Iowa
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Iowa State Register
Des Moines, Polk co. Iowa
December 12, 1885
DUBUQUE
Probably Fatal Railway Accident Dubuque, Dec. 11 – Special
to the State Register. – Thomas Fitzgerald, 17 years old,
employed by a live stock buyer of Dyersville, attempted to jump
from a train this afternoon at the place and fell between the
cars. One leg was cut off and the other curshed badly. It is
thought he will die.
The Famous Damage Suit.
Dubuque, Dec. 11. – Special to the State
Register. – At a
late hour to-night the jury in the United States Court, in the
three cases of Morris, administrator, vs. The Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railroad company.
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Iowa State Register
Des Moines, Polk co. Iowa
December 13, 1885
A BLOODY AFFRAY
Bedford [Taylor co.], Dec. 12. -- Special to the State Register. -- An affray occurred in the office of the Bedford
House to-day between John Skane, the 'bus man, and George Turner,
an employe of the Bedford Lumber Co., in which Skane's eyes were
badly blacked and Turner's face and neck dangerously cut. Turner
says Skane cut him with a knife. Skane was arrested charged with
assault with intent to murder. He denies using the knife and says
Turner's face was cut by a windown glass which they broke in the
fight.
A MURDER COMMITTED
Council Bluffs, Dec. 13 -- A man supposed to be J. Hughes, of New
York, was fatally shot early this morning in a quarrel here with
three companions. The one that fired the shot is named Walter
Bennett. The latter was arrested in Omaha a week ago charged with
vagrancy. It is said the cause of the shooting was Hughes'
refusal to divide the spoils of a crooked deal in Lincoln,
Nebraska, some time ago. The assailants escaped.
ANOTHER CHAMPION CORN HUSKER
CARSON [Pottawattamie co.], Dec 11. -- Register
Correspondence. -- Seeing
a few days since a challenge in The
Register for a better
record of corn husking than one sent from Atlantic, I send you
the following. On November 23d, Henry Setz, a boy 18 years old,
husked 155 bushels in nine hours and thirty-eight minutes. He has
never husked corn but one season before this. The work was done
on the farm of R. F. Jones, who is a member of the County Board
of Supervisors. Mr. Jones weighed the corn and vouches for the
statement herein contained.
News and Gossip
Newton [Jasper co.], Dec. 12. -- Special to the State Register. -- court is still in session, Judge Crozier on the
bench and will probably continue through a good part of next
week.
The new electric light tower in the northeast part of town is now
in good trim and gives as much light as is needed. Dr. H. E.
Hunter, so long confined to the house with a leg broken for the
second time, is now able to walk around on crutches.
Geo. B. Hunter, our genial postmaster, is laid up with
rheumatism, and Miss Kate Winslow is filling the vacancy.
The musical and literary entertainment given at Union Hall last
evening by Misses Carrie McAyeal, Metta Mills and Lillian Weeks,
of your city, although not greeted by as good an audience as it
merited, gave universal satisfaction, and should they favor us
with another date would be greeted with a goodly audience.
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Iowa State Register
Des Moines, Polk Co. Iowa
Tuesday, December 15, 1885
The will of Damaris Thompson, bequeathing all her property to her
children, was filed for probate yesterday.
Prof. Sayles is making an excellent success of the East Side
night school. The enrollment now reaches 130 scholars.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to J. H. Bennett and Mary
L. Runnels, and to G. W. Baer and Mary A. Burns.
The Insane Commission on yesterday found Barnard McDaniel to be
insane and ordered his confinement in the hospital at Mt.
Pleasant.
The Circuit Judges were busy last evening discussing the
appointment of a receiver for the J. L. Eaton case. They will
probably announce their decision this morning.
Daniel Conklin was arrested yesterday on an indictment charging
him with the burglary of Burke's tailor shop some time since. He
was admitted to bail of $1,000 to await trial.
John Stewart was arraigned before Squire McMartin yesterday
charged with assaulting Rollin Stewart with intent to do great
bodily harm. He will have his examination this afternoon.
A number of East Siders met at Mr. Ham's office last evening and
organized a new reading circle which will hold its first regular
session with Mr. and Mrs. Rossiter one week from to-night.
The valuable property recently purchased by J. J. Ryman from N.
G. Hedges is situated on the west half of lots three and four,
block two, of West Fort Des Moines, or perhaps better known as
906 and 910 West
Walnut Street.
In the District Court yesterday J. W. Andrews was sentenced to
serve two years in the penitentiary for robbing Chaffee's
hardware store. Wm. Harvey was given the same sentence for
burglarizing the Des Moines Bleachery last summer. The case of
the State vs. Daniel Grossnickle charged with assault with intent
to commit murder was then called and occupied the remainder of
the day in trial.
A miner named Gus Erickson working in the Coon Valley mine was
the victim of a serious accident yesterday afternoon. He was
mining in his chamber when a big piece of slate fell from the
roof catching his left foot in such a manner as to crush it
badly. He was taken home and his foot dressed and at last
accounts was lying as comfortably as could be expected with fair
prospects of saving the injured member.
For some time the officers of this city have been looking for one
E. Gerhart, who is wanted in Red Oak for assault with intent to
commit murder. Yesterday Detective Duval met his man on the
corner of Fifth
and Mulberry, in company with two brothers. Duval immediately put
him under arrest, all three making a determined resistance until
the sight of a revolver calmed their ardor. Sheriff Painter will
probably be on
to-day for the prisoner. Gerhart is noted as being a bad man, and
the utmost possible attention is being paid him.
A man whose real name is said to be John Zanderholm, and who has
frequently figured in the papers as "John Sandholm,"
was arrested last night by Fireman Taylor Brewer, who is in
charge of the new East Side
Chemical engine house, under the following circumstances; The man
Zanderholm had, is said, been discharged from a certain saloon,
yesterday, where he had been employed as bartender, and after
filling up
with fighting fluid, he armed himself with a self-cocking
six-shooter and proceeded to have revenge. Brewer, who was
passing, heard the first shot fired, and rushed in to see what
the trouble was, and before he could secure the man he fired
another shot. Brewer reached for the revolver, and again he
pulled the trigger, the shot going just over Brewer's shoulder.
They then clinched, and Brewer succeeded in getting
hold of the weapon, and also brought the man to the West Side
Headquarters from the East Side. The fireman deserves credit for
going outside the regular line of duty, and it may be said
endangering his
life, in his effort to preserve the peace and dignity of the
Commonwealth. Zanderholm languishes on a charge of firing a
revolver in a building.
FATAL ACCIDENT
Cedar Rapids, Dec. 14. -- A section hand named John Herring, of
Lisbon, while hunting yesterday was shot throught the head and
instantly killed, by at accidental discharge of his gun.
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