Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-03

President Wilkins, 81 thc Iowa
4 Union Ex-Prisoners at War associa-
tion, has been notified that the gath
l,ering in Chicago during the national
encampment will bring together the
largest number of survivors Of south
ern prison pens that has ever met
aince the close Of the war. A circu-
lar is now being prepared, which Will
soon be mailed to the members in
Iowa by Secretary j. j. Stuckey, urg-
ing large attendance from the
Hawkeye state. n III a. ii
Among the victims Of the horrible
massacre in Pekin is q former Upton
teacher, Miss Brown, now Mrs. Man.
ley. Miss Brown was teacher in the
high school at Upton at the time
superintendent Shattuck was in
charge of the schools. A few years
later she married Rev. Marley, \
Methodist Episcopal minister. and a.
companied him to China 20 engage in
mission work. They were in Pekin
when last heard from and have double
less shared the fate of oil other for.
eigners there.
Frank Howard, Milwaukee rail
road employee, lies Mt the Finley hos.
pital at Dubuque, suffering from
case of .locl<iaw. His Jaws are set
tightly and his, life hangs in the bal
ance. The unti-toxine treatment,
which is the most modern, is being
used by his physicians and the latter
hopes to be successful. Howard was
injured June ~ in q wreck and was
taken to the hospital. His arm was
rr,r- 4n,~< - I. \
injured. Last week his jaws became
rigid and could not be opened. Tie
patient suffers great pain. g.
Much excitement was stirred up ut
Bloomfield by an affair which oc.
CURED at the Hotel Hardy. Jerry
Battle, q young colOred man, attempt
ed to assault white girl by the
name of Woodin, who is employed ut
the hotel. The assault occurred ir
the parlor, and in the struggle Battle
tore the girls clothing nearly all off.
The girls screams brought her sister
to her assistance and her assailant
fled from, the house. He was arrested
and locked up in the county jail. The
affair created the greatest excitement
for while, much indignation being
expressed at the outrage.
Virgil Barker, a brakeman, fell
from Il car on c. & N. w. gravel
train about three miles west OF
Scranton, the train passing over both
legs below the knees and also bruis-
ing his head. He was. Immediately
taken to Scranton. Doctors Enfield.
of jefferson, and Wright, of Carroll.
were summoned, but medical aid was
of no avail, his death occurring ut
p. IN, about four hours after the &C.
cident His home was in Morgans-
town, w. Va, where his father and
mother are living. He was % years
of age. The accident was caused by
the deceased reaching for piece of
pie which the cook on boarding car
on the second track was attempting
to hand him.
A recent dispatch from Ro, K Rap
township, who was arrested on all
information charging him with the
murder of August Shrader, was
brought here and given preliminary
hearing before Justice Smith and
discharged for want of direct Ell!
lence. June 30 last Shrader, in com3
pany with Rocker, who was work
ing for him, attended the old settlers
picnic at Doom, returning home about
midnight. Next morning Shrader's
lifeless body was found hanging in
the barn, the supposition being at
the time that he had committed sui
eide. According to Mrs. Shrader's story
at the time, August got up shortly
after retiring and went out. She
dropped asleep and did not see him
until she found him hanging. The,
dead mans brothers suspected forJ
play and caused the arrest of the
hired man.
William Back, German farmer
living two and half miles north
east of Klemme, met with an awful
accident. He had been cutting grain
drink of water, leaving his team un-
hitched. They endeavored to run, and
in his attempt to stop them the cruel
sickle and guard did their work. The
injuries were so serious that ampu-
tation of one leg was performed an
inch and q half below the knee and
the other limb may suffer the same
fate, as there is compound fracture
and badly punctured wounds. Mr..
Back is 81 years of age and served
in the German army and saw hospital
service, to which experience he prob
ably owes his life. Right after he
was injured he took off his suspend
ers and wrapped them tightly around
his leg, thus stopping the loss Of
blood and saving his life, as he other
wise would have bled to death before
assistance could reach him.
Pocahontas, the only county seat
in Iowa without O railroad, was
linked with bands of steel with the
outer world few days ago. Poca-
hcntas has occupied unique posi-
ton among Iowa towns and as
county seat without a railroad has
been heralded far and wide. A town
of considerable Importance and To-
Gated in a part of the state covered
with network of railways, it's fail
IRE to secure the long coveted desire
has been peculiar. While smaller and
less important towns were echoing
to the sounds of the whistle of the
locomotive. the only means of egress
and ;ngress 10 Pocahontas was by
means Of tie old-fashioned stage. For
years people there struggled to Sc