Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-07-20
THE NEWS IN IOWA

tOhs was dllNlbS Ioibs Vic Wv
broke, the colt ran away and threw
Mr., Phillips from the buggy, breaking
his left leg in two places As he is
very old, his recovery is rather
doubtful.
MISS 1Imson, agcd 10, hvlng TWO
uiles east of Rowley, was instantly
killed by horse running away. She
had been to Rowley and was nearly in
front of her home when the accident
occurred. As she was alone it is inn
possible to tell how it really occurred.
John Kelly. aged Il, and Frank
Murphy, aged Is, both of Webster
City, went TO the woods, accompanied
by two young ladies of Duncombe.
After the sun went down the boys
went in bathing. Kelly was the first
tc sink, and in attempting To drag him
from the water, Murphy was caught
by the struggling man, and both lost
their lives.
Deputy Sheriff Wall and Officer
Idso, of Marshalltowp, went to st.
Anthony, armed with warrants against
Michael and Patrick Mccarthy, the
two men who assaulted Tom Jordan,
who died as the result of his injuries.
The prisoners are charged with man
slaughter. They were at once brought
10 Marshalltown and arraigned before
Justice Burritt. In default of 81 .00C
bail both men were placed behind the
bars
Mrs. Maggie Johnson, wife of John
H. Johnson, of Council Bluffs. while
fatally burned by the explosion of a
can of kerosene. She was so badly
burned by the explosion that there
was not "a particle of her body above
the waist with the skin still remaining.
Everything possible was done to re-
lievc her sutferings, and she fingered,
enduring untold agonies, until the
afternoon, when she succumbed to her
fearful injuries.
o. L. Marshall. n wealthy resident
of Boone, was killed by a helper en-
CINE at the outskirts of the city. He
was returning from taking his COW to
pasture and was walking on the North
western tracks when theengine struck
him. He was very deaf. and probably
did not hear its approach. Mr.. Mar
shall, previous TO about six years ago,
was for about twenty years the agent
in Boone for the Northwestern. ana
was in early days trainmaster for the
road. He was highly respected.
Arthur Series. Young man working
as farm hand just across the Potta-
wattamie county line, in Cass county,
was found dead about two miles north
of Silver City. Coroner jennings was
notified of the discovery and detailed
local Justice of the peace to make in
vestigation. Inquiry developed the
fact that the young man had been
working on a farm. had become enam-
ored of a young lady who did not re-
ciprocate his affections, and in his
despair had taken poison and died IL
the road.
Articles of incorporation of the
Interstate Telephone and Electric
Company have been fled with the
Woodbury. county recorder. The
capital stock is 100000 The presi-
dent is +. f. Sapp, Chicago: secretary,
+ I. Keim, Chicago; II. w. Stewart,
Dubuque, attorney. The purpose
announced is the construction of toll
lines in exchange for the Dubuque
Telephone Company. 1t is stated that
President Sapp is "A capitalist and
owner of independent telephone eS-
changes in several states.
A Chicago Il Northwestern switch
crew let seven freight cars get away
from them i'll the yards at Boone and
they started down the steep grade
west of the city at Il terrific speed.
About mile down they collided with
freight train No. 30, Il double header,
coming up the hill. All the trainmen
on both engines jumped and were not
injured. In one of the runaway cars
two tramps, Frank Brooks and Eugene
Bike, were sleeping. Their car was
completely telescoped with another
Bike was killed instantly and Brooks
badly injured Both engines were
badly wrecked.
AS the result of runaway accident
in Mahaska county, eight miles south
west of Oskaloosa, Miss Nevins, aged
-, is dead, and Miss Youke is danger
ously injured. The accident occurred
near Eveland postotiice. Aaron John
son, of near Abba, was out riding in Il
one horse buggy with the two girls
The horse got frightened and began
kicking. johnson jumped out to quiet
him but the animal got away and ran
off Both girls were thrown out. Miss
NevIns being instantly killed and Miss
Youke so badly injured that she can't
recover. Both girls are daughters of
well to do and highly respected
farmers of the neighborhood.
During the absence of Prof. May
and family from their home in Clarion,
Miss Theo Plambecll has been staying
in their house at nights. A few nights
ago burglar tried to enter the house.
bur was frightened away. Miss PLAN