Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-10

MOnteZuina, Aug. 9.~-E"art Bros.
have left for Glasgow, Scotland. with
800 head of cattle. which will he
loaded on board ship at Philadelphia.
This shipment completes 1000 head
that have been exported since the
first of May.
City Marshal John S. Spur Of San
born arrested Il pickpockct who was
wanted at Sutherland for burglariz-
ing hotel. A gold watch and other
iewelry stolen from the hotel were
found on his person. He was bound
over in the sum of $500. but. being un-
able to furnish bonds, went to jail.
Marshal Spur secured $50 reward.
\ dispatch from Goldheld says:
The mystery attending the disappear
ance of lena Peterson, which caused
quite Il connection in this vicinity
last week, has been cleared up and
the girl was found alive and well at
the home of Il friend in Ruthven.
She had made up her mind that her
home life was such that she could not
endure it longer, and planned a way
Of escaping what to her unjust treat
ment. Her story is that on the day
of her disappearance her father came
home somewhat under the influence OF
liquor and for fear of being abused
she ran away. She had some help
in her fight, but who the parties are
who assisted her is not definitely
known at this time.
A we'll formed lpan to burn all the
barns in Fort Dodge seems to be i'll
progress of execution. The work of
the incendiaries is being done well
and the town is greatly excited. All
of them have been the property of
prominent people, that of Congress-
man j. ?. Dolliver being the first to
be fired. The other fires that have
been occurring in rapid succession are
those of Hon. S. Z. Meservey, Geo.
Fessell, w. i. Sperry, Z. E. Prussia, j..
NJ. Schaupp, Al Flint and Geo. Sopper.
| All of these barns are located in the
center and most populous part of the
city. The theory is that the work is
| being done by tramps, who are taking
this method of getting even for mum
| icipal discipline. The citizens are
greatly excited and it is feared that
more fires will occur. A large
extra police force in citizens clothes
have been sworn. Considerably prop.
erty has been destroyed in the fires.
! 4 little cottage at the corner of
Twenty-fourth street and Fourth av
enue, Davenport, occupied by Andrew
Nelson and wife, a septuagenarian
couple. was the scene of a gruesome
tragedy few days ago. Nelson ap-
pears to have been ''cranky" for sew
eral years, if not actually insane, and
quarrels between the old couple ap
pear to have been numerous. Neigh
bors heard them quarreling and sud
denly a gun shot was heard. The po-
lice were notified and the officers who
hurried to the scene to investigate
were confronted by a shocking spec
tacle in one of the rooms. The walls
and floor were covered with human
gore and bits of flesh. Mrs. Nelson
was lying on the floor, with CHASTITY
wound in her breast, and one arm
shattered. She had grasped the gun
at the muzzle when her husband
pointed gun at her, and the charge
had been fired into her body at that
close range. Nelson himself was ly.
ing on the lounge grasping penknife
with which he had severed the jugula1
vein after shooting his wife. He died
within half an hour after the police
arrived. Mrs. Nelson was taken to the
city hospital. The physicians ampu-
fated the arm which was shattered,
and this with her other injuries make
her chances of recovery rather slen-
| der. Nelson's body was taken to the
police station.
Newtric Weed, a farmer re5idinA
near Lenox, was killed four miles
north of that place. With other men
he was engaged in moving a separa-
Tor. '1'hey were going down hiN
with the machine, having removed the
engine and tongue of the separator.
In some manner not known to Woods
companions, he fell under the front
wheels. which passed over his head
| and shoulders. His death was almost
| instantaneous. He was hard work
! ing. honest man, and was widely
| known. He leaves a wife and one
child.