Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02
THE NEWS IN IOWA


John +. Noble. a switchman in the
milwaukee, yards at Cedar Rapids, fell
under the wheels and wass instantly
killed.
VIM. Davis. an old time miner. was
hurt by a fall of slate in the Beacon
mines. His injuries are severe and he
may die.
The celebrated case OF the state
VS.. Thomas Sewers, charged with bas-
tardy by Mary Burk, is now on trial at
OskalooSa.
The corouers jury decided that Mrs.
r. f. Billiard of Belmond died of
asphyxiation by, coal gas. She leaves
two grown sons.
BY order of Judge Blair of Waterloo
a mittimus was placed in the hands OF
Sheriff Law. ordering him to take
Mike Cohen to Anamosa. Cohen was
sentenced for four years.
DIR. Delano. of Lone Tree, met with
very painful accident, and serious
results are feared While dressing
wound his knife slipped and the sharp
point penetrated his hand. The
wound was very painful one and
blood poison has set in.
The Christian Home Orphauage, in
Council Bluffs. was burned "A few
mornings since. The older boys and
about half the total number were up
and at breakfast in the dining room.
but many of the younger were still in
bed and asleep when the fire was dis
covered. The children were at once
hustled into other buildings and but
few were hurt and they but slightly
The building was one Of group of
twenty cottages that constitute the
Home buildings. 1t cost $4,000. No
insurance.
A man was found about four miles
west of Center Junction frozen to
death. The remains were taken to
Amber. where they will be kept for
few DAYS for identification. The
deceased was about feet inches
high. weight 100 pounds. close shaven,
short brown hair and blue eyes. He
had on a new suit of undcrclothes,
checked clothing, low lace shoes with
out overshoes, black plush cap and
wore reddish brown overcoat. No
papers We're found on his person, but
he is thought to be mute from
Lisbon. as one had been seen in the
neighborhood.
Hiram c. Wheeler. the Iowa farm
king. who was republican nominee for
governor in 1891 and was defeated by
Horace Boies, has sold his farm of
\ 900 acres in Sac county and will
remove TO Texas. He has purchased
more than 1000 acres of land fifty
miles northeast of Galveston, and pro
poses to establish the larg.s dairy in
the world To this end he has ordered
two milking machines. capable of
milking 200 cows each at once. Mr..
Wheeler has shipped ear of machinery
10 the new farm, and expects to take
personal charge of affairs at once. He
has ample means to insure the success
Of the enterprise.
While out hunting rabbits Frank
Bushnell. aged % years, OF Cherokee.
met with an accident that will prob 4
ably cost him his life. He was in
company with young man named
Tilton. who accidentally discharged
32-callbre revolver, and the ball took
effect in Bushnell's head, entering at
point just under the right cheek
bone. and lodging somewhere in the
base of the head near the right ear.
The doctors could not probe for the
ball on account of dilated artery,
which fills up the hole made by the
bullet, and they consider the wound
very dangerous one. Young Tilton.
who accidentally fred the shot, is
nearly distracted over the sad affair.
James, the s-year-old son of William
Payne, living nine miles north of
Ottumwa. went to bed complaining OF
severe headache. During the night
the boy became delirious and imagined
he was pursued. and that. accompanied
by little sister, he left the house.
He went TO an ice house on the
premises and tried to get in. IT was
locked. and he then went TO a wagon.
climbing over it into a hog pen with
several hogs Climbing out of there.
he started across the field and to "a
farm house half a mile away. The
boy was clad only in his drawers and
night shirt and was barefooted He
evidently ran across 4 corn field as
the foot prints in the snow were five
feet apart, and the thermometer was
13 below. Arriving at a neignbor's 5, he
knocked at the door and was taken in.
A doctor was hastily summoned lie
found that his ears, nose and feet were
badly frozen, but the boy may recover.
When the boy recovered consciousness
he told his story as above. His foot
prints In the snow were traced, and
his story found to be correct. How
the boy escaped being frozen 10 death
is a miracle.
John Ray and Peter Mcclellan.
miners for the Pleasant Valley Com