Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-15

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DEs MONKS, June n. The delsgA
Of the prohibition party . the satats
convention selected delegate M at-largs
as follows: Rev. Dr. p. Il. Eaton, Q.
b. Elicit, Malcom Smith. =. ~. Camp
bell, D. s. Dunleyey, Mrs. a. +. Nc
Murray, A. u. Coates. i
State officers were nominated rs
follows: For secretary Of state, 81 o.
Pillsbury Of Wright county; for treas
urer OF state, DR.. w. y. Ransom Of
Dallas county; for auditor Of stste, G.
n. Lockin, Of Cherokee county; for SUI
preme Judge, j. A. Harvey of Dallas
county; for attorney general, y. 7.
Fnrgeson of Cedar county; for railroad
commissioner, Sherwood Dixon. of
Marion county. The electors-at-large
are II. "A. Buchanan Of Marshal county
and James Scnu 81 Jasper county.
District dele yates and electors were
also chosen. The resolutions adopted
acknowledge God IS the author Of civil
government; express the belief that it
is the first duty Of the state to forever
prohibit the manufacture OF intsxicat-
ing liquors as = beverage; commend
congress for the passage Of the anti
canteen law, and Secretary Long OF
the navy for his faithful enforcement
OF it, but declare the people have been
outraged by the absurd construction
put upon it by the encouragement in
which, against all possible appeals,
the president remains silent and
acqniescent. The resolutions also
aalirm the former position of the party
in favor Of equal suffrage. A resolu-
ton was passed instrncting the dele
gates to, the Chicago convention to
present the name of Rev. DR.. Eaton Of
Des Moines as q candidate for vice.
president.
John P. Suttman, ex-county recorder
Of Grnndy county, was found dead in
his hog pen, at Grundy Center, . few
days ago, the hogs having rooted him
into the mud and were eating his body
when found He was cleaning out the
pen, and it is supposed dropped dead
while at work. The cause Of death is
not known. (
Fire started from gasoline stove
used for heating irons IN the tailor
shop of William Werner at Britt, set
ting fire TO the building and calling
out the fire department They soon
had it subdued. but in trying to get
the stove ont OF the building several
men were severely, and Herb Redmond
seriously burned on head and arms by
the burning gasoline.
Peter Van Doran, resident Of Mus
catine, committed suicide by hanging
from the rafter of his barn. He used
a rope and a nail key as pedestal from
which he stepped down. He and his
brother-in-law some years ago set fire
to q building occupied by them for q
meat market. Helately confessed to
this and troubles resulting from Same
drove him to do this rash act.
S3 The coroner's jury found Engineer
Robert A. Primrose and Conductor O.
p. Chapman, Of the Northwestern
railroad, responsible, with mitigating
circumstances, for the wreck at Des5
Moines in which Engineer Thomas w
Smith, OF Boone, was killed and Gov
ernor Shaw and two or three others
injured. They were in charge Of the
special. They are new men on the
Des Moines branch and on that account
the jury added the clause partially
generating them.
Samuel I. Davis, one of the earliest
settlers in northern Iowa. was struck
down by a street car at Sioux City and
died an hour later, as result of the
shock. He was struck in the head by
the fast moving car, and his skull was
fractured at the base of his brain.
He did not regain consciousness. De-
ceased came to Sioux City in 1856,
when the town was made up of six
log cabins and two tents. At one
time he was said to be the richest man
in Sioux City, but the crash after the
boom days robbed him of that distinc-
ton. lie was a lawyer Of unusual
ability, at one time enjoying the repu-
tation of being one of the foremost
practitioners in the state. o. late
years he has not engaged in active
practise.
Two Northwestern passenger trains
collided, head end, at the tile worksln
East Des Moines few nights. ago.
Both engines are a wreck, Engineer
Thomas Smith was fatally injured and
three-otl,er persons were hurt: Gov
ernor L. M. Shaw, slight CASH on
temple and arm lacerated; Mrs. j. +.
Jones, Of Ames, hurtgein eye, not
serious; w. +. Knight, conductor, Des
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