Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-29
THE NEWS IN IOWA

did damage amounting TO ABOUT ,OOO.
At Keokul1, Thos. Ward, unmarried,
ged %, cut his throat while suffering
A,rom the effects of debauch and died.
rom Mark T. Harlan, of Breton, has
n, cen arrested on the charge Of murder
ig his 7-year-old daughter. The
'es'hild died of arsenical poison on May
El5.
will Charles Moorhead. 7-year-old boy
6 # Cedar Rapids, jumped from the rear
end of a wagon directly in front of an
-. electric car. He was pushed along the
rails for several feet and received
injuries which will probably result
v fatally.
The discovery of second and recent
will executed by the late Z. w. Curry,
of Leon, has created quite a sensation.
BY the terms of this will Curry's
former typewriter gets So, 900 and his
private library. The widow will con-
test and a law suit is probable.
Walter Wellman reiterates in 1.-THE
Chicago Times Herald that Allison can
be secretary of state if he so wishes.
He mentions as among those in the
Iowa delegation who may be candi-
dates for senator, then, Dolliver, Hen
derson, Cousins and Hepburn.
The home of Milo Bump, liveryman
of Oskaloosa, was totally destroyed by
fire. There was no one in the house
at the time, the inmates being out OF
town, and the origin of the fire is a
mystery. The loss will be about
$4,000, with insurance for half the
amount.
Geo. w. Bark, a farmer two miles
north of Maynard, set FIRE to his house,
then went to his bedroom and shot
himself, and his body was found in the
ruins. His family was absent when
the deed was done. He was tired of
life. He had been a resident of Fay
cite county for fifteen years.
Eighth district democrats met at
Creston few days ago to elect q
district committeeman in place of E.
w. Curry, deceased. Three candidates
were presented to the convention. W.
Il. Davis, of Hamburg, received 80
votes; Editor Brewster, of Creston, 80;
and Burg Brown, of Corning, 9.
Quite sensation has been caused at
Rome by the finding of wagon in
George Crawford's woods, ell covered
with blood. 1t is not known to whom
the wagon belongs, but q wheel has
been taken, and whoever claims it will
have to explain how the wagon got
there and what caused the blood.
Miss Winnie Travers, deputy treas
uner of Clay county, committed suicide
at Spencer few nights ago. She
went to the office about midnight, as
she said, to attend to some work
When the Office was opened in the
morning, she was found dead with
four bullet holes in her body, and an
empty revolver at her side. Despond
ency is the supposed cause. She was
very popular young lady.
r. L. Surles, a farmer living about
midway between hckley and Iowa
Falls, has developed an industry that
oats at the present prices. Skunks
are plentiful, and he is harvesting "a
good crop, which nets him 81 apiece
for hide and oil. He has struck a
bonanza and is working the lead for
all there is in it. He has already
marketed the product of large mum
Der of animals.
A wreck in the east end of the Belle
Plaine yards, caused by the breaking
down of truck on coal rack loaded
with iron watts, a boiler and some pipe,
destroyed seven ears. Two were re-
frigerator cars loaded with Des Moines
merchandise; one an oil car of fuel oil;
and two box cars, loaded. No one
was injured. The refrigerator cars
rolled down the twenty-foot embank-
ment and caught fire from matches in
the load. Both cars and most of their
contents were entirely consumed.
s dispatch from Des Moines says:
Miss Mary Lord Drake, daughter Of
the governor of Iowa, and George
Sturdivant, of Centeryille, were
secretly married at Denver on the 2Sth
day of October, nearly two months
ago. Governor Drake did not learn of
the marriage until his recent visit to
Colorado Springs, where his daughter
has been spending the winter. The
young couple went to school together
AT Centerville, and while the groom
came of a good family the governors
objection to him was that he had no
occupation and had not yet established
himself in life 1t is said the young
couple will live at Moravia, where Mr.
Sturdivant will start bank.
A sad accident occurred in mine No.
of the Boone Valley Coal axd Rail
way Company at Fraser, in which
young man named John Fa;rgrave lost
his life.
4 dispatch from Dubuque says that
Senator Allison has been offered the
leading position in the cabinet OF
Major Mckinley, that of secretary of
state. 1t is said that the proffer was
made by Major Mckinley through one
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