The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-12-28
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DEATH, ACCIDENT AND cRrME,
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Unusual Occurrences, lfonors Won,
Opinions Expressed. Court pc.
cisIcns and Interesting Iteina
From Various Sources.

special 70 Daily Herald
Des Moines, Dec. 27.--- Reqpisltion
Was issued by Governor Cumnlns this
morning for the three alleged Udeii
bank robbers who are under arrest at
ChllIlcothe. Mo. II is feared that they
may break out Of the little Missouri
jail and ADpanoose deputy ebcriffs
have been sent post haste after tho
u jsoners. The men under arrest give
the names OF IL. n. johnson. w. A.
Stanton and Homer whitehall. They
are alleged to have blown up safe
in The private bank OF j. j. Taylor at
Udell Dec. 10, securing se9o In cash.
Died at f4is Post.
LBliputlans Are Married.
Cbuncil Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. z7.---Jean
Bregant and Miss Inez Lewis, a pair
Of midgets well known on tho yaude-
Vile stage, were married here. The
groom IL 90 years old, As inches tall
and weighs about sixty pounds. me
bride is OF smaller size, fier weight
being fofty.flye pounds and her height
421 Inches.
Davenport, Ia, Dec. 27s--,rhe oldest
railway mail clerk IN Iowa died al hts
post when O. 8. Eddy Of Clinton fell
dead in his car shortly after leaving
Davenport on his daily run from here
to Dubuque. ar. E1 " was n years
old, and entered the railway mail ser.
vice III Iowa in 1861
Murder May Result.
Tabor, Ia.. Dec. 27s--Jofn Barhyts,
proprietor ,cf restaurant Aere. was
probably fatally stabbed last night BY
silas Yadegs who was arrested today
and bound over 70 the grand Jury un-
der $1,000 bonds by Mayor Rice.
20 Passing Of Pioneer.
Charlton, las Dec z7.--Dr James %.
Wright, ore OF the most prominent
pioneers OF Iowa, died during the night
at the home OF his son, Jenk E.Wriyht.
He passed away while asleep. from
paralysis.
Death instead Of Wedding. -
Davenport, la, Dec. 27y--.When Miss
Esther crandalI of Big Rock came
here and claimed the body Of Henry
McKlrahan, the railway clerk who wss
killed in a railroad accident at New
shops, H., II developed that McKlra
han and Miss Crandall were 10 have
, been married on Christmas.
Death May Cheat GaIIows,
Waterloo, Ia, Dec. 27,--Newg from
Anamosa IL 10 the effect that w. 8.
McWilliamg, the murderer Of his wife
and Ave children In Buchanan county,
is notIceably failing IN health, and II
is predicted that he will not live %
expfate his crime on tho gaIIowe.
May Die Of see stIn1
Des M0ineg, Dec. 27.--Jocl WciDton,
living near Fort Dcs Moines, is lying
at the point OF death as the result OF
being stung by bees which attacked
him from a hive which he was carry.
Ing.
Gets or Easy.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec. 2l.--E. E.
Snyder, former banker at DIN,
whose failure cost depositors $780,
900, was sentenced al Anamoga today
10 pay fine OF 500 and costs. sny-
der pleaded guilty TO fraudulent bank
ing but creditors signed plea for
clemency.
| lndianoIa Takes Park.
Indlanoia, Iowa. Dec. 27.--At a cali
Cd meeting Of the city council today
tho aldermen voted unanimously 20
accept the gift OF a public park from
William Buxton, Sr. The gift con-
slsts OF two blocks OF ground just
north OF the Simpson college campus.
| Forced Into Bankruptcy.
Deg Moincg, Dec. 27.-Creditorg OF
tho Dunreath Coal Co. began bank.
ruptcy proceedings In the federal court
today