Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-15
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Moines transient dentist, was fine,
$25 for violating the Eordinance, bu
filed bond and will appeal the case
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES new ordinanc,
is having regular buck-sheep tim'
of it for the present.
Last Sunday forenoon Joseph Buria
mex and Frank Stepanek, of the Grea
Central Tobacco works, took wall
over to Pleasant Peak to enjoy the
beautiful scenery and sunshine. Al
they were climbing the hill they came
to bare sandy patch of ground anG
discovered thereon mass of bull
snakes summing themselves. The gentle
men armed with stout clubs attacked
the reptiles and after the smoke OF
battle had cleared away fifty-two dead
snakes were counted. They averaged
from two to three feet in length. -
Elgin Echo
A despatch from Nashua of the 9th
says that a representative of the
Standard Oil company, and Attorney
Geo. W. Kiesel of Dubuque were in
Nashua for the purpose of looking up
the particulars concerning the two ex-
plosions caused by intermixing of
kerosene and gasoline, which occurred
here two weeks ago, wherein Mrs.
Herman Moore and baby and Miss
Makaben lost their lives, and to inter-
view the parties interested as to the
amount for which they would settle
Mr. Moore demands SIS, 200 damages.
while Mr.. Makaben, father of the girl,
asks for $1,000.
Friday evening at North McGregor
in an alteration over the price of a
meal, Dot Wells, restaurant keeper,
struck John Gleason blow which re-
suited in his Death. Gleason left the
restaurant without paying for his sup
per and Wells followed him to the de-
pot, demanding the money. Aquarrel
ensued and Wells struck Gleason a
blow, knocking HIM off the platform.
He was picked up insensible and was
carried into thesdepot hotel, where he
died shortly afterwards. He was an
one armed ex-railroad brakeman and a
resident of Mason City, where he
leaves wife and family.
A peculiar case from Lawler is en-
gaging the attention of the jury to-
day, Louis Ferney VS.. James Curran.
Ferney claims 800. 90 due him from
Curran 81 bank on the showing in Fer
ney's bank book, while the ledger of
the bank shows that he deposited
800. 90 less than he claims he did.
The merit of the case is the validity
of the entry in Ferney's bank book,
the defendant introducing witnesses
to show that the figures in Ferney's
book had been tempered with. Both
parties to the suit are of the highest
reputation for integrity and the jury
will have to decide a knotty point
New Hampton Gazette.
A sad accident occurred Monday ON
the Milwaukee road few miles from
here. The work train had been fixing
a bridge and was preparing to come
home, when in cleaning up and
up the tools, John Mccain
saw a canthook on the pile driver Just
the hammer. McCann
reached for the hook to put it in place
and the rope which held the heavy
hammer high above him broke. The
hammer fell on the canthook, twisting
it out of McCann's hands and driving
the point of the hook into his skull.
A surgeon was Immediately sum-
moned and dressed the wound, but
did not express much hope for the
mans recovery. He fingered along
between life and death until Wednes-
day morning at 80 when he passed
away. --McGregor Times.
County, Attorney Telford had poor
success with his liquor cases at this
term of court. The first case tried
was that of the State VS. r. w. Catlin,
a Mason City druggist who had been
indicted for maintaining a nuisance.
The jury acquitted him. Then came
the case of the State VS. ]. f. Emery
another Mason City druggist indicted
on the same charge. The jury worked
on this case by day and by night but
still could not come to an agreement
and the judge was compelled at last
to discharge them. Then witnesses
from Thornton commenced to file into
town and the case of f. ID. Allen, a
druggist of that town was taken up.
After the testimony and the eloquence
this case was given to the jury Thurs.
day night. They wrestled with it two
days and two nights and then could
not solve it. The judge discharged
them late Saturday night, the vote
we believe, to 4 for
Clear Lake Mirror.
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