Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-11-07
Mrs. Elizabeth Bellot,e, died a. Aael

September 2S, at the age OF l19 years.
She was born in South Carolina OF
French descent She was married In
1888, the year Of Washington's inaug-
uration. She has lived SUCCESSFULLY in
South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Indiana, and finally moved to Iowa.
In her prime she weighed 1879 pounds
and never had doctor. She leaves
twenty-six grandchildren, ninety-three
great-grandchildren and five great
great grandchildre She never own
ed piece Of jewelry and was an invet-
crate lover OF tobacco. When she died
she had attained within one year the
age of the patriarch Moses.
The Iowa Jersey Club met Mt
Cedar Rapids, Oct. 80th, in seventh
annual session, with good attendance.
Dairy Commissioner Sherman made an
address on profitable dairying. An
excellent letter was read from Cover
nor Hoard, of Wisconsin. A resolu-
ton was passed recommending to the
board OF directors Of the State Agri-
cultural Society that the churn be used
for making the butter test OF milk in
connection with the oil test at future
meetings Of the society. President
Robinson, of Iowa City, gave the an
nual address, The following officers
were elected: Levi Robinson, Iowa
City, president; Ben Vansteinbcrg.
Preston, vice president; Don ID. Dom
nan, Cedar Rapids. secretary; job
Reynolds, Maquoketa, treasurer. d.
rectors: j. l.. Comstock, Sac City; f.
S. Buffum, Leroy; +. +. Harrison,
West Liberty; test commissioner. c.
Fl. Parsons, Malcolm; executive COM
mittee, j. j. Richardson, +. S. Buff
UNI, Levi Robinson.
Thomas w. McCausland, who was
shot by burglar in Scott county, was
still alive at last accounts, but in
critical condition. His daughter whom
The burglar choked, is Frustrated.
John Webb is in Jail at Davenport as
an accomplice in the crime He has
written out what he calls full confess
sion OF the conspiracy and the crime.
1t has been handed TO a deputy TO
await the sheriff's return. II Is known
that Webb confesses entering McCaus-
lands house. seizing young Minnie Nc
Causland by the throat and being pres
ent when the shooting was done. tits
believed that he has implicated sever
al others in deeds of robbery in that
neighborhood. The ball in Mr.. Nc
Causland's body has not yet been ex.
actly located, and IL is regarded. as
dangerous by the physicians TO make
further search for it. Internal hem.
orrhage has taken place and the chan
ces are against the sufferer. He is a
brother OF Samuel j. McCausland Of
Chicago, and both are members OF the
| live stock board there.
The eighteenth annual convention
of the Iowa Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation opened at Oskaloosa, Oct. 30th,
with nearly one hundred delegates
present. The president being absent,
Mrs. NJ. w. Campbell was made presi-
dent pro tenn. Among distinguished
people in attendance were Henry c..
Blackwell and wife (Lucy Stone) edi-
tors OF the Woman's journal, OF Boston.
s. b. Vinton. one of the pioneers OF
the west, died in Waterloo, Nov. 1st,
aged about rs years. He was native
OF Vermont and came west in 1887 to
Chicago. where he remained some
time, afterwards going to Milwaukee
and then came to the site Of the pres
ent city of WATERFOWL, Wis. where he
built saw mill, and from there he
went to the Falls OF st. Anthony in
Minnesota, where Minneapolis is now
located. He remained there for some
time but did not locate there. For
some years past he has resided in
Blackhawk county. While in Wiscon-
sin he had many hair's-breadth escapes
from death at the hands OF the Indians,
and he was in Milwaukee when the
Winnebagos threatened to burn the
town in 1887. While he was in Chi
cago he boarded at small hotel on
Water street, near what was then call
ed Cass street, and in speaking OF his
stay there told OF being pursued by
soldiers for engaging in athletic games
on the green sward inside Fort Dear
born. At that time the only bridge
across the Chicago River was one
made Of poles. with planks laid across
Z. 1t was located near Cass street.