Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-10
THE NEWS IN IOWA

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end stopped to side-track and the rear
end ran into it. Three cars of coal
were smashed and ditched and two
other cars were badly damaged. No
one was hurt.
Rev. Otto Rail, of Des Moines. was
struck by the Burlington route fast
mail at Alton junction and instantly
killed. He was going to Corning to
hold religious services Rev. Rail was
the pastor of Trinity Evangelical
church at Des Moines.
William Brown (colored), of Des
Moines, who, with companion, was
beating his way to Chicago on Rock
Island stock train, was run over in the
freight yards at Colfax and died from
the effects few hours later. He was
about 20 years of age.
Elmer Brubaker, aged "a years,
committed suicide at his home in
Garden Plain, five miles south of
Clinton, by placing the muzzle of 49,
caliber revolver back of his ear and
blowing his brains out. No cause is
known for the rash act
William Sloss, aged about %, and
living four miles from Guthrie Center,
while working an unruly team to a
binder, was thrown in front of the
sickle, having one leg cut off at the
ankle. He was otherwise badly
bruised. There is but little hope OF
saving his life.
After an all nights session, the jury
in the church trial of Rev II. Z. Colby
ut Oskaloosa returned a verdict eXpel-
ling him from the conference. There
were eleven men on the jury and the
vote stood six for conviction and five
for acquital. In church trials "a ma
jority of votes decides the question.
Rev. Colby took an appeal immediate
ly to the Iowa conference, which
meets in OslIaloosa early in Septem-
Der.
A terrific hail and thunder storm oc-
Cured in the vicinity of Ottumwa a
few nights ago. On the southwestern
line Of the Rock Island a hail storm
stopped a north.bound passenger
train. The hail stones were of such
immense size and came in such large
quantities that they banked on the
track like snow and stopped the loco
motive. Every window in the train
was broken. The crops were literally
cut to pieces.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Madigan, of Perry, suffered a
narrow escape from terrible death.
Mrs. Madigan had placed upon chair
in the dining room a saucer of fly
poison, and during her momentary
absence from the room the little one
drank the mixture. Immediately on
her return Mrs. Madigan discovered
the fact and summoned DOCTOR VINO,
by the timely use of an antidote,
averted fatal result. The little one
was rendered quite sick, however, by
the potion.
Burglars entered the house of Her
man Meyer, five miles north of bolt,
while the family were at church and
stole notes aggregating $1,000. The
notes were dated at Vein, Mo-, and
were payable to Herman Meyer. The
house Of Rev. Mr.. Schlegel, nine miles
northeast of Ode bolt, was entered and
$50 in cash, 500 in notes and deposit
slip of $50 was taken. At Mr. Clausen's
house 81 was stolen. No clue TO the
thieves, although suspicion attaches
to party of strangers who drove
through Odebolt on that day.
During severe storm, lightning
struck the large barn of Mrs. NJ j.
Brown, of Fremont, totally destroying
the barn and entire contents by fire.
Other neighboring buildings had a
narrow escape from burning embers,
some of which were blown about five
blocks. At the same time the dwell
ing house of w. A. White was struck
by lightning, tearing away nearly the
whole of the west end and setting it.
on fire, which was soon extinguished.
The family were asleep in the house
at the time, but all escaped injury.
A thousand miners went out very
unexpectedly in the Ottumwa district.
The men were most of them in the
Centerville field. Those who went 10
work after recent meeting on tht
agreement of the operators to pay Sc
cents for the balance of the summer
were the instigators of the movement
That meeting passed a resolution
giving the inference that the men
would not work unless demand for
81 for the winter scale was also acceded
TO. The operators failed TO make any
arrangement and the miners at For
bush, Rathbun and number of mines
around Centerville refused to work.
Fire destroyed the elevator of the
st. Paul and Kansas City Grain Com
pany at Odebolt. Loss, $4,000. 1t Is
supposed TO be fully insured.
Mamie and Estella Lapoint, aged 10
and IA years respectively, were
drowned in Mill river at Northampton,
Mass, few days ago. The girls
went to Northampton from Fort
Dodge about two weeks ago.