Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-11
THE NEWS IN IOWA


Thomas Lane, who with two others
broke Jail in Abba two weeks ago, has
been located at Texamah, Neb., where
he is under arrest for burglary.
The democrats of the Third congress
sional district nominated George
Staehle, of Manchester, for congress.
He will contest with Col. Henderson.
According to a decision of the Potta-
wattamie district court SO, 227 deposited
by William Parks in the First National
Bank of Council Bluffs in 1873, will be
turned over to.the state, as he left no
heirs.
Johnnie Dusman, aged -, of indie
pendence, fell from bicycle from
heat exhaustion, after riding distance
of FIVE miles. He died eight hours
later without regaining consciousness.
Henry Schneider, wagon maker at
Muscatine, died from paralytic shock
received while attending his daugh-
ter's funeral, she having died suddenly
from congestive chills after three
hours illness.
Millions of grasshopper3 passed
over Council Bluffs last week,
going north and east. They appeared
10 be from 300 to GOO feet from the
ground At one time they nearly
eoscured the sun. None of them
alighted here.
The new Fort Dodge directory, just
issued, contains the names of 5000
persons. At the common ratio of two
and hree-fourths, used in computing
populations from directory figures,
this gives population of $500.
The executive council has placed the
state tax levy for the coming year at
two and seven-tenths mills, an increase
of two-tenths of mill over what il
was last year. The increase in the
levy is made necessary by the fact
that the last legislature increased the
appropriations materially.
Attorney General Remley has writ
ten the Trainer of the cigarette law
asking him in regard to the recent de-
court. Mr.. Remley says he will appeal
from the decision of the federal court
TO the supreme court of the United
States, and that as soon as ne can will
try case in the state courts under the
new law.
Frank Pearson, the young man who
made tragic assault on his parents
recently at Iowa Falls and then
attempted to takS' his own life. has
been adjudges.insane by the commits
sioners and taken to the asylum at
Independence, where he will probably
spend the remainder of his days. He
is not regarded out of danger and may
vet die from the three gashes in his
throat.
A Waterloo dispatch says: Rev. 6.
Z. Scott, the Methodist preacher who
eloped with 15-year-old Daisy Dorian
and was captured at Logansport, will
be sent to the insane asylum instead
of the penitentiary. The commission
of insanity, which has been investiga-
ting his case for several days past, de-
cided him insane by ma jority vote of
the members. 1t is probable that a
few months in the asylum is all
the reverand eloper will get.
A sherlff's posse which pursued the
robbers who looted several stores at
Greeley overlook them on the bank
of the Maquoketa river They refused
to surrender and battle ensued in
which large number of shots were
exchanged. Three of the four burg
lars were captured after being
wounded, and the fourth was wounded,
but escaped. They had with them a
large number of burglars tools and a
quantity of nitro-glycerine.
A most destructive fire was discov-
cred on the ground floor of Mcintyre
Bros. x Wilson's blg dry goods store
at Oskaloosa. The flames were first
discovered near the center of the room
and had already gotten good start.
Though the flames were soon under
control, the stock was seriously
damaged by water and smoke. Most
conservative judges place the loss
between $4,000 and $4,000. The
stock is insured for S5l 900.
In response TO a call issued by l.. NJ.
Martin n number of Iowa democrats
met at Des MONIES and selected del
egates TO the national conference of
''sound money" democrats to be held
at indianapolis, August 7. Resolutions
were adopted endorsing the admins
tration of President Cleveland and
declaring for democratic ticket and
the adoption of platform in con-
sonance with democratic principles.
/. NJ. Martin was selected as national
committeeman.
An effort is being made to secure
the release OF Rev. Scott, the Water,
loo minister, by habeas corpus proceed,
ings. Both Scott and Daisy have
sworn that when they were alone in
Daisys home last April no crime wa'l
committed.
Daisy Dorian, Rev. SCOTS victim,
who has so far refused to testify
against her betrayer, received the