Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-26
THE NEWS IN IOWA

committed suicide a few days ago by
shooting. He was respondent on
account of illness.
The republican convention of the
Eighth congressional district of Iowa
has been called to meet at Leon, June
12. 1t is said there will be no opposi-
ton to the denomination of Congress
man Hepburn.
James Sewers, editor OF the Oska-
loosa Weekly Times and ex-secretary
of the democratic state central com
mittee died at the home of his mother
few days ago. He had been confined
to his bed for several weeks by
consumption.
The case of the state VS.. w. b. Cuppy,
of Avoca, was ended by the jury bring
ing in verdict of not guilty. The de-
PENDANT was charged with an assault
upon the person of f. C. Brown. pen
sion examiner, in the waiting room of
the Avoca depot last October and was
taken to Cass county on n change of
venue.
Five prisoners in the county Jail at
Marion, awaiting the action of the
grand jury, sawed their way out and
made their escape. Two revolvers
had been slipped in TO the men. who
were in the corridors, and by threaten
ing the other prisoners with death
they prevented them from giving the
alarm.
A passenger tram on the Chicago
Great Western road was thrown from
the track at Talmage, fifty miles south
of Des Moines. The wreck was caused
by loose rail- which had resulted
from heavy rains. The baggage car
and two coaches were thrown from the
track. A man of about SO years had
an ankle broken and his head bruised
and woman of 80 had her back and
side badly hurt, with possibly some
ribs broken.
During severe electrical storm ten
head of cattle belonging to William
Shearer. farmer living in Sand Creek
Vow CouhbSs "CLC
At Pacific Junction the precipitation
amounted to almost cloudburst. Near
| Creston the wind, which assumed
| cyclonic proportions, did damage to
outbuildings, houses being unroofed in
some instances. No lives are reported
lost, but stock suffered. At Shelby
the roof of the Academy of Music was
blown off and part of the city build
ings DESTROYED.
Lightning struck the barn of Charles
Fem, about two miles west of Carson.
Mr.. Fem and his hired hand, A. M
Edwards, were in the barn at the
time, and the bolt striking Mr..
Edwards, Mr. Fem went to him and
thought him dead. Calling for help.
they carried him to the house, and
while so doing they found that his
heart was still beating. Medical aid
was summoned Immediately, but he
lay in an unconscious condition for
several hours. He is still in pre-
carious condition.
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President Luke, of the Baptist college
of Burlington, while in a spasm of
insanity, sprang from a third story
window of the Harlan house in Mt.
Pleasant few days ago, striking upon
the macadamized alley below. The
left hip bone and left elbow were
crushed as result of the fall Strange
to say, no internal injuries were
received from the frightful leap. Miss
Luke was taken TO Mt Pleasant by
her parents for commitment to the
Iowa Hospital for the Insane. After
the fall she was at once conveyed to
the hospital, where she received the
best of surgical aid
At the meeting of the Ancient Order
of United Workman at Cedar Rapids
officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Grand master work.
man, Il. i. Tilton, Ottumwa: grand
foreman, John ID. Blain, Cedar Rapids;
grand overseer, e. ii. Churchill, Fort
Dodge grand recorder, b. T. Rehkopf
Des Moines; grand receiver. William
Wilson, DR., Washington; grand watch
man, b. f. Bigclow, Walnut; grand
trustee, j. p. Moncise, Mt. Pleasant;
representatives to the supreme lodge.
ii. S. Toolc, Clinton; William Wilson.
Jr., Washington; A. w. c. Weeks,
Winterset. The next annual meeting
will be held ut Keokuk.
At Eldon few days ago Mike
Evans and Fred Doud, aged respec-
lively Is and 22 years, became angered
at Jimmie Spurbacls, aged ~ years,
and procuring chain hanged him by
the neck to a fence. Finally, as they
saw him turn black in the face. they
became frightened and ran away, tell
ing the first man they met they had
seen the lad hanging dead. The victim
was at once taken down aud taken
home, apparently dead. A physician
was called and he succeeded in resus-
citating him, and though he is still
alive, it is not believed that he can re-
cover. The young villains are in jail,
and as they bear bad reputation. it
win probably go hard with them.
The question of issuing $1,000 bonds
for an appropriation for court house
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