Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-27
IOWA CONDENSED.

If you are interested in retaining the
health you have or regaining that
which has left you send to the Colfax
Mineral Water Co.. ColfaN. Iowa, for
pamphlet on Health. and How to
Retain It.
Rev. J. w. Hayden, a preacher
from Iowa county, newly located in
Iowa City, was arrested a few days
ago, charged with embezzlement
Olive Ferrebee, of Iowa county, says
he sold two of her horses for Sl4O and
abscondcd with the cash.
The safe in the Bank of Badger was
blown open at 3 o'clock a few
nights ago. The safe and vault
are a complete wreck The robbers
secured $3.50, and. although the town
was aroused by the explosion, the
burglars escaped by means of hand
car to Fort Dodge where the trail was
lost. The bank was insured against
loss.
The State Game and Fish Association
will meet in Des Moines during June
and at this meeting arrangements will
be perfected to bring suit against Meek
Bros. to compel the removal of the
Bonapartc dam or the construction of
fish-ways around it. The plan of pro-
cedure will be one as outlined in a
communication to the committee of the
association by Will Read, it's attorney.
In the supreme court at Des Moines
a few days ago the decision of the
lower court in the case Of Edward
Poole VS.. Emma NJ. Burkham, execu-
trix, appellant, was affirmed; opinion
by Granger. Mrs. Mary NJ. Poole died
in Des Moines county, leaving a hus
band and Sis. oto in personal property.
She left her husband, by will, 500.
The executrix rendered him the
bequest, but he spurned it, and brought
suit to break the will and get his one
third dover. The court gave it tc
him. despite his agreement, dated
Burlington, July 3. 1898, that wher
she died he would make no claim OF
her estate. The case presented the
one question of whether or not wife
or husband can contract with the other
about distributive share of either in
the others estate. Before the adoption
of section 22O3 of the code of '73 dover
interest could be the subject of such
contract.
At Keokuk recently. as the result of a
quarrel, William Swigelson was
knocked down steep fight of stairs
and killed. Tom Wyatt is behind the
bars, charged with his murder. Swig-
elson was once one of the noted rail-
road engineers Of the country. but for
years has been frequently in the police
court for drunkenness. His downward
career began with the discovery of the
unfaithfulness of his wife. Wyatt is a
quarrelsome negro. frequently up for
assault. He was arrested two hours
later under some bushes just out of
town.
Dcs Moines dispatch: Ina fit Of tenn
porary insanity Clayton l.. Baker.
president and manager of the Baker
Carriage company. of 114-lG-1s West
Walnut street, shot himself twice,
death resulting instantly. The trag-
edy occurred on the third floor of
the factory at 6. Is a. m. AT that hour
men working in the factory below
heard two shots and upon Investigate
ing they found Baker lying in pool
of blood on the floor. He had shot
himself through the head twice with a
revolver and lay on his back on the
floor. The revolver had dropped to
his side between his body and arm. A
few feet away lay his hat. He had evil
IDENTITY died without a struggle.