Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-10-26

| witness, alleged ana proved tnat
Smith, who had charge of loan, had
collected the money, but failed to turn
it all over This is the first time in
the history of the Keokuk bar that
one of it's members has been on trial
for criminal offense.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Lamprecht, of
Eldora, are not little alarmed over
the loss of their SON Henry. In 1895
he went to Alaska, and in July, 1897,
they heard from him, he then saying
that he would soon start for home.
Nothing has been heard from him
since and the old people are apprehen-
sive that the rigors of Alaska have
claimed another victim or that he has
fallen in the defense of his property.
Iowa has new legal holiday. The
new code makes provision that Feb
ruary 90, Washington's birthday, be
so considered hereafter With this
addition to the list there are now in
Iowa seven legal holidays in the year,
besides every Sunday. The seven hol-
idays are: New Years day, Washing
toms birthday, Memorial day, Fourth
of July, Labor day, Thanksgiving day,
and Christmas day. Perhaps many
persons will be surprised to know that
Washington's birthday has not here
tofore been legal holiday in this
state, but such is the case. Iowa has
been one of the three states which for
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of the father of his country. The two
other states which have evinced an
indifference in this regard are Missis-
sippi and Arkansas. Every other
state in the union has observed Feb
ruary GO as legal holiday.
In making a report on the work of
"Hog" Dodge in his efforts 10 cure the
cholera in several herds in Polk county,
John Cownie, vice-president of the
State Agricultural Society, intimates
very broadly that he is of the opinion
the Dodge cure is not what it was
represented and has had no particular
effect upon the hogs treated. In fact
he pronounces the cure a fat failure.
|
Had the results of the test cases
been different, / would have cheerfuliy
devoted my time to still further exper-
iments, but under the circumstances it
is not necessary to pursue this line of
investigation any further. SO far the
disease which is now destroying the
swine herds of our state has bafiied all
efforts to cure or even control it, and
each and every one of the so-called
hog cholera cures now upon the
market have proved, when put to fair
and honest test, in herd really
affected by the disease, to be without
merit and absolutely worthless as a
cure for this dread complaint"
Judges Conrad, Stevenson, Holmes
ana Spurrier, of the Polk county dis
trict court, all decided that the state
board had acted illegally in the matter
and had exceeded its authority when
it put the Weeks party nominees on
the ballot. The whole court of the
county assembled together sustained
Judge Spurrier's decision, yet said the
submission of the case already ought
to stand, and the case on the writ of
certiorari ought to remain for this
term of court. They agreed that the
case before Judge Spurrier had been
handled properly. Later Judge Spur
rier issued an order, which was served
on G.. l.. Dobson, secretary of state, in
which he directed the secretary of
state to "wholly disregard the nomi-
nation papers filed by the Weeks
faction. The court says their nomina-
tion papers must not even be filed.
| But they have been filed and they
have been sent out to the county
auditors in the third place on the
official ballot. Whether they are now
beyond reach of the court is
question.
Prof. d. A. Kent of the State Agri-
cultural college at Ames finds he has
serious task on his hands in trying to
reclaim 6,0OO acre farm in Hamilton
county that was once the bed of Iowa
or Mud Lake. He con ceived the idea
of draining the lake and securing the
land about three years ago. He
bought the riparian rights of owners
along the shore and paid Hamilton
county "a, 900 for quit claim deed to
the land. He expended a number of
thousands of dollars in training the
water from the lake and made many
improvements, but with every rain it
would fill up again. and it was i'm
possible TO do much with it. So far,
after three years effort, he has been
unable to make it success. AS last
resort he has interested Des Moines
banker in his project and has made
con tract with him to deed him one
half of the farm provided he will go
ahead with the improvements. and
place it in a position so it can be
cultivated. Acting under these in
structions, some thirty men are now
at work on the place with teams.
They are digging bitches from six to
ten feet deep and twenty feet wide.
They are also building dykes and try
ing to reclaim the land. Turnpike