Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01
THE NEWS IN IOWA

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insure your life.
The case against w. L. Billiard, of
Delmond, ex-secretary of the Iowa
senate, charged with forgery, has
been dismissed because of flaw in the
indictment.
Harry Hamilton, the 1S-year-old son
of A. j. Hamilton, of Fonda, died a
few days ago from internal injuries
received couple of days previous
while attempting to lead couple of
vicious horses from Rockwell City.
Physicians at first thought the injuries
slight.
Clarence Hoyt, of Burt, aged 16, at
tempted an assault on Lottic Shanor,
aged about IL years, as she was RE-
turning home from school. Hoyt was
swimming in the river as the girl
came along, and forced her in the
brush, but farmer came along and
scared him away. Officers are search
ing for him.
VIM. Dickinson, an Anamosa car
penter, was working on a house north
of that place when the scaffold gave
way, precipitating him to the ground
sixteen feet below. He struck on
his head on rock, TWO bum
dies of shingles falling on top of him.
He was taken to his home where he
died a few hours later.
Mrs. Daniel Gilligan died suddenly
at jefferson. She was found lying in
pool of blood in her bedroom, with
her right eye badly discolored, as
though she had been dealt violent
blow with fist. The coroner asserted
this blow was struck before her death,
but the jury returned verde. of
death from heart failure
f5George c. Beck, of the Limited Gun
Club, Indianapolis, has challenged
Charles w. Budd, of Des Moines, for
the Dupont trophy, which the latter
Won from John Winston recently. A
letter was received from Budd naming
June Z as the date. The match will
probably be shot at Watson's Park,
Chicago, 100 live birds tor each man.
Eugene Russ, an empl oye of the
Cereal Milling Company, of Cedar
Rapids. fell from the top floor of the
elevator to the bottom, IA distance of
20 feet, trap door giving way and
allowing him to go down. Not bone
was broken but it is feared he sus-
tanned internal injuries. The physi-
clans think there is good chance for
his recovery.
- The town OF Calumet, seventeen
miles northwest of Cherokee, was
almost totally destroyed by fire. All
the main business portion of the north
side of town was wiped out before the
fire could be checked. The fire broke
out in hardware store and is thought
to be of incendiary origin. The loss
will reach the neighborhood of SIS, 900,
with very little insurance.
Perry Mel, n boy about il years of
age, was found by his father lying
dead at their home in Mingo with
gunshot wound in his left side just
below the ribs. When found he was
lying on his back with his entrails
protruding. Subsequently his younger
brother, Elmer, confessed that they
had had some difficulty, which ended
by his shooting with the above results.
Patrick Brady, one of the Wapello
county boodlers, must go to the pen
itentiary. The supreme court has
refused new trial. Brady was con-
victed two years ago of making
vouchers to the county for aid ex-
tended fictitious paupers, by which
means he mulcted the county out of
several thousand dollars. He was
sentenced to two years at Fort
Madison.
The Dcs Moines Daily News has
made great hit by painting big
colored cartoon on its building, headed
"A Snap and representing bull
frog swapping up fly, over the words
daily News 81 Year" the remark
able offer which has so largely in
creased the News circulation. The
cartoon has been the subject of much
good natured raillery in local news
paper circles.
The 7-year-old son of Conrad Reece,
residing near jefferson, had narrow
escape from death while hunting
snipe. He was on one side of small
pond, and in firing at some birds the
parties on the other side were careless
of their aim and the boy received the
charge. Several shots struck him in
the body and one hit him in the eye.
1t was feared he would lose the eye
but the shot was successfully removed.
While Mrs. r. +. Smith. of Clinton,
was attempting to light fire with a
lamp few mornings since, her clothes
ignited. She was severely burned.
Mrs. Smith is partially paralyzed, and
and has not been fabout much for
year, and becoming helpless, fell to
floor, where her daughter found her,
having been awakened by her mothers
cries. Aid was summoned and the
wounds dressed, but owing to their
nature and the condition of her gen
eral health, it is thought that recovery