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IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS. W. H. Hall, brakeman on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul road, was horribly mangled in the Perry yards. The train was made up and when they reached the depot brakeman Hall was not to be found The conductor and brakeman started back and soon discovered the lifeless remains of their fellow workman. Mr. Hall's body was mangled into a hundred pieces and the bunch of keys he carried in his pocket was broken into numberless pieces. The theory advanced regarding this sad accident is that Mr. Hall must have fallen between the cars. Most of the train passed over his body. Deceased leaves wife and one child. The Ida county bank was purchased by the First National Bank of Ida Grove, and Geo. T. Williams sold the Ida County Pioneer to local firm. The two oldest firms in Ida county have thus changed bands Noah Webster was the pr prietor of the Ida county bank. and will retire from active business George T. Williams, being one of the directors in the First National will devote his time to that branch of business As part of the consideration of the Pioneer sale, is is agreed that all of Williams' libel suits shall be dismissed. Rev. Dr. Safford, pastor of the Congregational church at Grinnell, has tendered his resignation. The committee on invitations has ordered 10,000 invitations printed for the opening of the bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha Francis Snyder the aged Boone citizen who recently married Mrs Hull. has since died. He was seventy nine years old and his bride was seventy-eight An unknown night prowler is making a business of frightening unprotected females in Boone, and the citizens are preparing to fill his body full of cold lead if they can catch him. G. W. Bailey of Monmouth known fame as Tank Cee. the Chinese lecturer, together with his wife, is the central figure in sensational scandal A marriage license has been granted to Theodore W Patterson and Mary E Patterson, of Muscatine This couple was married some sixteen years ago and in later years were divorced. but have now concluded to pass the remainder of their days together. S. E. Carrell, of the Democrat at Adel, has been confirmed as postmaster at that place. Gov Larrabee has been requested to appoint delegates to the American forestry congress at Atlanta Ga., which is to meet on November 29th. Des Moines celebrated in grand style the victory of the base ball club of that city in winning the pennant in the sea son's contest in the Western Association On the night of the 11th there was monster procession: the city was ablaze with fire- works and illuminations, and the boys were given a banquet at the Savery where the prizes were presented. with toasts and responses. Altogether appears to have been grand and imposing demonstration and all Iowa is proud of her champions of the diamond. Sixteen divorce cases decorate the docket of the Mahaska county court. Teachers' examination for State certificates will be held at Des Moines, Dec. 26 and 27. During the past year the city of Keokuk has expended $13,029.36 in the improvement of Grand Avenue. Francis Snyder, aged seventy-nine, and Mrs. Lydia Hull, aged seventy-eight, were married recently at Boone. A little boy named North was run over by the cars in Des Moines and so badly crushed that he died in an hour and half. Davenport is to have a new Baptist church to cost $25,000. The Cadwell bank of Logan, and the Boyer Valley bank, of Woodbine, both being under the same firm, made an as. signment to Stephen King of Logan The deposits foot up about $30,000, be. sides $10. 000 of county funds There was serious fire in Montezuma Oct. 9. The blaze started in John Stahl's billiard room on the north side of the square, burning that building a harness shop adjoining, one other building and several structures in the rear of these. -P Cadwell and Wm. Caewell com posing the banking firm operating banks at Logan and at Woodbine made an signment after banking hours Oct. 9. The assets are said to be largely in excess of liabilities The embarras-ment being tem porary only and caused by run on the Woodbine branch in consequence of rumors in connection with the alleged defalcation of ex-cashier. The present term of the Supreme Court at Des Moines has just admitted class of twenty three out of twenty eight who applied to practice law. Five re jected and remanded for new trial after better preparation A party from Montana was in Independsoce recently buying yearling and two year old draft fillies. He shipped one load from Independence and one from Oelwein prices ranged from $125 to $200 for each colt. Mr. George Davis, of Dubuque, whose successin photographing flash light ning has been noted by the Scientific American, recently visited spar cave below the city and photographed the interior by the light of torch. Several months ago an interesting test case was carried to the Supreme Court from the district court of Palo Alto county. The case that of Methodist minister who had been active in enforeing the prohibitory law by securing in junctions against saloon keepers. One of the latter had him arrested on the charge that he had voted and has been acting as a citizen when he was not citizen, claiming that as he was aminister under the itinerant system of the Methodist church subject to removal at time by the bishop. that therefor he any did not acquire a logal residence at any place at which he might be stationed. It was a new and rather audacious point to raise. but the Supreme Court has passed upon it, and decided. as was expected