Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
THE NEWS IN IOWA

ne cannot consent to be CONSIDERED a
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for the presidency.
Judge c. + Couch, law partner of
Ex-Governor Boies, died at his home in
Waterloo on the 25th. There had been
an affection of the heart and stomach
for two years and this resulted in
death.
E. A. Syringe, well known citizen
of Sheldon, has been placed in Jail with
A. A. Bull, already there. 1t is charged
that one is the slayer of Maud Strawn
and that the other knows the details
of her death.
At Davenport recently Mrs. u. II.
Wicks and her niece, 12 years old, and
Mrs. Sidney Wicks took aconite,
installing it for rhubarb and pepsin.
They took teaspoonful each, and are
in very serious condition The drug
was administered by one Of the family
both bottles being together on the
shelf.
Mary Garvey, a l6-year-old lass of
Dunlap, dislocated her jaw while
laughing over some trifling incident
the other day. A doctor placed it in
position, but she could not control her
disabilities and it was soon out of joint
again. The doctor reset it again and
has forbidden her to laugh for six
weeks, and SO Mary wears q bandage
on her jaw and gloomy look.
Allerton was visited by disastrous
fire few nights since in which four,
teen buildings on the east side of Main
street were consumed. The fire broke
out at II o'clock a. m. and by IL p. IN.
all was laid waste. Estimated loss is
$50, 900, insurance $4,000. All parties,
save two, had insurance on buildings,
and all but one on stock. This is the
last frame row in town, and the
presumption is fairly good that the
larger portion will be rebuilt during
the coming summer.
Quite a serious and yet fortunate
accident in its ending occurred in the
Iowa Central yards at Oskaloosa.
Through some mistake, the yard crew
had left the tail end of a train standing
out over the main line, and the Peoria
flyer struck it with full force. The
engine and entire train was badly
wrecked, but luckily no one was hurt,
aside from severe shaking up. The
engine was entirely demolished and the
sides of the cars and sleepers were torn
out. The accident will cost the road
several thousand dollars.
The first charge against William
Fields, of Cedar Falls, charged with
fraudulent banking, was called before
Judge Blair at Independence. The
plea of mot guilty was withdrawn,
and although no plea was entered, the
states attorneys are very much elated
and encouraged at this step in the
proceedings. The case was up a year ago
but an appeal was taken on the ground
of lack of jurisdiction, as the institution
was national bank. The bank failed
in the crash of 1894, and hearing is
now had for the first time. The bank
was used as clearing house for Fields
Bros private business. The firm also
failed for 100000.
The drawbridge at Davenport was
swept away by outgoing ice a few days
ago Two columns of the new draw,
all twisted, hang over the precipice.
The channel is clear of ice and there is
talk of establishing ferry. Direct
and c., Il. & @. is cut off. Parts of
the new bridge are practically
destroyed. If navigation opens, it is
feared the span must be built from the
lower draw pier to the Illinois shore
and turned when completed, destroy
ing travel over the bridge. Hundreds
of people employed in Davenport can
not reach their homes in the two cities
in Illinois. The accident seriously
affects freight and jobbing houses.
There is 100000 loss for the owners
of the bridge.
At the Soldiers Home at Marshall
OoWu d lew dSo " iidl
one of the inmates of the hospital,
aged about 60, attempted to end his
existence by hanging himself with an
improvised rope constructed by tying
several towels together. O'Hara had
been sick for some time and lately has
been feeling very respondent, and
while the other inmates of the room
were asleep arose and made arrange
ments to perform his self-destruction.
He had tied the rope to the bed post
and adjusted the other end around his
neck when the interesting performance
was suddenly brought to an end by
Nightwatch Smith, who was making
the rounds of the halls, and appeared
Just in time to stop the proceedings.
OHara came to the home from near
Council Bluffs.
When Paderewski, the great pianist,
was in Chicago "a few weeks ago he
limited his engagement to two per,
formances. So great was the jam thai
no where near the number wanting to
hear him could secure admission. For
the two performances he received "a