Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-26
THROWN OUT OF HOME.
Fifty Iowa Families Evicted in True Old Country Style-The Settlers Look Hope fully Toward Governor Larrabee.

FHCy Iowa Families Evicted in True Old
 Country Style-The Settlers Look Hope
 fully Toward Governor Larrabee.
 FORT DODGE, la, Nov 26-United States Marshal Holbrook and posse brought the first weeks evictions of the Des Moines river lands to a conclusion Saturday night after days trip in the country away from any telegraph office. The last eviction was made about thirty miles east of Fort Dodge. on the border of Hamilton county
 Six burly fellows, each walking arsenal, made up the posse. Marshal Holbrook car ried with him on this trip a pocketful of writs directed against occupants of the land to which MT. Richard Shell, son of an Hi nois capitalist, holds title A point sixteen miles southwest of this city was the place marked for the first eviction of the day. It was farm on which Matthias Hagenson had lived nineteen years Hagenson had antici- pated eviction by running off his stock. His property was carted to the road and un- loaded, and in one case family was left to sleep in the road by the side of their furni- ture, half mile distant from their old home
 Within sight was Spain Hower's place, from which he was evicted the day before, his furniture, farm machinery and other personal property still scattered about the road. flower had built fine house, good i DdI AS dLI nueuS Ou HIS pIdCe, ana was Ill me shape for the winter when the eviction took place.
 From the Norwegian's home the posse drove two miles to Chance Pigman's house, a two story frame building in a grove. Opul- ent corn cribs, comfortable barns and gran aries, long haystacks and sleek looking stock were found there. When Marshal Holbrook told his errand Pigman pleaded for just one 1 days time, saying: Eve got little boy I've had to sit up with two nights. He's croupy. I'm afraid it will kill him to be carried out in the coldn
 But the marshal was memorable, and load after load was hauled out to the road, a quarter of mile away and put down by the fence. Pigrnan and his wife held consulta- tton about where they could find shelter for 1 the night.
 "Oh, Lord, said the poor woman, ''I wish was ready to go home to heaven"
 Jim Kortright gave the most astonishing | exhibition of cheerfulness when the posse moved him out. "It's getting late, and reckon you might as we'll begin right away. As the sun was sinking the work at Kort rights was begun He and his wife had put years of their life into this farm, and over $1, 900 besides.
 From this point the posse drove to Lehigh a little mining town, to spend the night To-day they continuing their work
 Interest in the evictions grows apace witt the knowledge of their progress To-day al Iowa is talking about them-on trains, il public places, and on the streets. The lav says they shall be, but popular opinion say they must stop before long
 Something of a sensation was created whel it became known that Governor Larrabe had taken hand in the Des Moines rive land evictions The publicity of the lette from the governor to the county attorney O Webster county, in which the latter display! ; favorable disposition toward the settlers gives them new hope, and, in connection with the stand taken by United States Sena tor Allison, leads them to hope for remnner ation from the next congress. The deputy marshals have returned t Fort Dodge, after having made fifty familie homeless