Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-24
DREVITIES.

BKEVlIlES.
At Bloomfield recently the jury in
the case of the state of Iowa VS.. Clar-
ence for murder returned verdict OF
guilty in the first degree, with a pen
atty of life sentence in the penitentiary.
George w. Randall of Ottumwa,
shot and perhaps fatally injured
Elmer Howard during a quarrel. The
shooting occurred on Main street, the
trouble being over a woman. Randall
surrendered himself to the police.
A bold attempt was made II few
days ago to rob the Wapello county
treasurer's office during the absence OF
the clerks at dinner. Entrance was
gained by smashing plate glass door.
An attempt to force the vault combi-
nation was unsuccessful.
Waulzon, in Allamal1ee county,
claims to have one of the best pros
pective iron mines in the country.
Over 300 acres have been leased two
miles north If the town and works are
being erected. The output is said to
be exceptionally heavy. Fifty tons
daily of ore are sent to Milwaukee,
where smelling works turn out the
iron. The orc is said to be of high
grade.
Bet Harland, Cedar Rapids paint
er, in an attempt recently to COM
init suicide drank three quarts of green
paint. 1t was discovered almost i'm
mediately and he was hurried to siio
hospital where stomach pump was
brought into play and his life was
saved. Harland's domestic life has not
been happy one and it is stated that
his wife recently skipped out with an
other man.
At Iowa City recently, while playing
in an inter-class football game Win
fred Norton Stevenson, of Des Moines,
senior in the collegiate department
of the State University, was killed.
He was playing left end for the seniors
against the juniors. He tackled the
opposing end and as a result was
thrown violently to the ground. His
skull was fractured, the young man
diving within an hour of the accident.
Des Moines dispatch: Attorney GEN
eral Remley has applied at Marshall.
town for receiver for the Marshall
town Accident Insurance Company.
The company was only two years old
and had 1881 900 insurance in force.
The company was in poor condition
and was about to consolidate with the
Imperial accident of Des Moines. The
state auditor objected to the plan CT
consolidation and under his directions
the application for receiver was
made.
DR.. Il. L. Commit, of the state board
OF health went to Storm Lake a few
days ago to investigate the cases
of small pox reported from that place.
In all he reported he found five cases
of the terrible disease, and steps have
been taken to prevent the spread If
possible. The town has been quarin.
tined and the doctor says the health
officers of Storm Lake are doing every
thing in their power to stamp out the
disease, and orders have been given
that vaccinations begin at once. 1t is
hardly feared there will be spread OF
the disease to other parts Of the state,
but health officers in all sections Of
the state have been notified to look
carefully out for any signs of the dread
malady anywhere else. 1t was brought
to Storm Lake by laboring man,
working on railway grade, but he
has recovered. So far no deaths have
occurred.
At the meeting of the State Dairy
Association at Mason City, by the close
majority of three votes Storm Lake
won the state dairy convention for
1900. Oelwein was close competitor.
Early in the balloting Cedar Rapids
and Charles City withdrew from the
contest. For the first time in the his
tory of the association it will be in the
northwest territory, heretofore unoc.
cupied. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, w. K. Boardman,
Nevada; Vice President, f. w. eyre,
Newell; Secretary, J. G. DAILY, Charles
City; Treasurer, E. w. Stetson, Newell.
In his annual address President Board
man paid the secretary of agriculture
fine compliment, considering him the
most valuable man of the nineteenth
century to the dairymen today. The
sentiment was applauded. The con-
vention placed itself decidedly in favor
of a ten cent tax on oleo. Professor
Mckay, Of the State Agricultural Col
lege spoke on "Butter-Making and
Butter-Makers. J. Fl. Snyder of New
York talked on Commercial Extras"
while j. s. Trigg, agricultural editor
of the Western Newspaper Union,
scored high mark on his speech on
1.-THE Evolution of Pound of Butter"
Major Alvord, representing the depart
ment at Washington, was present, and
said it was the most profitable series of
talks he ever listened to, and will pub
fish 1000 copies at the expense Of the
yovernments,aS ;2r distribution through
, IT T, oth91 ssur.s states.
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