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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25
A WYOMING LYNCHING.
A "Mavcricking" Couple Hanget
and RiddIed With Bullets.

A telegram announces the lynching
at Sweet Water, Wyoming, OF jim
Averhill and woman who lived with
him. Averhill was postmaster Mt Sweet
Water, which consists chiefly OF q
station contiguous 10 number OF
ranches. Averhill drifted into the
Sweet Water country four years ago
and took up a government claim. lie
was soon joined by woman, who also
took up claim. The woman was one
OF the most daring riders In the coun-
try. She rode horse man-fashion,
handling most vicious brutes with
abandon and IN roping cattle could
take her place with the most expert
cowboys. For long time the Aver.
hills have been under suspicion rs cat.
tie "rustlers." They have been rapid
ly accommodating herd, and as they
came TO the country without anything
1t was regarded as evidence against
them. This year they turned loose
twenty-five freshly branded yearling
calves which completely satisfied the
cattle men they were "mavericking."
A small band OF masked men surround.
cd the cabin and decoyed both OF the
Averhills outside. They were over.
powered after struggle, hanged to
tree, and their bodies riddled. with
bullets. This is the fifth hanging that
has taken place in the same section
since last spring.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
John Eikins and Wife Brutality MUIR
dcrcd In Clayton County.

A horrible murder was committed on
the night of the 10th on the farm OF
Allen G. Porter in Elk township, Clay
ton county, about seven miles from
Edgewood. The victims were John
Elkins and wife, who wero tenants OF
the farm. Notice OF the murder was
given next morning by l2-year-
old son of Elkins' who slept In the
barn. The boy heard II rife shot, and
going into the house some time after
wards found his father in bed, shot
through the head, and his stsp-mother
with her head battered with club.
Both were dead. A little babe In the
bed was uninjurcd. The club with
which the woman was beaten was
found fifty feet from the house covered
with blood. There was evidence Of n
terrible struggle on the part OF the
woman, as she was found lying cross
wise on the bed with her feet touching
tho floor Elkins had lately received
$500, but whether that was takan or
not is not known. Elkins was married
to his second wife about four years
ago. Besides the boy above mention
cd he had an older son twenty-fom
years OF age who was stopping with n
neighbor about mile away. Sus-
picior points to the sons, but nothing
has yet appeared TO implicate them.
The ball from the rife passed through
EllSins' head and was buried in the
pillow. He was also beaten with the
club and his skull fractured.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25
They Fought TO u Finlsh.

The advance of Prices and McCul-
loch's army, commanded by Gen. Rains
and consisting OF Craven's Regiment of
Missouri Calvary and IN independent
company OF Arkansas troops command
ed by Capt. Reef, camped ut McCulloch's
store, IN Christian County, Aug. |,
1861. The main army was on Crane
Greek, some ten miles in the rear.
The morning of the 2d day of August
Rains scouts reported Union force adj
vancing from the direction OF SPRING
Held, Mo. Rains suppo ied 1t was
scouting party sent out by Gen. Lyon
to watch the movements of the South
orn forces. He therefore determined TO
move out his command and attack at
once. On reaching place called Dug
Springs he found the Union troops
drawn up in the timber on tho opposite
side OF u small prairie or opening which
separated the two forces
Rains was advised by Col. Mcintosh Of
Gen. McCulloch's staff, IN old army
officer aud graduate OF West Point,
not to attack, us he believed Lyons
whole army was in our front. But
Rains had great contempt for West
Pointers aud paid no attention to the
wholesome advice given him by Col
Mcintosh. lIo ordered one.half of hiN
force to dismount, aud sent il To make
the attack on the right; the other half
to charge up the main road as soon as
the right wing was engaged. IL was
but u short time until the right wing
was heavily engaged, aud but II little
while until the whole Of Rains forces
were in II disorderly retreat, rs Lyons
whole army was there. The left wing
Of Rains troops had no trouble in get.
ting away, but the dismounted men had
to do some fast running, and even then
some of them suffered from sabre
strokes. A man by the name OF Rogers
of Cravens command, from Mcdonald
County, became tired ont in running
and sought safety by hiding in some
thick undorbrush. He had not been in
hiding long before one OF Ref's Arknn-
sas troopers sought the same place Of
refuge. Rogers thought the man was
q Union Homo Guard, and that he was
looking for him; therefore he brought
his gun TO his shoulder. The other man
did the same, but fortunately both
guns missed fire. Both men then nd
vunCed with dubbed guns, which in
the collision were broken aud fell from
their hands. Rogers then proposed that
Reifs man agreed to.
They fought until both Of them were
completely exhausted, and while lying
side by side on the ground painting from
the severe struggle Rogers remarked
that he could whip any id Union man
in Lyons army"
WHAT says Reif's man, ''do you
take mo for Union MANI Why, l be-
long to Capt Refs company"
THE thunder you do" says Rogers
II belong TO Craven's command; amt
We made nice fools out Of ourselvesY
or course then they made friends, and
waiting until night, made their way to
the main army Of Crane Creek.
The writer of this was ut Rains head,
quarters when they came in. Both men
were terrible bruised; their eyes We're
nearly closed, their faces were swollen
and of purple color. OF course the
BOYS all felt sorry for them, they were
so badly disilgured, yet how they DID
laugh!
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25
THE CAMP FIRE.
The Tanners, Especially Pretty Miss
Ada.
With Good short storics of Bravery, Ad-
venture, Personal Achievements
and Humorous Episodes.

