Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-02

odChSOH county refuses TO pay Win
ton county's bill for the trial of Chris
Eckerlebe, and it may be necessary to
bring suit. The bill for the first trial
is ST. S7 and that for the second So, GIL.
jackson county offers to pay Sl,552 in
one case and 81, 0s7 in the other. The
bills of the county attorney and county
clerk are rejected, and it is further
claimed the men summoned for jury
service and not selected should have
been discharged when the jury was
selected.
The certiorari proceedings brought
by Chairman Weeks, of the middle-of-
the-road populists, to review the ac-
ton of the district court in the case
involving the use of the name ''peo-
pies party" was dismissed by the SUI
preme court. The supreme court held
that as motion to set aside the order
and judgment of the district court in
the case was still pending in that
court, and that until that motion is
| disposed of there was no reason for in
voSing the writ, the action was pre-
maturely brought and is dismissed.
The worst fire in the history of
the town of Baxter occurred a few
! days ago. Twenty business houses
were consumed before the fire
could be checked. The fire started in
Fred Graef's livery stable at about
80 o'clock p. m., and. quickly spread
20 the adjoining buildings 1t ragged
with terrible fury for about two hours.
By the efforts of the citizens great
Zeal of merchandise was saved, but
the buildings are total loss. The
total lost will foot up about S25, 900,
while the insurance is less than
$4,000.
A case of malignant SCARLET fever
appeared at Atlantic under peculiar
circumstances. Annie Stech, aged 10
years, was in school Thursday. Friday
she was too sick to attend and STAYED
at home. Saturday many of her play
mates We're at the house and played
with her. In the evening a doctor
was called, who diagnosed the case
and pronounced it scarlet fever.
Before daylight Sunday, and before
the family fairly knew she was sick,
she was dead. Monday, before the
funeral, the casket was set up in the
front porch and, with flowers. was
photographed. At the same time all
the bed linen was tapping in the
strong wind. In direct line of wind and
across the street is school building.
All these circumstances have caused
no little excitement. Her brother is
now sick abed with the scarlet fever.
Quarantine has been established.
Calvin Chaddock, young man &c
years of age, living with his mother at
Des Moines, died at Mercy hospital as
as the result of blow with poker,
said to have been inflicted by his
brother William. The fatal blow was
struck in the course of quarrel
between the brothers. AS the outcome
of the affair, William has been placed
under arrest on warrant issued by
Coroner Ankeny and will be held
pending the investigation of the facts
by the coroner's jury. The assault
was committed, it is claimed, while
Calvin was under the influence of
liquor. Calvin forced William into
corner and the latter claims he did not
intend to injure Calvin, and that he
endeavored TO strike his arm. Instead
of this, the poker fell across Calvin's
temple with crushing force. The
assault was witnessed by the mother
OF the boys and by their sister, Miss
Ada ChaddoclS. The young man was
removed to the hospital, where he
died in great agony.
A terrible explosion of dynamite in
the State Bank of harrisburg at an
early morning hour a few days ago
shattered the great safe, demolished
the heavy plate glass windows.
wrecked the building and alarmed
every resident of the city. Hasty
investigation showed that robbers had
caused the destruction. In cracking
the safe the robbers used ten times as
much dynamite as was necessary.
The robbers secured Sc, 600 in securities
and small sum of money which had
not been placed in the time lock safe.
The three men who did the work stole
a handcar from the Illinois Central
tool house at Webster City and went
to Harrisburg to rob the bank. The
bank door was battered in with sledge
hammers, and then a hole one-quarter
of an inch in diameter and fourteen
inches deep was drilled in the big safe.
This was packed with dynamite and
exploded. Citizens were aroused and
the robbers soon found they must flee.
They jumped from n back window and
as they passed the corner of the bank
they saw man rapidly approaching
them He was one of their number,
out they mistools him for an officer
and fred two shots at him, one
.alxing effect in his breast and the
,ther in his abdomen. The wounded
nan was captured and is not expected
o live. He gave his name as Edward
iillcoin. The other two robbers made
hair eScane Cillcoin the wounded