Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

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are on trial at Abba, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Daugherty, who died
in that city last September as the re-
suit of an abortion alleged to have
! been produced by the defendants
The entire business portion of Pa
cific Junction was burned few days
ago. The fire started in grocery
store, and twenty-five or tweuty-three
buildings. including the Pacific hotel
and the Odd Fellows hall, were de-
stroyed. Pacific Junction is a railroad
town of between GOO and 500 inha bi-
tants on the Burlington road. The
local fire department and bucket bril-
gade were handicapped by the ex-
IRENE cold. The fire practically
burned itself out.
Willard Friend, charged with
poisoning his wife, was held to the
grand jury by Justice Woods, of
Creston. His father. brother, sister
and brother-in-law were present.
When the decision was announced. the
sister rushed to the defendant and
threw her arms around his neck and
wept and plead that she could not
part with him. she could not stand it
to see him go back to Jail: that she
would die without him. Together he
and his sister wept for a quarter of an
hour or more. when the poor girl was
taken from the room by her relatives.
and the prisoner, in company with his
counsel, was taken back to the county
| Jail. where he will await the action of
the grand jury in February.
A Des MONIES editor. prominent in
agricultural circles. is sending out
several hundred circular letters to
railroad managers and directors
interested in railroads passing through
the state, asking them to put in what
are known AS feeding in transit
rates, for the benefit of the stock
shipper and farmer. In his letters.
which are all directed TO the same
point. though in different letters he
comes at it in different ways. he calls
attention to the fact that he as editor
of one of the leading agricultural
papers of the west and the person
addressed as a director or manager of
an Iowa road are equally interested in
the prosperity of the farmers, and he
urges that the proposed plan will
bring about a partial return of pros
perity by creating a new market for
their surplus products.
The German Savings Bank, of Des
Moines, closed its doors a few days
ago, and its cashier, Harry Il. Black
burn. was appointed assignee. Later,
upon application of J. w. Geneser,
vice-presidcnt,J Judge Holmes appointed
Mr.. Black burn receiver for the bank
and fixed his bonds at $4,000. The
agents of the bank assert that the
they declare that the stock will not.
necessarily, be assessed to accomplish
that purpose. The assets of the bank
are stated to be SOIL. 200 and the
deposits are $4,000. The capital
stock is $4,000 and the undivided
profits are 81 900. The assets consist
of leans and investments, upon much
of which the receiver expects torealize
quickly. The failure was caused by
slow collections and few bad loans.
together with the refusal of the clear
ing house To grant further aid.
The jackson county grand jury has
returned indictments against Hoa. q.
l.. Johnson. +. ID. Kelsey, c. W. Farr,
and j. c. Murray, prominent attor-
neys, and w. II. Davies, a physician
and surgeon of Maquoseta. for con-
spiracy to extort $1,000 from John l..
Sloane, cashier and stockholder of the
Exchange bank, of Maquoketa. This
is the continuation of the celebrated
Sloane Davies case. in which DR.. Ia
vies prosecuted Sloane for alternating
his wife's affections. The case was
tried in the latter part of 1895, and a
decision was rendered in 1896 giving
Dr. Davies verdict for all he asked.
So. 900 and costs. The above indicted
attorneys assisted in the prosecution.
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the whole case set up by the plaintiff
was conspiracy, but, at the time of
the trial. Sloane was unable to sub
stantiate his claim to the satisfaction
of the court
The will OF the late T. w. Curry,
chairman of the state democratic
central committee, came up in the dis
trict court of Decatur county few
days ago This is the will in which
Miss Eta Bright, Mr. Curry's former
stenographer. was given S3,0ooand his
fine private library. and over which it
was thought a legal contest would en-
sue. The case, however, was salts
factorily settled. On being served
with notice by Miss Bright's attorney,
Mr.. McGinnis. the late chairman's law
partner, produced and fled the will
made i'll 1895, bequeathing to Mr.. Me-
Ginnis his law library, and TO Miss
Bright his private library and $4,000.
The balance of his estate WAS given ia
his daughter, Mrs. Grace Powell An
offer was made Miss Bright of money
consideration, about equal in amount
to that bequeathed her which she