Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-18

decomposed remains were found at
Dubuque is Mike Lloyd. He formerly
resided in Dubuque.
A fire at the Anamosa penitentiary
started at clock in the cellar of the
prison dining room. In a short time
the fire was beyond control and the
entire entry building was destroyed,
including large library of three
thousand volumes. The loss will be
$50. 600. The fire was brought under
control about IL o'clock, and no diff
Guilty with the prisoners was eXper-
fenced
fast mail train on the Rock Island
road struck William Smith, aged G2,
as it passed through Iowa City. He
was walking on the track and being
deaf did not hear the warning whistle.
1t was impossible to stop the engine
before it struck him. His injuries
consist of a broken limb, several
broken ribs and other minor injuries.
His condition is critical, with small
chances for recovery.
A few days ago the administrators
OF the estate of John II. Kinsey, a
young man killed in the wreck of an
excursion train at Logan, began suit
in the district court at Council Bluffs
for ZOO damages from the railroad
company. Since that time William
kinsey, of Omaha, father of the de-
ceased, also filed a petition asking
81 300 damages for his sons death.
He estimates that the young man $
services would have been worth 81 900
to him before majority, and alleges
that he has been to an expense of $500.
A probably fatal quarrel between
two river men at Davenport was the
result of steamboat war that has
been waged in that city all summer.
-Four steamboats, have been running
between Davenport and Clinton, where
the Verne Swain formerly con-
trolled the business. James Os-
borne, for twenty years agent of the
Diamond 10 line, also represents the
Swain. and ordered Capt. Joe Long of
one of the rival boats, to remove his
boat from the landing. Upon his re-
fusal Osborne emphasized his demand
with a blow. Long then sunk knife
twice into into Osborne's side. The
latter's injuries may prove serious and
Long was placed in Jail To await the
result of his attack.
| In the wreck of mixed stock and
meat train on the Keokull division of
the Rock Island road, one and one
half miles west of Leighton, six Des
MoineS men were killed. The train to
which the accident happened was des-
tined to Chicago. and ordinarily would
have gone east over the main line, but
owing to a blockade occasioned by the
wreck of freight between Malcolm
and Grinnell the train was sent east
nearing Leighton, journal on the
tenth car back from the engine broke,
precipitating the truck frame to the
ties, and in a twinkling the five cars
AciiONi dhCbS wa UlIt oht
in which the doomed men were riding,
were piled up in awful confusion and
splintered wreclage on the right of
way twenty feet south of the track.
slaughtered and the track was torn up
for 200 feet.
A dispatch from Sioux City says:
Brock Pettigrew, negro. and Jack
responsible for bitter quarrel in
which the representatives Of the
different races in the lower part of
this city are involved just now.
Brock originated the disturbance by
tearing up Morrison's sidewalk in
search of rat. Morrison expostu-
lated, and was getting the best of the
argument, when Pettigrew's friends
interfered Revolvers were drawn
and threats of hanging were made.
Morrison was alarmed, and, in
attempting to break away, was knocked
down and badly hurt with beer
bottle. The police judge held them
all equally responsible and discharged
the entire party. Their friends are
taking sides in the dispute, and there
is prospect for clash before set
Element is reached.
In an interview at Des Moines
recently Hiram c. Wheeler, speaking
of the sale of his 5,S00-acre farm in
Sac county, said he bought che land
twenty-five years ago for $3.50 an
acre. He sells it TO w. p. Adams, of
Chicago, for $40 an acre, with the
reservation that he shall not give
possession till March, 1898. In the
twenty-five years he has owned it, he
has made it pay a good interest every
year on the original investment, SO
that the difference between the orig
inal cost of $4,000 and the selling
price of s232, 900 is all profit. In the
twenty-five years that he managed it,.
there was never year of crop failure.
In 1894 the nearest to failure was
experienced, and in that year oats
yielded about forty and corn fifteen
bushels to the acre. Mr.. Wheeler has
been n successful farmer on large
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