Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-13

postal funds. He was taken to Cedar
Rapids, arraigned before United States
Commissioner Stewart, and held to the
federal grand jury in the sum OF 81 geo.
His shortage is Si2S, and had been
accommodating since March l. The
shortage has been made good by his
bondsmen. 1t is stated there are
mitigating circumstances. The arres:
caused great sensation at La Porte.
Frank II. Whitney and Whitney
& Son, bankers, OF Atlantic, made an
assignment a few days ago and j. b.
Brutf was appointed receiver The
bank proper has $500, 900 abilities and
assets Sis, 200, liable to some shrink
age, and composed of notes, bills and
credits that cannot be made available
at once. Only 81 900 IN cash was on
hand. f. ii; Whitney's assignment
shows his notes due his bank of SSS-
600, overdraft, S4, GOO, and mortgages
and other debts aggregating, inclusive
Sl66. coo, and of schedule of assets
aggregating S522,7 700, probably over
valued. +. Ii. Whitney has been very
sick for several weeks and is hardly
expected to recover. The other bank
ers of the city say the property will
pay all claims in full.
In cutting scrape at Keokuk w. p.
Darwin, prominent society young
man, manager of the Wyman-Rand
Carpet Company's Keol1uk house, one
of the largest business esta blishments
in the city, received dangerous slash
across the neck and breast from a
pocket-knife in the hands of George
Armitage, a young lawyer of that city,
and only recently on the Gate City's
editorial force. The affair is mys-
terious one, both of the parties
declining to talk. There are all kinds
of rumors and gossip about the affair
on account of the prominence of the
young men and the profound mystery
which surrounds the affair. Armitage
was not at first arrested, but later was
taken in charge, and almost imme-
diately gave bond for his appearance.
The knife did not penetrate deep
enough to inflict fatal wound, and
Darwin will likely recover.
The Lawrence-Fehr damage case
filed in the Avoca court has be en- tried
and verdict returned for the plain
tiff. Lawrence was a widower who
married widow. Within two months
after the wedding feast was spread
the new Mrs. Lawrence had trans
ferred her affections to former sutton,
a bachelor named Fehr. The arrange
ment did not suit Lawrence and he
left, but sought satisfaction by bring
ing suit for $4,000 damages against
Fehr for alienation of his wife's affec-
tions. He submitted evidence that sat
isfed the jury of the truth of his claim
SO far as the alienation was concerned,
but they could not see that he had
been damaged very much. After long
deliberation verdict of $50 was re-
turned. The costs will amount to
several hundred dollars. Mrs. Law
cnce now AYERS that she will marry
Fehr as soon as legal obstacles are
removed.
Recently Mrs. w. L. Daugherty. a
prominent young society woman of
Abba, died suddenly. She had been
separated from her husband on
few weeks ago, when they began living
together again. Her husband had her
life insured for $1,000, and when she
died the relatives of the woman
caused an investigation to be made.
The coroner empaneled Il jury, which
rendered verdict to the effect that
the death of Mrs. Daugherty had been
caused by a criminal operation and
want of proper care, and held the
husband, w. f. Daugherty, and
prominent physician, DR.. A. NJ. King,
on the charge of murder, as being
responsible for her death. Both
parties were arrested and bound over
to the grand jury under heavy bonds.
The case, involving as it does the most
prominent people of Abba, has created
intense excitement and much bitter
feeling.
A dispatch from Burlington says:
The exercises attending Iowa's semi
began on the LIST. 1t was
day. There was a mag
nifcent parade participated in by the
Iowa National Guard, a number of
Tama Indians and a large number of
floats. During the progress of the
parade the reviewing stand upon
which the governor and his party |
were standing gave way, precipitating
them to the ground. Vice-President
Ex-Governor Sherman, ex-
Governor Newbold, Lafayette Young,
Rev. DIR. S. n. Fellows, Auditor of
State Mccarthy, City Commissioner
Jones, Lieut.. Col. Rowen, Major
Wyman and County Treasurer Burris !
were all shaken up pretty badly, the |
latter received a compound fracture of !
the legs. and others receiving severe |
bruises and sprains. In the afternoon /
an extended program was carried out !
at the park. Governor Drake and |
Lafayette Young made addresses. In |