Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-09-25

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High school, the largest enrolment
In its history. New courses OF study
have been prepared, new piano
placed In the assembly room and man
ual training will soon be introduced
]. M. Persons, a retired farmer.
committed suicide by hanging nArn'
self In HIS barn loft In Mt. Ayr. NO
reason IL known for his deed. He
was we!l.to.do, had always been In
good health and was a perfectly sane
man. He leaves a wife and Ave child.
rem. ...
Ava Alexander of Modale, Harri.
son county, will have sixty days In
the county jail in Red Oak in which
| to think over his sport OF sending
obscene postal cards to his lady
friends. He pleaded guilty in the fed
eral court here and was sentenced by
Judge Smith Mcpherson.
Marshalltown will entertain one OF
the largest gatherings held annually
i'm Iowa, the grand lodge Of the Odd
Fellows and allied bodies, the grand
| encampment, and the state assembly
Of Rebekahs. The dates for the gath.
ering are Oct. 10 to 20, covering prac.
tically an entire week. ..... -
Andy Boothe, a miner and for thirty
years resident of Colfax, committed
suicide by hanging himself in the
| barn with a halter. He was the
father of six children, all Of whom
are adults. His wife survives him.
The coroner, after investigating the
case, decided that an inquest was un.
necessary.
After an exciting voting contest,
Miss jeanette Fairgraves was declar.
ed queen Of the Valley Junction car
nival. The queen had 1888 votes.
Miss Anna Guthrie finished in sec.
ond place. The big carnival came to
an end after a successful week. The
fire company has realized consider
able sum from the affair.
The opening OF Lenox college was
made the occasion Of great rejoicing
endowment by the announcement that
| by the announcement that the 100000
endowment was practically secured.
The small amount lacking will be
made up in few days. To secure the
amount three and half months in
advance of the time limit Is a signal
victory.
Little Harlan, the 4-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Dwier OF Nevada,
met with a painful accident at play.
When he fell he caught his tongue
between his teeth and nearly cut 1t
in two. The tongue, 1t was found, had
been severed two-thirds of the way
across. The hoy was given cholo-
form and several stitches taken to
close the wound.
John M. Mcdonald, for the past
twenty years adjuster and claim agent
for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad, has handed in his resig'
nation. He was one of the Oldest
officials Of the company, and was
identified with the settlement of
claims in its advancement westward.
He was one of the early sheriffs of
Woodbury. county, taking up the duties
when he was 81 years of age.
W. T. Cloud, a we'll known farmer
of near Gearing, suffered . loss of
eleven head of cattle because. Of their
4 breaking into a field and gorging
themselves with green corn. There
were fourteen cattle In the bunch.
most of them fine mich COWS, and al
though the services of two well
eleven out of the fourteen died. The
: loss is estimated by Mr.. Cloud to be
about 5000, besides the damage to the
corn.
Rev. George e. Spear, the popular
known pastor of the Methodist church
of State Center, plans to leave the
pulpit to enter banking. He made
the announcement to his flock a few
, days ago and at the same time ten.
dered his resignation, to take effect
at the end of the present conference
year. Unsolicited he has been ten.
|, dered and has accepted the position
of cashier Of the First National bank
!; Of Rockford. The change has been
under consideration for some time.
William Bell, an alleged all around
} crook, sawed his way out of the coun.
J ty Jail at Mason City. An inch bar
: was sawed in two with a common
5 case knife. Sheriff Buchanan was
appraised of the work a short time
5 before the job was accomplished, but
5 permitted the fellow to get out and
then nabbed him. Bell made six at
5 tempts to get through the hole, and
finally accomplished it. At the point
= of bulldog revolver Buchanan made
!. him crawl back through the opening
he had made.
/ After working fe. period Of six
8 teen years, seven days In a week, as
9 chief engineer at the pumping station
, Of the Cedar Falls city water works
: H. C. Boysen has been granted two
l. weeks vacation by the city council
t on full pay with the privilege of q
1 month should he so desire. During
). the sixteen years Mr.. Boysen has
< been in charge Of the city pumping
8 station he has worked alternately
: night and day and has never lost 6
;. day because of sickness, accidents
$ or for any other reason. He started
a to work for the city at $40 per month
f and has gradually been advanced BY
5 the city council until he now receives
$50.
g Martha e. Ross, of Des Moines
J. who, the insanity commission de
y clares, has lost her reaon over men
: tai telepathy, has been committed t.
the hospital at Clarinda by the com
: mission. She has been a believer II