Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-16
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At New Hampton Vim. K'att was
sentenced to twenty months in the
penitentiary, Samuel Kimball to six
teen. and Samuel Wilson to five years,
for wholesale stealing of stock among
the farmers.
Fire destroyed the brick school
building at Charles City at loss OF
SIS. 900: insurance $1,000. The tire
started in the basement from the fur
mace. The 400 school children escaped
without injury.
Bertha Oliver, the girl who disap'
peared from Washington, has been
located at Hcdrick, at the home OF
Martin Connors. She tells romantic
story of weeks travel in box cars
throughout southern Iowa.
The high school building at Allerton
burned few days ago with a loss OF
S25, 1000 and $500 insurance. The
school was in session but all pupils es-
capped without injury. They lost their
books and wraps, however.
Burglars entered the dry goods store
of John II. Taft & Co., of Cedar Rapids,
stole So. 900 worth of silks and satins,
and escaped without leaving any clue
to their identity. 1t was evidently the
work of professionals. The robbers
took nothing but the best goods,
throwing the cheap silks to one side
Neither did they take any of the rem
nants.
Officer Beeson, of Iowa City, was
severely cut and bruised when he
attempted to place Charles Smith I'M
der arrest. When Beeson made the
attempt to secure Smith the latter
struck him several vicious blows. The
officer returned with several ''stun-
ners" and succeeded in overcoming
Smith. Beeson was badly cut above
the right eye and also sustained sew
eral other bad cuts about the face.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Fort Dodge Beet Sugar Company, cap
ital $40, 900 The organization is the
result of a movement that has been in
progress in that community for several
months. A large number of contracts
have been let for beets to be used in
1901 and the financing of the enterprise
is we'll progressed. 1t includes some
of the most prominent business men in
the community.
The Western League. which has
been matter of talk and conjecture.
was organized in Des Moines few
days ago and will contain six clubs,
Denver, Pueblo, St. Joseph, Omaha,
Sioux City and Des Moines. Those
present at the meeting were Thos. D.
Hickey and J. r. Runcie, of St. Joseph;
Geo. Tebeau. of Denver; Billy Rourl>e,
of Sioux City; "Buck" Keith, of Oma-
ha, and w. p. Chase, of Des Moines.
Franchises were granted to W. p.
Chase, for Des Moines and Billy Hulen
for Pueblo.
Another murder case is added to the
three which have shocked Sioux City
since December 20 last. Flevey Davis
being the last victim, his wounds being
inflicted by Bert Ispey, in brothel
fight. January q. lie endcavored to
quell disturbance in the place, and
number of men, who were frantic with
drink and throwing bottles, breaking
furniture and smashing things gener-
ally, Immediately pitched upon him,
beating and kicking him. His head
was gashed in several places with a
cuspidor Erysipelas set in as Il result
of the injuries and death resulted.
Ipsey is under arrest
A recent dispatch from Boone says:
The Spanish gun given by the navy
department to the city of Boone, to be
used for decorative purposes, has
arrived. Contrary to general expccta-
tions, it is not such a big gun, that is,
it does not exceed over ten feet in
length, but is bulky out Of proportion
to its length. as it weighs. according
to the freight bills, about 1000 pounds.
1t is an 81 cast iron, muZzle loading
rifled howitzer from the Estalla bat
terry defenses of Santiago =, Cuba. In
presenting this gun the navy depart
ment says it is for decorative purposes
only, and the department disclaims
any responsibility should it be fired off.
Des Moines' request for one of the
guns of the Spanish cruiser Marie
Teresa has been granted, and one OF
the two-inch guns from that vessel is
ready for shipment west. The gun,
which is of Spanish make, will be
mounted in one of the public squares
in Des Moines. 1t is of modern con.
struction and behind it six Spanish
sailors were killed by shell fred from
one of the American ships, when the
Teresa attempted to escape from San.
tiago harbor The Teresa was raised
by Hobson, but met disaster near Der.
muda while being towed to the states.
The gun that Des Moines will receive
was one saved from the wreck by the
American ship Vulcan.
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