Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-15
The Bevers have asked for change

claiming tnat Judge WOld is TOO preJu-
diced to give a fair trial.
Charles Traves, young railroad
man out of work, came home to Lyons
from Chicago raving crazy. His wife
and child preceded him. When he
| arrived he was minus his gold watch,
diamond pin and wore clothing which
he could not account for. 1t is believed
he was drugged and robbed of his
| clothes and valua bles, as he was all
! right when his people left him in the
city. He has been taken to the insane
asylum at independence.
John and Dick Webster and George
Roper and Frank Jackson, four toughs
familiar with jails and police courts at
| Council Bluffs, made a murderous
assault on Texas Baker, harmless old
colored man, and inflicted injuries that
caused his death in few hours. The
assault was unprovolled. The assault
was made IN front of the Metropolitan
hotel and when done the thugs ran,
but were identified and arrested later.
John Webster confessed that he struck
the negro over the head with club.
and says that jackson hit him on the
back of the head with brick. fra ctur-
ing his skull.
Two miners lost their lives at Mucha-
KNOCK a few days ago from ''blaclS
damp" About month ago a room
took fire, and to keep the flames from
spreading the entrance had been wall
| ed up. In doing this some tools be-
longing to George S. Swanson were
left inside He had spoken of them
several times, and his roomi mate.
James G. Brown, agreed to go in and
get them for him. 1t appears they
feared the deadly effect of the gas as a
string was tied TO Browns belt and
| held by Swanson. Death must have
been almost instantaneous, as Brown
was found In the middle of the room
and Swanson with only hrshead through
the aperture.
A delegation Of Des Moincs citizens
| called on Governor Jackson few days
ago for the purpose OF notifying him
that a petition for the pardon of John
w. Schaffer would be filed with him.
and urging that he give the matter his
! immediate attention. Among those
who were present were DIR. Sehooler,
]. r. Sage, Judge Bishop, DIR. Mccarthy
and Howard ]. Clark Schaffcr was
convicted of being connected with the
robbing of the grave of William Case
in February, 1898. in Woodland Gem
etery. They were caught dragging
the body by means of a rope, and were
armed with revolvers. The scheme
had been discovered beforehand, and
the officers of the law were in waiting
when they came
A City of Mexico dispatch says: Sec
rotary of State Mariscal has notified
United States Minister Ransom that
Richard c. Rowe, for whom claim has
been made for extradition. would be
delivered to the authorized officers of
the United States. Detective Forse,
who has been here for the last five
months wAnking on the case, will leavd
with the prisoner at once for Iowa.
The crime with which Rowe is charged
is that of helping his brother. Chester
Rowe, who was treasurer of Poweshiek
county, Iowa. to embezzle $4,000.
Chester Rowe has taken out naturali
cation papers, and being now citizen
of Mexico can not be extraditcd, but
will be tried here for bringing stolen
property into this country.
In 1893, Martin Schultz and wife. an
aged couple living near Cherokee, were
brutality murdered with a club by
someone unknown. All efforts to find
the murderers were futile. Last week
George Montague, brother of the
murdered woman, was arrested,
charged with the crime. The informa-
ton was sworn TO by man named
Jones, who had been picking corn with
Montague. 1t is claimed Montague
made a confession He was taken to
Washta and placed under $1,000 bonds |
to appear for examination. Last sum-
mer Montague came to Cherokee seek |
ing protection, and slept in the county
Jail several nights He knew he was
suspected, and got an idea the neigh
bors were going to make trouble. He
acted very strangely.
The Iowa State Geographical Society |
was organized In the city of Des Moines
recently. The objects and purposes Of
the society as set forth in their articles
of incorporation are to promote the |
study and knowledge of geography. to |
assist the state in its work of instruc-
ton, to procure library pertaining to |
geography and correlative subjects, to
procure maps, charts, globes, model |
and relief work. and to obtain suit |
able rooms for the uses of the society |
and the housing of it's material and |
apparatus. The special work of the |
society will be the gathering of |
geographical information and data of |
the state of Iowa, in publishing books |
and documents in connection with its |
work and to interest all public scholars |
and instructors in schools, colleges, |
universities ana institutions of learn |
ing in the state of Iowa in the study |
of the geography of their own state |
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