Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-04
THE NEWS IN IOWA


An old man named Ed Watt was run
over by hose cart at Ottumwa and
will probably die.
j. Roshek, stone-mason, was run
over by wagon at Dubuque and sus-
tanned injuries which resulted in his
death.
The postofice at Ohio burned few
nights ago and 5000 in cash went up in
the flames. The cause of the fire is
not known.
Patrick Greedy, well known citizen
Of Burlington, had his head terribly
gashed in street car wreck and is
now in Il serious condition.
Carl Westfall, prominent German
farmer living two miles north of Ken
wood, committed suicide by hanging.
No cause is known for the act.
E. +. Sperry of Knoxville has just
picked some June apples from the
trees in his yard. This is the second
crop off of those trees this season.
Judge Wade, of Iowa City, sentenced
Uriah and Iehu Trimble. convicted of
assault upon two small girls near Lone
Tree, to thirteen years in the peniten-
tiary at hard labor.
Highland Park College, Des Moines,
has just published "A Little Book
elegantly illustrated. containing O
splendid write-up of that noted school
If iS rnaila6 traa ,nan raf,nact
William Harris, who killed George
Frank, of New York city, in Des
Moines on the night of September T,
was incarcerated in the state peniten-
tiary few days ago. His sentence is
twenty-five years.
John McFlinn and steamer deck
hand, named Cohen, were stabbed in a
row with two colored chicken pickers
ut Burlington. Both men were
seriously injured. The negroes were
placed under 81, 900 bonds to appear
for trial.
Fire broke out in COTS liveryl barn
at Weldon, completely destroying it
and McCullough's restaurant and
barber shop adjoining. The movable
property of both buildings was saved.
but the buildings were totally
destroyed. The total loss is 81 500 to
$1,000, with about 81 900 insurance. IA.
The outer door of the safe at Macy
Bros bank at Lynnville was blown
open a few nights ago. The vault
door was not wrecked. 1t is thought
the noise of the explosion scared the
burglars away. The door was blown
into fragments. The safe and contents
were insured. There is nD clue to the
burglars.
Receiver Bruff, of the Bank of
Atlantic has fled his official statement
of the bank, showing assets of Sl94, 900
and liabilities Of sos. 900. Whitney's
property will enable the receiver to
pay all claims and depositors in full,
but it will take some time TO collect in
the bills receivable and to dispose of
the real estate.
Janitor Erhardt, of the Jennings
Street school at Sioux City, arrested
Ed Black and Marguerite Wilson re-
Gently for sparkling on the school
house steps Their trial was set for
hearing but at the last moment Err
hardt dismissed his cease. Black and
Miss Wilson will probably sue for
false Imprisonment.
Men fixing the gas pipes in the base
ment of the First NJ. L. Church at
Burlington left leak which caused
an explosion, creating a fire that did
500 damage to the building, which
was one of the finest churches in Iowa
Ample insurance covers the loss.
Great damage was done to the fine
decorations by water and smoke.
Alonzo Arnold. of Marshalltown,
dropped dead on the street from heart
disease, after eating hearty supper.
His wife and four children survive
him. He had lived in Marshall county
some twenty-five years and was har-
ness maker by trade and inventor of
a number Of harness appliances that
he has realized suite fortune from.
IICo &huclc. d ocTlildH IS
years old, suicided at Sheffield. He
and his brother rent farm together.
He had been missing for several hours,
when search was made and he was
found in the gran&ry, where he had
hanged himself. He was an inoffensive
young man. but some years ago was
confined in the Mt. Pleasant asylum
for term of months.
Joseph Guittard and X. C. Davis have
begun suit in the district court of
Polk county to recover from J. i.
Jones $l4, 900, the former for 81 1000
and the latter for $4,000, alleging
that they were losers in that sum
through trading with Mr.. Jones in "a
real estate deal involving 1,s0O acres
of land in Louisiana and certain Des
Moines property The men claim that
not being acquainted with Des Moines
property, they entered into the trade
under false understanding of the
matter They allege that Jones rep
resented 10 them that the Des Mones
lots which he traded to them were
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