Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-22


disease, Smith Culbertson, of Birming-
ham, threw his withered body into a
deep well. There was only little
water in the well and the poor old
fellows body was crushed and torn by
the tall. He died before being brought
to the surface. He was prominent
citizen, well known politician and a
man most highly respected. He was
quite wealthy.
The United States court, in session
at Cedar Rapids, has on trial the case
of Joseph Berner against DR.. L. j.
Adair, both of Anamosa, in which the
plaintiff seeks to recover $4,000 on
account of alleged malpractice. DR..
Adair is one of the best known
prominent in politics. The plaintiff
had his leg broken and it was set by
DIR. Adair. After time the patient
called another physician, who later
showed that it had slipped down and
had grown together in that manner.
The bone is on exhibition in the court
room. The defense claims that the
patient was all right and the bone
properly set when the case was taken
out of his hands.
c. w. Whiting, claiming to be from
Rensselaer,, Ind, is in Jail at Creston
for swindling. Whiting, who has the
appearance of a prosperous farmer,
appeared in that city about two weeks
ago and, representing himself to be a
land buyer, contracted for farm of
Gao acres. He gave checks for $500 on
the Commercial State Bank, of Rens-
selaer, as forfeit. He then began to
improve his land, buying material
from numerous merchants in Creston
and neighboring towns. and in pay
ment always gave checks which We're
drawn for from SIS to $40 more than
the purchases and would receive the
change in money. He also succeeded
in borrowing from the National Bank,
of Creston. The exact amount of his
deals is not yet known, but it will be
considerable.
A dispatch from Webster City says:
A horrible case of suicide is reported
from Ellsworth township, Emmett
county. b. S. Palsy was living alone,
a mile or more from neighbors. After
removing all his outer clothing he lay
down on the bed and placed stick of
dynamite under his pillow, attached
to an electric battery. The explosion
ended his life. The windows of the
house were all broken by the force of
the explosion, hole was torn IN the
roof and the room spattered with
clothed blood, brains and feathers.
The mans head was blown to frag-
ments. Palsy came to Emmett county
from Story county in 1891, and con-
tracted for $50 acres of land, which he
occupied up to the time of his death.
He was widower and leaves a family
of four grown sons, two of whom
reside in Emmett county, the others in
n svada, Iowa.
Twenty or more persons were
poisoned at wedding feast at
Bondurant, the result of partaking of
the banquet served Immediately fol-
lowing the marriage ceremony which
made Miss Emma Henderson and Mr..
j. c. Tcombs man and wife. Seventy
five residents of Bondurant and
Elkhart were at the table, and per-
is thought, by the chicken, which had
been cooked in a copper vessel. Sew
eral physicians were summoned and
spent the night with the afflicted
people. They say all the affected will
recover. 1T is said that the poison was
evidently Ia the food, due to chemical
action of some sort. The state board
of health will make an investigation
chicken, from either of which it is
supposed the poison could have
emanated, have been taken to Des
Moines for examination by experts
yin NClls, Iuc HoIOTlOue OuuldW.
who was transferred from Fort Madi-
son to the Anamosa prison recently,
died at the penitentiary on the 11th.
The remains will be shipped to his
wife, who lives in Missouri When he
was transferred he was Immediately
to a bed in the hospital, and
upon examination by the prison ply
stefan it was found that he had con-
and could live but short
time. He told correspondent Pc
culiar incident in regard to his early
life. He had been an outlaw and
away from home for several years, and
when he returned he found his wife
again and living happily with
man. The two men agreed
that she should decide which one she
preferred to live with but she refused
to do SO, but said whichever way they
decided she would do, as she loved
them both. Finally Wells told her
last husband to stay and he left. His
wife is now living in Missouri, and he
willed all his money and effects to her.
He thus demonstrates what he said,
that his first love for his wife has new
er grown less, and the same seems to
be true on her part, as she came all
the way from Missouri to visit him