Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-02
THE NEWS IN IOWA

at Augusta, was blown to atoms by an
explosion. Ben Mayer, the fireman,
was blown through the side of the
building, and fell fifty feet from the
boiler, fatally injured; while Sharp is
seriously cut about the head and face.
The Murray Iron Works Company,
which has purchased the right of
Sioux City company to manufacture
the Corliss engines in Iowa, will move
the plant from that city to Burlington
and have begun the the foundation of
an immense building for it. They
will employ 100 additional men to start
with.
While crossing the Skunk river at
Augusta, Otto Schroeder and farm
hand were thrown into the river by
the overturning of their boat. Schrae-
3er was drowned, but the other man,
whose name could not be ascertained,
was pulled out as he went under for
the third time. Schraeder's body can
not be found, although farmers are
dragging the river.
The Tobey & Anderson cigar factory
of Abba, one of the largest in the
state, employing thirty people, has not
more than enough Havana wrappers
to run sixty days. Unless General
Weyler's order is rescinded this big
factory will have to stop making
Havana goods until 1T can procure a
supply of tobacco. The managers be-
lieve, however, that the order will
soon be revoked by the Spanish gov
eminent.
At Burlington few days ago an
escaped patient from the insane ward
at Mercy hospital broke away from an
officer who had captured her, and run
ming to the bank Of the Mississippi
river near one of the saw mills in the
upper part of the city, jumped into the
swiftly running water. Searching
parties are now looking for the body.
The suicide was brought to Burlington
from Chicago short time ago, but her
name is not known.
Mrs. Mary O'Neill, of Boone, has
received the good news that she has
been remembered in the will of her
late uncle, James Hickey, whose death
occurred in Liverpool, England. on
April % AT the death of Mr.. Hickey
he left property valued at 100000.
He had reached the venerable age of
93 years and had no children. The
will designates that the property is to
he equally divided between Mrs.
O'Neill and her brother, who resides
in Liverpool
AS Mrs. Fred Lattimer, of Newton,
<aEa6 aieparing to take her baby out
for a walk, she saw the little one
toddling toward some object on the
floor of her sitting room, calling
-sweetly, ''kittie, kittie, kittie?' Imam
instant she discovered large bull
snake dragging its ugly length at the
very feet of her baby and suddenly
coil itself up to strike at the little one,
which was rescued by the Mortified
mother just in the mick of time"
Mrs. r. S. Mackemer, of Creston, re-
''ceived word from Eldon, Mo-, inform
ing her tlat Mrs. Rhoda Cross, her
mother, had been seriously injured in
a cyclone, having two ribs crushed and
"a knee dislocated. AS the injured lady
lis 20 years of age, her recovery is
doubtful. A peculiar incident occurred
10 her during the cyclone. Prior to
the storm Mrs. Cross hair was black,
hut after the storm was over 1t turned
as white as snow. The change is
accounted for by the fright which
took possession of the lady.
The governor issued pardon
recently that was uncommonly graf
flying to the recipient. John Ady was
sent to the Anamosa prison June s,
breaking and entering. Just week
before the expiration of his term he
received his pardon, and it was doubly
good news to him, as he had got word
to the effect that his father was dead,
and the receipt of the pardon would
enable him to attend the funeral,
while, if he had had to serve the last
week of his sentence, he would have
been unable to do SO. He was sent
from Polk county.
In the criminal division of the Polk
county district court the trial of the
case of the state VS.. Sam Storts was
heard. Storts was indicted on.
charge of assault with intent to COM
nit murder. Last winter he and n
hack driver named Walter Fife got
into dispute over a hack stand on
Fourth street, near the corner of
Walnut. They tried to force each
other off the stand, and the result was
they got to striking each other with
their whips. At this juncture it is
alleged Storts drew revolver and
fred at Fife with the intention of
killing him. Storts was found not
guilty.
Two children of Michael Fisher, of
Dubuque, tipped over a kettle of boil
ing water on themselves. One is dead
and the other is expected to die.
Secretary Smith has reversed the
decision of the commissioners of the
general land Office in the land case of
George NJ Roe against the heirs of