Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-16
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few miles east Of Renwiek this morning. BE
had not been seen since Satur lay mornin
and search was made early this m ,rn ng. 1
piktol shot in the forehead, q revolver lyiI
near, revealed the cause but whether suclda
or accidental the jury have not determined.
Its reported that the Savings Bank a
Charles City has suspended. It Is understoo,
that d falcation of of $4,000 on the part o
Cashier Roseine has been discovered. 1t
stated that Roseine is now In Europe, wher
he went some months ago. Accord ng to th,
Information received, the officers assured I'll
depostOrs that cir claims are to be settled 1
full.
On the evening Of Dec. 10, at Davenport
two men, while being shown diamonds In j.
c. Tilton's ring factory, threw red pepper f.
the face of the proprietor and escaped wit
$3.50 worth of diamo DIS. Tilton was alons
and foil wed them to the door. and fred once
without effect.
A Dubuque dispatch of Dec Is, says: Hor
Ike Ter, of Carroll was In ths city to- Ia
and rendered to the United States Collecto
Webster his resignation of the office of depui
collector in western Iowa. His reason is to
he is now rum ng one newspaper at Car ]
and intends to start a Democratic daily
Sioux G tv
good many cases of diphtherla have de-
v2lopei at Oscaola OF late, aud there have
been some deaths ia the vicinity. The doctors
appear to be doing their best to keep the dis
ease under control, an | express the hope that
the worst Of the visitation hac passed.
Luther Adams, q boy aged TO- who lives
south of Webster City, In a boys quarrel
struck his cousin, Walter s. Dick. aged Q, on
the lead with his dinner pail. Toe blow did
not seem to be very serious at the time, but IN
two hours the boy became blind, aud at Z
O'Clock the next morning he died, despite all
medical aid that could be had
Des Moines special of the 18th saws: Sew
eral days ago application was made to Judge
Given of the Circuit Court for an Injunction
against the International distilery at this
place re 'tran'ng 1t from operation. The an
plcati was made by an agent of the State
Temperance Alliance on the grounl that the
State probibitory law applied to the stllery
the same as saloons. 1t was rumored at the
time that there was another influence behind the
ostensible petit oner, to-wit the pool of west
ern dsti'leries. This year the Interna ional
Judge Given gave his decision to-day denying
the writ on the ground that as the Inter.
national manufactured only for export out.
side of the state, the proh!b tory law therefore
held no jurisdiction over it, the case becom-
ing then matter of Interstate comm cree and
subject only to congressional jurisdiction.
The bridge building firm of Raymond &
Campbell, one of the heaviest In the State,
with headquarters in Council Bluffs, failed
Dec. 10, an made an assignment for the b n =
fit of Their credl ors to Farnsworth, Miller &
Evans of Council Bluffs. The liabilities VIII
reach nearly $4,000, which the assets will
more than yer. Accidents by floods and ice
t. work st Il uncomIleted In the west was the
cause of the crash.
A toboggan slide is a great curiosity at Des
MONIES.
Municipal expenses OF Des Moines is estl-
mated a. $l25,20o.
Major w. M. Wilson, Of Osceols, has been
elected Leutenant-eo!onel OF the Fifth reg-
ment Iowa National Guards.
B. NJ. Lewis, a Q. brakeman, had his hand
crushed while making a coupling at Tracy.
A new cure for black leg' has been dis
covered By the farmers about Stuart. The
iugular vein Is tapped and quart of blood for
every 100 weight of the animal is drawn olt.
The supreme court has affirmed the decision
Of the district court of Greene county, and
Hugh McCahill, founi gu lty Of granddaughter
and sentt ICED to imprisonmf Mt for three y ears,
will serve out his sentence. II, was a member
of the mob Of the 9th of January, 1885, that
entered the hou of Nels Munson, at Angus,
.::;a shot and killed him.
Michael Kenn ,dy aud Spencer Lee, residing
near Glasgow, jefferson county, quarreled on
the afternoon of Dec. z, when Kennedy struck
Lee on tie head with a club, from the effects
of which he died. 1t is reported Kennedy is
insane and that they were brothers-in-law and
resided in the same house.
The State Soldiers Home trustees are clos
Ing up the work for the year,at Marshaltown.
NJ. p. Sherow, farm or living four miles
southwest of Osceoa, committed suicide, Dec.
8, by hanging himself in barn.
Prophet Fosters storm of the 9th failed to
materialize. A letter of conioltnce from
Virgins is in order.
Henry Schwartz, a railrcai brakeman, has
been arrested in Daven ort for indulging in
the luxury Of two wives, one at each end of
the run.
Edward collars, a grandson Or Daniel Zol.
lars, one OF the Oldest residents in Ottumwa,
on the afternoon OF Dec. undertook to Jump
on a a'siug freight train on the c., B. & @,
at Market sire t crossing and was struck BY
an upright switch and thrown under the traiI
and killed. His head was mangIed Tn,
ain elton is great one to Mr.. and Mrs. Zol.
lars, who raised him.
An organization of the Sioux City & North.
western Railroad Co. was effeciel at Sioux
City De- The object is to build a railroad
from Sioux City to near Luverne Humboldt
county.