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

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the rats in that town
A woman named Christina Morten-
son. living near Honey Creek, Potta-
wattamie county, was attacked by
huge eagle while engaged in hoeing
in the garden. The bird sank Its
talons in her shoulder and tried to
lift her up. Mrs. Mortenson made a
hard struggle and finally beat the
bird off, but not until she was badly
wounded about the head.
Among the more important attrac-
tions to appear at the meeting OF the
Midland Chautauqua, Des Moines,
July to 30. are Bishop Fowler, the
Wagner Male Quartette, Prof. Graham
Taylor, Fred Emerson Brooks, COL
Geo. w. Balm. Booker Il. Washington,
the Arion Lady Quartette, and Z. De-
Witt Talmage. A splendid program
has been prepared which can be Sc
cured by applying to Chas. b. Van
Slyke, Sec'y, Des Moines.
AS result of the recent experiment
tai shipment of American butter to
England under the patronage of the
agricultural department: an order has
just been placed by London firm of
merchants for the entire daily product
of the Iowa Agricultural College.
which was one of the two places from
which the butter was taken. The
product is 500 pounds daily, and other
merchants are attesting in letters the
good results achieved by the expert
ment.
The boiling populists met in Des
Moines and perfected an orga nization
by the selection of a state central com
mittee, of which A. w. c. Weeks is
chairman. 1t was decided after con-
siderable debate, not to issue a call
for convention at once. but to com
mence to prosecute the work of organ
ization, and to devote month or six
weeks to this work. 1t was practically
decided to call convention in Des
Moines during the week of the state
fair.
Isaac Hansen. - years old, son of n
farmer living near Weston, was
drowned a few days ago. Hansen
took his two boys and joined a fishing
party at Timer Lake, eight miles
north of Council Bluffs. Hansen took
his two boys out on the lake for a
boat ride. They finally struck what
they thought would be good place to
fish, and soon all three were enjoying
the sport. In moving about in the
boat it was capsized. and all three
were fioundering in the water. The
father could swim but little, but he
made quite an effort to save his two
boys. The cries of the three attracted
the attention of other members of the
party. who jumped into boat and
quickly reached the scene. BY hard
work they rescued the father and one
son, but the other boy was drowned
The body was recovered a few hours
later.
A Chicago, Milwaukee e st. Paul
freight, going east, broke in two parts
on grade just west of Dedham, and
the caboose and one car rolled down a
twenty-foot embankment. The fol-
lowing were injured: Conductor Raft,
arm broken; Warren Howard, sales
man, Marshalltown, badly injured;
two brakemen, from Perry, badly
injured. A wrecking train, with
surgeons, was sent Immediately to
assist DR.. Narrower, local surgeon, in
caring for the injured. When running
at high rate of speed, il collided
with freight going west, and both
engines were badly demolished. The
engineers and firemen of both trains
jumped just before the collision, thus
saving themselves from possible death.
DR.. r. r. Williams, of Manning, and
DIR. Graham, of Manila, who were on
the wrecking train, were both badly
injured.
Some time ago L. G. Yeoman, of
Eagle Grove, was hanged in effigy IN a
prominent thoroughfare from wire
run from the Citizens State Bank. AS
Scduci " thiS occurrences. MT. co.
mans office was few days ago the
scene of a lively encounter. Ed. Lev,
son of prominent old settler and
capitalist, went to Yeoman's Office to
talk over the matter with Yeuman,
who, it appears, had accused Ley OF
the deed. Mr.. Yeoman acknowledged
that he had suspicious that young Ley
was the right man, and asked him to
get out of the Office. In the scuffie
which ensued considerable blood was
split, but bystanders were on hand in
time to separate the combatants. At
this iuncture. ID. g. Ley, father of the
young man, appeared, and was ordered
out. With a club in the hands of Yeo-
man. several openings were made in
Legs scalp before Yeoman was dis
armed. Considerable bad feeling is
stirred up.
While the Y. p. s. c. r. people are
getting ready to start for the western
lands, another formidable body oil
young people is planning an exodus to
the domains of Queen Victoria to at
tend the Third International Confer
cnce of the Epworth League. Mr.. C.