a Heroic Poem by Mrs. Corporal Tanner.
"Are Republics all ungrateful? Must We
soldiers ever hear
When We ask to earn our living, only scoft
and taunt aud jecr:
And those boys get all the places who are
fresh from public school,
Fer answering more questions under civil
service rule,
at 10 not the earth we're wanting; uo-mst
little space
To earn an honest livelihood, u chance to get
u place
That we're capable OF filling, cen though
tho boys from school
Give ten per cent. more answers under civil
service rule,
"The height OF Chimborazo perhaps we may
not know,
Hut we measured Lookout Mountain when
our hearts were all aglow;
Nor tell the length OF rivers of the Amazon
or Thames
But ask us what we know about the Rapidan
or James!
AT the age whom lads the praises OF their
alma mater chant
We found that our curriculum was one laid
down by Grant.
And at Hun Run and Antietam our diplo-
mas dMwe get,
Writ In blood and punctuatcd with the
point OF bayonet
"rhc stars upon our banner though some
were IN eclipse,
Formed the lesson In astronomy, the often
est on our lips;
And the brightest stars we saw there shown
with feeble light
For the heavy smoke " battle half hid them
from our sight
"Besidcs the solid branches, we'd accom-.
plishments ns we'll;
Learned the music OF tho bullet, knew the
singing OF the she'll,
Heard the deep bass OF the cannon aud the
trumpcts notes sublime.
In an orchestra Of muskots where the drums
were beating time.
"Tbit was our education! Twas all We
could obtain,
Mid burst Of battlc-climor and rch,IlIous
wild refrain;
Anu when our term was ended aud we at
last were free,
We were too old IN other ,hools 10 try for
our degreop'
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25
MANY LIVES LOST.
Calamity by Flood in the Little
Kanawha Valley,
The Village OF Morristown Swept
Away ard Vast Amount or
Property Destroyed.

The greatest disaster which over
befell the Little Kanawha Valley. in
West Virginia, came on the night of
the 18th in the shape OF terrible
cloud burst, which has completely
flooded the country, destroying many
lives, carrying of thousands OF dollars
in property and running the crops for
miles. The deluge fell about dusk and
continued to fall in torrents, doing
much damage in Parkersburg. The
worst of the storm struck the lower
side OF Kanawha filling the small
tributaries from bank to bank and end
ing in the worst flood within the
recollection of the oldest inhabitants.
In three hours the Kanawha raised six
feet and ran out with such velocity
that IL carried everything before IL.
At Parkersburg Il thousand logs and u
number OF boats went out or were
sunk. Mrs. Isaac ii. Tucker, Martin
Lawless, and an unknown man were
drowned. Above the destruction was
still greater. The big Tygart Valley
is completely ruined. Tho big mill
near its mouth went out and took the
Tygart bridge with 1t. In the valley
all the fences, crops and much live
live stock was lost. At Chesterville,
small town about ten miles above,
half OF the residences were carried of
bodily and left in the corn fields. In
Clay district fine church and three
dwellings were wrecked. Several
steamers ON the river were wrecked.
The worst story OF all comes from
Morristown, small village near the
head OF Tucker Creek, where tho cloud
burst concentrated in all its fury,
coming down in the village about mid
night, and totally destroying il, to-
gcther with many of its people. The
first report gave the loss as eleven, but
later news seems to Tx the loss at a
greater number. Houses are said to
each other in such short space OF
time that no chance to escape was Civ
en- tho people. Among those lost at
Morristown are Jake Kiger, his broth
ers, Joseph and Thomas, u man named
Baily, and Orville West, wife aud child.
The body OF n man, believed to be
another Morristown victim, was found
on the Richardson farm.
At Pill Brush all the bridges and
culverts are washed away, and 1T is
impossible to reach or communicate
with that point, or any other on the
upper waters. 1t is impossible now to
enumerate the losses, as the river was
still rising and tearing everything
loose. A family boat containing three
or four persons went out during the
night and it is believed all are lost.
A freight train on the Ohio River
Railroad broke through n trestle at
Harris Ferry, completely wrecking the
train and fatally injuring VIM Nep-
tune, an employee. The wreck was
caused by heavy washout.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25
Mrs. Hayes on tho Battlefield.


