Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-22
iowa NEWS CONDENSED

Iowa on the 18th and 10Th.
A. M. Haley, of Burlington, was
killed by moving train at Calvert,
Tex.
George Montague, who was arrested
at Cherokee for the murder of Mr.. and
Mrs. Schultz, has been released.
John Baker was found dead in a
cornfeld near Bennett by two boys out
hunting. Death was the result of
drink and exposure.
Owing TO a scarcity of miners, the
operators in the Centcrville district
have advanced the price for mining
from 90 cents to S1.0O.
In the federal court at Des Moines,
Charles II. Dale, a reporter of the
Ottumwa Courier, was found guilty OF
impersonating an officer.
Gov. Jackson has issued the GUS
tomary proclamation setting apart
Thursday, November %, as a day of
thanksgiving and prayer.
The Calliope mill at Hawarden
burned few nlghtsago. Loss. $4,000;
insurance, $4,000 The cause was a
hot box or spontaneous combustion.
After suffering for years with i'll
health, Henry Parker, a retired farmer
at Delmar, committed suicide by
shooting himself. His life was insured
and he leaves family.
The wife of Charles Llggitt. farmer
who resides near Laurens. left her
husband and elopcd with the hired
man, Jake Mundell. She leaves four
children for the father to care for
The large merchandise firm of Mer-
rift Bros, of Centerville, has made an
assignment, with liabilities of $1,000;
unknown assets The Standard Coal
Company goes down with the wreck.
A motion for a continuance in the
Van Tassell murder trial has been
filed at New Hampton. 1t will in all
probability be granted, as only live
weeks have elapsed since the indict-
ment was returned.
A reward of 5000 is offered by d.
Littlechild for evidence to convict the
person who put poison in the drinking
tub of the Littlechild livery barn at
Sibley few nights ago. Eight horses
were poisoned, but only two died.
Henry Hughes, who was arrested at
Mt. Pleasant on the charge of larceny.
was taken before Squire BERGMAN for
preliminary hearing. He waived the
preliminary and was taken back to
Jail. His bond was placed at $500.
The sixty-sixth wedding anniversary
.sof Judge N. S. Taylor and wife, of
Fontanelle, was a most enjoyable
event The Judge is 50 years of age
and his wife s4. They have five chill
dren, fifteen grandchildren and seven
teen great grandchildren.
The Iowa Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton, in session at Des Moines, elected
these officers: President, Mrs. NJ.
Lloyd Kennedy, Sioux City; vice
president, Mrs. James Callahan, Des
Moines; recording secretary, Miss
Kittie Pierce, Des Moines; correspond
ing secretary, Miss Bertha Bassett
Creston; treasurer, Mrs. c. ii. Flint,
Des MoineS.
William Eye, farmer residing in
Garden Plain, few miles from Clinton,
died of lock jaw. He caught his hand
in corn shredder which he was feed
ing and although he had the hand
amputated, lock jaw set in, from which
he died. Deceased was highly
respected resident of Garden Plain for
many years. lie leaves wife and
two children.
In the federal court at Des Moincs a
few days ago, Samuel Pollock, an old
bachelor, from Verdi, Washington
county, was found guilty OF mailing
obscene letters to u 14-yearold girl
The jury returned a verdict after hav-
ing been out about Is minutes He
was sentenced to the Fort Madison
penitentiary for four years at hard
labor and to pay a fine of 81 900.
a2Two men, strangers, knocked at the
house of farmer named Swan. west
Burlington, and upon the door being
opened sprang into the room and be-
gan beating young Dane named Ole
son, the farm foreman. A desperate
struggle took place, the men beating
Oieson fearfully. Assistance came in
in time, however. No clue can be oh
tanned as to who the men are or why
they assaulted Olesou.
The Mississippi river is now within
four inches of the lowest water mark
ever known at Burlington. and the
receding waters have disclosed an
interesting relic in the shape of an
immense ruddcr from steam boat or
vessel of some sort much larger than
any now Oh the river. Old steamboat
men are much interested, but can
remember no such craft, and all sorts
of theories as to It's character are
afoat.
People in the southern part OF Black
Hawk county have seen two full
grown tigers and have tried to kill
them. A tiger hunt was organized,
but could get no trace of them.
A man who hands out a card bear