Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-11-10
THE NEWS IN IOWA

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Charley Hopp, aged Is, was killed
at Charleston by being crushed by the
cars.
Louis NJ, Medley, fireman on the
Chicago &c Northwestern, who was
struck by passenger train at Otis,
died In st. Luke's hospital at Cedar
Rapids.
Mrs. Z. j. Lesser, of Eldora, is
suing George Hastings for $4,000
damages for alleged defamatory stories
chat reflected upon the good name of
tie plaintiff.
Mrs. Louisa Bradley, of Burlington,
committed suicide by taking morphine.
She had been operated upon for cancer,
but was not cured, and in despair took
morphine and was found just before
she died on the floor of woodshed.
Mrs. Z. J. Lieson, of Hardin county,
is suing George Hastings, for $4,000,
alleging that Hastings did maliciously
circulate defamatcry stories that re-
Elected upon the good name of the
plaintiff and injured her to the full
amount hcreinbefore stated
Dell Campbell, leading young
druggist of Blakesburg, committed
suicide because of insanity brought
about in fighting fire the previous day.
He took sixteen grains of morphine
and death was a matter of very short
time. The young man was the son of
DIR. l.. Campbell, of Chillicothe.
While Mr. and Mrs. Newton Turnip-
seed, of Des Moines, were driving
home recently their horse became
frightened near Tenth and Forest
Both We're thrown from the buggy
onto the pavement. and cut about the
face and head. Mr.. Turnipseed re-
ceived internal injuries which may
prove fatal.
Franl: Huntley died at Wahoo, Neb.,
recently of stomach trouble, caused by
overeXertion on his bicycle. Frank
was 20 years old, son of Representative
l.. S, Huntley, of Lucas county, Iowa,
and had been taking an overland trip
on his wheel. When he reached
Wahoo he was taken very suddenly
ill, and his father was telegraphed for,
but before he arrived he was dead
Thomas Mcclure, white, who says
ne is wanted in the Iowa state peni-
Tertiary, strolled into the police
barracks at Savannah, Ga, a few days
ago and gave himself up. He say
there is twenty years sentence
waiting for him in Iowa for burglary,
md a reward of $3.50 awaits his captors
He escaped in September, 1895, with
two pals. He win be brought back.
Brakeman w II. Oxford had his
foot crushed at Eagle Grove. He
was riding through the yards on
the switch engine and lost his footing
and fell, one foot being caught under
the wheels. Drs. Will, Morse and
Kinney, of Humboldt, performed
very successful operation, taking the
foot off above the ankle. Oxford is a
single man and resides at Eagle Grove.
Minnie Hall secured a Judgment
against the town of Manson for 81, $50
for injuries to her leg and ankle,
caused by falling into a hole dug in
the street to lay water mains. The
supreme court has just reversed the
decision on the grounds that the wo-
mans ankle should have been exam
ined in open court before the jury to
see whether or not she had suffered
the permanent injury claimed, as
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witncss es.
The sheriff and an armed posse cap
tured Fred Holly at Larrab2e and he
confessed that he and young man
named Whitcomb were the ones who
robbed Charles Hinet near that place
two weeks ago. Holly is only Is years
old but Whitcomb is older and of
desperate character. They were ar
rested few months ago as they were
preparing to leave the country with
lot of stolen property, but Holly was
released and Whitcomb escaped from
the officers. Considerable plumber
was found at the home of Whitcomb's
father and mother. Sheriff Wheeler
is determined to capture Whtcomb.
A reward of 100 is offered for his cap
cure.
A runaway engine at the ID. Roth
child elevator at Davenport did dam
age TO the amount of 81 900 without
counting loss of time The cause of
the engine getting away was thee fail
rre of the governor belt to work, and
as there was full head of steam on
the engine broke away from every
thing. The engineer stopped the run
away by shutting off the main valve,
turning off the steam. Just as he did
so the fly wheel went TO pieces, the
pieces going through the roof and sides
OF the boiler room IN all directions
The noise of the explosion when the
wheel went TO pieces was terrific, and
was heard for blocks. The wheel was
seven feet in diameter and weighed
nearly ton. One piece weighing
300 pounds went through the brick
wall foot thick and landed 100 feet
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