Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-05
THE NEWS IN IOWA

liam Hutchinson, of Orange City, to
succeed Judge Scott M. Laid as judge
of the Fourth judicial district.
Miss Leah Gale, living four miles
northeast of Moulton, committed
suicide by taking poison. 1t is said
her old lover had recently married
another girl.
Dr. Charles Beardsiey died at his
home in Burlington few days ago.
He was &C years of age and one of
Burlington's most prominent and hon
ored residents, and was widely known
drought the state and country.
Several boys were out hunting north
of Clarion, including two little boys of
the Souits family. One of the Soults
boys accidentally shot his brother.
little child 0 years old, and death
resulted.
Charles II. Grimm, of Clear Lake, is
the champion trap shot of America.
In the match between Grimm and DIR.
Carver, at Chicago, at 100 birds, for
$500 side and the championship of
America, Grimm won by score of 0S
to 96.
Lee Burr, of Orient, accidentally
shot and killed himself recently. He
was playing with a revolver. 1t re-
fused to explode and Burr looked into
the barrel, unconsciously pulled the
trigger and the bullet crashed into his
temple.
j. r. Teal and Levi Madden, Union
county farmers, quarreled and Teal
cut Madden with a knife. He is under
arrest, charged with assault with
intent to commit great bodily injury.
Several families were mixed up in the
fight and bad blood exists.
The winter attendance at Highland
PARK College, Des Moines, is steadily
increasing and the school is prospecting
finely. That schools excellent system
whereby students may enter at any
time will enable many to begin work
after the holidays.
3W. M. Franklin and Butler and Burt
Hazlett, charged with the murder of
Joe Wright at Hickory recently, had
preliminary hearing at Ottumwa and
Franklin and Butlers Hazlett were
held to the grand jury. Wright was
killed with stone.
A shortage has been discovered in
the accounts of the county clerk of
Greene county. 1t seems that year
ago the shortage was 81 200, but the
board of supervisors gave him time
and the remaining 500 has just been
made good by the bondsmen.
County Clerk j. N. Gates of Decatur
county denies the story that Chairman
+. w. Curry willed his property to his
typewriter. There is but one. will
on file in his Office, and that was
placed there in 1885. The clerk has
heard of another, but it has not made
its appearance in his Office. The will
now on file there gives the property to
Mrs. Curry.
The democratic state central com
mittee met at Des Moines a few days
ago and M. f. Healy, of Ft. Dodge,
was chosen as chairman to succeed the
late Mr.. Curry. At the same time con-
ference of leading silver men was held
and resolutions were adopted urging
the continuation of all silver organi-
cations to the end that the fight may
be kept up.
Mrs. Robert Howard, of Madrid, was
thrown from a buggy few nights ago
and her skull was crushed. She died
in short time. She and John Slick,
liveryman, started out for drive,
the team ran away and this was the
result. Mrs. Howard was about 80
years old and leaves husband and
two children, one by former mar
riage. She bore a good reputa ton.
The southeast corner of the public
square at Osceoia burned at ] o'clock
a. m, consuming nine frame business
houses. Persels grocery, Frank Ed
wards cigar stand, Banta's lunch
counter, Long & Winters meat mar
ket, the McAuldey Lumber company
Frank Edwards lunch counter. Watts
jewelry shop and Lashe's shoe shop
were all burned. Loss about SIS, 600.
In the famous case of the state of
Iowa VS.. Adam Vondrosk Y, on trial at
Muscatine. the jury was called in after
having deliberatcd twenty-four hours
at the close of weeks trial. and dis.
charged, having failed to agree. Won.
drosky was indicted for having partic-
ipated in blowing up with dynamite
the homes of John Mahin. e. NJ. Mes
senger and n. Rosenberger, three lead
ing prohibitionists, May II, 1893. The
case will be retired next month
Vernon Hull, Young man living
northwest of Ida Grove, was killed by
the explosion of gun. He had been
hunting with some friends and seeing
a wolf, had loaded his gun very
heavy, but not getting shot at the
wolf, he thought to shoot The charge
before getting home. He had the gun
as high above his head as he could hold
it horizontally. Holding it in this
position, he pulled the trigger. The
charge coming out Of the side must
have struck him full on the top of the