Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-08
IOWA CONDENSED.

gymnasium at Rockford, absconded with sew
.ral hundred dollars which he had collected
from the ste ckholders.
About the year 1868 the town of Grundy
Center, Grundy county, Iowa, was changed to
Orion, and no legal steps have ever been taken
70 change il back and yet 1t has always been
called Grundy Center.
7. c. Roberts, young Englishman, COM
mitted suicide near Denlson. He has been in
that vicinity about two wears, and is said to be
the son of a rich father, who sent him to
America because he was tough case.
Frank Smith, who last fall assaled Senator
Woolson in his office at Mt. Pleasant, and who
was recently sentenced to the penitentiary for
three years, committed suicide In the county
jail on the night of the first, by cutting his
throat. Previous to his assault on Senator
Woolson, he had been in the asylum at Mt.
Pleasant, but had been known as desperate
In the neighborhoo".
Articles of incorporation of the La Porte
City Il Eldora Railway have been prepared.
They cal for line from Anamosa, or some
point In Jones county, or Eldora, or some
point in Hardin county, by way of La Porte
City. The directors are DR.. J. WATSON and
VIM. Wagner, Of Black Hawk county, and
p. g. Henderson,, John Stacey and E. H.
Hatch, of Linn county. The capital stock is
fixed at s2,0o0,0O0. The company is to have
the right to lease the line, or consolidate with
other lines. The proposed line is through the
same territory as the much talked of midland
extension OF the Northwestern, and the gener-
al opinion is that the Northwestern folks are
backing the project. Several surveys have
been made from Anamosa to LaPorte City, and
surveyors are now on the line from Eldora
eastward.
The factory girls at Dubuque have organ
lied a lodge OF Knightesses OF Labor
The C. NJ. & st. p. railroad extension from
Ottumwa to Kansas City is an assured reality
for Seymour.
The residence OF F. P. Bender, of Spencer,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000; insured
for $500
Andrew Bahreufus, wellto-do German at
Davenport, attempted suicide by shooting him
| self with revolver in the forehead. The deed
was done while laboring under an attack Of
| OF acute mania. He Is about tfty-one years
| of age, and has family consisting of his wife,
| two sons and two daughters, one son and
| daughter having reached their maturity. FL
financially the family were in good clrcumstan
ces The result of the wound can hardly be
| ,ther than fatal, though he may live day or
two.
William c. Alderman, of Hardin county,
Iowa, attempted suicide at the Grand Union
lotcl April p 1t is thought he cannot recov-
| CT. as he took fatal dose of laudanum.
A sensation was created in Dubuque when
| it became known through prominent lawyer
| there that interpretations other than those for
| pecuniary profit, organized under chapter So
| Of the revision Of 1860 of the Iowa code, have
| xpired. Section ll5S OF the Iowa code states
| that corporations for the construction Of ans
| internal i'm royement may be formed to en-.
lure fifty years. Those formed for other pur.
| poses cannot exceed twenty years in duration.
| The question is raised, cannot the renewal OF
| >uch corporations as come under the head of
| the latter, that is churches, be made after the
expiration Of the corporations! Many of the
| churches and beneficial organizations through
out the state were formed more than twenty
| years ago. The next question is, have these q
| corporate existence, and II they hold real es
tate can they pass the titles thereto after their
| expiration.
A man was killed in saloon at Vail, March
| 81, all the saloon men being drunk. The pro-
| prietor struck the man with billiard cue, kill
| ing him Instantly
Braden Porter, of Plano, Iowa, was brought
| TO Kcokuk by United States officials on q
| charge OF passing counterfeit money. Over
| five hundred dollars of spurious silver coin was
| captured. Ii va. found buried in the yard at
| Portcr's residence. Porter is a farmer. He
lans 10 have $; cured the money in Nilsson.
| ri, but refuses TO tell where. When arrested
Porter was attending Methodist revival.
| David Griggsby was arrested at Keokuk as an
| scomplice. lie lived with Porter oil winter.
The Cedar Rapids Republican says: The
latest thing in the line of champion contests,
was that in which several individuals in this
| city participated. 1t was an egg-sucking
| match, and the victor consumed IS eggs be-
| fore he declared his capacity exhausted.
There is q deadlock" in a case on trial be-
fore Judge Henderson at Eldora. The defend
ant had no other property and his safe was
seized, and ne refuses to give up the combina-
ton, and the prosecution can't find out what
is in it. The defendant is P. Melting, sa-
| loonist.
| The Case of Sarah A. Hudson VS.. Conrad
kittening for breach of promise, was ended in
the district court in Waterloo by verdict fol-
the plaintiff. Mrs. Hudson is a widow 50 years
OF age and the defendant is a widower OF a.
The plaintiff alleged that Kittening had court
| ed her for year and q half and had agreed tc
marry her, but subsequently had refused to full
| fill his agreement. She asked five thousand
dollars damages. Defendant pleaded that his
agreement was conditioned upon the consent
OF his children to the marriage. This they re-
fused to give and he declined to keep his
promise. The jury awarded the plaintiff si1
hundred dollars damages.
A fatal accident occurred near Mitchellville
1t seems that Messrs. Jean Copley and Henri,
Moore had gone to Skunk river on q duck
shooting expedition. During the Afternoon
while padding about in skif in search o.
birds the gun belonging to Mr.. Moore was &C
cidentally discharged, taking effect in the bacl
of Mr.. Copley's neck, making frightfu
wound and causing instant death. Mr.. Cop
ley was rs years of age, and q great favorit,
in the community where he lived. Mr. Moore
is a highly esteemed young business man o.
Mitchellville, and was greatly Frustrated b.
the accident, though he was in no way tc
blame for its occurrence.
| Chas Robb, OF Gainesville, while ou
hunting was accidentally shot by Valentine
; McNames. The ball entered to the right Of
| the spinal column, two inches above the hip.
His recovery is doubtful.
| d. B. Hubbell, stock dealer Of Nilsson
ri Valley, secured about $1,000 on notes,
forged on Harrison county farmers, and on
Wednesday, the forgeries being discovered
skipped the town. 1t is presumed that he has
started for the Pacific coast.
| The wife of Wencil Koplin, Of Cedar Rapids
dropped dead Of heart disease few evenings
ago. At supper she was unusually happy ant
lively, and when supper was finished sh'
arose, suddenly grew pale, placed her hand OF
| ner heart and crying out "Wencil," expired ir
his arms. She was "a years OF age and leaves
little child eighteen months old.
There are 434 licensed dentists in Iowa.
A bequest Of $4,000 was made to Du.
,uque for hospital provided S25,0 900 was
aised, which amount the people of the place
IRE collecting.
| Len Horker, who resides near Missouri
Valley, nearly lost his life. He was shot at
i've times on his way home, but managed 10
,scape.