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Mrs. Charles Kuhn, of Delta, is accused of administering poisoned beer to her husband and has been placed in the Keokuk County jail at Sigourney charged with murder. There is said to be a man in the case, although the statement has not been proved. Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn drove over to Sigourney, where four bottles of beer were purchased. Two of the bottles were drank on the way home. Presently Kuhn began to scream and said that he had been poisoned and would die unless help was immediately secured. He was rapidly driven to a physician’s office, but he was beyond help and expired in a few minutes. His last words were addressed to his wife and were, “you poisoned me.” A coroner’s jury recommended that Mrs. Kuhn be held.

To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given that the application of the undersigned, W. Schriever, a registered pharmacist, residing at Richland, Keokuk County, Iowa praying for a permit to buy, keep, and sell intoxicating liquors for lawful purposes, in a one-story brick building, situated on lot No. 3, in block No. 6, in the original plot of the town of Richland, Keokuk County, Iowa, will be on file in the office of the clerk of the District Court of said county, on or before the 10th day of September, 1900, and that said application will be for hearing at the October term of said court, which said term commences at Sigourney, Iowa on the 2nd day of October, 1900.

Bert Smith died at his late residence, four miles northwest of Richland, on Monday, Sept. 17, 1900 at 6:22 p.m. The funeral services were held at the residence last Wednesday at 10 a.m. Rev. Moore, of Agency, a farmer pastor of the ME Church, conducting the services, Rev. Pool being out of the city. A very large concourse of relatives and friends were present which was evidence that all held the deceased in high esteem. Bert had been sick for several weeks with typhoid fever, and although very sick, it was thought with his hearty constitution he would get up. But the reaper of death called him to the other land. He was only 31 years of age and had great prospects in this life. Bert was a member of the Masonic order of this city and was an interested worker in their meetings. The deceased leaves a loving wife, father and mother, sister, and two brothers to mourn his demise from earth, to whom the Clarion with their friends bow in sympathy.