Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-08

instance of marriage ceremony
performed by lady in Dubuque.
An order for the sale OF the property
of the Sioux City Terminal Railway
and Warehouse Company's property
has been filed in the federal court to
satisfy claims of first mortgage bond
holders against the corporation. The
total Indebtedness of the company is
over 1000, 900, but of this only about
one-half is preferred. The order for
bids the sale of the property unless a
bid of at least 81, 00o, 900 is received.
Word was sent to Sheriff Teeter at
| Washington to look out for the burg.
lars who raided the stores at Richland.
He sent deputy to the railway.
where a number of suspicious char
acters were found near the coal chute.
Sheriff Teeter went down and while
! investigating was attacked by the
gang, whereupon he fired. killing one
of the four. Help arrived and the
others were captured. The stolen
| goods were found in their possession.
Fire visited Arcadia, Carroll county,
and swept away every store building
but one in the town. 1t burned over
an area of four acres, taking with 1T
six residences, a hotel and opera house,
one livery barn, one harness shop, two
| grain elevators, one lumber and coal
yard and barber shop, post office, two
drug stores, two saloons, three general
merchandise stores, one furniture store
one hardware store, one butcher shop.
one vacant store-room, one boot and
shoe store and four barns. The esti-
mated loss is S55, 900, partially covered
by insurance.
Judge Wolf, of the Linn county
district court, has granted an applica-
ton and appointed Mrs. Jane Spangler
administrator of the estate of S. c.
Bever, vice George W. Bever. and
placed her bonds at 100000. Bond
was furnished and Judge Wolf made
an order demanding the immediate
turning over to Mrs. Spangler of all
| the property of the estate. ). c. Bever
died few years ago, leaving an estate
worth Ss00,00 The daughters, who,
by the will, were left only $4,000
each, succeeded in breaking the will,
and the supreme court but recently
affirmed the finding of the lower court.
This last move on the part of the
daughters has created quite
sensation.
Burglars effected an entrance, by
skeleton keys, into the hardware store
of Carmichael az Son, at Richland, and
carried away a number of razors,
revolvers and pocket cutlery, besides
about So in change. w. L. Smith Il
Sons hardware store was entered the
same night, end the thieves got five
revolvers, few pocket knives and
razors and so cents in money. The
hardware store of Farmer & Leaton
was also entered the same night, and
the thieves were rewarded by number
of revolvers, knives and razors, but no
money was found. On the same night
the meat market of r. Smart & Son
was entered, the money drawer pricd
off and a small amount of change
taken. The meat market of Harry
Alexander was opened on the same
night, but nothing of value taken.
a serious wreck occurred on the
Iowa Central between Grinnen and
acting in the capacity of assistant
superintendent of the road, had just
taken his train, No. 9, and was making
his first run south. Engineer Ed.
Wolcott was at the throttle, and the
eleven miles between Grinnell and
Searsboro is all down grade, and the
trip is always made in good time.
When a short distance out of Grinnell
the engine struck broken rail and
was thrown from the track and rolled
completely over. Engineer Wolcott
had one arm broken, his hip crushed,
and it is feared is fatally injured
internally. Fireman Jerry Lynch
escaped with only slight injuries The
passengers escaped with nothing more
than bruises and fright. This is the
sixth time Engineer Wolcott has been
injured in wrecks.
Commencing the first day of Novem-
Der and lasting until the first day it is
unlawful to catch game fish in Iowa
waters. The law on tins point, which
is Section of Chapter "a, laws of the
Twenty-eighth general assembly, says:
at shall be unlawful for any person to
catch or take from any waters of the
state, any salmon or trout between the
first day of November and the first day
of April following, or any bass, pike,
croppies or any other game fish, be-
tween the first of April and the 18th
of May following in each year, in any
manner whatsoever" The penalty is
set forth in Section of the same chap
where 1t says: ANY person found
guilty of violation of the preceding
sections of this act shall upon convic-
ton before any justice of the peace.
mayor of any Incorporated town or
city, or any court of record within the
count IN which such offense is com
mittAd, be fined not less than ten nor
more than fifty dollors, and stand con