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

who desire to study the growth OF
fungi, and two premiums of So eacn
have been offered by the club, one 20
the person in Jefferson county that
makes the best collection OF fungi,
and the other to the person IN Jener'
son county that writes the best orig
inal paper on fungi, these premiums
to be awarded at the Jefferson county
fair next fall.
A delegation Of coal shippers from
the state of Iowa called upon Genera,
Manager Delano of the Burlington
Chicago to protest against the system
of weighing coal shipments. After
recently re.establishing their own
weighing bureau, the railroads refused
to accept mine weights, and insist
upon destination weights. The coal
dealers say there is a shrlnkase IN
transit, which this method obliges
them to lose, and which they desire
the railroads to share.
j. X. Norton, a prominent farmer
living seven miles southeast OF Nal
vern, disappeared on the 18th, and up
to this time nothing has been heard OF
him. He told a neighbor the day OF
leaving that when next they met he
would be better fixed tinanclaii'.
Norton became heavily involved dur
ing the past two years. and it is
thought that his financial troubles be-
came more than he could bear, ana
that he concluded to leave the coun'
try. He is a man of medium build,
and about IS years of age. He LETT
wife and several children.
Condition and use Of the 100000
miles of road in Iowa will be the sub
ject of inquiry in connection with the
census which the assessors will taKe
next month. At meeting OF the exc
cutive council it was decided to IT.
c1ude inquiries as to the extent OF the
travel over the roads Of Iowa, the
quantity Of produce hauled over them,
the cost of the travel and the capacity
Of Iowa farms to produce road-mak-
ing materials. This action was taken
on recommendation Of Professors
Marston and Macdonald of the state
college at Ames. The latter is in d.
rect charge Of the state good roads
commission created by the last gen.
eral assembly.
= Fred Hope and Charles E. Murphy.
from Hamburg, are in Jail at Omaha,
charged with attempted robbery. They
entered the residence of Mrs. DAVIS
at Omaha, when she was alone in the
place, and, safely inside, told Mrs.
Davis that they desired possession OF
her money and her jewelry. Despite
the threats of the two men, MIS-
Davis made rush for the street door
and called for the police. The bandits
made their escape, but one OF them
in the hurry dropped letter ad-
dressed to Charles f. Murphy, Ham
burg, Iowa. With this letter ard the
description of the men, furnished by
Mrs. Davis, the police later succeeded
in captur>-g the two men. Murphy
had $25 on his person when searched
While most OF the Coe students at
Cedar Rapids are scattering to the
four corners of the state to spend the
holidays with their friends, five
healthy freshmen are confined to
their rooms by order of the board OF
health because another is sick.
Charles Martin Of Carroll has been
at home for several days and the doc
tor announced he had a case OF con-
tagious chicken FOX in light form.
His fellow students in the house on
South Twelfth street were promptly
quarantined and will be forcel to
spend their entire Christmas vaca-
ton there instead OF going home, as
they had expected. Those detained
are Wherrly and Fisbwid OF Wyom-
ing. Mirder. Rogers and SwearingtOn
Of Sac City.
/. Probably the most remarkable
came hunt of the season occurred near
Marysville, Marion county few days
ago, In which $40 rabbits were
brought to earth. The participants in
the sport we're William Little and
Samuel Barnhill, two experienced
hunters living at Marysville. The
hunt was to decide the winner of the
hundred wager and numerous small
bets were made by outside parties.
Much interest and excitement arose
over the affair. which occupied a per-
iod of eight hours, at the end OF which
time Little had >bagged 239 rabbits
and Barnhill Ill. Each hunter had a
helper and nothing was used in the
hunt except guns. Game is abundant
in the vicinity OF Marysville, espec-
tally cotton tails.
The Dedham Savings bank, of
which J. G. Cation has been president
for many years, has just filed a petit
ton with the county clerk asking for
an attachment against the property
of ]. G. Cation to the amount Of
$4,000. 1t is claimed in the petition
that on the 14th inst. defendant gave
to plaintiff bank a note for $4,000.
payable on demand; and that on
January last he gave Rote for
$4,000 payable in thirty days. The
petition claims that Mr.. Cation is I'M
able to pay these notes. and further,
as president of the bank, that he had
in his possession notes signed by sew
eral business men Of De1hau2, IN All
amounting to about $4,000; that he
has converted these into money and
has not delivered same over to the
bank The petition also states that
| Mr. Cation has left the state and that
he is trying to convert his property
| into cash. ..g3 g, IT.. ,.
r. J. Baker of Oskaloosa sold the
Maxwell & Crouch Mule company Of
| East st. Louis 1877 mules, for which
he received $17,077. 1t was the larg-
est shipment ever made from Oska.
loosa. The animals were ell raised
! within radius Of forty miles.
Mr.. Marriott, the gentleman whose
store was robbed at Carbon a few
nights ago, says the robbers did not
succeed in getting away with The
money drawer of the safe, but they
did get quite little jewelry and
clothing besides q little small change