Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01

hiC W VIC iiOOl anu Wdiis lhS pio<S
was soon extinguished.
The Equitable Produce Exchange
at Waterloo. commonly known as
bucket shot, was raided by the sheriff,
and the manager, Il. J.. Albcrts, placed
under arrest. This step was taken by
the officers without outside help. The
movement was started by the Business
Mems Association, which is composed
OF the leading business men in the
city who, after an investigation, de-
cided the bucket shop was a detriment
to the best interests of the city and
decided to drive it out.
A distressing accident occurred to
the little 7-year-old son of l.. w.
Parker of Webster City. He was just
recovering from an attack of the
measles, and in order to humor him
he was allowed to go the barn TO sec a
new cow Mr.. Parker has recently pur-
chased. As he entered the stall where
she was tied the vicious brute hooked
ut him and one of the horns entered
his right eye, forcing out the cye-ball
and injuring the child in frightful
manner.
The aupreme court has affirmed the
finding of the Benton county district
court in finding for the plaintiff in
the case of r. +. Greenlee VS.. the Iowa
State Insurance Company. The case
is one of twenty suits against fifteen
insurance companies as n result of the
fire at Belle PLANE in 1894 which de-
stroyed eighty-two business houses.
The companies refused to pay because
property owners commenced to rebuild
before the time limit in the policies
expired. The amount involved was
$50, goo.
DIR. John w. Kline, Of Des Moines,
has been indicted for mailing an
obscene publication. DIR. Kline is
publisher of the Iowa Medical journal,
and took up the recent troubles at
Drake medical school. He published
what purported to be a copy of an
obscene prescription placed on one of
the blacllboards. 1t is probable a
decision will be reached on the law
points, the defense claiming the
article was published for moral pur-
pose; that the publication was priv
LEGGED and intended for class who
would not be contaminated, and that
the Journals were each mailed under
separate covers.
The Ray Plow Company works ut
Burlington caught fire a few days ago,
presumably from locomotive spark,
and in short time the entire building
was ablaze. The wind was blowing a
gale, and great masses of flaming Gin
ders were carried many blocks. One
house three blocks away was consumed
before the fremen knew it was ablaze.
Dozens of houses in the neighborhood
were showercd with sparks and re-
peatedly took fire, and but for the
energetic work of the owners with
garden hose and buckets the property
destruction would have been large.
As it was three houses and number
of smaller buildings were consumed,
in addition to the plow works, which
were complete loss The total loss
is estimated at from $40, 900 to So, 1000.
The federal grand jury, in session
at Des Moines, returned sixty indict-
Incnts, embracing eighty persons.
Among them are indictments against
j. II. Ratekin, commandant; i. +.
Warfel, S. i. Evans, j. j. Russell, A.
T. Orchard, Col. George l.. Godfrey,
l.. b. Raymond and John Morton. com
missioners of the Soldiers Home at
Marshalltown. They are charged
with withholding the pension certifi-
Gates of the pensioners in the Home.
The case has been pending simply on
an information made out by the dis
trict attorney. Attorney General
Remley sought to have this quashed
on the ground that it was insufficient.
Mr.. Fullen did not wait for the de-
cision of Judge Woolson on the motion,
but submitted the cases to the grand
jury. with the result that all of the
commissioners are now under indict-
ment. The trial will come off at this
term Of court.
Rev. George Z. Oake, a Methodist
evangelist residing IN Sioux City, was
few days ago suspended from preach
ing the gospel because of immoral
conduct with Ethel Ham, servant
girl. This has occasioned considerable
excitement among the Methodists of
Sioux City, where the accused has
always borne an irreproachable repu-
tation. The suspension was made by
jury composed of local Methodist
ministers, and while the decision is
not final it holds until the regular
annual conference investigates the
matter. The acts leading up to the
investigation occurred in April at the
home of Rev. Mr.. Bristol, at Goldfeld,
where Mr. Oaxe was doing evangelistic
work. His own statements to the jury
convicted him. He said the girl came
in his room with some ice water, and
fell over his feet. He picked her up
in his arms and talked to her for some
time in foolish manner That
appears to be the extent of the
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