs Moincs pension Office has been Is
| sued and shows the number of pen
sioners of the office to be $500. Dur
ing the month there were added l'j
original pensions and 81 by restora-
ton. etc. The losses were 40 by death
and six by marriage: 10 mirrors passed
the age of 1G and there We're II lost
by transfer and other anses of minor
mention. The total loss footed up to
TAI. which shows net gaia of 81 over
that of last month.
Was Mrs. Annie Schaefer murdered?
Did she commit suicide? Or did her
death resu t from natural causes.
brought on by excessive alcoholism?
These are the questions that are PM
zling the police a'nal physicians of
Burlington. As it is. her deaJEs IS
surrounded ny deep mystery. when
only n postlnortem examination can
enIightcn. She was found in a sense
less condition in her roum in the Ros-
ton House. and C;cd shortly inter-
wards. TIL. case is in tire hands Of
the. police.
Word comes from Duhusfne that IN
ternal Revenue Collector Patterson Is
engnged in writing letters to n number
OF bankers in his district in accordance
with instructions from Washington
ask ing them for an explanation COR
their reas n i,F not complying with the
requirements Of the internal revenue
laws. Under the present law all bank
ing concerns are required TO pay 81 per
Thousand on all capital above $4,000.
AS a result OF an veStig:rtinn. Col
lector Patterson has lust been notified
that there are tifty-fve banks i'll his
dist riot which have not paid the full
amount due. The amounts due range
from Sc to 5000 extra.
A disnatch from Des Moines says:
The extension Of the line Of the Iowa
Central to Des Moines viii not be
made without meeting with strong
opposition. 1t may be stated with
absolute certainty that liz retaliation
for the Central's invasion of its pre-
serves at Pella and Des Moines, the
Rock Island is preparing to build a
line from Rose Hill, nine miles east of
Osl,aloosa. on the Washington branch
north to Marshalltown. through terri.
tory exclusively tributary to the Cen
trail. Surveyors for the Rock Island
have entered the field. under the
direction of Mr.. MeFarlin, superin-
tendent of construction and main
tenance.
A dispatch from Council Bluffs says:
which leaves Omaha at $40 p. u'..
collided with Union Pacific extra
freight laden with rails. The paSsen-
ger engine was deraileA and thrown
down the embankment, and two
freight cars were broken to splinters.
The collision occurred at the junction
switch half mile west of the Union
Paci fic transfer. William Hoover. a
fireman. was killed. Morris Peterson
and Lewis Jacobson were Seriousl Y
in iured. Engineer George burnley.
Of Stanberry, Mo-. and Fireman
Hughes. of the passenger. jumped Just
as the engine turned over. The col
| ljsion is sud to have been due to the
| failure of the air brakes on the pas
scnger to work.
A deplorable accident occurred a
| Fairfield few days ago, resulting !!
the death of c. 0. Ellis. lately a mem
Der Of Company A, Fiity-second regl
mcnt of Iowa volunteers. Youns
! Ellis lived at Britt. but after being
, mustered out of the service at De
Moines he went to Fairfield TO visl
Bert Ellis. cousin. The two youn;
men started out on a rabbit hunt
When they arrived at the hunting
grounds the young soldier was in tn
lead, carrying his gun with both han
mers thrown back ready for actio"
In some manner one barrel OF the GU
was discharged, the rccoil knockin
the weapon from Eilis's arms.
dropped at his feet with the muzzl
resting against his side. The Shoe
!, discharged the second barrel. the III
charge entering his side and making
! frightful wound. The injured ma
was carried to the home of his uncl
D. $. Ellis. and physician called, bl
death resulted within few hours.
Frank Darling, an old soldier of D,
buuue. entered the residence Of his r.
. Gently divorced wife. few days ag'