Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-02
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Al a special election held in Oska.
loosa an ordinance granting new
water franchise to the Oskaloosa
Water Company was defeated by 9
small majority. NJ.
Joe Payne, exAsherif OF Dallas
county, was killed in WEIGH, Louisiana,
BY train. Mr.. Payne went to the
south about three weeks ago, intending
to make an extended visit there to
cover the remainder of the winter.
W. A. Richards, formerly of Des
Moines and now a deputy United
States marshal stationed at OttumWa,
| believes. that John West, alias .lnd
West, alias John Curry, and better
known locally as Joplin Red who
was found dead in bed. at the North>
western hotel at Des Moines few
days ago, was murdered. ~,
| At Des Moines few days ago A. d..
Ehle, a dairyman. was tined So and
costs By Justice of the Peace iialloran
The case will be appealed for the pur-
| pose of making it 4 test one of the sub
iect matter involved. eEhle was charg-
| ed with selling milk containing less
than the required amount OF butter
fat. The information was filed in JUS
| tice Halloran's court as result OF the
| Investigations of the state dairy COM
| missioner.
Nine members of the household of
Robert Wyett, living five miles south
| west of Hudson. are very sick, as the
| result of eating canned vegetable oys-
tiers. The poison is supposed to have
been wild parsnip, which had acci-
dentally got mixed with the plant.
The dish was eaten for dinner and soon
all were taken violently i'll. Neighbors
summoned physicians, and two doctors
and friends labored with the stricken
family all night. All are now believed
to be ont of danger.
Little Hazel Rogers. bright and
popular 12-year-old child, committed
suicide at Fort Madison few days ago
bv placing the muzzle of a revolver
against her breast and sending bullet
through her heart. The deed was de-
liberately planned. The child pro-
cured the revolver from her mothers
room and carried it to her own room.
No reason is known for the deed ex-
cept possibly child's love affair. The
child was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. E. Rogers. Mr.. Rogers is
Santa Fe fireman. He says the life OF
the child in the home has been most
happy. The parents are overcome
with grief.
At Sioux City a few days ago Elsie
Gardner, who on February II fatally
stabbed her paramount, Tom Haas, was
discharged from custody after a two
days preliminary hearing on the
charge of murder, having successfully
established case of self-defense. In
her testimony the Gardner woman
told story of horrible brutality and
abuse at the hands Of Haas. She lived
with him as his mistress for ten years,
during which time he beat her into in
sensibility again and again. He forced
her to earn money for him in most
ouestionablet ways and twisted her
arms, gouged her eyes and otherwise
tortured her to get from her the little
money she possessed.
r. B. Fageol, of Des Moines, has
manufactured and invented an auto
mobile which it is proposed to manu-
facture in that city. Patents are
pending. The young man worked out
his idea while in the employ of. the
Chase bicycle works. Contracts have
been drawn with Messrs. Stillwell, of
Kansas City: Todd, of New York;
Evans, of the Essex building; w. p.
Chase. and Others, for the organization
of 500, 900 company to manufacture
the carriage. The new carriage only
weighs $50 pounds and will be moved
by gasoline. The inventor is 81 years
of age. The running gear of the
machine is it's strength. Some marvel
Gus mechanical effects have been Sc
cured.
A few nights ago a shocking tragedy
occurred at Weir City, coal mining
suburb one mile south of Bussey. A
dance was in progress at the house of
a miner named John Davis and several
young men from Bussey were in at
tendance. William Holloway, son Of
DR.. j. G. Holloway, got into an alter
cation with Davis and was elected
from the house. 1t is stated that Hol.
loway started in again with knife in
his hand and that Davis drove him out
| with stick of wood. Davis is said to
have then got his rifle and took up II
position to guard the door and when
Holloway again appeared in range
Davis fired and Holloway turned and
walked half way around the house and
fell. expiring almost instantly and
without uttering word after he was
shot. The ball passed through his
left arm, striking the body near his
suspender buckle and ranging through
the body in a slightly downward
course. Davis at once gave himself up