During the war Mrs. Hayes now and
then went to "the 'front.' to visit her
husband, who was Colonel Of the
Twenty-third Ohio. She was an angel
Of mercy to the sick and the wounded,
often passing days and nights in minis
tering TO their needs. She was well
known to all the soldiers Of the Twenty
third and no favorite General ever
evoked more tempestuous cheers than
did Mrs. Hayes when she appeared in
the camp. Whenever the soluiers want
ed TO express their esteem for anybody
they didn't lift their rusty old hats
md make graceful bows-they just
yelled.
At one time, while the Twenty-third
was lying in camp in Western Virginia,
II squad Of recruits joined the regiment.
One Of them thought Uncle Sam s tailor
didn't put pockets enough in the sol.
diers blouses, and could not be satisfied
ill he had another in his to carry tho
gimcrackS which every veteran despsed
but which he had not yet learned to do
without. The first day in camp he in
quired OF the boys where he could get
il done. One of the wags q the com
pany sized him up and saw Mt once
good chance to have joke.
"Certninly," said he TO The iledgelinS,
"we have regimental seamstress for
doing just such jobs AZ that. There she
u.s." and he pointed to Mrs, Hayes, who
was sitting on camp chair IN front OF
the Colonel's tent Just take your
blouse right to her and she'll do it up
brown"
The innocent recruit stalked boldly up
to the headquarters, threw of his blouse
and handed IL to her, asking il she would
put in pocket for him, remarkinS with
a patronizing air that he would pay her
we'll for il.
Col. HAYES, who was writing in his
tent, heard the young soldier and came
out. Observing the new uniform and
fresh face he took in the situation and
his eyes twinkled with merrimont, but
he said nothing, knowing that his
wife was equal to any ordinary emer'
gency.
"Or course ] will" said Mrs. Hayes,
who was as quick as her husband to ''see
through" il. Come back in an hour
and I'll have il ready for you.
She set to work with scissors and
needle, and when the young patriot
called for his blouse he found in II az
nice pocket as his mother could have
made.
"How much?' he asked, taking out
his pocketbook.
30, nothing at all! l was glad TO dc
it for you, and you are welcome.
While the soldier was expressing his
thanks Col. HAYES came out Of the tent
and thought he would carry the joke
little farther.
''Do you know me, my man!' he said
pleasantly, extending his hand to the
soldier.
The latter, somewhat abashed by the
official presence, said he did not.
swell. my name is Hayes, and | an
the Colonel of this regiment. ALLOW
me, sir, to introduce you to my wife,
The young man retired in great con
fusion but he had the pocket in hi.
blouse that he wanted.
The survivors of the Twenty-Five
Ohio have always entertained the warm
est affection for Mrs. Hayes. The re
gard has shown itself in the most EN-
phatic way whenever she has been pres
cent at their reunions. Her death come,
to each Of them asa personal bereave
ment. Cleveland Leader.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25
FIRE AT SHELL ROCK.
Seven Business Blocks Destroyed
With Heavy Losses.

