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

opening the store few mornings
since. He was in his night clothes
and had a cooked revolver in his hand.
None of the chambers We're emptied.
The presumption is that he heard
burglars III his store beneath his bed
room. came down and was shot to
death. He was leading society
young man, captain in the Iowa
National Guard, and about 81 years of
age.
A $4,000 blaze occurred at Mt Ayr
a few days ago. the result of a bolt of
| lightning which struck the brick build
ing occupied by Warren's pharmacy
on the south side of the square. The
building was owned by William Tim
by and was occupied by drug store,
the Adams Express company. the tel
ephone exchange, B. w. Vardama,
iewelry: Kiby e. Burke. clothiers: DIR.
J. il. White, office: c. l.. Thompson,
tailor. and Mrs. Kate Campbell, and
the entire contents were consumed.
The insurance was about Slj.
Suit was commenced III the district
court at Sioux City few days ago by
Sophia A. Livermore, of Anthem,
against +. S. Campbell. James and w.
+. Diamond. c. and w. X. Banta. g..
w. Ransom and John Ryan, for 500
600. alleged TO be damages sustained
by plaintiff because of slanderous
remarks made by defendants. She
| was "a teacher in the Anthem schools
and failed of reelection. She alleges
that the defendants went before the
members of the school board and
accused her of being unchaste and of
keeping house of resort, and because
of it she was damaged in the amount
stated. All are prominent persons in
inthon.
a committee appointed to investi-
gate the Office and make final settle
ment with the retiring county auditor
of Mahaska county, NJ. ID. Burket,
made their report a few days ago.
Through carelessness lin bookkeeping
IL was found that he owed the county
about So, 900, which he promptly paid
over. Fraud cannot be charged, as it
was on Mr.. Burket's request that the
committee was appointed. and he has
worked with them all the time. A
thorough settlement had not been
made for the seven years that Mr..
Burket was in Office. Mr.. Burkett
claims that the duties of the office
were so arduous that it was impossible
for him to get through with the work,
and he always put in IL to is hours Il
,ay.
AT Marshalltown few days ago. as
result of installing gasoline for
kerosene, Charles Sandvig and his p
year-old boy were seriously burned by
an explosion. Sandvig intended to
use some kerosene to light the fire in
his kitchen stove, but got hold of the
wrong can. and when he tilted it up
the embers ignited the fluid and a
terrible explosion followed. The
little boy was playing at his feet and
in an instant was enveloped in flames.
Although himself badly burned, the
father had presence of mind sufficient
to seize the child, rush out of doors
and immerse him in boiler of cold
water. All the hair was singed off the
little fellows head and he was badly
burned about the neck and arms, but
will probably recover. Sandvig's own
| injuries are not SO serious.
j. c. Long and his wife, Anna J..
Long, who were on trial in the district
court at Hampton for ten days.
charged with the murder of Mr.. Long $
i6-year-old daughter, Leila. by a
former marriage, and the jury, after
having been out nearly twenty-four
hours. returned verdict of not guilty
Mr.. Long is well-to-do farmer resid-
ing in Lee township. Franklin county,
and the girl was the only child in the
| family, his second wife, to whom he
had been married about nine years,
having no children. On the 2lst OF
une. 1896, the girl died suddenly, no
% ne DuJ Long ana his WlIe Delng
present. At the cemetery gate the
next day the funeral procession was
stopped by citizens who suspected foul
play, and an inquest was held and the
discovery made that the girls death
was due to strychnine contained in a
strawberry which was found in her
stomach.
Iowa City dispatch: Seven head of
cattle belonging to Chas. Bowers. east
of Tiffin, died from the effects of ny
drophobia. The carcasses were not
buried until after the dogs of the
neighborhood had Toasted on the flesh,
and now general alarm is spreading
from the possible effect, as the neigh
borhOod is in danger of being overrun
with dogs in the wild delirium of
rabies. Such Il catastrophe would in
deed be terrible, as man and beast
would .bc in constant danger for
months, and perhaps years, unless the
contagion be speedily eradicated.
The state veterinarian was communi-
Gated with, and after learning the cir
cumstanccs, advised that every dog in
the neig borhood. and all others where
there is possibility of their being in
the neighborhood, be killed at once.
The trustees of Clear Creek township