Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-05-04
The NEWS IN IOWA

IdlSCN, Jle lu-NcdT-Olu son Ol III. L.
II. FRI of Marshalltown. widely known
in sta.e medical circles, was killed by
falling off his saddle horse onto the
pavement. Death was instantaneous
from conclusion of the brain.
Owing TO the low price OF farm
products. the Des Moines Daily News
is now offered to farmers at 81 year,
just half price, the same as to clergy
men. The News is tirst-class news
paper, giving the latest kilograms and
markets.
At Clinton recently the jury in the
Eckerlebe murder case, after having
beer ont twenty-eight hours, returned
a verdict of murder in the first degree
and recommended imprisonment for
life. Eckcrlebc viii be Immediately
taken to Anamosa.
Dicdrich Eckardt, prominent
Davenport butcher for the past thirty
years, suicided by hanging himself in
a rear room of his shop. He had been
respondent for some time, dine to ill
health. lie is survived by Il widow
and several children.
Six inches of water Tell ut Creston a
few days ago in twenty-four hours,
doing immense damage. Small streams
ran miniature rivers, and the loss to
live stock will be heavy. The greatest
loss was sustained by the Creston
Waterworks Company, the dam giving
away, emptying Summit Lake. This is
Of itself 100000. The city is now
without fire protection.
Postotfice Inspector Mahr checked
the accounts of Postmaster Cramer, of
IIopkinton. few days ago and found
him to be 81 900 short in his accounts.
Cramer admitted that he had used the
money and offered n, excuse for doing
SO. During the afternoon he went to
barn and took large dose of strych-
nine. There is shope of his recovery.
Cramer has always borne an excellent
reputation.
The Des Moines river is higher at
III.
Ottumwa, where 1000 people live, the
river flows parallel with the main
street. 1t has broken across this street
and entered the business and residence
sections. Three hundred families
were compelled to move. The 90, -
milwaukee,, Kansas City and Iowa
Central roads are under water and
ira tiic is at standstiii
At Mt. Pleasant a few days ago
Judge Smyth sentenced ii. Arthur
Courtney to six years at Fort Madison.
The sentence adds four and half
years to Judge Roberts's former
sentence. Courtney is the much
talked of cattle thief who operated
near Mt. Pleasant. Two new suits
were served on the prisoner before the
sheriff took him to Fort Madison. 1t
is intimated that this is not the end of
the case.
j. ii. Henderson, of Indianola. has
dismissed his suit in the Polk
county district court against the Odd
Fellows grand lodge, seeking TO pre-
yent the building of the grand lodge s
projected Home for Odd Fellows
Orphans at Jefferson. The dismissal
of the case will be greeted with pleas
ure by nine-tenths of the members of
order throughout the state. 1t is
thought to be the end of the Odd
Fellow trouble.
A, terrible and fatal accident oc-
curred at Dubuque few days ago.
Miss Emma Welser and her mother
started for a walk in the country.
They had hardly walked block when
they saw team belonging to a neigh
Dor milliman starting to run away.
The young lady ATTEMPTED to stop the
team, but was thrown under the
wheels of the heavily loaded wagon
and instantly killed. Her breast was
crushed in and blood was oozing from
her mouth, ears and nose.
=. L. and Fred Howell. father and
son, of Rutland, were acquitted of the
Nhui sc Va Si"hu III Vic oiStiASe
court ut Humboldt. They were
accused of having taken some cattle
in a forcible manner from a deputy
sheriff in February, 1896. The cattle
had been attached by Sheriff Weir, on
the presumption that they were the
property of j. +. Howell. The Judge
held that the state had no case, as
according to the evidence the cattle
were the property of Fred Howell.
A disasastrous wreck occurred on
the Iowa Central one and one-half
miles north of Steamboat Rock and as
result three men were badly in iurcd
and heavy property loss was sus-
tanned. The cause Of the accident is
not known. The engine jumped the
doubling switch, on the second sharp
curve north of Steamboat Rock. The
fact of the steep grade at that point.
and which the train at the tine was
descending, without the use of steam.
caused the pile-up to be very bad
one.
The jury in the Dougherty murder
ease at Centerville was discharged
They stood six for conviction and six
for acquittal The ease was set for
trial again in May