Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-12-23
THE NEWS IN IOWA

| fenced to four years at hard labor IN
| Anamosa. The motion In arrest OF
Judgment and for q new trial was
overruled.
Fire at Waterloo caused damage IN
the sum Of $4,000 to the factory and
wholesale house of Wilson Bros. The
arm Is engaged In the manufacture.
tobbing and selling OF suspenders and
neckties and at this time their stock
is low or the damage would have been
large. The fire started In the base
ment and was not extinguished until
the entire stock was damaged or de-
stroyed. The loss will aggregate
$4,000, with insurance Of $1,000. The
building was badly damaged but not
DESTROYED. 1t will be repaired and
business started as soon as possible.
There is yet no clue to the third
man who was in the postofice ROD
berry at Reinbeck, and he will nndoubt
edly escape with his share OF the
SPOTS. There is only about $3.50 IN
cash now missing, and Postmaster
Adams will have to stand the loss, as
he was behind in sending in his re-
mort and the cash. 1t would have gona
in the morning of the robbery. He
will also be out $50 safe. The t|o
men who were caught and are In jail
in Marion are anxious to plead guilty.
AS the government has standing
offer of $500 for the capture OF each
mail robber, the Reinbecll men who
caught the two will get $500 from the
postofice department.
Representing their client, Mrs. r. X.
Lindell, attorneys filed suits against
two drug stores in Jefferson, the firm
of Davies & Merrill and Druggist
Shuey, claiming of them damages IN
large sums. Mrs. Lindelps husband
was killed at the Northwestern depot
several months ago by being run over
by the evening train on which he nad
arrived from Grand Junction. He was
in O. drunken condition ut the time
and after leaving the car started
ahead Of the train toward his home.
At first he was on one side OF the
track. but as the train approached he
stepped across the rails and was run
over, The druggists are charged
with selling the liquor with which he
became drunk.
After a hard fought legal battle the
iury in the case Of the State VS.. }.
H. Crooks, on trial at Cresco, charged
with assault with intent to commit
great bodily harm, returned verdict
of guilty of assault and battery. IL
is reported that Crooks will carry the
case 10 the supreme court. The case
was the outgowth of fracas in the
railroad yards in Elma, where Frank
EIwood, an associate Of Crooks, was
knocked down by Edward Evans.
Crooks engaged in the fray and
knocked Evans down with piece OF
hoard Evans as a result 1nstlgated
the criminal charge and has also
brought a civil suit for $4,000 CAM
ages against Crooks. This case Is
set for trial this term and both SIDES
are preparing for a prolonged srus'
gle.
According to statement given out
by DR.. Henry Albert, who Is In charge
of the state meteorological laboratory
at Iowa City, the system OF culture
stations has just been about hall way
extended throughout Iowa. Already
400 stations have been established
throughout the state and these are
constantly reporting to the labora'
tory in Iowa City, and DR.. Albert says
there is room for 500. The work OIL
establishing them is going ahead a.
RAPIDLY as possible. One complies
outfit for a culture station Is Sent TOT
every 200 population in a city. Each
ontft contains material by which the
local physicians can report on any
case Of typhoid, tuberculosis or a1pn-
liberia they may have. The system OF
culture stations under q single LABOR
atory as has been established In iowa
is next to the best possessed by any
state in the United States, accord
ing to DR.. Albert.
Henry O'Bleness. formerly a train
man on the Des Moines, Iowa Fails
& Northern, has commenced suit
against the company for the recovery
of $40. 900 as damages because OF an
accident which befell him in the Des
Noines wards of the company last fall.
which resulted in the amputation OF
a leg. O'Bleness states in his petit
tion that he was walking in the yards,
and while crossing he was struck ny
number Of cars which had been pro-
nelled forward by means OF what IS
known as a flying switch" with the
| resuJt that he was thrown tc the
Ground and one of his feet ground and
| horribly mangled He states tn at
there was no signals given by any IL
the trainmen by which he might nave
heen acquainted of the presence OF
tho train or the cars on the track
which he was crossing, nor were there
any lights displayed at any point
which might have avaiied him IN tin1e
of danger. There were no witnesses
to the accident, and when picked up
by the train crew O'Bleness was un'
conscious. He was taken to the hos
nital where it was found necessary
TO amputate the mangled member. 1t
ia stated by the company officials that
O'Bleness is discharged employe,
having left the company but a few
days before the accident ..
J. D. Spence farmer living near
Clemens, Marshall county, swore out
warrant for the arrest of John Mon
roe, charging him with the theft OF a
team, harness. buggy and all other
valuables he could get his hands on.
Monroe was employed by Spence and
was alone at the house, thus giving
good opportunity to take whatever he
| wanted. The stuff stolen was worth
$3.50. Spence traced the outfit for a
mile when the trail was lost Monroe
| ia q man % years old, SO dark com.