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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week
+. DAlRD is FOUND GUILTY
Convicted at Knoxville of the ROBBERY ..
p. Sullivan on New Years Eve-Asei"''"
to Go ON the Stand and No Evidence Ava
Defense Was Given.

Knoxville, Feb. 2G.--Frank Baird,
charged with robbing P. Sullivan OF
$4,000 on New Years eve, went 10 MS
doom yesterday, dumb and unmo'eo'
The trial finished without MS testl.
mony and the jury was out but a snor y
time, returning to court to announce
verdict of equity as charged.
The defense did not put on any tes'
timony, depending for its showing, ap.
parently, on the cross-eXamlnatlon y,
witnesses. The fact that Balrd olu
not 20 on the stand was suthclent W
create almost as much OF a sensatlon
as he was expected to create II he hao
gone on.
His silence is regarded as quite re.
markable and convinces the people OF
the absolute truth Of the story told
by the Sullivans of the robbery. Ihls
was developed on the trial OF Baird 10
be about as given in the newspapers
heretofore-two men committing the
robbery within the house while the
third held the team in the road; the
escape of the three. the wounding OF
Baird and his capture, and the dlsap'
pearance of the other two.
Baird will be sentenced Saturday
morning. There Is no reason to doubt
that he will receive the limit, despite
the Disagreement which he suffered
on account of the gun shot wound In
flicted by Sullivan.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
JUDGE cENsUREs PARKER JURY.
They Could Not Agree on Verdict In
the Wine Room Case.

They Could Not Agree on Verdict In
the Wine Room Case.
Des Moines, Feb. 26-In discharging
the jury which disagreed as to wheth-
er Ben Parker, Charlie Gritton and
Gerald Embody had conducted a NUS
ance in the saloon at East Second and
Walnut streets, Judge Given was fore.
ed to censure the jury, an unusual oc.
currence in the Polk county district
courts. Nr- .
( The instructions to the jury were
plain and verdict was expected
within an hour at least. But the jury
was out for almost seven hours and
then reported that it could not agree.
The court instructed the jury as fol-
lows:
IF you find from the evidence that
in this county and within the period
last named (from August 7th, 1902, to
January %, 1903) the defendants or
either of item were concerned, engag-
ed or employed in keeping the place in
question for the keeping for sale or
selling intoxicating liquors therein,
you will find the defendant or defend
ants so engaged, concerned or employ
ed guilty as charged"
The evidence was that the place was
a saloon, operated under the mulct
law, where beer, ale, whisky, wines
and other liquors were sold. After
seven hours elaboration, however, the
jury could not report a verdict and was
discharged with the cour-'s censure.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
FlRETRAPS TO BE FIXED.
Des Moines Fire Chief After Hotels
and Theaters. i.


Des Moines, Feb. 24.-The hotel hor-
ror at the Clifton house, Cedar Rap
ids, last week, has awakened the au-
thorities in Des Moines. as also else
where, to the necessities of equipping
all buildings more than two stories
high, with fire escapes. Formerly the
proprietor of local hotels and theater
buildings were required to erect fire
escapes only by ordinance, but the last
legislature enacted it into statutory
law. The law became effective last
July, when the owners of these build.
ings were notified by the fire depart
ment to comply with it as soon as
practical. They were at first disposed
to treat the admonition with indiffer-
erce, but Chief Burnett has steadily
impressed it upon them until lately
the owners have displayed more than
passing interest in complying with the
statute. The chief and his assistant,
Mr.. Taylor, are making daily inspec-
ton of buildings in the city, and fore.
ing upon the attention of owners the
law and perhaps averting serious
calamity.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
STRONG CASE AGAINST WALKER.
Witness Says She Saw Him Strike
Finkelstein.

Des Moines, Feb. 27.-The state
sprung it's promised sensation in the
Walker murder trial yesterday when
it put Ada Hazlewood upon the stand
and the woman testified to seeing
Walker and smaller man whom she
could not identify hiding in the alley
on Feast Walnut street, between
Sixth and Seventh streets, where
Isaac Finkelstein was killed; to pass.
ing Finkelstein within a few feet of
the mouth of the alley, to hearing a
heavy blow and hearing Finkelstein
gasp "Oh," and then turning around
in time to see Finkelstein fall to the
ground, stricken down by the death
blow. The Hazelwood will prove the
star witness Of the state. The de-
Tense consumed almost an hour
in severe REORGANIZATION of the
woman and in an attempt to impeach
her testimony. Ada told straight
forward story, however, and did not
alter it in any main point despite the
severe cross-examination of Mr.. Null
vaney for the defense.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
Iowa Falls in Guard,

Z Des Moines, Feb. 24.-Adjutant Gen.
eral Byers returned yesterday from
Iowa Falls, where he looked over the
ground with reference to mastering in
a company of the guard at Iowa Falls
to take the place Of the Forty.ninth
regiment formerly occupied BY Mar
shalltown. He was very much pleased
with the situation at Iowa Falls and
there It 10 doubt that town will get in
to the national guard with a strong
company well supported locally. The
company has already been gathered
and will be mustered in in time to mar.
ttcipate in the encampments this
year. '''5 20
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
GREATEST OF ALL STATES.
,ow,,s Lead IL Live Stock Wealth 70
Shown by Statistics.

