The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-04
Special, to The Journal.

Special, to The Journal
.Des MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 4.--Murdering
her helpless husband with laudanum as
he lay sick in bed in order to get his life
insurance of $4,000 is the crime charged
against Mrs, Belle Lewis Of Ottumwa i'll
an indictment just returned by the Keo-
kuk county grand jury. Late last night
Sheriff Beatty of Sigourney placed Mrs.
Lewis under arrest. She was taken at
once to Sigourney. She refused to say
anything and was seemingly without rear
OF the consequences.
In the morning w. +. Lewis, prosper
GUS farmer residing near Butler, keokuk
county, husband Of the woman, was sud-
denly taken sick, and at y O'Clock the
same evening he died. Laudanum was
found in his stomach when it was sub
jected to expert examination, and 1t was
found that the woman had twice pur-
chased quantities Of the drug shortly be-
fore his death.
Its Drafts Dlshonored.
The Weare Commission company one
Of the best-knoWn firms on the Chicago
Board of Trade, has had it's drafts dis
honored by the II. w. Rogers company or
Chicago, and as Il result the Grinnell Of
fee of the Weare company has been closed
by the sheriff, who is acting upon an at
tachment sworn out by II. M. Bray.
Bray has $10S due him from the Weares
and received q draft for the amount. he
sent the draft to Rogers & Co. for. col
lection, and received notice that 1t had
been protested. He then instituted al
tachment proceedings.
"Satania's" Star Is III.
Virginia Drew Prescott, an actress who
has for many seasons supported some of
the best known stars in the country ana
who is this season starring in Satanic,
is i'll at the Elliot hotel in this city and
her company has disbanded.
Manager Treagler and State Manager
Pearsons remain with the star, the other
members of the company departing 1ol
the east, having been paid in full.
inaugural In a Theater.
For the first time in many years, the
inaugural of a governor and other OFFICIALS
which will take place Jan. IA, Will De
almost private affair. Instead OF a civic
and social function Of statewide import
with thousands cheering the incoming Oh
ficers, there will be exercises at the small
asst theater in Des Moines and the public
at large will be barred. Treat uisSdIlo
faction Is expressed
1t has been the custom to nave tht
inaugural exercises at the statehouse, pu
the capitol is undergoing extensive re-
pairs The Auditorium, which seats o,oOo
has been engaged for all Of next week by
The Ben Htf-s companyss IL oster's opera
house, a small theater, is the only place
the committee can secure. The theate
Will accommodate less than 800 in first
class seats The inaugural address D!
Governor Cummins will be the onl!
speech.
The state capitol commission has hle'
q report asking for an additional $l9|,oO
with which to complete the repairs an
alterations at the statehouse.
The Legislature conVeneS one week lfoi
to-day, and many of the senators an
representatives will arrive and take u
Headquarters this week.
CLINTON, IoWA-Elsis Chapman aged
has come successfully thru a surgical operate
IN which she WINS kept sixty hours under an ar
aesthetic. Burns received In bonfire netess
tated skin grating OF wide areas fatcne
We're taken from other parts and grated on tn
wound She will probably recover. ...' -'
HARLAN, IOWA-P. A. Westrope of .Denv
has served notice that he will contest the W. WI
of his father, II. r. Westrope, Shorthorn catt
breeder who died worth $4,000. The Denye
SON who given but So, alleges that II
will was made under undue influence by 9TH
heirs.