Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-02-11
IOWA CONDENSED.

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IOWA CONDENSED.
The jury in the Staley case, on trial
at Hampton, after being out six hours
returned verdict of guilty of AS
sault with attempt to commit muir.
der'-the crime charged.
Des Moines dispatch: The Associated
Tourists Company of Dcs Moines is a
new corporation which fled articles
with the secretary of state on the Bird.
The capital stock is fixed at s25, 200,
and the business of the company will
be arranging and conducting excur-
sions and tours in this country and
abroad, to be paid for in monthly pay
ments, and to also deal in tourists
supplies and Quitting materials.
Joseph Arrowwood of Des Moines
has had the sheriff serve notice
on Jacob Default and Lizzie DeVault
that he will shortly file petition in
the district court claiming of them
$4,000 damages, alleging that he suf-
fered in that sum by reason Of their
representations to him regarding their
daughter, Mary, whom he married,
and from whom he was recently
divorced. The couple was married
March 2, 1896. He alleges that he was
befuddled into the matrimonial venture
under false prctenses.
It is asserted that the enemies OF
the saloon as represented in the Iowa
Anti-saloon League want the question
of prohibition sent back to the people.
If the legislature will grant this, we'll
and good, but if it refuses, the Anti
saloon League leaders say that they
will take advantage of the constitu-
ton, which provides that every ten
years the people shall vote upon the
question "Shal there be constitu-
tional convention called?' They pro-
pose to stump the state in 1900 for such
convention, as provided by the con-
stitution and laws of the state.
At Des Moines recently Judge Wool
son made an order in the matter of the
receivership of the Indianola water
works that may result in closing down
the plant. At present the city refuses
to pay water rentals and the works
have been compelled to depend on
private consumers for revenue. 1t has
been shown that the amount of rev.
enues is not sufficient to pay the opcr-
ating expenses. The order of the court
is that Receiver E. II. Hunter shall
give notice to the city of Indianola and
the citizens for one week that q guar
anteed revenue Of 500 month must
be pledged or the works will be closed
down.
A shooting ARRAY bordering on q
duel was enacted few days ago
near Sexton, in Kossuth county. Bad
blood existed between Albert Rahm
and Herman Neckar. The principals
decided that there was no other way to
settle matters but by bullets. Each
watched for the other. Rahm, it is
stated, attempted to get the drop on
| Neckar. Neckar was little too quick
for his assailant and plugged bullet
! into him in the region of the heart
Rahm was dazed, but managed to re-
turn the compliment with bullet
which lodged in Neckars abdomen
Both are still living, but are seriously
wounded.
Fire was discovered in the genera
store of F. u. Winery at Union re
Gently. It's origin is not known
but it is not thought to have been in
cendiary. The flames had made such
great progress when discovered thai
nothing could bS done to save the
Winery building or contents. Thu
restaurant, which stands just east
soon caught fire and was burned, bu
little of the contents being saved. L
was occupied by WILDER Adams, ant
he had no insurance. The fire depart
ment turned it's attention to the SUI
rounding buildings, and the fame
were confined to the two buildings
but the damage by water to man.
merchants is great. The fire is sever
blow to the town. The total loss i
not far from 10000, and the insurance
is probably less than half that amount
Ottumwa dispatch: Probably tn
largest private party from this section
of the country to visit the Klondilz
gold regions met in st. Paul yesterda.
and left for Seattle to embark TO
Skaguay. The party is not only larg
one, but it is composed entirely o
prominent business and professional
men of Iowa, South Dakota and Wis
consin, many of whom are wealth.
and all are influential citizens. Tn
party is headed by Charles A. Walsh
secretary of the democratic nationa
committee, and one of the most prom
inent leaders of the silver forces in tn
United States. The party formc'
themselves into a company to be know
as the Iowa-Alaskan Mining 6 Pros
pccting Co., which is really the part.
organized by G. NJ. starbuck, of Cher
okee. Mr.. Walsh is secretary Of tn
company, which consists of thirty
seven men and one woman, a Mrs
Thomas, of Chippewa Falls, Wis, wifi
of one of the members of the party
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