The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-10-18
FORT LEAvENWoRTH TICKET
OF LEAVE MAN IN HANDS OF
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
INGMAR lvERS0N, SLACK
Err, is PUNISHED
INDIGNANT CITIZENS AND SOL.
DIERS REFUSE HIM DOMICIIIE
IN LOYAL MADISON

The brightly illuminated and pro-
gressive little city of Madison as
sumed an appearance of semi-conflict
last night at a time when the ma
jority of its loyal citizens were in the
midst of dreams and not aware of
incidents taking place in the north
end of town.
Reference is made to the body of
citizens, many of them young men,
who who had crossed the ocean to
teach the arrogant Hun that his
place in the sun" was simply care
full observance of international treat
les and due respect for the rights
and liberties of all people, and some
of them of greater maturity who
organized themselves into a vigi-
lance committe for the purpose of
dealing out delayed justice to one
Ingmar Iverson, a lately returned
conscientious objector," who was
soaked with the more radical prin-
ciples of socialism and used his
scruples as a cloak under which to
avoid plain military service and loyal
duty to his country.
When the war broke out and this
country went into the conflict, mil
lions of young Americans answered
the call and others, a few, evaded
the draft by slipping into the "con-
scientious obiector" class. One of the
latter was Ingmar Iverson, of Mad
ison. He had his notification to go
only to be found later by officers of
the law who apprehended him and
handed him over TO the tender mer-
cies of cantonment officials. His
trial resulted in a sentence of twenty
years Imprisonment in the federal
prison at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.
Iverson started in on the term
along with others who were willing
that three millions of brave young
Americans should make the supreme
sacrifice for the safety of real civil
liZation so long as they could GRIM
inally evade every citizens common
duty in case of threatened inter-
national disaster. The proponents of
autocracy pitched their preponder-
ence of might against the world.
Allied nations in crusading hosts or
ganized and equipped for the fray.
In the supreme moment and in the
very center of the vortex of reyoly-
ing events, American forces supple
mented to point where superiority
of power and alignment brought on
an armistice that closed hostilities
and released our boys who returned
to civil pursuits. Not more than six
months after their return, those who
had been incarcerated because of
scruples were, by orders from Wash
ington, given their liberty, and
among them was Iverson, who made
his appearance on the streets OF
Madison on Sunday evening, October
IL. His appearance in this city pro-
yoked indignation that soon found
an outlet.
Events move rapidly; patriotism
surmounts all obstacles. These facts
were demonstrated last Thursday
evening when band of one hundred
men proceeded to the Iverson home
at la Ninth street NV, and gave
the victim of cowardice and evasion
sound warning as to what would
befall him did he not make his pres
ence in Madison scarce in a given
time.
Apparently no attention was given
to the warning and Friday night
found Iverson still at home enjoying
supposed security.
The eliminating event occurred
last evening. Pellt-up wrath could
no longer be controlled. Therefore
between the hours of seven and eight
about seventy-five determined mer
met in a down town office and sched
uled program of procedure tha'
was fully carried out during thu
hours that followed. The band me
again on the grounds near the nor
NAL training school. Pickets wer,
posted and the party divided int
squads for immediate action. Whel
all was ready the Iverson home wa
approached and knock was heart
on the front door. VERSIONS mothe
appeared and invited the men in
Just then word came that the rene
gade was observed going down town
and, in fact he was on Egan avenue
This was between 8 and 10 O'Clock
A statement OF purpose Of the visi
at that hour was given the mothe
and sister, who protested and inter