Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-27

suicide June 10th at his home one mile
south of Cromwell. He placed mus
ket on the kitchen floor and pulled the
trigger with forked stick, blowing
his brains out. Financial troubles led
to the deed. He leaves family.
The marshal of Villisca made raid
on the town and killed every dog that
| was found to be unmuzzled, there
being ten in all. 1t was in accordance
with the orders of the council, but the
move aroused great indignation.
The Bemis family at Mason City
were all taken suddenly very i'll and
doctor was at once summoned who
pronounced the patients suffering from
eating paris green. They ate cabbage
which was shipped in for supper, upon
which had been sprinkled this poison
to kill vermin. They will probably all
recover.
| The Sheriff came down to Reinbeck
from Grundy Center with warrants,
and raided the saloons of A. Small, g.
Wohlk, j. Schloe, A. Frahm and j.
Rowether. He seized considerable
liquor at each place. No arrests have
been made. The saloons have been
run openly without being molested for
over year.
At the sale by the administrator of
General j. M. Hedrick's estate at
Ottumwa, Judge Stuart being present,
| rival companies ran the Hedrick
street railway franchises up to SIG, 800,
and it was knocked down to w. r.
Daum and associates. An electric
railway of some four miles will be
Immediately put in.
The wind storm wrecked largo
tent on Chautauqua grounds at Council
Bluffs, containing large panorama of
Jerusalem on the day of the Cruel
fiction" The painting was damaged
| to the extent of thousand dollars, If
not totally ruined. II has rained steadily
but the attendance at the Chautauqua
has been large and is increasing. Three
hundred tents on the ground and
ccupiod The principal lecture was
by Rev. S. S. Henson, of Chicago, on
Grumblers.
A bold burglary was committed at
Parkersburg, few nights ago. The
store of Bollinger & Oglin was broken
into, and so far as known the follow
ing goods taken: Four full suits of
clothing, five'or six pairs of pants,
two or three coats, five or six hats,
two boxes of cigars, several pairs of
shoes, all the pocket knives in stock,
several spools of silk thread and silk
twist, several silk hankerchiefs, ahand-
full ormore of pennies found in the cash
drawer, and several pairs of boots-all
valued at about $3.50.
Z. A Mcdonald, the young man ar
rested for forging passes and checks
on railroads, was interviewed. He
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employed lawyer to resist requisition
proceedings. The table in his cell at
Dubuque is adorned by boquets of
flowers sent him by the sentimental
young ladies of Dubuque on account Of
his handsome person and pleasant
manners. General Manager Beckley,
of the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan,
intends to prosecute him and will get
out requisition papers to take him to
Indiana,
j. b. Davis, General Manager of the
Iowa Monument Co., at Des Moines,
committed suicide on the morning OF
June oath, by blowing his brains out
with a shotgun. Dependency and
business troubles led to the rash act. He
had resided in Des Moines since 1870,
and was about forty-eight years of age.
He leaves wife and six children, four
boys and two girls. A few days ago
he made an assignment for the benefit
of his creditors. He came from Guern-
sey county, Ohio, to Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa; thirty-three years ago, and from
the latter place removed to Des Moines.
The annual regimental reunion OF
the Second Iowa cavalry will be held
at Maquoketa, Wednesday and Thurs
day, October 9 and 10. The names and
addresses of at least 800 of the survi-
vors OF this regiment are known and
an effort will be made to get them all
out TO the meeting. OF $500 men re-
cruited for it only about one-sixth are
living to-day. Survivors and others
interested in the runion will find all
the information they want by address
sing j. w. M. Rumple, president of
the association, Marengo, Iowa, or
George W. Kelsall, Secretary, Canton,
jackson county, iowa.
The main building of Callahan Col
lege in Des Moines was nearly destroy
ed by fire between 5 and o'clock on
the morning of June Goth. The dam
age to the building is not less than
$40, 00O-$7 900 insurance. Besides
this there was great loss on Prot.
Southwick's fine collection of paintings;
insurance on them $4,000. Several
thousand dollars worth OF pianos, fur
niture and other property in the build
ing were destroyed. There had been
no fire in any part Of the building, and
the firemen noticed a strong smell of
kerosene, leading to the belief that the
fire was incendiary.t
Near Britt few mornings ago Still
son & Dunlap found that 10 head OF
their cattle had been stolen from their
corral. Suspicion pointed at j. I.
Scott of Eagle Grove, who lurked
around the previous day and evening,
ostensibly looking for grass land to
rent. The cattle were found three