Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-04-11
Phil. S. Kell, the assignee OF the


Leader Printing Company at Des
Moines, has advertised the property
for sale to the highest and best bidder,
sealed bids TO be received up to ~
o'clock noon, May L, 1889. The said
property consists OF a daily and weekly
newspaper office and plant, and job
Office and bindery department, with
press franchise, power, light, heat,
telegraph contract, Office furniture,
fixtures, shafting, betting, steam APP
paratus, advertising, subscription ac-
counts, etc. The property is situated
in commodious leased premises, espec-
tally designed for the business. Lease
to expire June 10, 1898; annual rental
$1,750. Terms Of sale, to DO cash on
confirmation OF bid by court, each bid
der to accompany his bid with corti-
fed check on some city bank for ST.
900. to be forfeited to assignee in case
bidder fails to complete his purchase
on acceptance Of same and contirma-
ton OF court.
A celebrated case was tried before
Judge Brewer, of the United States
Circuit Court at Dubuque. Several
years ago A. NJ, Bryson, Pension Agent
at Ackley, Iowa, obtained pension
of 81, 500 for Captain Williams. Bry-
son demanded a fee largely in excess
of the legal charge, which is $40.
Williams refused to pay, and Bryson
exposed the means that had been used,
and in consequence the pension was
greatly reduced. Williams then brought
suit against Bryson for demanding an
illegal fee and Bryson was indicted by
the grand jury. On the second trial
at TT. Dodge Bryson was found guilty
and fined $500. He appealed on the
ground that the charge OF demanding
an excessive fee was not sufficient; that
the fee must be collected before con-
stituting crime. Judge Brewer did
not take this view of the law and has
affirmed the decision of the lower
court.
Revenue Collector Stackhouse, at
Davenport, received dispatch from
Joseph Dostal, a brewer ut Maquokcta,
stating that officers had seized his
entire stock Of beer, and had removed
it from his premises Without the stamp.
The brewer, undoubtedly, believed
that the law which prohibits beer
being removed in kegs from a
brewery without having upon them
tho necessary revenue stamps, made
it criminal offenso in the
officers who made such removal. He
probably expected Revenue Collector
Stackhouse would come TO his rescue,
but the Collector could not help him II
| he wanted to, for the reason that the
prohibitory liquor law does not conflict
in the least with the revenue law. II
would have been a crime for any other
parties than the officers of the law to
seize and remove the kegs Of beer from
the brewery without the kegs having
first been stamped.
The old excitement among river land
settlers has been revived by the re-
sumption of evictions. At an carly
hour, April 1st, a large number OF
river land settlers, fully equipped with
machinery and seeds, started to plant
crops on lands from which settlers had
in keeping with the threat made ut that
time to the effect that they would re-
possess themselves OF all lands from
which they were then evicted. The
farm OF Charles Pigman, from which
VIM. Spainhower was evicted twice
last fall, was first visited during Mr..
Pigman's absence. When he returned
he found all his fields alive with men
and teams sowing crops for the evicted
settler, Spainhower. Pigman went to
Fort Dodge at once and filed informa-
ton against as many Of the settlers as
he knew. The settlers announce that
it is their intention to farm all lands
from which evictions were made. and
the officials will be deficd il necessary.
Such action will precipitate greater
trouble than ever before known in
river land circles, and there is much
excitement in consequence.