Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28


bound over 10 the grand jury TO
breaking and entering several store
in Maquoketa and for burglarizing tn,
Northwestern depot. Since his escap,
he has eluded every effort of tn
detectives to capture him and N,
doubt would now be at large had ht
not attempted to visit his mother "a
Joliet, where he is known by tn,
entire police force.
The printing Office of the Melbourn.
Cosmopolitan with contents wer,
totally destroyed by fire. The fir,
was beyond control when the alarm
was given. The large two-stor,
planning mill and sash factory of ID. B.
TroXel stood just across the alley, but
by the well directed efforts of the fire
| department it was saved with small
damage of broken glass and from
] water. The printing Office had just
been furnished with a large cylinder
press and engine. The loss will reach
1880 to $4,000, with some insurance.
Attorney General Remley has been
notified by the county attorney of
Linn county, John Grimm, that test
! case under the cigarette law passed by
the last general assembly has been be-
gun at Cedar Rapids, and habeas
corpus proceeding has been begun to
transfer the case from the district
court of the state to the federal court
sitting at st. Paul, the state of Iowa
having begun prosecution against
local dealer at Cedar Rapids for selling
cigarettes contrary to the law passed
by the last assembly. 1t is test case
which is being watched by cigarette
smokers and cigarette dealers with
vast interest
In March last Almond Butterfield,
who had for over forty years been a
resident of Black Hawk county, died,
at the age of nearly 100 years. A few
days ago suit was begun by Mary But
terfield, of New York, against his
estate, and also against all parties to
whom he conveyed property during
his residence in Iowa. The plaintiff
claims that she was the lawful wife of
Butterfield, and that they were never
divorced, but that her husband left
her and came to Iowa, marrying
another woman after coming here
without the formality of securing a
divorce. The case involves the title to
about $4,000 worth of property in
Black Hawk county and Waterloo.
Charles Baker, aged Is, a farmer
boy, while working in wheat field
near burlington, felt sharp, singing
sensation in the calf of his leg, and
immediately afterwards heard the
rattle and hiss of rattlesnake that
he had disturbed. His cries brought
help and the snake was killed. 1t
measured four and one-half feet and
fought yiciously. Baker was given
large quantities of whisky. but despite
ali efforts his leg and body swelled to
an immense size. The skin seemed
ready TO burst under the tension. His
body and face have since turned "a Jet
black and he resembles negro The
agony he suffers is something terrible
to behold and his life hangs only by a
thread.
Harry Nichols, of Angus, aged %,
has a bullet in his lungs just over the
heart and may die. He tried to pre-
vent quarrel between his l7-year-old /
brother, Charles, and Charles Grange, |
a lG-year-old boy, both of whom were
under the influence of liquor. Grange
had been drinking in a new saloon
recently opened. On his way home he
fell in with Charles Nichols They
had 4 quarrel in front of the Nichols
house and disturbed Harry, who came
TO the door and ordered them to desist.
Grange drew his revolver with an oath
md fred. The ball entered Nichols
breast just above the heart and lodged
N the lungs. TIE physicians are
afraid to probe for it and it is very
probable he will die. Grange was
'rrested by deputy sheriff and taken
20 Boone for safe keeping.
Motor car No. 10, on the Mount Ida
inc of the Tri-City Railway Company,
while ascending Brady street hill at
Davenport, got beyond control of the
notorman and started back down the
ill. But three passengers were on
BOARD the car, and they jumped, as did
he motorman and conductor. and il
vas well they did. The car went down
he steep incline at terrific speed,
ashing into the rear coach of the
fast mail on the c., Il. /. &
;. road The flag man at the crossing
aised the gates, thinking the runaway
ar would miss the mail train, but he
vas slightly off in his calculations.
he front end OF the street car was
adly wrecked and the car thrown
wenty feet from the track into the
itch. The c., X. l. & L. coach was
aised from the rails, springs broken
nd otherwise damaged, so that it had
D be taken from the train. BENJAMIN
Worth, one of the passengers who
lmped from the street car, was the
My person injured in The accident,
nd his injuries are not serious. The
nmage to the two cars will amount
} le>; than $500.