Shown by Statistics.
pes MONIES, Feb. 25.-lowa not only
leads the nation and the world as
corn raising state, but Is now IN the
front rank as the greatest live stock
state in the country. According 10 tno
statisticlan Of the United States oe.
psrtment OF agriculture, the principal
farm animals of Iowa are worth $271'.
410,4SA, or $65, 100000 more than those
of any other state, New York ranking
second.
In the number Of it's horses iowa
leads in value and Is second 10 texas
in number. Iowa has 1,O44,570 horses.
valued at 500 each, or worth a total OF
$40 7GO ,O6l. Texas has 1,29l,4oS
horses, but these are worth only $3s,.
9O1 293, or less than half the value OF
Iowa horses. Kentucky and missouri,
featured in song and prose for years
as the great horse states OF the natlon,
are way down in the column Doth III
number and value of horses and IN In
diyidual value, the horses OF Iowa
leading all other states in average
valuations.
In dairying Iowa now stands second
only to New York. The state mas
1880, 912 mich cows, worth an average
each of $1,000, or total of SAL, 769,OS7.
New Yorks mich cows number
1,576,5O3 and are valued at $55,619,OO0.
CT cattle other than milch COWS
Texas has the most, the total being
8,O0791O, valued at 1870 each and
worth a total of s1O9 .69S,754. But in
the value of other cattle Iowa leads.
There are 3,574,O12 cattle other that
mich COWS in the state, worth an aver
age of $3.50, or total OF $S2,544,65S.
In the combined value OF all classes
of cattle Iowa leads all the other
states.
AS a mule producer the state does
not stand high. 1t is seventeenth
with but 45,914 mules, worth $3,4OO,'
365. -:
Sheep growing is also a compare.
lively small industry. The state has
only S9S,O4O sheep, valued at 1888
EACH a total of $3,211,571. Montana
leads in the number and value OF
sheep.
But in the production Of hogs the
state is far and away to the front.
Iowa has 7,43S,655 hogs of an average
value of 1897 and total value OF
$66, 724,735, while Illinois is second
with only 3,747,OOO, valued at only
$35,33S,s7S. Iowa has twice as many
hogs as any other state in the union
and their value is proportionately
large. -.
The total given for the value OF
farm animals does not include poultry
or animals other than those desig-
mated,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
ANOTHER VICTIM us LOCATED.
Dead Body at Cedar Rapids is Beiiev.
ed to Be Bruce. New Work.

Oeao booy at Cecar Rapids is Believ-
ed to Be Bruce, New York.
Cedar Rapids, Feb. 24.-The uniden-
tilted body at the morgue, a victim of
the Clifton hotel fire, is now believed
to be that of NJ. E. Bruce, New York
city. 1t had previously been identified
as G.. E. Holmes.
A. P. Johnson, another guest, is also
unaccounted for. Johnson is supposed
to have come from an Illinois town.
presumably Morris.
! Fire at the Pullman hotel yesterday
did slight damage. It aroused the a,i-
thorities to the Importance of immedt.
atcly enforcing the fire escape law.
and the proprietors were ordered to
at once place metal roof on the
building. N... u...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
BROKE PAROLE; BACK TO JAIL.
Clinton County Man Convicted Of Mur.
der is Desperate Man.

der IS Desperate Man.
Des Moines. Feb. 27.-Frank Davis
has been brought back from Norwich,
Conn.,, to serve out in the Anamosa
penitentiary the remainder of a sew
enteen-year sentence for murder in
Clinton county in 1891. Davis had
been paroled by Tie governor and had
left the state soon after. Complaint
was made in Norwich, Conn, that he
was leading a bad life, living, in fact.
with his daughter as his wife, and
she had one child, He had been ar
rested and tried for brutally assault
ing MS daughter. The belief in Con.
nectlcut was mat he was desperate
man and ne governor of Iowa was
asked to return him to the penitenti.
airy, which has now been done. He
Will remain at Anamosa about seven
years, -s VA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
Mrs. krehbs Found Innocent.

