Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-02-23
IOWA CONDENSED ITEHS

Gil Bluffs. on the night of Feb. 90 wander
ing about the Northwestern depot, his
face dscolored and swollen from heavy
blow under the left ear lie said he left
home for Portsmouth to buy farm, and
hal two drafts for $500 each on the CITY
National Bank of Cedar Rapids. The
train did not stop at Portsmouth, and lie
ame on to Council Bluffs. He alighted
from the car in the Milwaukee yards. and
had gone but few rods when he was
knocked down and robbed of all he had.
The police at once telegraphcd to Cedar
Rapids and stopped the payment of the
checks He also lost about $15 in money
and u silver watch. He thinks the brake.
men of some of the night trains were his
ASSISTANTS, but cannot describe any of
them.
ID. Nj. Sipcs, resident of Perry, was
killed at Manila Sunday morn
ing. Feb. 10, while coupling cars. The
platform of the caboose slipped under the
''dcadwo od" of the car to be attached,
crushing the lower part of his body into
a jelly. He leaves wife and six children.
He was in good standing in the A. o. U.
W, and the So 900 insurance from that
order will be great help to them.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the Secretary of State by the
Garden City Canning and Picking COM
pany of Pella, with capital of 5000.
Brakeman w. l.. Brown, of the Illinois
Central, was missed from his train Sun.
day morning. Feb. 10, at Dyersyille. The
engine backed down, and his lfcless re-
mains were found near Farley, The first
seen of him was his dccapitated head
lying beside the track. 1t is supposed he
fell from the cars He had been in the
employ of the company Just one week
and lived near Waterloo.
Thomas Mulcrone, aged seventeen,
while stealing ride on passenger train
at Davenport, Feb. 90. was killed, being
mangled almost beyond recognition.
Mr.. G. d. Palmer editor OF the Winter.
set News died Feb. II. He has been in
declining health for two years past. Mr..
Palmer formerly resided at Iowa City.
lie leaves a wife and two daughters.
At Davenport two instances have boon
reported from the country where two
small children have been smOthered by
being placed under buffalo robes, while
driving. in order to keep them warm.
John Freund and wife lost six months
old babe in the way described, and their
neighbor Mr.. and Mrs. Case, all of Scott
county, child less than a year old.
The third reunion of the Twelfth Iowa
Volunteer Infantry, will take place at
Waterloo, Black Hawk county, Iowa.
Thursday and Friday, April 9th and 9th.
1888.
A horrible tragedy occurred Feb. II, in
Jackson township, about twelve miles
north of Burlington. An old man named
Adam Wirts, living with his son, attacked
his daughterinlaw with a corn knife,
inflicting dangerous and probably fatal
wounds. Two of the children flew from
the house and hid behind straw stack.
Wirts set fire to the house which burned
down and consumed two little children,
one an infant only month old. He then
shot the best horse in the stable broke
the gun in pieces, and then hanged him,
self in the haymow of the stable. The
mother escaped from the house and man.
aged to drag herself TO a neighbours. half
a mile distant, where her husband was at
work. She tainted from exhaustion and
loss of blood, One arm was nearly cut
off, and deep cuts are in the back and
head and the skull fractured. 1t is not
believed she can recover. Wirts was
seventy years old and had bad DISPOSE.
lion, and had separated from his wife
about eighteen months ago. There is no
evidence of insanity and the general be-
lief among those who knew him is that
he was actuated by pare dcviltry. 1t is
one of the most tragical and horrible
crimes that ever occurred in Dcs Moines
county, and causes great excitement.
Frank Kirk, aged sixty.five years, was
walking on the c. M. & st. Paul track, at
Dubuque. Feb. 10, when an engine came
along pulling number of cars on a
parallel track. He stepped out Of the
way of the engine, to be run down by the
moving cars he didn't see until he was
under them His body was cut to pieces,
hi bowels protruding from his abdomen
when he was picked up. Death was in
Simultaneous. Deceased was the father
in-law of Tom Lotus, of base ball motor
iety.
Herndon special. Feb. Ia The men
employed in boring well at the Hotel
HerndOn in this place struck gas at q
hundred and twenty five feet this after.
noon. 1t is the Jumbo" well of the
town. The noise made by the escaping
gas was heard two miles away. and when
lighted the fame lcaped at least thirty
five feet from the end Of the pipe The
pressure was so strong that the blaze was
blown five feet from the end of the pipe.
Our citizens are elated over the discovery
and crowds are focking to see the wonder.
The Cherokee s. Dakota Railway stock.
holders at their meeting in Dubuque,
Feb. IA, authorized the issuance of 49,
100, 900 in bonds, the sale of which will
be used to pay off the floating indebted
ness Of the road.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of State by the
Engle Sanitary and Cremation company,
Of Des Moines, with capital of 81 900,
900, and by the Dunning, Collecting and
Protective Union, Of Sioux City, with a
capital Of 81. 900.
A Waverly special, Feb IA, says: Bill.
lings received valentine this morning
that he will hardly appreciate. 1t was
no less than an indictment for murder in
the first degree for the killing of the late
w. S. Kingsley. County Attorney for
Bremen county. The prisoner was given
one day to answer the charge. The YER
dict of the grand jury was unanimous.
The prisoner gave notice that at the
proper time he would file a motion for a
change Of venue from Judge Ruddick' $
court and will object to trial in either
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