Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-12
THE NEWS IN IOWA

WaI<Ord rev nights ago. burglars
entered the store and Office of Frank
Novak, blew the safe open and secured
$4,000 in cash and 81 900 in notes. There
is no clue whatever to the burglars.
anton Muehr1ein, an old man past
20 years, was run over by train on
the Rock Island road at Iowa City and
his head almost severed from his badly
mangled body. 1t is supposed he
desired to cross the track on which q
freight was standing, and while crawl
ing beneath the cars met his death.
He was pioneer of Iowa City, having
lived in that city for about forty-five
years.
Two men were arrested at Sioux
City and identified as parties who have
been engaged in highway robbery in
that city. One of them held up and
robbed Charles Stewart, a newspaper
man few nights ago, and again later
held him up and shot him when he
resisted. The wound was not serious.
Gov Drake has pardoned George A.
Trout, sent from Sioux City to the
Anamosa penitentiary for life for muir
dering former friend, and A. L.
Hockett, sent from Mah;.ska for life
for numbering his sisters se5ucer.
This action was taken in accordance
with recommendations of the legis'
lature.
At Washington recently, Mrs. j. H.
Young. wife of the president of the
Washington County Savings bank,
lighted gasoline stove. Something
seemed wrong. She opened the door
in which was the burner that had not
been turned off. Flames burst forth
and badly burned her face, neck and
hands. Physicians do not know how
serious the burns will prove, nor
whether she is injured internally.
The corner stone of st. Luke's Meth.
odist Episcopal church at Dubuque
was laid few days ago with cere-
monies appropriate to the occasion.
The address was delivered by Rev.
Macy MCGEE Waters. of Evanston, late
pastor. The church was founded in
1888 and has had fourteen pastors,
many of whom have passed away. The
new structure will be one of the hand
soonest buildings in Iowa and will cost
100000.
The trial of Charles Hurd, Albert
Gray and Frank Smith came to an
abrupt end in the federal court at
Keokuk by their pleading guilty to
working the green goods swindle in
icago. The specific charge was using
the mail to defraud, and they pleaded
guilty on three counts, receiving SEN
fences of two years and half each
imprisonment in the Fort Madison
penitentiary, and fines ranging from
81 900 to S., 900.
Two colored men from Omaha arrived
In Creston few days ago. One of
them will likely remain several months,
possibly the other also. Charles Ivan
hoe caused the trouble. He quarreled
with his partner, Tom Johnson, and
after fistic encounter, pulled revol-
yer and shot at Johnson, the bullet
narrowly escaping its intended victim.
Ivanhoe was arrested and charged
with assault with intent to commit
murder.
Quite a sensation was created at
Laurens by the action of Mrs. Lizzie
Delp, widow, who through her attor-
neys, Dele & Bruce, instituted bastardy
inc a
retired merchant of that place about
sixty years old, for the maintenance of
her 3-years-old baby of which she
alleges in her petition he is the father.
Attachments were taken out and all
his property is tied up. Public opinion
is largely in his favor
J. G. Sommers, millionaire banker
of Keokuk, was killed in the union
depot at Burlington a few days ago.
He was crossing the tracks to enter a
Keokuk sleeper, when the fast mail
struck him. Both legs were cut off.
He was at once removed to st. Francis
hospital and Mrs. Sommers telegraphed
for. A special train was placed at her
disposal to reach Burlington before
Mr.. Sommers died. She arrived few
moments before his death.
The charges brought by Mayor
Duffy, of Dubuque, against his prede-
cessor, Mayor olinger, that he issued
license permits to peddlers and failed
to turn over the money to the city,
have created an immense sensation in
that city. olinger was never suspected
of doing anything wrong. A Dubuque
paper intimates that still more serious
charges will be brought against ex-
officers of the city government, relat-
ing to the selling of horses belonging
to the city, and of crooked work in the
purchase of paving brick. olinger
remains quiet, and simply denies all
accusations.
At Marshalltown few days ago M.
II. Miller struck George Goss over the
head with piece of gas pipe. Miller
ordered Goss out of his place of bus
mess and after Goss left they had
further talk outside. Miller claims
Goss struck first and he used the gas