Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-03

i Harry Agncw, son OF smith q
Marine was kicked by horse and
fatally injured. He lived a little over
. day.
Hoot Kniss, day laborer. com
mitted suicide in the st. Cloud hotei
barn at DEBORAH by cutting his throa'
with pocket knife.
The girders of the last span of the
new C. & N. w. bridge near Boone
have been put in place. The false
work will be removed in q few days
and in less than a month the tracks
will be cleared and ready for use.
Jay and Joy, the three-year-old
twin children of Mrs. Layton Hub
bard, were burned to death IN q
stable at Hawarden. The children
were playing in the barn and set
fire to some papers. A neighbor sue
ceeded in rescuing a cow but did not
know the children were there. Ihe
bodies were found after the fire had
been extinguished.
Harry Helphrey of Canaan town.
ship, Henry county, a well known
farmer, was killed while at work in
his field, by the accidental discharge
of shotgun. He had leaned his
gun against a fence post and was
blowing when, in making turn, the
horses knocked the gun down and 1T
exploded. The contents entered Hell
phrey's heart, killing him instantly.
The republican primaries in Polk
county resulted in the selection of 264
Cummins delegates and 26 Foster del
egates to the county convention. I'm
der the precinct rule this would give
Cummins 81 delegates and Foster 10
delegates to the state convention. The
Cummins forces claim they will fol-
low the precedent established in the
hull-Berryhill congressional contest
and apply the unit rule, giving Cum
Minis solid delegation.
Judge Sloan of Charlton rendered
an important decision in the so-called
tax ferret cases. The court holds
that taxes may be recovered for the
years 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1900. This
case was holly contested. The de-
Tense lost each and every legal prop
osition presented by them. This de-
cision is considered very important,
owing to the fact that of forty-six of
Judge Sloan's decisions appealed to
the supreme court he has been re-
versed in but one case.
Hugh McAlery, a workman on the
Chicago & Northwestern bridge over
the Des Moines river at Boone, the
highest bridge in America, fell from
the top of the structure to the water,
a distance of 1855 feet. He was work.
ing on the middle span of the bridge
when he lost his footing and fell
through the false work, striking tim
bers three times on the way. A man
was standing within two feet of Nc
Alery when he fell. The body has not
been recovered.
A new departure has been made
by the city authorities of Dubuque
in regard to suits brought against
the city for injuries sustained by
parties owing to defective sidewalks.
A. A. Cooper has been notified to
appear and defend suit brought by
j. C. Baner, for $4,000 damages
Baner fell on the Cooper sidewalk
and sustained serious injuries. The
notice served is in conformity with
section 1858 of the code of 1897. If
Mr.. Cooper fails to comply with the
notice, the city will hold him liable
in whatever sum may be awarded
plaintiff against the city. The latter
claims Cooper is responsible for the
condition of the sidewalk This is
the first time that a notice to de-
fend a suit for damages was served
by the city under the code.
George D.. Perkins in the Sioux City
Journal prints the following an
nouncement of his withdrawal from
the republican gubernatorial contest:
''To the Republicans of Iowa: Hon
Edwin II. Conger, upon his return tc
the United States, having reiterated
his assurance that he would accept
the nomina ton of the republicans of
Iowa for governor, if they should de-
eide to tender the nomination to him,
l withdraw my name from further
consideration in connection with that
office.
"These considerations influence me:
I am anxious to contribute to the
unity and good name of the repub.
lican party of the state. l have conf.
dence in the republicanism, ability
and integrity of Major Conger, and
believe he would fill the office of gov
ernor with distinction. l do not de,
sire to be source of division and
contention to the republican party in
the Eleventh congressional district.
1t is not important that should hold
a public office.
~ greatly appreciate the kindness
of many friends at home and over the
state. The question of preference
with them, since my own name is
withdrawn, I am content to leave to
their intelligent judgment as citizens
and republicans.
Geo. D. Perkins,"
The announcement came as a great
surprise in Sioux City, Mr.. Perkins
having given no inttmation that he
had any such intention.
At the district conference of Con-
gregational churches at Baxter the
preliminary step toward ousting Prof.
George D. Heron from the First
Congregational church at Grinnell