Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
THE NEWS IN IOWA

treu klel, VINO EllleC Carl LcVeka
in a saloon row at Des Moines some
weeks ago, has been sentenced to five
years Imprisonment in the Fort Mad
ison penitentiary at hard labor. Riel
will appeal the case to the supreme
court.
Near Strawberry Point, James Jew
EFT and Martin Marquardt, farm la
borers, attempted to drive across the
railroad tracks in front of a train and
were struck by the locomotive. Jcwett
was cut in two and Marquardt was
terribly injured.
The fine barn of Charles Hanna at
Danville was burned with contents,
consisting of all his farm machinery,
1000 bushels Of corn, GOO bushels of
oats, % tons of hay and one horse.
The total loss was $4,000. with only
$500 insurance. The fire was probably
started by tramps.
The big engine in the Oskaloosa
steam laundry plant went to pieces
and came near wrecking the building.
The big fly-wheel was broken into a
thousand pieces. A panic ensued
among the girls employed there, but
luckily no one was injured. Mr..
Sewers, the proprietor, estimates his
loss at about $500.
Miss Bertha Knaack, aged %, a
niece of Captain Knaach, OF the
Clinton--D Davenport steamer Vern
Swaine, mysteriously disappeared at
or near Princeton, Iowa. Her wraps,
hat and valise were found on the boat.
She was to have been married to a
prominent Davenport man on June %.
No trace of her can be found.
Receiver Brutf of the Bank of At
lantic, has made his first report,
showing a total of SG6, s52.05 received
from real estate sales and collateral
paper, and disbursements of about
500, 900 on preferred claims, etc. The
proba bilities are that the claims of the
creditors of the Whitneys and the
Bank of Atlantic will be paid in full.
John Vail, farmer residing three
miles south of Marion, was drown ed
in the Cedar river near Linn Junction
while bathing. He could not swim
and went in beyond his depth. His
companions were unable to rescue
him. Earl West of Mt. Vernon was
drowned in the Cedar river at Ivanhoe
bridge. Both bodies have been recov-
cred.
Albert Hertz was drowned in the
Iowa river near Iowa City. His body
was recovered two hours later. He
was 20 years of age and recent grad
nate of the high school. He was the
eldest son of A. j. Hertz, of the Iowa
City school board. Horton Smith,
fellow swimmer, was dragged down
and almost drowned in an attempt to
save Hertz.
Canvassers have commenced a sys
tematic effort in Van Buren, county to
secure signatures of consent for thc
opening of saloons in the county under
the mulct law. Van Buren, contains
no cities of 5000 or over. SiXty-five
per cent of the voters in the entire
county will have to sign petition
before the liquor traffic can obtain
legal recognition.
Since it became a one-cent paper n
1895, the Des Noines Daily News has
increased its circulation from 1000 tc
$4,000 1t Is now offered for 81 year
and its general manager, John j.
Hamilton, announces that as soon as a
circulation of 20, 200 is attained, this
amazingly low rate will be made per.
manent. The Daily News already has
double the circulation of any other
daily in Iowa.
In the federal court at Des Moines
the cases against the commissioners of
the Soldiers Home resulted in Judge
Woolson instructing the jury to return
a verdict for the defendants. District
Attorney Fullen consented TO the
dismissal of the cases against the
commissioners, but objected to dis
missing the cases against the COM
mandant and adjutant. The court
finally dismissed them also.
The express companies transacting
business in Iowa have just paid their
taxes in accordance with the new law.
The new law requires them to turn
over to the state as tax per cent OF
their gross receipts. The companies
transacting business in the state and
paying taxes are the United States,
the American, the Adams, the Pacific
and the Wells-Fargo. The total gross
receipts of all the companies for the
past year was $3.50, Os2 o., thus giving
the state revenue from this source of
$4,000. so.
In the habeas corpus case of Edward
+. Waite, of Minneapolis, special
pension examiner, extension Com
missioner Judge Lochren testified that
Waite was working under his authority
and directions, and Judge Shiras, after
full hearing, discharged him on the
ground that he was servant of the
general government, being in the per-
Torrance of his duty in pursuance of a
law of the United States, and there.
fore the state courts had no iurisdic-
ton when they convicted him in