Patrick Hassett ~ Davenport, Iowa
Iowa Recorder
Greene, Butler, Iowa
March 20, 1907
IOWA STATE NEWS
MAN SHOT BY EDITOR DIES
Latte is Charged with Murder and Violence is Feared
M.S. Brundridge, who was shot by A.H. Sniff, editor of the Harrison
County News because he objected to an article in the paper, died in Missouri
Valley of his injuries. Feeling among the friends of Brundridge is quite
bitter and it is feared violence may be attempted on Sniff. Sniff is held in
$5,000 bond on a charge that was changed from assault with intent to ill to
one of murder. The trouble arose over a row at a dance in which Brundridge's
brother-in-law, A.L. Fouts, was stabbed in the neck following a quarrel. A
strange part of the whole affair is that the name of the dead man was never
mentioned in the original article detailing the trouble at the dance.
BANKER IS INDICTED
E.E. Snyder, Owner of Institution Which Failed Must Answer
A special grand jury in Anamosa has returned four indictments against
E.E. Snyder who was owner of the Olin bank at the time of its failure for
$250,000 in November, 1904. Snyder has been indicted at four different terms
of court. In consideration of his entering a plea of guilty in one case the
State dismissed the other three cases. The court imposed a fine of $100
which created a storm of indignation, resulting in a special panel being
called to consider the case again.
Little Girl Terribly Burned
Lorene, aged 7 years, the daughter of William Myers, a prominent
Dubuque livery man, is lying in a critical condition as a result of
colliding with another sister who was carrying a bowl of hot soup. The
little girl ran in front of her sister, upsetting the bowl and receiving the
contents on her face and breast. Should she survive she will be marked for
life.
Leaps from Bridge To Death
Crazed by liquor, Roy Beck leaped over the railing of the Court avenue
bridge in Des Moines, shattering his brains out on an abutment forty feet
below. He was 32 years of age and unmarried. The dramatic ending of a life
was witnessed by over a hundred persons.
Man Falls to Death.
Hans Drelin, an employe at the Smith box factory in Clinton, fell from
a high step ladder, while he was oiling machinery, receiving injuries from
which he died a few minutes later.
SAY MINE IS HAUNTED
Shaft Thirteen in Oskaloosa Invaded by Weird Apparation.
With the report that a ghost is haunting shaft No. 13 in the mines at
Oskaloosa the negro miners are in a fever of fear. Numerous miners have
reported seeing the wraith. It floats along beside the men and at one time
when a party of men hunted it down and got it into a corner the figure
suddenly vanished into thin air. Some say it resembles a soldier in a
uniform and slouch hat. The entire camp is stirred up by the weird
apparition. Many of the miners have become sick over it. One boy was almost
crazed by fright.
Within Our Borders
- Washington Wyland, a pioneer of Shelby county, passed away at
Harlan.
- Mathew Boyle, aged 60, was struck and killed by a Northwestern
train at DeWitt.
- Mrs. James Pile of Des Moines while eating breakfast succumbed to
a paralytic stroke.
- Mrs. Thornton, living with her mother at Sigourney, was poisoned
by using some condensed milk.
- M.M. Brashor of Osceola has just received a payment of three
dollars which has been due for twenty years.
- Frank H. Holman of Waterloo while sweeping off the walk in front
of the house fell dead from apoplexy.
- A Jack-the-Hugger is busy at Shenandoah, several women having been
accosted by him in the last few nights.
- John I. Veach of Webster City is suing his cousin, W.H. Veach of
the same place, for $5,000 personal damages.
- M.B. Miles, first sergeant of Company H.I.N.G., stationed at
Atlantic, has been elected captain of the company.
- Mrs. Sylvester Lacey, a pioneer resident of Marshalltown, dropped
dead of heart disease. She was the widow of the late Mr. Lacey, former
president of the commercial State bank. She was 75 years old.
- The remains of Henry Glen Wood were brought to Clarion from
Newcastle, Wyo. He was a brakeman on the C., B. & Q. railroad and fell
between the cars and had both legs cut off.
- Patrick Hassett of Davenport is suing the McCarthy Construction
Company for $1,000 on account of injuries received by falling into a hole
which he claims was left open by the defendants.
- Fred Techentin of Davenport is suing the Tri-City Railway Company
for $10,000 for injuries received by falling over a stake which he claims
was left out in the street through their negligence.
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