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

| dt MarSndllUOWn, missed ms 1Ootlng
and fell under the cars. One foot was
badly crushed.
A dispatch from Des Moines says:
| Diphtheria and scarlet fever are I'M
| usually prevalent this fall, and the
state board of health has received
| news of many outbreaks in different
parts of the state. There is an
| epidemic of diphtheria at Creston and
one in Highland township, Guthrie
county, but in the other infected
parts of the state the disease Is well
under control and there seems to be
no danger of an epidemic.
The president has appointed limo
Vowel postmaster at Sidney. She is
| the daughter of Postmaster Vowel,
| against whom charges of embezzlement
were made month ago. The depart
ment made an investigation, and the
inspectors report stated that the post
master disappeared Immediately on
the inspectors arrival, and that
Yowell's sureties had made good the
deficit. The Yowells are said to belong
to prominent family in Iowa.
A Sioux City dispatch says: Lack of
patronage may force out of business
the fifty odd saloons in this city. At
its next session the council will be
petitioned to remit for six months the
S25 per month licence due from each
saloon. The county license is fixed by
statute, but that due the city may be
removed at the councils discretion
Many dealers have already closed and
the others say they will also close if
the desired relief is refused.
The supreme court has decided that
the railroad companies cannot be COM
PEELED to construct underground pas
sages for stock when they have pro-
vided suitable causeways, which, al
though announcement because gates have
to be opened, still serve the purposes
which come within the bounds of ordi-
nary usage. The case was brought as
a test of the right of the railroad COM
missioners to order the construction
of the underground passageways.,
AS the Mason City train was leaving
Clarion for the south few days ago
and while it was in motion, James
Meab tried to help Mrs. Willard Mason
on the front end of the first passenger
coach. She missed her footing and
fell between the cars, Mr.. Meab also
70 live of bic he foil
the rails, but he quickly pulled it in,
and as they lay on the ties the train
went on, both cars passing over them.
They were assisted to their feet and
found to be unin iured.
Rubie Young, the fve-year-old
daughter of John Young, of Newton.
had a narrow escape from death by
fire. The child was playing on a spot
where there had been a fire, surprising
that no fire was there then, but before
the little one was aware it's clothing
was ablaze. 1t became frightened and
began to scream, which attracted the
Lille, and the mother tried to put the
flames out with her hands, and all
three were severely burned. the
mothers hands being in a frightful
state. 1t is feared the little one will
not recover, although some hopes are
entertained.
A runaway occurred in Muscatine
that may result in the death of VIM.
l. -,
became frightened at an electric light
and soon got beyond control. When
the horse reached the corner and at
tempted to turn, the speed was SO
great that the vehicle tipped. Blasting
was thrown against telephone pole
and struck his head, which rendered
him unconscious and apparently dead.
Paul Gasklus, the other occupant of
the buggy, succeeded in retaining his
position and was not seriously injured.
A hasty examination revealed Mr..
Blasting suffering from a terrible
bruise on the head, with further evil
deuces of a fracture at the base of the
occipital bone. He was taken home
where he now lies in a precarious con-
dition, with the chances of recovery,
according to the doctors judgement
two to one against HIM.
The grand jury of Iowa county has
returned an indictment against William
Grey of Buffalo, n. Y, for embezzle-
ment, and he has been placed under
81, 600 bonds to appear for trial at the
next term of court. Grey was in the
employ of Randall & Co., commission
horse buyers of Buffalo, n. Y. Last
spring he appeared at Williamsburg,
purchased several car loads and
shipped them to the firm. Then he
went to Preston, in jackson county,
returning in a short time with $500
in cash in his possession. When the
train arrived at the water tank near
that place he got off the train, when
he claims he was knocked down by
someone striking him on top of the
head. When he recovered conscious
ness he claims to have found that he
had been robbed of the money and his
watch. The company sent a detective
to Williamsburg, who. after an inves-
tigation, had Grey arrested for embez-