Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-24
THE NEWS IN IOWA

mature explosion of blast on the
Santa Fe near Vincennes.
Polk county miners have demanded
an advance of the prlce of mining coal
to 81 per ton after September. They
are now receiving 20 cents.
A S25, 900 sewer system is exciting
interest in Webster City just at present
and petitions both for and against the
proposed Improvement are being
circulated.
Governor Drake has been moved
from his home in Centerville TO
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, for the benefit
of his health. His injured limb is
better, but his diabetic condition is
unchanged.
The socialistic labor party, at n
meeting in Davenport, where most of
the party is located, nominated NJ. j.
Kremer for governor of Iowa: NJ.
Hirschfield, of Des Moines, for
lieutenant governor: j. Kollmetz, of
Manning, for superintendent of public
instruction, and T. w. Travis, of
Council Bluffs, for railroad COM
missioner.
John S. and Jesse SalIey, of Itch
field, H., together with Charles upper,
boarded west-bound freight at Bever-
ly. At Belle Plain two tramps enter
ed the car and endeavored to rob the
Sankey's. In the fight John Sakey was
shot and killed by tramps, who robbed
the body and took their valuables
from Jesse Sakey and upper The
tramps left the train at Tama and
have not been arrested.
Il. ID. Brown. a colorcd man who
was charged with attempting to entice
little girl into the willows on the
bank of the Coon river at Des MONIES,
presumably for criminal assault, was
arraigned in police court and pleaded
not guilty to the charge lodged against
him. The officers claim that Brown
was arrested on similar charge about
one year ago. but escaped by repeated
delays in having the case brought to
trial
Two hard looking buns came TO
Batona, answering the description of
the thieves who had entered the post
Office at Avery, They so inundated
the officers that they were not arrested
until the morning freight came in, and
the conductor and train crew having
had instructions from Seward to look
out for the men, took them in charge
and conveyed them to Fairfield for safe
keeping. They are now there in Jail
awaiting officers from Avery.
ID. n. Stanton & Sons, of New York
city, the railroad contractors who
have the contract for building the
Iowa division of the Gulf e Manitoba
railroad, have Just written to Secre-
tary of State Dodson for some infor-
nation In regard to this years crops
in the section of the state through
which their road viii pass. In the
letter they take occasion to announce
that they intend to finish the road
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John Snider, unmarried, aged "a,
years, committed suicide by hanging
at his home in Sharon township, John
son county. He went out to the barn
about o'clock a. m, presumably to
attend to some chores. At noon he
did not return, and his family went to
seek him, and the Mortified searchers
discovered his lifeless body swinging
in the hay barracks. He had stood on
a box, then kicked the box from under
him, and thus left in midair had
strangled. 1t is supposed disappoint-
ment in love led to the rash deed.
The papers in IA suit for SO, 900 dam.
ages against Messrs Hamm &c Arie, the
saloon men at Dayton, have just
been filed in the district court.
of Webster county. The plaintiff
is Mrs. Mira Rodgers, of Lehigh
who sues for loss of support caused by
he death of her husband, j. f. Rod
gers. The latter went to Dayton one
d ay in March, and after becoming IN.
toxicated in the defendants saloon
tried to drive to his home and drove
off the side Of the bridge and was
killed.
At Oskaloosa a few days age
Smiths jeweiry store was entered
while q circus parade was passing anG
about $500 worth of watches and dia.
monds taken. During the night also
the lock on the safe in LaRice's jew.
elery store was picked and a box con
tanning watches left for repair were
taken. The loss at LaRice's will be
about S400. Eight or ten dwelling
houses were broken into and more OF
less goods taken. Harry Ringling
one of the proprietors of the show
was also a victim, losing a fine SlOc bi
cycle.
J. b. Weaver, well-to-do farmer
living four miles northeast of Fonda
met with ar accident that resulted il
his death in a few hours. While as
sisting in threshing at the home OF
Sylvester Barron, he was eievatng
grain into the barn when the rope be
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