Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-09-11
IOWA
NEWS

L
and Expedition" and many othel
famous horses, has bought the fall
grounds at Indianola and will make
his headquarters at that place here
after. Mr.. Hopper will have fifty'foul
head Of blooded horses. This new In
dustry will be an important acquisi
ton for the town of Indianola.
For resisting an officer, Peter Van
der Zalm, Herman Fischer and Her
man Pals, all three prominent busl
ness men of Meservey were placed
under arrest through the action OF
the county attorney. The c'"1se OF
the trouble grew out of an attempt OF
Justice J. J. Stauffer of this place TO
quell small riot, prompted by a
lonesome bootlegger VINO had SOLO
liquor to a number Of men getting
drunk and following with a free for
all fight.
M. Van Arsdae, rep, esenting the
Apollo club, of Des Moinas, has filed
petition in district court asking
that the court order r. A. Higgin-
botham, formerly head o. the club, to
make an accounting as to the re-
ceipts of concerts given at lngersoll
park in May. While Mr.. Higginbot'
ham has made part settlement with
the club it is claimed that he has
not yet paid over the entire amount
due to various members of the or
ganization.
The relay race planned by the Y.
M. c. A. boys of Marshalltown. Oska-
loosa and Ottumwa will be run on
the 18th, but will start from Oska-
loosa instead of Otttumwa. the lat
ter city being out of the contest Fail
ure of the Ottumwa boys to get eS'
cused from school on that date is
the reason for the change. The Okla
loosa boys will carry message from
the mayor to Mayor Ingledue of Mar
shalltown. Oskaloosa will cover the
distance as far north as Grinnell,
where the Marshalltown contingent
will receive the message.
The w. G. T. U. of Iowa Falls is
camping on the trail of the city
council all because of little curfew
ordinance that was quietly put to
sleep on July II. For months past
the w. C. T. U. has been urging the
council to adopt and put into effect
curfew ordinance that will regu-
late the ORGANIZATIONS of the youth
under II years of age after shutdown.
The matter came up under a revision
of the ordinances in July and after
some deliberation the test vote casle
with seven members present. Four
of these members voted nay, three
voted aye, resulting in an edict to
the effect that "curfew shall not ring
tonight.
The various church ana civic
societies of Iowa Falls having al
ready demonstrated their ability on
the baseball diamond in behalf of
charity, the matter is now under con-
sideration of offering spectacular
attraction on the diamond In follow
ing the example of the social leaders
at Correstionville, Iowa, where the
wives and daughters of the Masons
and Odd Fellows are to give exhibit
tons of their ability in the national
game. While the details of the pro.
gram are not completed or the dates
set for the big event, the indications
are that the demonstrations OF petit
coat ability with ball and bat will be
the big event of the season in this
city.
Is a railroad train travelling at the
rate Of thirty miles an hour being
operated in a reckless, dangerous and
extremely reprehensible manner?
James Smith AYERS that 1t is, if it
Is on the Great Western road, and he
has started suit for $3.50 against
the railway company for damages he
AYERS he sustained as the result of
such gross negligence. recklessness
and excessive speed on the part of
the Great Western Railway company.
He AYERS that thirty miles an hour
is a dangerous speed on the Great
Western line, and for proof claims
that he was thrown from a train
while it was travelling at that fright
full pace. He was severely injured.
he says, and it will cost him $1,250
to recuperate. And he wants the
railway company to pay.
None of the romance which at
taches to the honeymoons of the In
dian hero and heroine of the popular
songs marked the wedding journey
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Stavelar, In
dams, who came to Sioux City from
the Omaha reservation to celebrate
their honeymoon. The festivities got
the better of the dusky bride and
groom and the police found them
asleep in the rear of building at
Third and Douglas street. The bride
was the drunken of the two and it
took four men to carry her to the
patron wagon. Both of them were
carted to the police station. The
husband had about $12 cash, which
will cover the fine which will likely
be placed against them in the police
court.
Mamie M. Garfield, of Waterloo,
has brought suit against her hus-
band, Lee Garfield, for divorce and
alimony. She asks for decree of
separation and alimony in the sum
of $10,500. The couple were welded
last October in Washington, D. C..
The complainant says they lived to-
gether until March II, this year. Her
allegations are rather unusual. She
AYERS that while they were on their
wedding trip in the east the defend
ant complaint about the expenses,
aAd she alleges that his love for her