Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-10-31
Harvey, tho colored wife murderer

from Judge Ryan in the district court.
He was found guilty of murder in the
second degree and given fifteen years
in the penitentiary. The crime for
which he was sentenced occurred ut
Muchakinock, on Sunday, May Goth.
Lucy Harvey, his wife, had become
too intimate with one Gillison, and
after quarrel, or rather an attempt
at reconciliation. Harvey deliberate
ly shot his wife with revolver. Four
or five shots were fired and the woman
died Immediately.
j. M. Coggeshall, ono Of the best
known and most highly respected citi-
Gems Of Des Moinos, died on Sunday
morning, Oct Nth Mr.. Coggeshall
was GO years OF age and was born In
North Carolina. When no was three
years Of age his parents moved TO
Wayne county, Indiana. and there in
the town of Milton in 1857, he was
married to Miss Mary Jane Whiteley.
In 1861 Mr. and Mrs. Coggeshall came
to Des Moines, where he became en-
gagged in the loan and real estate bust
ness and was successful. He leaves n
wife, three sons and daughter.
A young man recently died In the
free hospital of Baltimore, Maryland,
He stated to the attendant physician
that he was from Iowa, 90 years OF
age; that he hal been at working in
printing Office in Iowa, and that his
mothers maiden name was Huntley.
He asked the physician to send him
bible, which was done. The physician
promised to see him the next day and
to write his mother. The next day
the youth was delirious and died in
this condition without revealing his
name. This account is given in hope
that the parents may learn the fate OF
their boy. For further particulars
please inquire of Mrs. George p. Ev-
erhart, First and Chestnut avenue,
Hampden, Baltimore, Maryland. Iowa
papers please copy.
Maj +. c. Beck, of Ames, is the
owner OF a watch 200 years old. 1t is
the relic of Holland family. Ono OF
the younger members OF the family,
who was in this country, receiving
,yo,d that Ia h,l f,lloo hot, IN , In ,na
fortune through the death of relatives,
pawned the watch with jeweler for
money to go to Holland. Not redeem
inv it tho jcweler sold it to Maj. Beck.
1t Is solid gold, eighteen carat; the in
side cases and works are solid gold,
also very interesting feature of this
relic is that by pressing n spring mt
any time it will strike the hours and
quarter hours, making it easy to as
certain the exact time IN tho dark
without the aid Of light. The major
has been offered n large price for it,
but it is such great curiosit he is re-
luctant to part with it. 1t is, perhaps
the only one Of the kind in the United
States.
| Fred Jaeger, n Burlington travelling
man, committed suicide by hanging,
Oct. goth. He travelled for Blaul &
Sons, wholesale grocers OF that city,
and had returned from trip out north
of Cedar Rapids. He was we'll known
on the road as frst-class salesman
and very genial, good-hearted fell
low. The cause of the rash deed is
assigned to financial embarrassment.
A few days ago his employers acct
dentally ascertained that there was
something wrong with his accounts
and wired him to come home. He
came in and in company with one OF
the firm made a careful examination
of the books, which proved him to be
about $500 short in his accounts. He
promised to make good the amount and
failing to do this and fearing prose-
cution and subsequent punishment, he
resorted to suicide. He is well con-
nectcd with families in that city, and
leaves an aged mother, "a wife and four
small children, the youngest being
only one month old.
Register special: II positions OF in
Huence and trust were considered In
suffrage, Mason City has a number OF
ladies that are deserving the honor.
Five OF the leading business enterpris-
es OF its representing one-tenth
OF the city's wealth, are conducted by
ladies. For number of years Mrs.
NJ. A. Emaley has been president OF
the City Bank. one OF the most sub
stantial in North Iowa. Mrs. M. /.
Clark is the exclusive owner of the
electric light and gas plant, now being
put in operation, and has proved her.
self capable OF its management when
others have failed. The leading livery,
bus and dray traffic is conducted by
Mrs. l.. F. Caldwell, which from a
small beginning, has grown into one OF
the most extensive in Iowa. Mason
City has long made the boast that nc
city in Iowa has as fine dray and bus
line. The two leading book stores,
establishments representing thousands
OF dollars, are conducted by Mrs. w.
H. Lyman and Mrs. VIM. Hurd and
Miss Clara Remley. Ladies have
quite frequently held important Offices
in the county and many are now hold