Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-04-07
IOWA CDNISENSED.

II. +. Bailey, Il brakeman on the
southwestern branch Of tho G. e.. N.
W.. was run over and lost both legs
ut Ilirkman station. His father was
the engineer
Claus Fink was assaulted in his
nome in Crystal township, Tama coun'
ty, by two men, who secured $50. 1t
is said the men are known and their
arrest is speedily expected. .
During IL stcrcopsicon. lecture in the
high school audi, orium ut Muscatine
recently, fire broke out simnlta-
ncous!y IN the calcium light generator
and the electric light switchboard in
the building. An audience Of two
hundred people fought their way out
through clouds of smoke without Il
single casually. A few hundred dol
lars will repair the damages to the
building.
Judge Shiras, in the federal court Mt
Dubuque, recently decided that I'M
der the bankruptcy act innocent third
parties can hold their securities. The
court holds that mortgages cannot be
compelled to yield up the possession
of property in their hnnds which pass.
ed into their possession before pro-
cerdings in bankruptcy were begun,
by an order Ell cred in summary pro-
cce,linrs. The decision is considered
one of the most important under the
law.
Dubuque dispatch: Attorney Gen
eral Remley has applied for a receiver
for the Iowa Mutual Building and
Loan Association of Dubuque. He
charges the directors with conspirlng
to defrand its creditors. The affairs
of the association have been in the
hands of the Home Savings and Trust
Company. of Dcs Moines, for the pur-
pose of winding up it's affairs. The
latter is also defendant. No state
ment of the assets or liabilities has
been made public.
1t is now settled that the republic
can state convention will be held IN
DeS Moincs August =. The demo-
cratic state central committee has
issued the call for the democratic state
convention Wednesday. August 10.
leaving open the date desired by the
republicans for their state meeting.
A telegram frcn Chairman Hancock,
Of :hc republican state central commit
tee. definitely announces that tho re-
publicans have fixed the date OF the
convention fer August ..
Herr,ng's Cottage Hotel, at Belle
plainc, caught fire recently in the back
part Of the kitchen, and in spite Of
the efforts of the fire brigade, assisted
nv the round house brigade, was badly
damaged. A 5-ycar-old boy. Harold
smith. son of Mrs. Smith, the hotel
cook, was caught in the cooks sleeping
room and badly turned before being
rescued His mother had left him IN
bed and went about the work OF pre-
pairing breakfast. Soon the room was
discovered on fire with the child cut
off from the door. With his clothes
on fire he ran to the door through the
flames and was caught by one of the
dining room SlflS aHu CsttIIcV W C"c
home of Joseph Wheeler, where he is
being cared for. The girl was also
badly burned about the hands.
The state board OF control has re-
Gently announced the awards for
contracts for the quarter beginning
April / or n number of articles requir-
ed by state institutions. The list an
nounced co, ers perhaps half the en-.
tire amount to be let for the quarter,
and the quarters business, as covered
by contracts, will aggregate about
$500, 900. In all ninety-six contracts
we've announced. Iowa jobbers get
sixty-nine and outside dealers twenty
seven of them. Chicago leads with
twenty-three contracts, Des MONIES
secured fifteen, Davenport IA, Keokuk
II. Burlington 5. Dubuque 2, and all
others twcnty-six. Sioux City does
not get single contract. The reason
is said to be that railroad rates are
agnin st the lines in which Sioux City
jobbers deal chiefly.