Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-12
THE NEWS IN IOWA


injuries.
Judge Birdsall, of Clarion, has
granted new trial to w. 4. Billiard,
late secretary of the senate, recently
convicted of forgery.
ii. Forester, of Dexter, won the FIRST
place, and w. II. Beall, of Mt. Ayr,
second place in the Simpson College
oratorical contest at Indianola.
The Watson case at Maquoketa has
been ended and a transcript of the
evidence, 500 pages long, is being
made for the judge to decide it by.
Lucy Carr was refused admittance
TO dance at Jefferson. She went
home and took two ounces of carbolic
acid but she is alive and may recover.
Four men suspected of being impli-
Gated in the Sully bank robbery, have
been lodged in Jail at Newton by
Sheriff Trip. They were found near
Sully.
In one neighborhood of Mahaska
county the hog cholera has carried off
1000 head from the herds of eleven
farmers. The money loss has been
5000 per farmer.
January was the warmest New
Years day in Iowa since the establish
ment of the weather bureau in Des
Moines nineteen years ago. The mer-
curry registered oil.
George Netterfield, who killed
George George Golghtly at Carbonate
December 10, has been held TO the
district court for manslaughter under
$1,000. He has been unable to furnish
bonds but thinks he can with friends
at Wayland.
Governor Drake has issued a proc
lamation for the holding of an election
in Clinton county to elect man to the
house of representatives to I'll the
vacancy caused by the death of n. A.
Merrell, the election to be held on
January 18th.
Just east of Clinton few days ago,
alongside railroad track, was found
human arm, that of an adult man.
There was no blood stains near, and
search thus far fails to reveal dead
body. The arm had not been severed
any great length of time. The police
are puzzled.
A woman named Thomas, of Newton,
was arrested, charged with abandon
ing young baby that was left on the
Rock Island flyer and carried to
Davenport. She confessed to the
charge and stated that her unmarried
daughter, Grace, was the mother of
the child, and she adopted that means
of disposing of the little one
Z. K. Brofnan, Swede of about IS
years, attempted suicide at Newton by
making an ugly cash in the right side
of his neck with pocket knife. He
bled freely, but his prospects for
recovery are good. He seemed to be
laboring under the delusion that some
one was going to kin him He is a
shoemaker by trade and used to work
IN Marshalltown.
A combination train on the Carson
branch was derailcd near Carson, just
at an approach to bridge, and went
down the embanhment, took fire and
%as destroyed. Flames spread TO the
bridge and that structure was con-
passengers were injured, Robert At
ltins of Henderson and VIM Mann of
Sidney dangerously.
In the district court at DUBUQUE
Judge O'Donnell entered Judgment
by default in the case of A. A. Cooper,
trustee, VS.. the Iowa Iron Works ct.
al, i'll the sum of S55,3sl. The fore
closure of the trust deed as prayed for
was granted and special and general
execution was ordered. This is the
firm that built the torpedo boat Eric
son and the revenue boat Villa m
Window.
Fort Dodge is in fair way to be
well supplied with parks in the near
future. Joseph Phinney, who has
lived in that city for many years and
has amassed comfortable fortune.
has given to the city for park purpose s
eighteen acres of land lying along the
river The land is worth between
$3.50 and $500 per acre. 1t is along the
bluff, is well timbered and is locate d
at the foot of Central avenue, within
five minutes walk of the business
center of the town. The dam is below
the property, so that the river adjoin-
ing it is really lake. Within this
lake is seven acres of land known as
Dncli Island, which is already owned
by the city. having been donated to it
Iy the Chicago, Rock Island Il Pacific
railroad company. IL is proposed to
construct a boulevard through the
tract donated by Mr. Phinney and
overlooking the river.
The grocery firm of Studeman Bros
of Clinton, was closed by attachment
few days ago. Assets, 81, 800: liabil-
tiles about $4,000. Later general
assignment was made.
4 number Of Iowa lawyers have
become dissatisfied with the work Of
the present supreme court reporter