Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-07
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Waterloo to Cedar river park
days ago. The occasion wa
marked by a great demonstration
The railway will be extended to Ceda
Falls next year The loops are com
pleted in both cities.
Miss Mary Kane, the 16-year-old CIR
shot by 4O-year-old James Mahonev
near Aurelia. because she repulsed hi
advances, is dead. When asked VIII,
he shot Miss Kane, Mahoney replied
that he did not know what he wa.
doing; that he did not remember any
thing that happened.
The body of Mrs. George Taylor. an
eminently respected and well-knowr
colored woman, was found in a dark
r,ley at Burlington. Although it was
found in one of the toughest parts OF
Si:e city it is believed that she died OF
heart disease. There is no trace OF
violence. She lefG home to attend
church.
At Lake City few days ago Frank
Scott shot Frank Nipple three times,
from the effect of which Nipple can
live but few hours. The shooting
was the outgrowth of feud of some
weeks standing over a woman named
Mrs. Bird. The assassin was arrested
and taken to Rockwell City and
lodged in jail
Paul Armbright, of Columbus juno
ton, young man of 16 years, is lying
at deaths door as the result of a pecu-
liar accident. He was struck on the
back OF the head by monkey wrench
which fell forty feet from wind mill
tower, breaking his skull. A trepan-
Ing operation has been performed in
the hope of saving his life.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
meat train, while running at the rate
of eighty miles an hour down the
Hayesville hill. near Ottumwa. jumped
the track. Ed Lindquist was killed
and Will Kaufman was fatally in
jured. Both men lived in Ottumwa
None Of the trainmen were hurt
Thirteen cars were destroyed.
Mrs. u J.. Jamison and three lady
companions were thrown from
carriage, at Creston, by the horse
running away, and all were more
or less bruised, Mrs. Jamison
quite seriously So She fell on
her head with much force, produc-
ing conclusion of the brain. Internal
injuries were also sustained and she
suffered greatly.
Jos. Rambousek and Anton Deverak
became engaged in drunken row at
the formers saloon in Cedar Rapids, |
which ended in the men seizing clubs |
and engaging in smuggling match |
Rambousek sustained fractured skull |
and may die, while Deverak sustained |
painful scalp wound. The latter has
been held in DO nds of ST. 900 on "a |
charge of assault with intent to kill.
4; Fire was discovered in the office OF |
the Lever at Belle PLANE From
appearances, the fire star ted in the
boiler room. and had got such start |
before the fire department arrived and
got the fire under control that the
building and con tents were damaged
not less than $1,000 No insurance.
The presses and much of the type, it is
thought, will be useable, but much of
the material will have to be thrown
away.
An Illinois Central freight train, east
bound. struck and killed a man near
Independence. The fellow was an
inmate of the hospital. He was seen
by the cnginemen to lie down across
the track, with his head on one rail
and feet on the other. He did this
when the train was within a few car
lengths of him. 1t was then impos-
sible to stop the engine until half the
train had passed over his body. The
body was badly mutilated
An Oskaloosa dispatch says: Captain
:. i. Searle, the oldest and one of the
leading real estate men of Oskaloosa,
has made an assignment, w. II. Keat-
ng being named receiver. His
ia bilities are about $40, 200, with assets
asily that much He reserved moth
n.y. The preferred creditors are A.
!. Howard, the MahaslSa County Bank
nd A. Il. Miller. The inactivity of
usiness and inability to dispose of
roperty made this step inevitable.
A Creston dispatch says: Quite a
title excitement was caused here by /
ne arrest of Alderman John Iall. :
roprietor of the Daily News, IN his ,
editor Peter Boessen. on
barge of criml n libel Sheriff Dav-
nport was hAcomplainant, he taking /
reception to articles which appeared r
the News stating that he witnessed b
he'll games at Lentz's circus. The b
ccused men We're arraigned and gave Z
onds for $4,000. Their trial will
AXE place July 8.
meeting of the stockholders of the 4
dubuque & Sioux City railway company &
yas held at Dubuque few days ago.
he object was to amend the articles b
4 Incorporation for an increase of cap D.
al stock for the purpose Of taking 81
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