Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-01-14

and tragic end for Mrs. Nora Boland-
er, well known woman Of Iowa
Falls. Mrs. Bolander lived on the
south side and in company with some
friends and neighbors walked over
town to attend performance OF
"Granstark" at the Metropolitan o.
era house. The night was the coolest
Of the season and the walking hard,
SO that when Mrs. Bolander reached
the theater she was somewhat exhaus-
ted, but took her seat In the dress
circle awaiting the performance. Sud
denly she complained ,of feeling Ill
and friends assisted her to the en-
trance, where carriage and physi-
clan were summoned. She was driven
to her home and restoratives applied,
but without avail, as she passed away
shortly after reaching home. Mrs.
Bolander was quite well advanced in
years and moved to this city from
Rckley little over year ago to
make her home here. Her death was
due to heart trouble and Il Is thought
the long walk in the cold brought
on the attack
The first action to test the validity
Of the Moon law In Woodbury. was
carried from the Woodbury. district
court by the supreme court by Sioux
City anti-saloon league, on the dismiss
al Of an Injunction proceeding against
Daniel Kelley. In August the league
secured an Injunction against Jas. o.
Conner who then operated saloon.
now run by Kelly. In October the case
was dismissed without prejudice and
on the same day O'Connor sold to
Kelly. The city council allowed Kelly
to take over the license. Then the
league brought action and secured
another injunction against O'Connor
who was then out Of business. The
league brings it's action under the
Moon law which prohibits a saloon
keeper disposing Of his business to rid
himself of an action brought to put
him out of business.
About year ago Clint Roop pur-
chased a forty acre farm near Ida
Grove, paying 500 per acre for it.
He moved his family on it in the
spring and farmed the land last sum
mer. Last Friday Mr.. and Mrs. Roop
were here on their. way to Herring,
and just before leaving signed con-
tract for the sale of the farm at $135
per acre, making a. profit OF $35 per
acre, besides the income Of the past
year from farming it.
Brakeman Chas. ]. Singleton, who
was injured in the Charlton yards near
" four weeks ago, by being caught
between the switch engine, on which
he was standing, and some freigh
cars, and who was the same day TAX
en- to the hospital in Ottumwa where
he suffered the amputation of both
lower limbs, died at that place.
A dinner party in which N. s.
Ketchum and Col. D. J. Palmer of the
state railway commission and officials
of the "Q' road participated on the
night Of Nov 2 at the Slavery has been
brought in as part Of the row now
on between the commission and the
Corn Belt Meat Producers associa.
ton.
Dr.. D. R. Bement, 20, q civil war
veteran, died suddenly of heart dis.
ease at Mt. Ayr. He had just been
sleigh riding with his wife and when
on the way to the barn with the team
died in the sleigh. He was a promi-
nent Odd Fellow and member Of the
M. E. church.
James Cassidy Of Cedar Rapids,
member of q Bell telephone construc.
ton gang, was shot and killed at Dy-
sart by Harry Lee, a night Waterman.
The tragedy occurred in the hotel
where it is said Cassidy and his
friends had been drinking and created
q disturbance.
The grand jury for the first time In
the history Of Muscatine county ad-
tourned after "a ten minute session
without a single criminal matter to
Investigate.
Y Polk county supervisors raised the
salaries Of county ofiicials and depu-
ties at its January meeting, the In
crease amounting to $1,000 per year.
Mt. and Mrs. John Trebilcock, aged
IS and SO, celebrated their sixty.
fourth wedding anniversary. They
are the oldest married couple in Ben,
ton county.
Antoine Knapp, employed in the ce-
ment works at Mason City was pro-
badly fatally injured. He fell on q
cement scraper which pierced his
liver,
The defunct First National bank of
Charlton, it is announced, will pay .
dividend of Is per cent March !.
twenty-five per cent has already been
paid. s.., * VI 5 .,. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Goedken Of
Dubuque have the unique distinction
Of having six daughters, all OF whom
are members OF the order Of ST. Fran
els of Dubuque. III
There are four schools in Grundy
county for which no teachers have
been secured for the winter term. The
pay in some OF the schools runs as
high as $50. NJ
The Northwestern at Denison is
preparing to put up shelter on the
south side Of the platform for passen.
gers who have to take the west bound
trains. "a .j
James Egan was entombed in the
Smiley coal mine by fall OF slate.
He was dug out and taken to the
Boone hospital, but will probably die.