Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-02
THE NEWS IN IOWA
DECORAH,

with shot gun.
A man found dead on the railroad
tracks south of Burlington is thought
to be Jasper Brown, of Wapello.
While leaving the opera house at
Fairfield, Miss Coykendall was robbed
of $3.50 diamond brooch pin. No
clew.
An excellent opening for general
mercantile business. A partner with
some capital wanted. Enquire RN,
Lock Box "a. Des Moines, la.
Sam Gamble shot and killed Fred
Kelley, both colored, at Lost Creek
mining camp. Gamble was attempt
ing to defend his life from murder
Gus attack by Kelley.
b. +. King, farmer residing south
west of West Side, was severely
injured by a team running away. His
arms were broken and he received
severe internal injuries. He may die.
John Andrews. member of the
sophomore class of the Mt. Pleasant
high school, was badly stabbed in a
row at freshman class party, being
cut near the jugular vein, and barely
escaping fatal injury.
1t can be al thoritatively stated that
the Cudahys have concluded all
arrangements with the Sioux City
Stock Yards company to put in a
$500, 900 large beef and pork packing
plant in Sioux CITY.
A disastrous wreck occurred on the
Great Western near Ira, resulting in
the demolition of several ears of
freight, packed meat, and great dam
age to the rolling stock. The loss
will be about $4,000. No one was
hurt.
AT indianapolis recently Dan Nc
Leod won the championship of the
world at heavy weight catch-as-catch-
can wrestling from Farmer Burns,
of Iowa. Tom Jenkins, of Cleveland,
and Evan Lewis, of Wisconsin, chal-
lenged Mcleod at the match. The
match was for $1,000 side and IS per
cent OF the receipts.
Johnny, alias 'Snipe' Mcdonald,
of Des Moines, while intoxicated drew
revolver and fired recklessly at +. II.
Chittenden in that city few nights
ago. Mcdonald SAYS he did not even
know Chittenden. The bullet grazed
Chittenden's eyebrow and cut the
skin little. Chittenden fed and call
ed Captain Cook. Mcdonald was ar
rested on the charge of assault with
intent to commit murder.
The bids on the erection of the new
memorial hall were opened a few days
ago at Des Moines by the executive
council. They were six in number,
but as only two members of the coun-
Gil were present, and the bids were
far above the amount of available
funds for the work, the contract was
not let 1t is possible that the build
ing will be commenced before the next
session of the legislature.
Cloyd Tucker, 2-year-old son of
Samuel Tucker, drank a quantity of
corrosive sublimate and died within
few hours. The family live at Beaver
Grove, and were in Cedar Falls with
the family of Frank Tucker, the dead
boys uncle. The boy found the bottle
containing the poison and drank its
contents. A physician was called
when his condition was discovered
but it was too late to save his life.
Fred X. Bosler. aged G5 years, arl
upholsterer by trade, was found dead
under the red bridge, north of Burr
lington. He was lying on his side on
the sand below, his coat torn at the
right elbow, which was probably
caused by the fall. Few bruises were
on him, and a mystery which will
proba bly, never be cleared up sur
rounds his death. He was we'll known
and leaves two daughters and a son.
A dispatch from Des Moines says:
James Pierce. the manager of the
Homestead, and Henry Wallace, tho
manager of the Farmer and Dairyman,
have signed an agreement to drop
their multifarious law suits against
each other and to settle their business
accounts upon n mutually satisfactory
basis specified in the agreement. BY
the arrangement Mr.. Pierce purchases
Mr. Wallace's interest in the Home
stead.
Night Waterman p. w. Doxie, of
Independence, was shot and seriously
wounded while attempting to arrest
burglars. While on his rounds he
heard noise at the rear of w. II.
Sutelrs clothing house, and upon in
vestigation. found three men trying to
effect an entrance. They opened fire
upon him and fifteen shots were ex-
changed. The burglars made good
their escape. Dox:e received an ugly
wound in the leg and lay some time
before assistance arrived.
Dubuque has driven out the slot
machines.
Jerry Manning, a we'll known char
ncter in Dubuque, was found dead in
the Chicago House in that city.
Although living in Dubuque for
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