Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-17
THE NEWS IN IOWA

bv morse.
Lightning struck the barn of John
=. Greeley, at Hudson, burning 1t and
nine head of hogs and $50 chickens.
Loss, about $4,000.
Joseph Hazdorf, aged ~, was in
stantly killed near Cedar Rapids by Il
Burlington, Cedar Rapids, & Northern
freight train while crossing the tracks
on foot path.
The prohibition state central com
mittee met in Des Moines, and by
unanimous vote selected S. p. Leland
of Charles City as the party's candi-
date sor governor in this years cam
paign in Iowa.
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.
JOS. Cuddy, grain dealer of Clinton,
was arrested for supposed forgery.
His name was signed to several deeds
of property, and money was raised on
the same. 1t is thought the amou ut
will reach about $4,000.
The dead body of Roy Long, son of
/. c. Long, proprietor of meat marke
at Cedar Falls, was found lying by the
roadside near Fredsville, AS there
were no marks of violence on the
person of the dead man. it is presumed
that he was killed by lightning, which
was very prevalent about the time
when he was last seen alive.
1t is stated that Attorneys Gibs and
Dohs. counsel for Chris Eckerlebe, con-
victed of the murder of Nina Kiel at
Bellevue ard sentenced to the peni.
Tertiary for life, will take an appeal
to the Omitted States supreme court.
Justice Harlan, of that court, in re-
cent lecture stated that the evidence
of the tramp, Murphy, who was main
ly instrumental in cohvicting Ecker
lehe. should not have been admitted.
All residents of Iowa having Seeding
fruits of any kind of value are re-
quested to send the same to the Iowa
State Fair for examination and CLASH
fication by a committee of the Iowa
State Horticultural Society. Special
request is made to all who see this
notice to also send in the names and
address of any persons they know that
have valuable Seeding fruits to Geo.
III. Van Houten, secretary, Des Moines,
or Nj. j. Wragg, superintendent,
Waukee.
James Paintin, young man %
years OF age, was very seriously injured
at the Coralville light plant by being
struck on the head by a rapidly
revolving shaft, the blow fracturing
the skull. A large casting he was
carrying crushed his side. The skull
was fractured about three inches in
length by one in width and was
trephined by the attending physician,
and at last accounts he was doing as
well as could be expected under the
circumstances, though his recovery is
by no means certain.
The ID. Rothschild Grain company of
Davenport, the Chicago, Rock Island
Il Pacific railway and the United States
Express company are looking for G. w.
Ross, who disappeared from Atlantic
recently. Ross was station agent at
Lorah, and in checking up the books
1T was found he had overdrawn his ac-
count Sll0 with the grain company:
also they had him charged with a bout
$500 for grain shortage. The railroad
company found he had $IO4 of its
money and $40 belonging to the ex-
press company. Ross friends claim
he has been imposed upon by the grain
company, an | so frightened that he
has hidden away for time.
Samuel Phelps Leland of Charles
City, will, it is announced, be the pro-
hibition nominee for governor this fail.
DIR. Eaton, pastor of the first Metho
dist church in pes Moines. was nomi-
mated, but after the convention had
adjourned il was found that he could
not be the candidate because OF a con-
stitutional provision which requires
that the governor must have been a
resident of the state two wears. DIR.
Eaton came from Wisconsin only a
few months ago. Mr.. Leland was a
candidate before the convention. but
was defeated because OF the address
DIR. Eaton, as chairman. delivered and
which carried the convention by storm.
Since that time persistent effort has
been made to induce him 10 make the
race, and Il letter mas just been re-
ceived from him stating that he would
accept should the state central com
mittee deem it advisa BILE to put his
name on the ticket.
Harvey Pringle, well.to-do farmer
who resided near Clay, while thresh-
ing, got excited and fell dead
Michael Devine shot Alexander
Cloudy, of Colon, and fatally wounded
HIM. Mrs. Devine. {. comely woman of
% years, deserted her home and three
small children and fled with Cloudy.
Devine sought and found the pair.
Tho men drew their guns, but the
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