Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-07
THE NEWS IN IOWA


Sioux City, while teller of the institu-
ton several months ago, has been
acquitted.
The 17-year-old son of Levi Shepherd,
prominent farmer living south of
Iowa Falls, died from internal injuries
resulting from kick in the side by a
vicious horse.
A team driven by Mrs. Horace Ben
nett ran away at Jefferson and she
died in the buggy of fright. The
buggy was not overturned and no one
was thrown out.
Tom and William Kelly, the two
notorious crooks who committed burg
larry at Avery short time ago, were
sentenced at Abba to eighteen months
in the penitentiary.
DIR. Blunt, who was seriously hurt a
few weeks ago at Clinton, by being
run down by the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids g. Northern switch engine, has
entered suit for $40, 900 damages.
Howell Higbee, 13-year-old son of
Col. G. Higbee, the richest man in
Burlington, was kidnapped few days
ago. The only theory is that it was
done by parties who will attempt to
get ransom.
The Harrison elevator at Burlington
burned. 1t was owned by the National
Linseed Oil Company. The loss on the
H., o. IN &c
estimated at from $4,000 to $50, 900;
insurance, S25, 900.
John Long, highly respected citi-
zen of Oskaloosa, S4 years Of age, fell
from a wagon, sustaining injuries
which may prove fatal. His left leg
is fractured above the knee and he is
injured internally as well.
The tramp nuisance is growing
scarce in Avoca since the mayor has
adopted the rule of putting the vag-
rants at work on the streets, and, in
default of working, they are put on a
dict of bread and water.
3 Helen, the 2-year-old daughter of
DR.. Mclean, of Des Moines, accident
ally swallowed large quantity of
concentrated I've. The I've was in a
can on the back porch, where the little
one was playing. Doctors did all in
their power to save the little ones
life, but her chances for life seem
hopeless.
M l.. Meats, of Franklin township,
Polk county, brought in eleven wolf
cubs to the Polk county auditor office,
which he had captured III the vicinity
of SIX unk river They were all living.
A fter showing them he knocked seven
of them in the head and turned their
bodies over to the auditor, who paid
him the legal reward, 81 apiece. Meats
kept four To sell for pets.
The case of w. II. Kennedy of Gil
more against the Rock Island Road for
$4,000 damages has been settled in an
unusual way. He was injured some
time ago in an accident and came near
dying. 1t is said he offered to compro-
mise his suit for $500 at one time, but
attorneys induced him to continue his
case. The representatives. Of the road
went to Kennedy and offered him
$1,000 to settle and paid him the money
in cash.
The police of Cedar Rapids captu red
two members of a supposed gang of
burglars who have been operating over
the line of the Milwaukee road between
Cedar Rapids and Sigourney. One of
the men is white, the other colored
There names are unknown. They
were captured in the woods abont six
miles from the city. They had in their
possession quantity of plumber, con-
sisting of cutlery, iewelry, notions
and gloves.
William p Royce, who last fall at
Sioux City murdered Nora Patton.
young girl who formerly lived at Van
Meter, pleaded guilty of murder in the
second degree. Royce had fallen in
love with the girl and she had been
showing favors TO other men and he
became jealous. He was a victim OF
the cigarette habit and ate opium
and he went to the house of i'll fame
where the girl was on Sunday and shot
her dead.
Some time ago +. d. Catrou, alias T.
j. Dula, the bigamist of Cherokee, was
arrested at Washta, where he was
living with wife No. 2, and who, since
Catron has been confined in Jail, has
given birth TO a child. March 81 was
the day set for the trial at Cherokee,
and when the time came he withdrew
his plea of not guilty and entered
plea of guilty to the crime of adultery.
He was sentenced to serve "a term of
eighteen months in the penitentiary at
Anamosa. Wife No. /, who resides at
Winterset, was present and made "a
plea to the court for leniency for her
husband.
An important ease which was dis
posed of in the district court at Cher
okee is that of the state VS.. Tim Don
ovan for the shooting of Tobias Hogan
the sth of last April. The case was
called for trial and after the jury had |
been partially impanncled the defend |
ant appeared and, through his attor-
news Withdraw his plao of not unilty