Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-14

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snake eating freak which was one
of the attractions of the recent street
fair, some boys discovered nine live
young rattle snakes. .."
Theodore Roosevelt, republican
nominee for vice president, will deliver
three speeches in Iowa October 5. The
! first will. be at Waterloo in the after
noon, the second Il short one from the
train in Cedar Rapids, and the third
an extensive address in Davenport in
the evening.
At Canton, Ill.,, few Gays ago W..
j. Ackley died in the county poor
house. Thirty-tive years ago Ackley
with others founded the town of
Ackley in Hardin county this state
and it was there Ackley laid the foun
dation for his future thousands. He
was at one time reputed TO be worth
| 100000, and friends were numerous.
Reverses came, and Ackley became
practically penniess and about two
years since he applied and was taken
into the poor house as above stated.
W. c. Campbell, a half breed. for
whom the officers of the South Dakota
penitentiary at Sioux Falls have been
searching for more than two months
has been captured in Sioux City. He
escaped from the Sioux Falls prison
! July g. He had yet to serve seven,
teen months of the sentence Of two
and a half years which he received on
being found guilty of receiving stolen
property. Campbell has been in Sioux
City il month, unbeknown to the Off
GERS. \ few days ago he was recog-
nized by Charles Dodson. who has
wide acquaintance among the Indians
of the vicinity. Dodson pointed him
out to Detective Brott. Campbell
; made an attempt 10 escape after brott
placed him under arrest, but he did
William Foster. the negro who was
shot by latte Mash at Des Moines
few days ago, died at Mercy hospital.
Immediately upon hearing OF the
death the police department started
in search of the girl. After hunt of
an hour she was located in the restau-
rant where the shooting occurred
and taken into custody. Considerable
sympathy is expressed for the girl by
some of the leading negroes OF the
town. 1t seems that Foster had prom
esed to marry her and had accom-
pished her ruin and in desperate
pelIode1 S! " 'u!U 4oQs GUS lu7uout
that Foster was responsible for the
condition of one or two other colored
girls of the city and not much sorrow
is shown at his death.
Robt. Brown and Rees lloyt, two
young men of Cumberland, were'ar'
rested and taken to the Cass county
jail charged with being implicated in
the death of Hattie Spies - years old.
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Spies, living near Cumberland. Th"
death of the young girl occurred I'M
der unusual circumstances. She died
in a house in the country, three miles
from town, with no one present but
the two young men. who are charged
with having had Il hand in her taking
off. 1t is the general opinion. based
on testimony. that they tried to as
sist the girl to escape the disgrace
which had come to her, and that in
so doing they were accessories to her
death.
Leslie Eastburn, the young man
charged with the murder of his sweet
hearts father at Bloomfield several
weeks ago, after having been con-
victed of manslaughter, has been
! granted new trial and his appear
ance bond reduced from $4,000 to
s., 900, which he gave and is at libert
pending the new trial. The defense
alleged that one of the jurors had en-
pressed an opinion as to the guilt of
! the young man before the jury was
empanneled. This allegation was
proved, with the result that new
! trial was granted. 1t is well known
that second trials generally result in
acquittal. or Il verdict amounting to
the same thing. Bloomfield people
think that Eas1burn will go unpun.
ished
4 remarkably fortunate girl is Mrs.
Grace Porter of Fort Dodge, who is
the probable heir to a million dollar
fortune. kilograms have been receiv-
ed by Mrs. Porter announcing the
death Of her aunt, Mrs. Mary Adams.
in South Bend. Ind. Mrs. Adams was
extremely wealthy, and Mrs. Porter
was her only near relative and Il great
favoritc The provisions Of the will
are not yet made known. but there
is no doubt but what she will be
made the princip pal heir Of the big
estate. Mrs Porter is still very young
and noted for her personal beauty.
She was separated from her husband
a short time ago. and at present is Sc
curing her living by employment in
the office Of the Iowa Telephone COM
pany as "hello' girl. She has gone
, 60 Indiana to look after her interests.
About midnight few nights ago
three masked men, armed with ugly
revolvers and coupling pins. proceeded
! a la Jesse James. to hold up the night
operator. Mr.. Daugherty, at the c.,
r. |. G. p. depot in Newton. \ small
baggage check window, opening into
the Office. was open and the gang
very swiftly followed their artillery
through it. They ritied the safe and
money drawer and then went through
the pockets of Mr.. Daugherty, secur-
ing in all between $50 and $40. They
then marched Mr.. Daugherty outside
| and locked him in Il box car. where
he STAYED for about half an hour.
| until liberated by the vigorous use of
| his pedal cXtrcmities. An alarm was
soon turned in and the deputy sheriff,