Shell Rock, Butler county, was bad
ly scorched by fire that broke out at
IL o'clock on the night OF the 10th, in
the grocery store OF A. r. Walker.
The fire apparatus consists only OF n
hand engine, and it was only able TO
confine the flames TO the row of build
ings in which the fire originated.
Help was asked from Waverly and a
steamer was sent over, but arrived af-
ter the fire was under control. Seven
business blocks were destroyed ard
several on the opposite side OF the
street were on fire, but were saved by
the efforts OF the fireman. The origin
OF the fire Is in doubt, but Is supposed
to have been from matches carried be-
tween the walls OF Walkers store by
mice; and in some way ignited. The
burned district comprises about one
third OF the business portion OF the
town, but the stores burned were the
best in town and carried the largest
stocks of goods. The losses aggregate
about $50, 900; insurance about two
thirds that amount.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25
JOB WORK.
Such as
CARDS, Blll-HEADS, CIRCULARS,
POSTERS, ETC., ETC.,
Executed to Order In the Ncatcst and
Proinptcst Manner and AT
REASONABLE RATES.
Apply here before ordering elsewhere.

by one and recalled his shortcomings
the laughter became general and contin-
uous. Finally he said:
And there's my Phil; wasn't he one
Of Morgan's worst horse thieves? What
can he say of Ed. ColliusY And YOU,
Ed, Butts; You remember the raid on
that old Yankee sympathizer in East
Tennessee? And can you raise your
voice against Collinsg And his honor
on the bench, If the truth were known
- But the rest OF the sentence was
drowned in shout of laughter and
uproar of applause that shook the build
ing,
The jury was out ten minutes and
they brought in verdict of acquittal.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25
AN UNCERTAIN METHOD,
The New Capital Punishment Law OF
New York State Impracticabie.

From the testimony heard in the
habcas corpus proceedings brought in
behalf OF the murderer Kemmler, who
was doomed to be executed by the
electric current-the new method OF
capital punishment recently authorized
by tho New York State Legislature
il seems to be doubtful whether life
could be extinguished by electricity
with certainty or as swiftly and pain
lessly rs by hanging. II Is equally
among the uncertainties from the phase
which the investigation OF the case has
assumed whether Kemmler can legally
be subjected to the death penalty now
or not. Commissioner Gibbins, Mr..
John III. Noble OF the Westinghouse
company, Mr.. McAdie specialist in
atmospheric electricity, and Franklin
l.. Pope, the eminent electrical scien-
fist, declare that 1t Is not possible TO
predict what the effect OF the elecrict
current On n human being will DO in
any given case, and that resistance TO
electrical shocks differs 81 greatly in
different human beings TINT II current
that might be likely TO cause death In
one case might prove harmless in
others. The evidence already sub
mltted in this extraordinary case points
TO the expediency or necessity OF
peremptory repeal Of the new law.
When the new statute was enacted il
was believed that the execution OF tho
death sentence by electricity would be
more swift, cer.ain and painless than
any other mode OF inilicting capital
punishment, but these predictions are
now proved to be altogether unreliable.
As Kemmler cannot be hanged in nc
cordance with previously existing
statutes and Justice itself recoils from
his being subjected TO barbarous and
shocking experiments under tho now
one, and as, moreover. he cannot be
sentenced twice for the Same crime,
the general conviction prevails that
there must necessarily be n mitigation
of his sentence,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25
Half Fare Excursions.

On Tuesdays, August 9th and Goth,
September 10th and 24th and October sth,
1889, the Chicago, 81. Paul " Kansas City
Railway will sell Harvest Excursion tickets TO
all points In Southern Missouri, Arkansas,
Kansas and Nebraska, exclusive Of the Missouri
River gateways, aud all points In the Indian
Territory, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado,
Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Arizona and
Dakota; also to principal points in Northwest
ern Iowa and Minnesota, Tennessee, Louisiana,
Alabama and Mississippi. Tickets will be
sold at rate Of one fare for the round trip aud
win be good returning thirty days from date
of sale. For full particulars call on ticket
agents of the Chicago, ST. Paul & Kansas City
Railway
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25

Col, Elliot F. Shepard, OF the Mail and
Express, asks: "Can an editor be o
Christianl" When it cones TO the point
that an editor himself has doubts on this
matter, things begin to look pretty serious
Burlington Free Press.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25

Col and dainty summer toilets IN white and
green, or white and gold, are Of white crepa
line or India yelling, with garniture OF China
silk arranged as n scit, easy Empire vest, with
d-apery IN sash form deeply fringed.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25

