Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-22
The sixtv-third wedding anniversary

| ago. The judge is 50 years old and his
wife 81. They have five children,
fifteen grandchildren and seventeen
great grandchildren. The average
age of the children is SIS years.
At the meeting of the Iowa Dairy
mems association at Waterloo, Joseph
Hutchinson. of Manchester, in a speech
opposing the candidacy of w. I. Moody,
of Waterloo, for secretary of the asso-
citation, charged Moody with having
betrayed the farmers in the interest of
the commission houses. Moody was
defeated by c. L. Gabriel, of New
Hampton, and he has now brought
suit against Hutchinson for $25, 900 for
SANDER.
James Dunbar suicided few days
ago at Darlington, Wis, just after
confessing that he had killed Albert
Brown, of Rockford, ILL.,, near Mount
Pleasant, while they were engaged in
pearl fishing. Later the mystery was
solved by the finding of Browns body
in Skunk river, mile and quarter
south of Rome, Henry county. The
body was wrapped in tent, with a
piece of railroad iron and rock lied to
it, as indicated in the confession of
| Dunbar.
At Burlington few days ago Jake
Martin entered the HELEN foundry,
and, after few moments conversation
with n workman named w. l.. Schuch.
he seized heavy ladle, and, swinging
it around his head, brought it down
with awful force upon Schuch's head.
crushing his skull like paper. Martin
escaped in the confusion. The dispute
was over money owed by Schuch to
Martin. Schuch was conveyed to st.
Francis hospital. He is SO terribly
injured that he cannot live.
The sheriff of Woodbury. county has
served the original notices Of suit
which will be commenced in the
district court by John 4. Goldie against
the Sioux City Traction Company for
| $4,000 damages for the killing of his
| 3-year-old son by one of the company's
cars. The plaintiff alleges that the
| accident was due to the carelessness of
the company's employees. The child
was killed on the morning Of October
25. The killing caused great deal OF
| comment, and as result the Sioux
| City Traction Company was served
with notice to put on conductors, but
| the order has not been enforced.
An Eldora dispatch says: brute
in human form has been discovered
three miles southwest of here. HIS
name is Joe Priske. His wife. a
daughter of Mrs Joseph Fromholtz, of
this city, has been dangerously sick for
some weeks The husband has refused
TO call or permit medical assistance.
| A sister of Mrs. Priske went out to
| help take care of her. Priske went
into great rage, marched around the
house, fired off a gun, and became so
violent that the young woman had to
leave. Later Mrs Fromholtz took a
carriage, and, accompanied by Sheriff
| Boylan, went to Priske's, but found
that worthy away from home. Mrs.
Prislse was carefully wrapped up and
Mrs. Fromholtz
| Detective w. f. Forsee reached
Montezuma a few days ago with
Richard Rowe, brother of the default
ing Poweshiek county treasurer. The
trip from the City of Mexico was made
in four days and nights. Threats had
been made that Forsee would not be
permitted to get out of the City of
Mexico with his prisoner, but he
started twelve hours earlier with him
than had been announced in the
Mexican papers. The sheriff and
deputy met them at the depot and the
prisoner was at once taken to cell in
the county Jail. On the same train
came w. S. Bailey, an attorney from
AtchisoD, Kansas, who will have
charge of Rowe's case in court. The
grand jury indicted both of the Rowes
in September, and the bond of Richard
was fixed at 500, 600 Mr.. Bailey will
make an effort to have this reduced.
The trial will probably come off in
January.
1t is said that Kid Gallagher and
! Alex Chaplin are the parties who killed
| Max Noac6 and Ora Minter in a bagnio
in Sioux City three months ago The
two men were sentenced few days
ago TO fifteen years each at Papillion.
Neb., for murderous assault COM
mitted year ago, and they pleaded
guilty there, hoping to get off with
| lighter sentences. When they were
sentenced it was admitted in Sioux
City that the authorities had con-
fession in which the crime was detailed
Noack was killed after he was robbed
because hc resisted. and then the girl
was killed to keep from telling of the
crime. Gallagher and Chaplin were in
the city but Il short time, but were
engaged in robbery. An officer had
been at Papillion trying to get the
authorities to give them up, which
would have been done had they not
pleaded guilty. Their pal Vie
Mccarthy, who escaped from the
! Omaha mil few nirhts ago, was not