Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-10-11
IOWA NEWS CONDENSED

man. has disappeared. No clue to his
whereabouts.
the saloon men of Waterloo have
gwen it up. They have decided not to
make any attempt whatever to reopen
their places of business until after
election.
The little child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
,b, of Creston, which was so
SCI SIX injured by setting its clothes
on IL while playing with matches,
has since died.
John Briggs, who killed Michael
Holleran at Des Moines about six
weeks ago, pleaded guilty to man
slaughter and was sentenced to six
years in the peniientiary.
r. H. Wilcox, a farmer living five
miles northwest of Waterloo, was al
most instantly killed in runaway
accident. lie was thrown from the
wagon and a wheel passed over his
breast.
Abel J. Helwig, a resident OF Roland,
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dropped dead of heart disease. \
was IS years of age, native OF
way, and had lived in Hardin county
twenty-five years. y
At the Northwestern Iowa conference
Of the Methodist church at Webster
City the vote to admit women to the
general conference of the church pass
ed, the ballot resulting 10 to II, only
four refusing to vote.
Constable II. II. Cross and Deputy
Sheriff Frelman, charged with assault
ing Levi Davis, at Keokuk, with intent
to commit murder, were released on
bail. Davis, whose skull was fractured,
is still unconscious.
Officer Hamilton, who shot and
killed Thomas ODonnell at Ottumw wa
while the latter was stealing chickens,
was held by the coroner to the grand
jury Public sentiment is divided as
to the act of Hamilton.
y. l.. Arenberg, proprietor OF the
Leader dry goods store at Fort Dodge,
gave mortgage to his father, p.
Arenberg, of Des Moines, for $4,000,
and the store was closed. The other
creditors have brought action, alleging
fraud.
The -Pocahontas contest
for the nomination of republican
candidate for representative, adjourned
after taking 7,137 ballots without
making choice. Both Finch, o
Humboldt, and Mercer, of Pocahontas
, will run.
Judge Hustled, of Dubuque, instruct
ed the grand jury TO indict the gam
! bling house keepers. The newspapers
appiauded. Later all the local news
paper men were called before the jur,
but none of them could give any in
: formation.
At the annual meeting of tn
Dubuque. Sioux Cia>4Rsaaiiifwsy COM
pany at Dubuque the old board o
directors and officers was reelected.
0 new position was created, that of sec
ond vice president, and +. E. Woodruff
was elected to fill it.
The case of Fred Johannsen for tn,
murder of Hans Rogers is on trial il
the district court at Clinton. Th'
murder was particularly brutal one
g and occurred last May at the littl
u station of Bryant, in Clinton county
The two men were having some word
u and Johannsen picked up club AM
u struck Rogers dead.
; While temporarily insane, Charlie
Lenger, of Burlington, caught his wifi
by the throat and choked her nearl
- to death. He then chased his mother
:. in-law off the premises and compelle
: his wife to watch him while he cut hi
- throat with razor. He ran aroun
- the rooms until exhausted, blood spur
n ing over everything
2 At Low Moor, Clinton county, Josep
Seller murdered John G. Otto in col
70 blood and then suicided. otto was
q well-to-do store keeper and Seller wa
"a retired. Seller accused Otto of havin
d estranged his wife from him. Ba
!, blood had existed for two years. Seil'
4. | bucdhcu up WIZ WhhC hC Wa
- milking and fred bullet into h
brain.
10 Thomas Sheebe, engineer at til
le Dale g. Goodwin brick and tile work
w at Grand junction, came near bein
ne seriously hurt. His frock caught
% some of the gearing connected wit
e. the main shaft, and he was draw
VI with great violence against post, h
y clothes nearly all stripped from h
body, and his head and arm severe
bruised. He was rescued by one
. the men throwing the belt from Il
a pulley.
adj Nick Ernst and Ed. Schiltz, tv
~ young men from Tete DIES Morris tow
at ship, Jackson county, were arrest'
nd on the charge of assault with intent
,ff kill. The boys were returning hor
wv from Maquoketa. with good siz
ad load of liquor aboard, when th'
"a thought to do the cowboy act. Tn