Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-11
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seed Oil Works for pamphlets and
prices.
At Des Moines recently Clarence,
the son of n. II. Harvey, while playing
with his brother, was pushed into q
boiler of hot water, sustaining a fearful
scalding. The body of the boy from
the hips down is an awful sight as the
flesh is nearly all stripped from the
body. The attending physician says
it is a question as TO whether the boy
VIII live or not.
A few nights ago Charles Saldeen.
Burlington ice packer who has suffer
ed great loss. owing to the continued
I'm weather. made an attempt to cut
i e by moonlight with the idea that
after sunset the ice would freeze some
what. After small quantity of ice
had been cut, it suddenly cracked in
all directions, and three teams were
struggling in the swift current. They
were only rescued after great difficulty.
DR.. George +. Magoun, for many
years president of Iowa college, died
at Grinnell on the morning of the 3Oth
in the 18th year of his age. DR..
Magoun's health has been gradually
failing for several months Within a
week his strength rapidly left him.
Mrs. Magoun survives her husband,
but is very feeble. DR.. Magoun was
born at Bath, Me. He graduated at
Bowdoin college. He became president
of Iowa college in 1862 and its growth
was largely due to his noble efforts.
Logan dispatch: DR.. j. w. Nusum
has been held to the grand jury of
Harrison county for bigamy in bonds
of 81. 900. 1t is charged that after he
separated from his wife about two
years ago, he wooed and won the
affections of young woman named
Effie Folsom, of Hazel Dell township.
The doctor lived in Crescent. While
paying attention to the girl, who was
only 16 years old, he is alleged to have
represented to her father that he
secured divorce from his former
wife, and in this way managed to get
the girl and her father to allow him to
come to the house. Last April he
went to Oma IN with her ami had a
marriage ceremony performed, after
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Harrison county. Here he introduced
her as his wife. After three months
the girl left him and went back To her
father. Steps were taken to prosecute
him for bigamy about ten days ago.
Nusum, however had another conquest
under way. and before he was arrested
he married a young widow of Linn,
Harrison county. Only three days
were allowed him TO enjoy this honey
moon and he was arrested on compla int
of the Hazel Dell girl and bound over
to the grand jury at Missouri Valley.
He furnished the 81 900 bonds required.
A tragedy occurred in Hancock coun-
ty which viii very likely cost one man
his life and another his liberty. James
Ames and a man named Hayden, both
of Forest City, drove to the residence
of Ole Nelson, who lives in a secluded
timber country by Pilot Mound, the
highest point of land in Iowa. On
reaching Mr.. Nelson's they proceeded
to the house, where they met Nelson,
who refused to admit jim Amcs, but
invited Hayden in the house. Ames
insisted on entering the house, where
upon "scrap" ensued between him
and Hayden, resulting in gun shot
wounds from which Ames cannot
racarer uauden Is nnder bonds