Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-16
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At New Hampton VIM. K'att wa
sentenced to twenty months in TIN
penitentiary, Samuel Kimball to six
teen, and Samuel Wilson to five years
for wholesale stealing of stock among
the farmers.
Fire destroyed the brick schoo
building at Charles City at a loss O
SIS, 900; insurance $1,000. The fire
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 beer
located at Hcdrick, at the home OF
| Martin Connors. She tells romantic
story of a weeks travel in box cars
throughout southern Iowa.
The high school building at Allertor
burned few days ago with loss OF
Se5, 900 and $500 insurance. The
school was in session but all pupils es'
capped without injury. They lost their
BOOKS ana 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 un-
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, OOO The organization is the
result of 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. It includes some
of the most prominent business men in
the community.
The Western League. which has
been a matter of talk and con lecture,
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. }.
Hickey and j. f. Runce, of St. Joseph;
Geo. Tebeau. of Denver: Billy Rourlle,
of Sioux City; "Buck" Keith, of Oma-
ha, and w. p. Chase, of Des Moines.
Franchises We're 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 -. He endcavored to
quell a disturbance in the place. and a
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
cuspidor. Erysipelas set in as a 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-
lions. it is not such big gun. that is,
it does not exceed over ten feet in
length, but is bulky out Of proportion
to it's length. as it weighs. according
to the freight bills, about 5000 pounds.
It is an S.5 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 a shell fired 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 Ber-
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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