Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-13
TILL NEWS IN IOWA

As gravel train on the Chicago n
Northwestern road was passing Tama
one of the brakemen, named c. Craig,
fell under the wheels, his body being
cut in two. He was about 20 years of
age and leaves wife.
The trial of the four men charged
with the burglary of the postoffice in
Quincy occurred at Council Bluffs and
verdict of guilty was returned. The
four men who were found guilty were
Ed. Marsh, Robert Gale, Wesley Gale
and William Robinson. Harmon Rob-
inson was acquitted.
In the Book murder case, on trial at
New Hampton, the plea of mot
guilty was withdrawn and the plea
of guilty substituted. The court
then sentenced Boek to the Anamosa
penitentiary for life. Book killed his
sister-in-law while en- route home from
church, thinking he was shooting at
his wife.
j. II. Todd's store at Dexter was
entered by burglars and over $500
worth of gentlemen's shirts, overalls,
gloves, necktles, etc, taken. They
also got a little jewelry and 500 cigars.
They entered by the rear way and
loaded the goods into wagon, as is
shown by the tracks leading from the
store. No clue.
M. r. Howell, postmaster of Sidney,
is a defaulter TO the extent of $500 and
a fugitive from justice. Howell al
ways stood well in the community.
For this reason Inspector Mercer al
lowed him to 60 out to try to make up
his shortage after it had been discov-
cred. Failing, he skipped. Possible
suicide is limited at.
4on the 10Th of September Joseph
Misel, a farmer living between Ladora
and Victor, left home with something
over 500 in his pocket, with the inten-
ton of meeting another farmer at Vic
tor with whom he intended making
a trade FOR cattle. After paying a
grocery bill and making some other
small purchases, he sent boy home
with the team and has not been seen
since.
Deputy Sheriff Black and two as
sistants arrested Miss Mary Dosie,
middle aged woman living about two
miles north of Patton, for piling ties on
the railroad track. She has 100 acre
farm which the railroad cuts in two
parts. She imagines that the railroad
is on her landand has been troubiin 6
the company for some time by putting
ties on the track to stop the trains.
She lives like a hermit, and cannot
talk English.
An accident occurred at Krum. on
the Chicago, Burlington e Quincy rail
way, small way station five miles west
of Fairfield. The passenger train
going east had orders ito sidetrack at
Fairfield and while doing that
freight train backed into the rear
coach, completely demolishing it.
Harry Mohr, a former resident of Fair
field, who was acting as fagman, was
instantly killed. His body was
badly mangled and was taken to Fair
field.
Thieves broke into Parl<er's tailor
shop at Oelwein few nights ago and
stole about $50 worth of goods, taking
every made up garment in the shop.
At Hazleton, a small station four miles
south of Oelwein, Curtis grocery and
boot and shoe store and Millers dry
goods store were entered and from
$500 to 81 900 worth of goods stolen.
No clew to the thieves has as yet been
obtained, but the officers are on the
lookout for suspicious characters.
Tramps have been ransacking
Oskaloosa and vicinity recently. Two
entered VIM. Kirkpatrick home few
days ago. He shot one of them,
infiicting a severe wound in the hip.
They returned the fire and a ball
struck Mr.. kirkpatrick in the arm.
Six shots were also exchanged by
Newton Steddom and two others.
One of these was hit in the side, but
he managed to get away. No less
than twenty houses have been entered
At Dubuque few days ago police
man Albert Meissner saw three strang-
ers step between two cars of freight
train moving slowly by the Chicago
Great Western depot and perch them
selves on the bumpers He stepped in
to order them off and one of them
struck him and Meissner fell across
The rail and six cars ran over him at
the waist. His groans attracted
attention and led To his dis
,overy. lie lived long enough TO
make statement The men were ar
rested at Freeport, H., and have been
to Dubuque. They were
men who had been employed in the
Dakota wheat fields. They were on
heir way to Chicago.
George Westercamp was thrown
rom buggy at Oskaloosa. His back
S broken and he cannot live. He is
'oung farmer.
Mrs. Mary Funk and Mrs. o. New
nd young adopted daughter, while
'iding in buggy near Atlantic, were
by runaway team which |