Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-01-05
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moved from the three principal ones.
The grand jury meets Monday and while
it has been customary for the houses to
close their doors for time during the
jury sessions, the present action is said
by the gamblers to be final. The closing
of the saloons has hurt the business so
that it does not pay to run the risks of
prosecution.
ID. Shanklin, head brakeman on the
second section of No. 81 on the Rock
Island road, Conductor Overmcyer in
charge, fell from the train between Adair
and Casey about midnight, Dec. 81 and
instantly killed. He was missed Just
after the train arrived at Casey. and his
body was found near bridge just over
the hill east of Adair. His folks liye at
Casey.
The Woodbury. County Auditors tax
books have been completed for the en-
suing year. The total assessed valuation
of real property is $l0,2l4,0O0; total as
sessed value of personal property So, 277,-
600; assessed valuation of Sioux City real
estate, So, 523. 900; personal property, 81,
27S, 900. The assessment is made on the
basis of one third of its actual valuation,
which would make the total valuation of
Woodbury. county $37, 900, 473. The total
tax levy for 1887 is $377,775.
The third annual exhibition Of the Des
Moines Valley Poultry and Pet Stock
association will be held in Keosauqua,
January 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1888. An extensive
premium list has been arranged, which
has already attracted large number Of
exhibits, and successful show is antici-
pated.
J. J. Donahoc, recently convicted of
manslaughter, in Cass county, has been
sentenced to seven years of hard labor in
the Fort Madison penitentiary, Judge
Carson passing the sentence. The case
will be taken to the Supreme Court The
sympathy of the entire neighborhood is
with Donahoc owing to the unpopularity
Of Lawrence DOlan, the man he killed.
His appeal bond was fixed at 10000
The coroncrs' jury in the Billings
Kingsley shooting case at Waverly,
brought in verdict Dec 81 of deliberate
and premeditated murder
Robinson g. Hit will remove their
omnibus and street car factory from
Watelloo to Minneapolis in a short time.
Cash and real estate to the amount of $50,
900 have been offered to the firm as q
bonus to locate in Minneapolis
Miss Lizzie Nagle, daughter of John
Maggie prominent merchant of Dubuque
left her nome Dec. 28, accompanied by
her father, for Baltimore, to enter the
Carmelite Convent of Nuns. This is the
most austere order of the Catholic church;
those who enter DEVOTE their entire lives to
religion. Their garments are of the
COarsest character, including a hair shirt
worn next to the skin. They wear sandals
on their feet in the coolest weather;
they sleep on boards, and are never per.
mitted to see anyone except their nearest
relatives, through a wire CRATE. Miss
Nagle has been the organist at the cathe.
dral for the past year.
The Minnesota & Northwestern rail
road have filed with the records of
Dubuque county a mortgage for the
amount of two million dollars in favor of
the Metropolitan Trust Company of New
York. The mortgage is dated Dec. /, and
covers the tracks, depots aud other
property.
A Sioux City special, Dec. %. tells a
sad story of woman's life as follows;
A sad death occurred at the Samaritan
Home in this city last night. Dora Erwin,
wife of one-legged clog dancer, who
had employment at the Theater Comiaue
before that resort burned few weeks
ago, died in child birth. Mrs. Dora
Byers, of Chicago, her mother, was tele-
graphed to and responded INN diately,
arriving here this evening. The dead
woman was the child of wealthy Chicago
parents and her brother to-day is consid
cred very wealthy, At an early age she
displayed liking for the stage but her
parents objected. one day she disappeared
and the Chicago papers were full of thu
the disappearance of pretty Dora Byers
Her family discovered her, when surfeited
with stage life, she would fain return
She dropped all communications with
them, fell lower and lower, and finally
married a one-legged clog dancer She
came to Sioux City and on her death bed
gave the address of her mother.
Three o'clock Sunday morning. Dec
25, two miners had difficulty at Zero
which resulted in one Thomas Davi
shooting and MORALLY wounding DAME
James. DR.. Hawk, of Russell, and DR..
G.. B. Powell, of Abba, were called. and
failed to extract the ball, deciding tha
James would die inside of 48 hours
Whisky was the cause.
At Cambridge. about o'clock on tn
morning of Dec. 90, Mr.. William Wilson
| went into his barn and set fire to the hay
which soon burned and caused his death.
Mr.. Wilson has lived near Cambridge 70
a quarter of century, was wealthy
farmer and the father of a most worthy
family. For the last year his mind ha
been deranged and several times he ha
| attempted suicide which the family have
prevented. His arms are burned off Il
the elbows and his legs to the knees. Hi
most excellent family have the sincere
sympathy of the entire community il
their sad bereavement Mr.. Wilson ha'
two married daughters who are residents
of Des Moines. "a
Geo. f. Henry, Commissioner of the
United States Court, has just filed with
the Clerk of said court his report OF thu
sale of the Des Moines Northwestern
Railroad. The report shows that thu
property was sold to Polk s. Hubbell o
Des Moines, fors1, 1876, 0O6. 20, the amour
Of the bid being the total amount of tn,
principal and interest Of the bonds upon
the read, together with the cost of sui,
and sale. that 81. 900 In cash was paid and
the firm agreed to produce the bonds o
the road satisfied and cancelled as pay
ment for the rest Of the contract Thu
properly includes all of the Des Moinel