Centerville,. Feb. ga jury acouit-
ted Mrs Krebbs, charged with tho
murder Of her husband. The woman
claimed that she shot in self-defenss
during quarrel over her threat for =
divorce on the ground that Krebbs had
twice assaulted her daughter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

Trustworthy statisticians declare
that there are 250.OO0,OO0 Mohamma
dams in the world. The Christian
population is put at 447,0O0,O00, Blu
the increase of Islam Is moro rapit
than that Of the combined Christian
denominations.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
ROGERS GOT FOUR YEARS.
Man Who Shot William Work is Ser
....a fenced to Penitentiarv.

~ sSI0eU 20 FSHICeHtIdTy. -
Manchester, Feb. 27.-Judge F. c..
Plat sentenced Richard Rogers to
four years, and Oliver Leibbe to
eight years in the Anamosa peniten.
tiary. Rogers is a blacksmith, who
on January of this year, shot VIM
Work Of this city in the arm, while
under the influence of liquor, and az.
ter having INDUCED in pugilistic en-
counter in when he was the aggres.
sor. Leibe was found guilty Of the
charge of rape in the district court
last week. Both prisoners were taken
to Anamosa by Sheriff Fishel
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
Bail far Hunter

Mt. Ayr, Feb. 21.-Judge Parrish
TINS evening fixed Matt Hunters bail
Dond at $40 600. Hunter is to answer
n new trial to the killing Of Hon,er
Holland. His attorney says there viii
PC No doubt but the Sond can be Sc.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

South BARroNvIL1.E., Ill, Feb. 3,
1905. 81 received the trial package OF
Deans Kidneys Pills and have bought
several boxes Of my druggist. They have
dono mo much good. l was hardly able
to do any work until began taking them;
now can work oil day and my back does
not ret the least bit tired. BIRD GRAY.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
Gift to Mrs. Rumnle

Washington, Feb. 24.-The general
deficiency bill discussed in the house
yesterday carried an item of AZ 000
direct gift to the widow Of the late
Captain Rumple.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

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tisement in another column Of this paper.
When faith is lost and honor dies,
the man is dead-Whittier
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
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Wellbred people are not always OF
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

If there be crime of deeper dye
than all the guilty train of human
vices 1t is ngratitude.-Brooke.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

The man who is eeingy on ten-dol-
lar salary will be stiagier on million.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

ARE YOUR CLOTHES FADED
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

Baby in his high chair is the real
autocrat of the breakfast table.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

1t is possible to smother the fire OF
zeal by too much fuel of effort.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

It takes two people to mako quar-
rel and three to mako a divorce.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

Fifty mutes. representatives Of var
ious deaf and dumb societies, recent!
held q conference In CHARTERS, France
The chairman called the assembling,
to order by pretending to ring a bell
and speeches were made in the dea
and dumb alphabet.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-27

Make themselves miserable over q
I suspicion that someone spoke slight
4 ingly Of them.
Want to talk Ike men because It
seems to take out Of the ways Of the
average woman.
Waste valuable years ID scheming
4 NOW to capture rich prize In the
matrimonial lottery.
Carry their feelings Of dislike to a.
poiYt which makes them figure In an \
untavorabie light with men.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
BUTTE MAN SUICIDES.
w. H. Winters Tragic Death Was
Dramatic.


Butte, Mont.-Willard H. Winters,
one of the most prominent citizens OF
Butte and formerly county auditor,
committed suicide in his room after
his fiancee, Miss Clara Lee, had broken
her engagement to him.
Winters tragic death was very dra-
matte. Last Thursday night he gave
a banquet to his friends. and. it ap-
pears drank considerably. and an &C
count of their revelry reached the ears
of his prospective bride. who imme-
diately broke off their engagement.
Winters then went on a spree and
declared he would kill himself. He
made an attempt yesterday. but was
disarmed by friends.
Miss Lee, hearing of Winters at
tempt at suicide, called a messenger
and returned all of his presents, with
her final answer. This was their In
tended wedding night and Winters
was found in his night shirt, with q
smoking revolver clutched in his hand
On each side of the body, within d
hands reach of the dead man, lay
heaps of the returned wedding pres
ents.
Miss Lee had been his stenographel
and they had been lovers for many
months. On the bed by the body wa:
found a note more or less incoherent
in which he said that he had tried t.
do right, but somehow had never sue
ceeded in making a success Of hi'
life.
William Winters. a brother of thu
suicide, is a railroad contractor living
at Spokane, and telegram was sen
him.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
Gun shops Rushed.

