Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-10-25
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Injunction proceedings have been
instituted against twenty Burlington
saloonkeepers.
Usage Dispatch: The verdict of
the coroner's inquest shows Prof. Evans
came to his death at the hands of some
unknown person. Two bullet holes
were found in the brain and one passed
through the body ut the apex of the
heart. Evans graduated from Iowa
college this year. The body was taken
to his home at Williamsburg and bur-
led.
At Sioux City recently Ludwig Terri
mann, farmer near that place,
repeated the time-honored experiment
of blowing out the gas at the Hotel
Fowler, with n slight variation of his
own invention. On retiring, Terrmann,
realizing that he knew little of city
ways, decided to leave the gas burning
rather than take any chances. The
light bothered him so much, however,
that he finally resolved to extinguish
it, and having heard that it must not
be blown out. famed il out with his
nightcap. Fortunately the trapsom
was open and the rural gentleman
escaped with his life, although he is
still very ill from the effects of the
experience.
A Sigourney dispatch says: There is
great excitement here over the bank
failure at Richland, this county. A.
G. Charlton and Allen Stocker formed
partnership at Richland and have
been in the private banking business
for number of years. On the 10th
Charlton left and left note for his
partner saying that he had gone to get
some more money and asking him to
run the bank until he got back. He
hasn't been seen since. The liabilities
are reported at $50, 900 and the attach
ments filed amount to $4,000 Charl
ton, the managing partner, is still
missing and is supposed to be in
Mexico. Public sentiment generally
exonerates Stocker, the other partner.
The safe is not yet opened.
A very peculiar and unusual case
has been instituted in the district
court of Union county. The amount
involved is not large, only $34.52, but
the issues are of great Importance to
the tax payers of Union county. The
history of the case is as follows: In
the month of February 1895, child
of Andy Burnett, fireman on the
Burlington road, was taken sick with
diphtheria. DR.. Schifferle, the health
officer, quarantined the home of
Burnett, and, in consequence of the
said quarantine, Burnett was compelled
to refrain from work His child died
and the undertaker's and drug bill
amounted to S34.52, which Burnett
refused to pay, claiming the county
was responsible, owing to his being
quarantined under the laws OF the
state. Burnett wanted the board OF
supervisors to pay the claims, which
they refused to do, and now Mackemer
IL Steiner, the undertakers, sue the
county to recover the caskct furnished
by them. ~. ~ -
The Odd Fellows decided to erect
their orphans home at jefferson.
Prof. II. V. Evans, principal of the
Usage high school, disappeared last
week. When last seen he was
going toward the river, supposedly for
his customary walk. After an hours
search, the body, with a ball through
the brain, was found on the river bank
mile and half southwest of town.
All indications point toward suicide,
but no motive except temporary insan-
ity caused by overwork can pc given.
lie was popular as teacher I'D highly
esteemed as citizen.