Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-03-21


spring in the Wapsie accident The
Dane, Christensen, who was injured
for life, made settlement for 81 500
a few days ago.
Hero Friesmann, who resided four
miles south of Charles City, committed
suicide by shooting. The family con-
sisted of an aged father and two step
sons. His wife died last fall. 1t is
supposed his unsuccessful efforts TO
get some one to take charge of the
house-work affected his mind.
Miss Amanda Dickey, at Oskaloosa,
has been adjudged insane and sent TO
Mt. Pleasant. She isa sister OF Charles
Dickey, who committed suicide few
days ago, and her insanity was pro-
duced by her grief over her brothers
death. 1t is now doubtful whether the
feeble, grief stricken mother will sur
vive this added sorrow.
Miss Elite Graham, the young lady
who operates the telephone Office at
Clarinda, accidentally pricked her
thumb beneath the nail and gave but
little attention to the, to all appear
ance, trivial injury, but she was taken
with tetanic convulsions, or lock-jaw,
and at last accounts her condition was
thought to be precarious.
The Monticello Agricultural society,
the Anamosa District Fair association,
and the Jackson County lair associa-
ton have been organized into q grand
speed circuit for the coming fair, and
the dates of each will be so arranged
that they will follow each other in
succession, thereby enabling trotters
to attend all the fairs.
At Davenport u few nights ago
thieves entered the fancy goods and
millinery store of Harvard & Co. and
got away with more than a thousand
dollars worth of goods. No trace of
the goods nor clue to the thieves was
left, and the police are baffled. The
stolen articles included hundreds OF
valuable handkerchiefs, silks and vel
vets.j
A dispatch says that j. V. McDuf1ie
had left the work Of contesting his
election to Congress to avoid the fate
of Clayton. Mr.. McDuffie was once q
resident of Albion, Marshall county,
Iowa. He enlisted in Company b.
Second Iowa Cavalry, Col. IIepburn's
regiment, and served faithfully during
the war. At its close he settled il
Alabama and has since resided there
j. S. Clarkson, OF Iowa, has beer
appointed and confirmed as First AS
sistant Postmaster General. The posi-
ton is one of great political import,
ance, ON account of the patronage
which the Department has to bestow.
Upon the First Assistant in this De.
partment will now devolve duties not
heretofore attached to the position, in
Guiding charge of Presidential post
offices and the railway mail service.
In the District Court, which opened
at Dubuque March 18th, Judge Ney,
in his charge to the Grand Jury, said
it was the duty of that body to indict
any and all persons found making
cider or otherwise violating the pro,
hibitory law of the State, and also &c
present any county officer or Justice o.
the Peace who may have violated the
law. The liquor dealers and saloon
keepers are astonished at such a charge
Judge there.
Several of the employees Of the cleo
trio motor company at Council Bluff
are victims of an insurance agent whit
has been working among them to goot
advantage for the past few weeks. HI
has been insuring them against acct
dent from electric current. The policies
have just begun TO arrive, and it seem!
that they insure against accident from
electricity only when the current j.
/ turned off, which renders it simple
accident insurance.
Excitement has been running high
in Pocahontas county on account OF the
arrest of the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff
for neglect of their duty to prosecute
the violators of the liquor law. Both
were tried before Justices and DIS
charged. Buckholter, the man who
violated the law, and who it was
claimed the Sheriff did not arrest, was
tried and convicted by the District
Court, and was sent to Jail for 80 days
but the Governor pardoned him.
DIR. Brown, coroner, held an inquest
at Schaller on the body Of ID. S. Shull
who died from the effects of carbolit
acid, which he mistook for alcohol
He purchased from the druggist il
Schaller half pint of alcohol, as HI
supposed, but he took home hal
pint of carbolic acid and died aftel
taking dose of it. Mr.. Shull hat
been an invalid for years, and hare
drinker. He lived about ten miles
northwest Of Early.
In Judge Carr's court at Humboldt
young Luther Blood was sentenced t.
! two and one-half years Imprisonment
, in the Fort Madison penitentiary
Blood plead guilty to forging a note
which he sold to George w. Hanna, thu
, Luverne banker. Soon after, finding
that his crime had been discovered ant
that the officers were on his track, HI
decamped, but was tracked to st. Loui
and brought back. On the preliminar.
, examination and again at the opening
, OF the District Court, he plead guilty
A counterfeiting den was unearthet
In Dubuque by United States Marsha
Desmond and the Sheriff OF the county
A complete set OF tools, including dies
moulds, labels, melting machine
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