Fast Mail Line with Vestibuled Trains
between Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Trans Sentimental Route between
Chicago, Council Bluffs, Omaha and the
Pacific Coast.
Great Maj O AL Route between Chi
cago, Kansas city and st. Joseph, Mo.
500 Miles of Road reaching all prln-
cipal points in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minneso-
ia, Iowa, Missouri and Dakota.
For maps. time tables, rates OF
passage and freight, etc, apply to the neares.
station agent Of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE "
ST. PAUL RAILWAY, or to any Railroad Agent
anywhere In the world .
ROSWELL MILLER, A. V. H. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Genl Pass. and Tiki. Agt.
tB~ For information In reference to Lands and
Towns owned by the CHICAGO, MILwAUKEE d
ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY, write to II. q.
HAUGEN, Land Commissioner, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-25

Irene Worrell, the actress, has
brought suit against the proprietors OF
the Dubuque opera house to recover
SIS, 900 damages for injuries received
while playing in that city In Septem-
Der, 1887.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-02-09
The statement made by

The statement made by the
anti-lottery men that Germany has
given up her government lottery in
disgust. is untrue. The regular
monthly drawing will take place on
tho 14th, OF the present month,
and only last fall the Royal Lottery
of Hamberg sent circulars all over
the country stating what induce
ments they could offer people who
wanted to invest in the drawing.
The APPEAL refused to advertise
this lottery, not on high mora
grounds, but because 1t was offered
only S. a column per month
for the work.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-02-09
for the woI

Jake Young attempted to
address a small meeting of citizens
In Virginia City against the
lottery. When he assumed that he
was acting on "purely contentious
motives" he raised a storm oil
hilarity that took several minutes
to quell. Artemus Ward and Mark
Twain, would have given their
right hands to have been able to
ever move An audience to laughter
like that. Young thinks of going
ON the road to deliver a humorous
lecture with Bob Fulton the "pro'
fessional moralist" of Reno, az bis
advance agent.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-02-09
TEE LOTTERY AND EUSE-
NESS.

There are arguments for and
against the establishment OF a lot
terry IN the State, and in their pre-
sentation, there should be no ele-
ment of prejudice to disturb the
formation of correct conclusions on
the subject. In its moral aspect, it
goes without saying that lottery
speculation in the tickets eli an or
sanization, fairly conducted under
State guarantees, is open to at
tack, on moral grounds, in no great
ter degree than speculation in min
ing and railway stocks, and in tho
grain markets.
The moralist who inveighs
against the one SPECIES of specuia-
ton is logically forced to insist up
on the closing of the mining stock
boards, New York Exchanges, and
all other organized modes of specu-
lation. II the sale of lottery tickets is
80 great an evil, then why
not insist that the Legislature shall
prohibit, under heavy penalties, the
sale of mining shares?
No one in Nevada could advocate
the passage of such law; but if it
were passed, most Of our people in
GLIDING the ministers of the gospel
would be sent to jail tor violating
it.
Every citizen is aware that while
s lottery organized in the State
would bring large sums Of monev to
it, to circulate in every channel OF
trade, the San Francisco Stock
Boards are constantly absorbing
nearly all the proceeds of the mines.
but no one objects to the mainten-
ance OF those boards, because they
are necessary aids in the continued
development of our industries.
An argument is made against a
lottery, here, that the State OF
Louisiana has been ruined
by the existanee of a lottery
there. Circulars have been issued
and scattered broad cast by the
Louisiana Lottery Company stating
such transparent falsehoods, wi g
the fact is that State is one of the
most prosperous OF the Cuff States.
Corrupt government there resulting
from the disorders growing out OF
the Civil war, plunged the State in
almost hopeless debt.
The revenue paid into its State
Treasury by its Lottery Company
have lequidated a large portion lof
it's indebtness, and the State has
entered upon new era Of prosper
ity.
The Louisiana Lottery Company
furnishes employment to hundreds
Of young men in New Orleans and
in other parts OF the State, and dis
tributes large sums every month
throughout the State which fino
their way intosthe tills of the mer'
chants of every trade.
Ii a lottery were established II
this State under State control anc
management, more than hundred
of our young men who are living
in enforced idleness would find con
slant employment in its offices q
good wages and our merchants
and business men would increas'
in business and would have th'
l,rnaft nj such emplOynent,