Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-03-14
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City, resolution was adopted recon-
| mending the farmers OF the country to
harvest their grain without the use OF
binding Irvine, unless the same can be
purchashed for ii cents per thousand.
The saloon in Council Bluffs known
by the startling but appropriate name
Of the "Bucket of Blood Saloon,n has
been closed by order of the mayor. 1t
Is the place where DeGood was foully
murdered on the afternoon of March 5.
The farmers of Dubuque county, as
well as those of the entire northwest,
are preparing to enter a vigorous pro-
test against the action of the binder
Irvine trust, which combination has adj
vanced the price OF Irvine to high
| figure.
Judge Fairall, in the district court
at Iowa City, fined two saloonkeepers
$500 each, and stated that another
would be fined $500 if brought before
him. In two cases the defendants not
being present, sentence was deferred
until Friday.
| Aman named +. Il. Warren, aged
twenty-four, was knocked off trestie
bridge on the Wabash road, about two
miles south of Ottumwa, and was quite
seriously hurt. having some four or
five ribs broken and his back badly
bruised. He may get well.
John Kramer, a wealthy German
farmer residing near Bows, committed
suicide by taking strychnine. Domes-
tie. trouble is said to have been the
cause for the rash act Mr.. Kramer
was about forty years of age. lie
leaves wife, but no children.
Suits were commenced in the United
States Court at Dubuque, by L. p.
Wells, receiver for the Commercial
National Bank, against the Iowa Iron
Works, j. II. Graves, Luin III. Graves
and Lucy Graves, for the recovery of
s1S7 900, money loaned by the bank.
Horace Gage, a wealthy citizen OF
Nora Springs, has sued the Advertiser
of that place for SO, 900 libel for pub
fishing contributed article accusing
him of rejecting upon foreigners as
office holders at recent town caucus.
The case will come up for hearing in
April. l.rs
The fact has been settled that King
and Murphy, the two men arrested at
Sioux City few days ago charged
with blowing open the safe in the
South Sioux City bank, are the right
men. Two accomplices have also been
arrested and are in Jail at Dakota City,
Nebraska.
The last act of Judge Hepdman in
closing the term of the District Court
at Webster City was the sentence OF
Basket, who was convicted of murder
in the second degree, in killing the
Snowman at that place last summer.
The sentence was fifteen years in the
penitentiary at TT. Madison.
William Reesebcrg, whose home is
near Dayton, Iowa, had been working
for Fred Kreider of Missouri Valley.
He had been in the west end of the
yards, when an eastbound Chicago &
| Northwestern freight train came in.
He attempted to board this train and
! fell under the car, losing his left leg
just below the knee and portion OF
his right foot.
J. III. Powers, lawyer at New
Hampton, has been foremost in the
prosecution of liquor cases. He has
at different times received threatening
letters, but it was passed by as bluff.
A few nights ago however, his large
barn aed contents were destroyed by
an incendiary fire. Some twenty head
Of live stock persisted. Insurance,
$500; total loss, $4,000.
The farmers of northeastern Iowa
are organizing boycott against the
Binder Irvine Trust. This action OF
Iowa farmers is extending over other
States. G. A. Wilcox, the head of the
great Irvine factory at Cleveland, is
getting uneasy, and denies the ex-
lstence OF such a trust, but says there
was something of the kind until last
year, when 1t fell to pieces.
DIR. Brown, coroner, held an inquest
at Schaller on the body of ID. s. Shull,
who died from the effects of carbolic
acid, which he mistook for alcohol.
He purchased from the druggist in
Schaller a half pint of alcohol, as he
,supposed, but he took home hall
pint Of carbolic acid and died after
taking a dose of it. Mr.. Shull had
been an invalid for years, and a hard
drinker. He lived about ten miles
northwest of Early.
Francis V. De Griselli died at Storm
Lake on Sunday March Sd and was
buried at Centralia. De Griselli was
the private secretary of Gen. Montellot
who was with Napoleon |. at st Hele-
ma. He was with Napoleon in seven
tecn campaigns, and was banished by
Napoleon I'LL, 1858. because the latter
would not give him what he wanted
He spent six months in England, and
came from there to Dubuque. He re-
NAMED in Dubuque and engaged in IL
quor business. He went from Dubuque
to Storm Lake, where he remained
for five years, He then returned to
Dubuque, and taught drawing and
painting, and went again to Storm Lake
year ago.
The trial of Constable Molseed ior
the killing of William Hunter, which
has been going on at Jefferson, Greene
county, was ended by the acquittal OF
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