Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-02-16
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emily fifty years old. and well dressed,
was found dead five miles west of Alden.
A good Swiss open-face silver watch and
an account book kept in German was
found on his person. but no further clue
as to whom he could have been. He wore
home, made stockings, good black over.
coat, and overshocs; was close shaved and
partly bald. He was undoubtedly vic
tim of our storm of January 18th.
Horses and mich cows are being ship
ped from different parts of the State to
Southern California where they find ready
market
Mr. Baker. a brakeman on the Illinois
Central railroad. fell between the cars at
Sulphur Springs Feb IL. while attempt
ing to make coupling and his body was
cut in two. This is an exceedingly sad
case. The man had wife and four
children entirely dependent upon his
labor. His wife is blind. and they were
so poor that the neighbors on going to
the house to assist them, found only
bread in the house for provisions.
A Council Bluffs special. Feb. II, says:
The body of Mrs. Harriet A. McMahon
was brought to this city this evening,
She committed suicide by jumping into a
well sixty feet deep on the premises of
her daughter in Tabor last night. She
was fifty -four years old, and committed
the deed in the darkness while laboring
under alteration, caused from long illness,
and the death of her son Frank, who was
killed on the Union Pacific railroad few
weeks ago. Her only other son, George
A. is Secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. A. here.
Her face and hands were fearfully LAGER
ated by contact with the sides of the well
in her descent. The body was not recover
ed til late this morning.
The Clinton Herald in q recent issue
says that the census of the city, taken by
order of the Council, just completed gives
Clinton a population of 1000. This is
an increase of 4.02S over the census OF
1885, and shows conclusively the city is
fast approaching a front rank. This
makes population of over 49, 900 here, in
Guiding Lyons and CLANCY, both of which
adioin. Clinton is now waiting for the
Governor to issue proclamation max
ing this city first. class, as he is requested
10 do.
Jack Driscoil, a noted character of
Dubuque, was convicted of highway
robbery two years ago His attorney
appealed the case to the Supreme Court
and Driscoll was let out on bail, his
mother furnishing the bond. The Su-
preme Court affirmed the decision. Dris-
coll had gone west. but hearing of the
decision he returned home, met the
sheriff at the depot, who was taking
Kennedy to the penitentiary. and yolun-
tarily accompanied the official to Ana
mosa to serve his sentence Of two years
There is still honor among thieves.
Gen. futile, Commander of the Iowa
Department Of the G. A. r., has fixed
upon April II and ~, for the next annual
meeting in Cedar Rapids. The Iowa
Department Sons of Veterans will con-
vene the same time; also the Department
of the Woman's Relief Corps.
John A. Berg. who lives about six miles
west of Lake Mills, started home on the
evening of Feb. 10 with his team and the
next morning was found near the road
about half the way home in the snow
rozen to death. 1t is said he was pretty
full of whisky when he left town. He
was a man that usually got drunk when
in town.