Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24
A GREEN GOODS Man.
Attempted to Swindle a Washing
ton Qa.) Man, it is Alleged.
TRIED TO SELL COUNTERFEIT MONEY

Young Boy lmpaIed on a Picket Fence
Smallpox at Creston-Rinton Man
Has Arm Blown Off by Explosion of
Dynamite.
Washington.
Robert H. Evans, alias G. Barnett,
e. Maynard and several other names,
has been arrested in Allentown, Pa,
the scene of his criminal operations,
and will be given his preliminary hear
ing on Friday of this week. Mr.. Evans
is the kind" man who sent A. N.
Euwer of this city genuine one dol
lar bill, telling him that it was coun-
terfeit and that he would furnish any
quantity of one dollar bills just like
the sample at reduced rates. Mr..
Euwer did not attempt to close bar
gain, but it seems that Evans made
like offer to many others. Among
them was Lawrence Wheeler, postal
clerk of Hazelton, Ind, who immedi-
ately wired Postoffice Inspector M. c.
Duryea of that state. Mr.. Duryea an
swered the letter to Evans by tele-
gram similar to that sent Evans by
friend of Mr.. Euwer's and then follow
ed the telegram himself. He soon
had Evans arrested in Allentown, Pa,
and that worthy is now under $4,000
bonds. Mr.. Euwer was considerably
surprised to hear of Evans arrest
He has found out lately that a joking
frinn6 hold Of fo1a
enclosed in Evans first letter and sent
it. That explains why Mr.. Euwer got
his 81. He intends to keep it as a
souvenir.
Minburn.
The tweive-year-old son of Mrs. G.
d. McLuellen, residing near here met
death in horrible manner Saturday
evening. He and his brother two
years younger were riding pony
when it became frightened and threw
them off. The elder boy was thrown
on picket fence, his head striking
the sharp point of the picket, crush
ing his skull like an eggshell and i'm
paling him there.
Sioux City.
Eight of the descendants of William
Blair, who served under Washington
in the war OF the revolution, are re-
siding in this city and are preparing
to attend the unwilling of a monu-
ment in Yellow Springs township, Des
Moines county, next spring. The forn-
dation is already laid and the monu-
ment only has to be set up. Appro-
pirate ceremonies will attend the I'M
yelling.
Davenport.
William J. Pugh, of this city, has
invented an automobile, with gasoline
power of wonderful capacity. The in
ventor claims for his machine that it
has the power of two ordinary autos.
iowa City.
The law committee of the board of
regents of the State university held
an informal meeting here Saturday
and discussed the available material
for dean of the college of law. L. M.
Kean, Judge H. NJ Towner and G. N.
Gregory, associate dean of the college
of law of the University of Wisconsin,
were considered. A meeting will be
held in Des Moines this week and it
is believed that without doubt the
committee will recommend Prof.
Gregory to the board of regents.
Des Moines.
Ora Brady, aged about twelve years,
was instantly killed in the freight ele-
vator at Frankel's department store
his head were mashed beyond recog-
milton. Coroner Ankeny was sum-
money and after investigating the
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death by his own act. 1t is supposed
that when the elevator boy left the
elevator young Brady steppen on the
| elevator and gave the rope pull, the
| machine started and that then, becom-
| ing panic stricked, he tried to get out
| and was caught, his body falling to
| the bottom of the shaft.
Burlington.
| Postoffice Inspector Stuart has for
warded to Washington recommends
| ton to the effect that Letter Carrier
DAILY should be dismissed from the
service for mental incapacity, insu-
bordination and unfitness. Daily fan.
cied he had been wronged several
months ago by Assistant Postmaster
| c. G. Miller, and brooding over it,
wrote to the inspector, charging Miller
with several improper things. The in
vestigation followed with the above
result.
Creston.
Sunday forenoon, about IL o'clock
Will Wiggington, stranger who had
been in the city for about week talk
1 ing orders for enlarged pictures, il
company with two companions called
on local physician to inquire as tc
the nature of an ailment that affected
him, and investigation proved that he
had smallpox. The board of health
and the city officials were notified ant
action taken promptly. Mayor Skin
ner ordered the man sent to the isola
ton ward.
Iowa City.
James Kanak. an eleven-year-olt
lad, was drowned in the Iowa rive
one mile north of the city at the Ter
rell dam Sunday afternoon at 2:3
o'clock, while skating. The bod.
could not be found until this mornin,
at o'clock. when a party of younl
men grappled the remains with a loni
hook.
. James Kanak, in company with fou