Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
THE NEWS IN IOWA

six prizes.
Mark Colburn, lad of 12, while
bathing in small stream near Dexter,
was drowned.
A Relic Plaiue deaf mute was run
over and frightfully injured by train
at that place.
Mrs. Peter Mccoy, living near Cen
tervilie, committed suicide Saturday
by cutting her throat.
The upper Iowa conference of the
Methodist church will be held at In
dependence beginning Oct. 6.
The 3-year-old child of VIM. Crause,
of Battle Creek was killed by the cars.
The little one had fallen asleep on the
track.
The school for the deaf at Council
Bluffs opens September 8 and is free to
all deaf persons in the state of school
age.
John Baker, of Clarinda, is in the
tolls. He is accused of having stolen a
parcel of registered mail from a cart
at Clarinda.
The ll-year old daughter of Peter
Satothki, near Plainfield, was killed
by lightning while playing about a
wire fence during an electrical storm.
The Northwest Iowa Veterans AS
ISOLATION viii go to the encampment
at st. Paul in style, via special train
on the the Illinois Central They will
carry their own band
George w. Jones, bigamist, was
bound over to the grand jury at
,Creston. In default of bail, he will
occupy cell in the Union county jail
till She next term of court.
Victor Brown Dolliver, of Fort
Dodge, and Miss Augusta LARA bee
were wed at Montauk. the home of the
brides parents, Ex-Governor and Mrs.
William Larrabee, on the 18TH
The democratic state convention
Ottumwa practically decided on hold
ing all future conventions in Des
Moines on account of the superior
accommodations of the capital city.
Truesdell,' the man who confessed
murder at revival meeting at Water
loo last winter has skipped because
he imagined the minions of the law
were after him. His faith has
evidently weakened.
The Coon Rapids lodge of Masons
have just appropriately celebrated the
oath anniversary of the membership
of one of their members, Mr.. Alexan-
der Lawrence. He is one of the olde st
MasoRs in the state,
John Parrish, :. lrmer living near
Webster City, had huge rat run up
the leg of his pantaloons, and in trying
to get rid of the rodent was bitten in
the hand. His arm will probably have
To be amputated.
A bag of counterfeit silver money,
mostly half dollars and minor coins,
was found near Eldora Junction.
They were good limitations and hard to
detect. They will be turned over to
the United States marshal
The Montgomery County Farmers
Industrial Association at Stanton has
failed The liabilities are Sill 900;
assets. SPA 900. 1t is claimed that un-
fair pressure caused the collapse. The
books are being investigated.
w. S. Mcdonald and Maude Penn
field, who are said to have eloped from
Clarion July 3, have been traced to
Dallas county. The girl was Il, and
sister of the mans wife, who has
returned to her parents home.
Fire broke out in the Crabil block at
Clarinda, which wholly destroyed the
Knights of Pythias lodge property and
did damage to the merchantile stock
below to the amount OF several thous-
and dollars, All was fully insured.
William Scott, clerk at the Hotel
Vendome, at Sioux City, was left by
his nurse for few moments, while
suffering from heat prostration, and
during the latter's absence contrived
to have brought to his room and drink
four bottles OF beer. Commissions re-
suited and he died.
Jim Paul, of Hamilton county, is
under arrest at Webster City, charged
with the murder OF his wife and
grandmother. ISoth died under sus-
picious circumstances within few
days of each other and in four weeks
from his wifes death Paul was
re-marricd
The l6.year-old son of John White,
living near Silver Creek, northwest of
Lansing, was thrown from his horse,
sustaining injuries which resulted in
his death. He waa racing with a com
panion at the time the accident
occurred and in some way became
unseated, falling head foremost and
fracturing his skull.
The retail dry goods house of Steel
q Co., Keokuk and Omaha made an
assignment TO S. +. Carey, of Keokuk,
for the benefit OF their creditors. The
assets of the Keokuk house are
estimated at between $4,000 and
So, 900, and the Omaha branch from
between Sc, 900 and $1,000. Combined
liabilities are estimated at about
5000