Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-02-08

Isaac Boyle was smothcred to death
at Cincinnati. Neither Of the parents
being at home, the child upset lamp
il Il bed room and set the bed cloth
ing on fire, with the above results.
Ruircorn & Co OF Creston recently
sworc out warrant for the arrcS5
of Harry Weller on the charge of
larceny. The matter was kept Sc
cret at the time, until Weller could
be located The warrant charges
Weller with having stolen $500 from
the company, but names no accom-
pliccs. Weller was not in the city at
the time the charge was flied. but
was supposed TO be in Peru, Indiana,
where his wife went a few weeks ago,
and where he o&tcnsibly followed her.
Hon. l.. S. Coffin. known through.
out the United States by his efforts
to improve the conditions Of railway
employees, has just announced a gift
OF $4,000 to establish q home for
prisoners DISCHARGED from the state
renitcntiary. Part of Mr.. Coffin 5
beautiful country home. "WilIow-
clgc,' near Fort Dodge win be used
as the basis of this new reform move
ment. A society known as the Iowa
Benevolent association mas been
formed by leading citizens Of that
city, headed by Judge Kenyon, to sup
port and sustain the movement in
| auguratcd by Mr.. Coffin. Articles of
incorporation provide that: The OBJ
,lCct of this associatio shall be to as
sist those worthy thereof who have
been inmates of either of the Iowa
penitentiaries, and been discharged
or parOled thcrcfrom, in securing
them employment or in otherwise
aiding them, and more particularly
in maintaining the T.. S. Coffin home,
az institution to be located at or near
Fort Dodge, Iowa, for the purpose of
providing temporary home for dis
charged or parolcd prisoners for a
limited time. This corporation shall!
nave full power to purchase or re-
cel"c gifts or requests of real or per-
soma! property. and assumes to itself
all rights, duties and privileges Incl
dent to and conferred by law upon
benevolent and charitable institu.
tiOns by the statutes OF Iowa. The
loard OF trustees of the association
consists of Hon. S. I. Mescrvcy, Webb
Vincent, J.. S. Coffin, Geo. ". Mason,
I. II. Wright, A. Il. Wright, Kcy. il.
u. Ward and Judge ". S. KENYON.
Plans of the association thus far on,
lined consist in setting aside eighty
acres OF "Willowelgc' farm as the
lnration for the home, and the cree
ton Of buildings thereon Al! pris-
uncrs. Immediately upon leaving the
pcnitentiary, will be welcomed here
and provided with home and helped
to secure positions beyond the in.
tiucncc of their former record.
George diner was instantly killed
by an engine on the Minnea polls &,
st. Louis track at Britt. He was
walking on the track and was deaf
He leaves a family.
The private bank at Logan. known
as the Harrison County bank, opsr-
atc1 by Harvey e. Ford, has closed its
doors. No statement OF the asset :
and liabilities las been made. but i. j.
thought the liabilities DO not greatly
exceed the assets. The assignment
was caused b! bad Investments, and
carries with Il the firm Of En"<lnv
{: Co., Of which, Mes&rx. uaryc. and
Ford were the largest stochhn.ters.
The estates of the gentlemen i2L.,.~
cSied VIII cover the liabilties.