Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27

dence, was blown open in broad day
light a few days ago by tramps and
$500 taken. One was captured and
the 'other will probably be appre-
hended.
Squire Hickenlooper, of Abba, placed
John G. Steele under S., bonds to
await the action of the grand jury.
and turned the two Steele boys loose.
Steele is charged with the murder OF
Jake Werner, near Eddyville, There
is considerable excitement in the
neighborhood of Steele's home, aid
rumors are current that it will not be
safe for him to GO back there. How
ever, it is not probable that he will be
able to give the bond, and will have to
lie in Jail until the meeting of the
grand jury next August.
A dispatch from Nashua, N. H., says:
Holders of All shares of stock of the
failed Sioux City National Bank at
Sioux City, Ia, have received notice
from w. II. Farnsworth, the attorney
for the receiver, that suit would be
instituted against them in the United
States courts to compel them to show
cause why they should not pay an
assessment of S75 per share, which has
been levied for the purpose of paying
the indebtedness of the bank, the
affairs of which are now going through
the winding up process. The local
stockholders will fight the assessment
Willie Matthews, a boy Is years old,
who resides at Des Moines, was struck
bv "a Rock Island switch engine and so
injured that it is feared he will die.
The lad is Western Union messenger
boy and was on his way home. 1t was
raining and he had raised his umbrella.
He did not see the switch engine and
it struck him in such a way as to
knock him partly from the track. His
right leg was caught by the wheels
and crushed into mass of splintered
bone and flesh. The boys scalp was
cut from the eyebrows to the back of
the head, but the skull was not
injured.
Mrs. Scroggs, of Keoknl1, a few days
ago received a telegram from her
husband, Dr. j. A. Scroggs, dated at
Spokane, Wash, saying that he will
leave for home at once. DIR. Scroggs,
| who is q member of the state board of
medical examiners, and secretary
treasurer of the Keokuk Medical
College, disappeared April s, going
north. The reason for his disappear
ance was shortage in his accounts
with the college. No explanation is
contained in the telegram, which
caused almost as great a sensation as
the news of his defalcation and dis
| appearance, as few expected to ever
hear of him again.
Two men, giving their names as
John Mack and Isaac Norton, were
brought before United States Commits
sioner Hobbs at Dubuque on charge
of counterfeiting. They attempted to
pass a spurious dollar on McGregor
merchant. They were arrested while
endeavoring to leave town in hurry.
| A bad dollar was found in Mack S
| possession, and he confessed to throw
ing a sack of similar coins into the
river when he saw they were caught.
He claimed to have received them
from brakeman in change for s.
bill Mack waived examination and
was bound over to the grand jury.
The examination of Norton was
continued
Rev. II. e. Colby, Methodist min
lister, and pastor of the Lacey circuit,
residing at Oskaloosa, was arrested,
charged with seduction. Mr.. Colby is
a Young man, married, and has always
borne an exemplary reputation. He
entered plea of not guilty, and his
friends have sinccrest faith in his
innocence. The prosecuting witness
is Mrs. Ida C. Masters, young woman
of 10, who was married about two
months ago. She claims that the
illicit relations with Colby occurred
last fall, beginning in November.
Her husband first thought of entering
a plea of divorce, when her shame
announced his intentions of standing
by his wife sand prosecuting Colby.
Mrs. Masters is an adopted daughter
of Mr.. Colby's parents, and has lived
at their home since she was years
old.
Governor Drake has received a letter
from Secretary Wilson of the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington, in
which the cooperation of the governor
and officials of Iowa is asked in an at.
tempt to be made by the government
to stamp out the dreaded hog cholera
which during the past year killed
thousands upon thousands of hogs in
Iowa and caused loss of 5000, O0(
to be suffered by the farmers of thi:
state. The government is going tc
make some extended experiments in
regard to the treatment of hog cholera
and at the solicitation of Secretary
Wilson, Iowa is to be one of the state:
in which the experiments will he car
ried on. If the state officials encour
age the government, and there il
scarcely doubt but that they will,