Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-14
THE NEWS IN IOWA

mis- throat.
The next annual encampmcnt of the
Iowa G.. a. r. will be held at Cedar
Rapids on May IL, 10 and IA.
]. NJ. McCay died at Eldon. An hour
later the corpse barely escaped Gre
nation by the house burning down.
At the meeting of the Iowa Agricul-
iual society at Des Moines President
Evans and Secretary Fowler were re-
elected
In the trial of Isaac Dickerson at
Council Bluffs, farmers were excluded
from the jury, being objected to by
the defense.
Isaac Dickerson, charged with fraud
ulent banking in connection with the
Cass County bank, is now on trial at
Council Bluffs.
Edward Hays, charged with the muir
der of his wife at Keokuk. was acquitted.
The court stated that in view of the
fact that the physicians testified that
the death of Mrs. Hays was caused by
a carbuncle on the back of her neck
and that in her opinion the fatal car
buncle was not caused by the defen-
dant. he would sustain the motion to
dismiss.
William Groves, of Waterloo, was
trampled to death by horse few
evenings since. He was found under
the horse with his head toward the
manager, Mr.. Groves was 73 years old.
He came to Waterloo in 1854 and was
well known throughout Iowa and
adjoining states. He had accumulated
a large amount of property. He leaves
wife and family.
A thief committed bold deed at
Treston a few evenings since Miss
Ida Bortz, who was on her way home
from the theater, was overtalken by a
heavy set man. who grabbed her gold
watch and made his escape. He broke
the chain. The watch was valued at
S45 and was preso mt, Miss Bortz having
been possessor of the time piece less
than month. The lady did not
recognize the man. and the police have
no clue to work upon.
Another link in the chain of Bigamist
Curtis past life has been discovered.
A lady in Indiana who claims that she
was married to Curtis before he married
Mae Smith at Lacon. ILL.,, has written
to Sheriff Babcock, at Anamosa, wish
ing TO know what the sheriff can tell
her of Curtis life. Mr. Babcock
responded to the best o: his ability,
and asked her in return to write him a
full account of Curtis while she knew
him and I'D ill the time he deserted
her.
Veet. Wilburn, of Anita. tried TO kill
himself in jail at Atlantic by butting
his brains out on the cell door. He did
not succeed. and it is thought he will
recover. though his injuries are very
severe. Wiiburn is confined for the
attempted murder of his wife. He
was ia rmer and cut his wife's throat
IN their farm house south of Anita
three weeks ago. Afterwards he tried
10 cut his own throat, and it was re-
yarded as miraculous that both he and
ais wife recovered.
The Jefferson county poor house and
insane retreat, near LibertyviIla, was
destroyed by fire. There were twenty
Eve poor and fifteen incurably insane
inmates All were saved by the care
Of the steward. John Williamson and
and his wife, Susan Williamson. The
buildings were old and the loss is about
$4,000. Insurance. 81 900. The inmates
nre being cared for by the county
authorities. 1t is said that the fire
was caused by the pipe of an aged in
mate named Thompson.
c. O. Davis. a las Tracy w. Douglass,
alias Mcscner, the man who started
the balEl of East Peru last spring and
later absconded, taking with him
SIS, 1000 of the funds of the bank, has
been arrested at Canandaigua. n. Y,
ON warrant sworn out in Des Moines
by persons interested in the bank, and
is in Jail there Rcquisition papers
were taken out some time ago and have
been approved by Governor Morton, OF
New York. so he will be returned to
Winterset for trial at once.
The Des Moincs Daily News has
solved the problem of placing first
class condensed daily paper within the
reach of all. The regular price of the
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February 20, 500, any person can take
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yearly subscriptions taken at this rate.
Present subscribers can extend their
subscriptionAone year for 81, up to
February 90 Thus, for 81 you can
have a daily paper during the coming
legislature and throughout the pres
idential campaign. No such offer was
ever made before The News gives
absolutely all the news of the day in
condensed form. Address, The News,
Des Moines, Iowa.
A young man named Schcrmerhorn,
liyin near Britt. received frightful
injury few days ago. A wagon
tipped over. throwing him on pitch
fork, a tine piercing the thigh OF one
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