Washington.-The three shift sys-
tenn by which work will be kept up
day and night, will be inaugurated In
the gun carriage shops at the Wash
ington navy yard, Monday. There is
an imperative demand for completing
the orders now on hand and this step
is taken with a view to expediting the
completion Of work, the orders fol
which were given over two years ago
It is the purpose of the navy Off
cials to keep the other shops at the
yard in full operation during the entire
day and night as soon as sufhcien
workmen can be obtained.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
Funeral Of Hon. John 3. Allen.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 2.-In the
home where he spent the later years
Of his useful life, sos Harvard avenue,
north, friends, associates and acQuaint-
ances to many times the capacity OF
the spacious rooms Sunday afternoon
paid a last tribute and farewell to the
remains of the late Hon. John B. Al
len. The services were conducted b,
Rev. Edward Lincoln Smith. pastor Of
Pilgrim Congregational church. and
among the gathering were faces OF
men familiar in the government OF the
territory and the state, pioneers OF
Washington and Seattle, members OF
the Seattle bar, Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic and others from near and
far, all of whom had gathered to show
respect to the man they had known for
years or been his intimate friends.
The number attending the funeral
from distance was large. Many Of
the cities OF Puget sound were repre-
sented and several we're present from
| Spokane.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
IDAHO NOTES.

w. s. Fraser. bartender. attempted
suicide at Wallace recently by cutting
mis- throat.
Judge Steele will open court at
Grangeville February and at Lewis
ton March 16.
The national guard OF Idaho is now
composed OF ten companies with 900
men and a regiment band of rs pieces.
The new Masonic Temple at Poca-
tello, Is finished and Is now occupied.
The building is three stories and OF
buff brick.
The Russell Grain & Tramway COM
pany has filed articles of incorpora.
tion at Russell. with a capital OF
$4,000.
Wood dealers of Troy are complain
ing Of the light demand for wood. The
mild winter is held responsible fol
the condition.
The city council of Wallace has q
draft of a measure prepared, which, i
enforced, will place severe penalties
on persons who unlawfully carry con
cealed weapons.
At recent meeting at Harrison
strong resolutions were passed agains
|
county according to the bill introduc
ed in the Idaho legislature.
/ Senator-elect w. B. Hepburn ha
gone to San Francisco, where he wi
remain on legal business for about
week. He will then go to Washington
D. c., where he will take the oath c
office.
i T. w. BARLEY, state fish and gam
warden, has issued his biennial repor
in which he gives q resume Of tn
work of his Office during the past tw
years, and makes many suggestion
for changes in the law.
The report of Secretary of Stat
Bassett for the last two years COZ
tains list OF the domestic corpor
tions that filed articles of incorpor
: tion since January 1, 1901. There wei
479 such corporations with COZ
bined capital Of $163.497.250.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

William Costello was recently found
frozen to death one mile from Curlew,
Wash. a#
Ira Ward, the last surviving member
of the first territorial legislature OF
Washington, is dead.
The creation of the state of Mon
tague is a canard. there being nothing
whatever to found such a story.
The correspondent Of the London
Standard at Tientsin confirms the ru-
NOR that the empress dowager is
dead, the news being concealed until
after the New Year observances.
All the gambling houses in Ana
conda are closed by order Of the new
county attorney. Gambling is against
the law, but has been running in most
places in Montana under either PRO
lection" or sort OF regular fine sys-
tenn.
General Miles, accompanied by a
party which included Henry White,
secretary of the United States en-
bassy; the United States naval at
tache, Captain Glover; Consul Gen.
eral Evans, and others, were recently
the guests of Colonel Cody at Olympia
hall, in London, where the Wild West
show Is being given.
The biggest individual cleanup OF
the present racing season at San Fran
cisco came off recently. and Charley
| Clark of Montana got the money
Nearly every bookmaker in the ring
was loser when the sixth race came
along and most of them were ready
to take desperate chances to get out
on the day by killing" Diderot. Clarl
pulled down $4,000.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
+. Mine Taxation Bill Passed.

Boise. Idaho, Feb. 5.-The house OF
made a clean sweep
of it's calendar Wednesday. Bills pro-
viding for the taxation of mines. the
payment OF the Albert Small claim,
and prohibiting the issue of worthless
checks or drafts were passed; also
the house joint resolution affecting
the constitution by permitting the in
mates of the soldiers home to vote
at the home irrespective of their form
er residence; the senate joint resolu-
tion providing for a joint committee OF
investigation into the conduct of the
state insane asylum. and the house
joint memorial protesting against the
enlargement or extension Of the Bitter
Root forest reserve.
The bill reducing the value of home
steads exempt from execution was lost
by a decisive vote. and the measure
making an appropriation for bridge
over Salmon river at Goff and fixint
the width of wagon tires on countr,
roads were indefinitely postponed.