Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-09-03
EVENTS OF RECENT OCCURRENCES
A terrible accident befell Miss ma
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~ 'souOit WOOuS, living TWO H1lles
! west of Irwin. Shelby county. The
: father rose and started fire in the
kitchen stove In the morning and
went out to milk. The daughter then
rose, and 1t is believed found the
fire practically out and poured lot
OF kerosene from can on the smonl
dering fire, with the result that an
explosion occurred. When found the
clothing of the unfortunate young wo
man was in flames and she was I'm.
conscious. She can not possibly live,
The convention of the Keystone
League of the Christian Endeavor
held at Ackley proved big success
with twenty-five ministers and twelve
visiting delegates. The following of,
iicers We're elected for the ensuing
year: President, Rev. Thos. Koch:
vice president, Rev. A. r. Schmalle
of LeMars, Ia; recording secretary,
Miss Carrie Hahn of Hinton. Ia; cor.
| RESPONDING secretary, Miss Elizabeth
Schneider Of Merrill, Ia; treasurer,
Miss Lucretia Piehn. The next con
vention is to be held June 1919, 1910,
lat Defiance, la.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coppersnith,
wealthy residents of Newton were
instantly killed three miles west OF
(, Newton when their touring car top
pied over the brink Of a high fill In
the road and rolled to the bottom Of
the grade. Mr.. Coppersmitk's neck
was broken and his wife's head
smashed by the weight of the heavy
automobile. Mrs. H. Snyder. WIN was
riding with the Coppersmiths, escap-
ed practically without injury. though
she was unconscious for time as
result of the shock.
n. D. Burrill, an old gray haired
man hailing from Corning. vas found
wandering about the streets in one
Of the residence portions of this city
with his head cut, nose broken and
badly battered up and his clothing
covered with blood and dirt. He claim
to have had $50 on his person, which
was missing when the officers took
him In charge. It was also learned he
had been indulging in the Glowing
bowl" earlier in the evening and was
seen fourishing roll of greenbacks.
Four years ago Benjamin Kearney
of Farragut purchased the Simon
Crosser farm of 100 acres for 500
per acre. During the past four years
he has cleaned up $500 each year
from the farm, and last week he sold
the farm for $3.50 per acre to Bert
Doane, thus clearing $4,000 on the
rise in the land. Where is there any
other legitimate business in which a
man could make as much clear mon.
ely? Mr.. Doane recently sold his farm
near. Shenandoah for 5000 per acre.
Will Iowa saloons situated within
half a mile of agricultural fair
grounds have to close during the en-.
tire time the agricultural fairs are in |
progress this fall, or only during the
afternoon hours CT the days of the
fair? This is question raised by
County Attorney WI. Keefe of Clinton
and has not been passed upon. He
has written Attorney General Byers
asking an opinion as to this phase of
he law enacted by the last general
assembly.
WOodbine is now noisy with the
hammer and trowel six days in the
week, The new brick and stone ~,
500 library building, and the $4,000
formal school building will be rushed
~ the contractors. The library build
ng to be completed on or before De.
.ember l; the normal school building
IN or before April /.
The county auditor of Clayton coun.
y has paid bounties on 1914 wood.
,hncks and 249 rattlesnakes, amount
ng to $1,243.50, at 25 cents each for
1r. and Mrs. Groundhog and family,
md SO cents each for Pa and Ma
aattlers and babies.
Taking advantage of the low rates
0 the state fair to come TO Des
loines for medical treatment, George
seardsley, young man from Du.
'uqne was robbed Of all bis money
shile on the train.
Roland Curtis, aged Is, was almost
lstantly killed In Columbus Junction
;hile in a friendly scuffle with a CON-
anion. He fell on the side walk,
reaking his neck.
Two hundred and fourteen dollars
nd twenty-five cents per acre was
aid by John Palmer for the twenty
light acre farm of George Livingston
ear Monroe.
Fifty-two years ago Hon. Lemuel
'welle settled at Northwood, Worth
ounty August is he celebrated his
9Th birthday at that place.
Jessie Martin sold his farm rear
Ids to Mrs. John Hauenstein for
It's an acre.
A. +. Swisher, former president Of
le Iowa State Bar association, com
lifted suicide BY hanging. His act
said to have been caused by wor
|, over financial troubles. The body
as discovered by his daughter. He
ad been dead for some time.
Great preparations are being made
Modale for the Modern Woodmen
chic TO be held there September 15
large attendance is anticipated.
Mrs. Ambrose Jeffrey, 50. Of Cedar
apids was run over by a street car
Des AIoines and died soon afteri
aching Mercy hospital.
"a large barn belonging to Abe Ken.
,dy, seven miles southwest of Man.
lestes, was struck by lightning and
tally destroyed, the loss being com.
etc. with the exception o. a small
Mount of Insurance..