Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-10

The passenger depot at West Lib
erty, jointly occupied by the Rock
Island and Cedar Rapids roads, was
burned to the ground. The fire
started in the baggage room, but its
origin is a mystery. The contents,
including the case of tickets, was
burned. The loss is about $1,000. a
modern structure of brick will now be
built.
Harry Robinson. a brakeman in the
employ of the Sioux City 81 Pacific
railway, attempted to put three tramps
off the train at Sergeant Bluffs, seven
miles from Sioux City, and the tramps
jumped on him and after beating him
severely threw him off the train. The
train ran several miles before the man
was missed and he was picked up by
a section gang and taken to the near
est station. His injuries were found
to be serious, but it is not supposed he
will die. A posse of citizens and
officers is securing the country in
hopes the men may be found, but they
are still at large.
George A. Gray, b. o. Kittleman,
Elmer Gibson. Earl Kimme and ID. r.
Weakley will shortly leave Des Moines
and make trip to the Yellowstone
National Park by the water route.
They will go on a pretty little 2j-foot
steam launch, which has just been
built by DIR. Watkins, an inventive
genius, who has equipped the boat
with a newly designed propeller of
his own. The party will go down the
Des Moines to the Mississippi and then
down to the Missouri, where they will
head up that stream and journey on
until they reach the Yellowstone
river, which they will traverse and
enter the park by that route.
The following ticket has been placed
in nomination by the prohibition state
conventions: For governor, Rev. e l..
Eaton, Des Moines; lieutenant gov
ernor, NJ. w Atwood, Baskerville;
supreme Judge, n. L. Hellyer, Guthrie
Center: state superintendent, Mrs NJ.
II. Durham, Burlington; railroad com
missioner, \. L. Coates, Perry. DR..
Eaton is the pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church of Des
Moines. The only other candidate for
the nomination was Samuel Phelps
Leland, of Charles City. Eaton got
200 4-9l votes and Leland l3s 1921
votes The platform is devoted almost
wholly to the prohibition of the liquor
traffic.
A boy about II years Old was killed
by west-bound Chicago & North
western freight near the stock yards
in Clinton: The lad. with compan-
ion, attempted to board the moving
cars, lost his hold and fell beneath the
wheels. His life was instantly
crushed out, and he was cut in two
just below the shoulder, his left arm
severed, his neck broken and his spinal
column fractured in three places. A
note book found in a pocket was the
only article found, and on the first
page was found the address of Eddie
Matthies, South Auburn, Nemaha
county, Nebraska. Later it was found
that the boy had relatives in Lyons,
who were notified, and also word was
sent to above address, where the boys
father lives.
Governor Stevens of Missouri has de-
clined to honor requisition signed
by the governor of Iowa. a man
named Maxwell, in Lucas county,
mortgaged eleven head of horses and
turned them over to the mortgagee
for safe keeping. On a pretext, he Sc
cured possession of nine and took
them out of the country, selling them.
He went to Missouri and the Lucas
county authorities asked Governor
Drake to have him brought back to
Iowa. Papers were made out and the
Lucas sheriff went after the man, but
Governor Stevens unexpectedly de-
clined to honor the requisition. He
took the ground that there was moth
in the offense to warrant delivering III
the man and that was the end of it.
The delivery of prisoner from one
state to another is purely courtesy
of the executive. and there is no APP
peal from him.
A very severe electric storm visited
Webster City few days ago, doing
immense damage. The spire of the
Baptist church was shattered: the ele
vator owned by the Webster City Ee-
, vator Company, was struck; the hand
some residence of Ed. Burgess was in
the way OF bolt: the iron roof of the
Queen Livery barn, owned by VIM.
Weike, was torn from the building: a
barn belonging TO Burt Butler was
struck and his horses killed, while
trees were shattered on every side.
Mrs. John Lupus, with her two little
children, Minnie, aged ., and Carl,
aged 4. were at their home southeast
of Webster City. The mother had
taken her children TO the cellar, and
with the oldest daughter was standing
at an opening in the basement watch
ing the progress OF the storm. The
little ones were hrddled together in
the rear corner. Both Mrs Lupus