Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-08
THE NEWS IN IOWA

est Nlty was destroyed by hre.
Fourth district republicans have
renominated Congressman Updegraff.
b. +, Paisley, farmer living near
Baskerville, killed himself with
dynamite. He is supposed to have
been insane.
The democrats and populisto of the
Eighth district nominated w. H..
Robb, of Creston. for congress- In the
Fourth district, +. ID. Bayless, of Ell
bader, was nominated.
Bert Schenweiler, aged 49, while
coasting down street on his whee7. at
Cedar Rapids, ran into team of hors ~,
and was thrown under the wagon,
run over and killed
The grand jury at Abba has found
an indictment against skinny"
Sylvester on a charge of assault to
commit murder. Sylvester is the man
who shot VIM. Haycock on April IL
last in drunken melee
Burglars broke into the general
SWINE VI - I%s bNCl anu Il.
and the Northwestern depot at Polk
city few nights ago. About $50 was
taken from the Dyer store and some
goods from the Jennings store. At
the depot all the thieves found that
they wanted was some fruit received
for local merchants on night train
and stored in the building
Jones county had a sensational
attempt at suicide recently. Guy
Saunders, young man at Wyoming,
attempted suicide by shooting himself.
The bullet struck memorandum
book in an inside pocket and glanced
off and went through the feshy part
of the arm. The rash act was COM
mitted in front of the home of his lady
love, who had rejected him.
What will probably pro-e fatal ac-
cident occurred to Mrs. John Knutson,
living two miles east of West Bend.
She vas preparing dinner when the
flames in some Mariner were commun-
icated from the stove to her dress.
burning her terribly. Her husband
rushed TO her rescue and was seriously
burned about his hands and arms.
but the doctors say he was too late
Ned Hemphill has been indicted by
the grand jury at Centerville for the
murder of Mamie Peterson May Il.
The crime was committed by some one
i,N,,st,or 10
while she was with another young
man and shooting her with revolver.
Public sentiment is much against
"emphill, and the feeling which pre-
xIT.is has been much appeased by his
Indictment.
A lamp filed with gasoline instead |
IF kerosene exploded at the home Dr. |
at Atlantic while the doctor |
and his wife We're at church. Miss |
Helen McGregor, aged but yea RS,
heroically rushed into the room where |
the lamp had exploded and where
everything was on fire, and dragged |
down stairs the twin babies. All the
furnishings of the room where the
lamp exploded was burned.
The grand jury at Mt. Pleasant
found an indictment against John w. |
Myers, of Winfield, charging him with
the murder of Ed. Suplee of Winfield |
in that city July 4. Judge Withrow
fixed the bond ,at the same figure it |
was before the indictment was found, |
namely $4,000. The case viii be
very hotly contested one, the defense,
t is understood, setting up the plea of
Fifty-four witnesses were
examined before the grand jury in the
:ase alone.
NJ. NJ. Bostwick, "a prominent fruit
merchant of Iowa City, died very sud-
ienly few days ago. He left his
place of business about 10 o'clock
IN the previous night in
his usual health. At midnight
lis son was aroused by his
,roans. He summoned physicians,
Who did all that could be do :. lie
fingered in great agony until : o clock.
physicians pronoun ced his death due
o severe attack of of cerobro spinal
meningitis.
+. Geise, an old German, com
nitted suicide by hanging himself in
IN clubhouse on the farm of his son-in-
aw, +. Warnke, two and half miles
rom Underwood The body was
ound hanging by a strap from one
# the rafters, and though life was ex-
met, the body was still warm. Geise
rad been respondent for some time
'ast and his son-in-law had kept a
watch upon him, fearing that he
you'd attempt to take his own life as
e had often threatened to do.
Mrs, George Knopp. alias Alice
alias Alice PRESLEY, alias
lice Adamson. of Des Moines, who
ecentIy secured $4,000 from George
.nopp, of Muscatine, for going through
marriage ceremony with him, and
'ho deserted him at once after secur-
~ the money. was arrested at Dec
Ioines and taken to Council Bluffs, Y
here she had a preliminary exam q
lation upon the charge of using the G
lails to defraud She was released on y
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