Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-11-10
BREVITIES.

Notes and accounts collected in any To-
cality. CIR. Carson, Atty, Des Moines, Ia
The dispatches say that o. l.. Rose
man, of Montezuma, who died sudden
lv two weeks ago. has been found to
be a defaulter of about $27 200, the
money OF poor people given to him to
pay off mortgages he had negotiated.
His son, C. d. Roscman, has been ar
rested as an accomplish.
The Iowa Masonic Benevolent
Association, which was absorbed some
time ago by the now defunct Equitable
Life Association of Waterloo has be-
gun suit against the receiver, asking
that the contracts between the two
companies be declared invalid and that
property valued at 10000, be restored
to the Masonic society. o.
It is stated that the Oskaloosa
company rebelled against its captain
w. II. Heating, after being mustered
out. and threatened him violence on
the tram unless he removed the blen-
ishes he had put on some of the mems
characters on their discharges, which
he promised to do. Captain A. F. Bur-
ton of the Villisca company, who was
suspended for cowardice, remained in
San Francisco rather than risk riding
with his men after military restraint
was removed.
Sioux City dispatch: Burning with
anger because he had lost SIS in game
of craps, Joe Gilmore, a Virginia negro,
shot and perhaps fatally wounded Joe
Tender. another black man, in Sioux
City. Gilmore met his victim on the
street and. after demanding back his
money and being refused, whipped out
a 44-caliber revolver and fred shot
into the other mans body. It's rather
doubtful if Tender will live. Gilmore
got away, but later was captured, and
admits he is the man who did the
shooting.
John Dawson, of Knoxville, recently
shot his wife and then turned the
weapon upon himself. He fred three
shots at his wife, each taking effect,
and she will probably die. He then
shot himself, dying at once. The
couple had not been living together
for some time, although they were
married only about a year ago. 1t is
thought these family troubles unbal-
anced Dawson's mind and led to the
commission of the crime. Dawson was
drayman and was well liked and ap-
parently prosperous.
Iowa City dispatch: One thousand
calves from Mexico have just reached
Iowa City in charge of Secrest & Ell
lott, local farmers and stock raisers.
The shipment made an even train load
and is composed of choice specimens OF
the Hereford. Shorthorn and Aberdeen
breeds. During the long journey the
calves were twice unloaded and given
exercise. with the result that not one
was killed or in iured while enroutc.
The owners will feed for future mark
ct and consider themselves fortunate
in securing such IA fine shipment.
Dcs Moines dispatch: That dread
disease among horses. CHAMBERS, is Civ
ing the farmers of Dallas county,
especially around Van Meter, great
uncasiness. The local board of health
of Van Meter of which J. w. Welch is
clerk, on September l6 notified Gov.
ernor Shaw that it had strong reason
to believe that there was case OF
CHAMBERS existing among the horses OF
Mrs. Andy Fellar, three miles north.
east of that town. Several examina.
lions failed to reveal the dread dis
ease, but still the people were worried.
Finally Assistant State Veterinary
Surgeon Talbot, of Des Moines, one OF
the most skilled veterinarians in Iowa,
was sent to Van Meter by order OF
Governor Shaw to make an exhaustive
and final test among Mrs. Fellar's
horses. He found one well developed
case Of CHAMBERS. The animal was
promptly isolated, and although DR..
Talbot was anxious to have the animal
killed, Mrs. Fellar absolutely refused
to allow it. The other horses are in
strict quarantine. Chambers have ex.
listed more or less in Dallas county for
the past fifteen years, and particularly
on this farm for tenounty,