Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-05-09
An unknown tramp called at IL.

All UNKNOWN tramp Calleu ut III.
Lillibridge's farm, four miles southeast
OF Holland, and demanded something
to eat. Mrs. Lillibridge gave him
some graham bread. This grossly in
suited him and he sought revenge by
setting their barn on fire, burning four
| horses, few cattle, several stacks Of
hay and several other articles. The
tramp, giving his name as John Smidts
has been arrested and lodged in Jail ut
Grundy Center.
Peter Even, farmer living four
miles from East Dubuque, was leading
his horse to town, going through the
Vogt farm. His passage was objected
to by Albert Vogt, eighteen years of
age. Vogt had club and raised it
against Even. The latter took the
club away, when Vogt drew u revolver
and shot Even above the hip, and then
ran over to Wisconsin. He was ar
rested at his fathers farm in Fairplay
by Constable Cain, of East Dubuque.
Even's wound is mortal.
The grand president of the Iowa
Legion OF Honor has sent out a circu-
lar of Importance to the members Of
this body. He calls attention to the
fact, that the supreme courts of Illinois
and Iowa have decided that the phrase
illegal heirs" does not include his wife.
Many beneficiary certificates have been
made out payable to the illegal heirs, "
on the presumption this includes the
wife. Certificates of this kind should
be changed. and those of new members
so made out as to specify the name and
relationship.
The May term of the supreme court
will begin Tuesday, the 14th. The
docket is unusually full. Cases from the
First, Second and Third districts will
be heard May Ia, Is and 16; from the
Fourth district, May II and IS; from
the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh districts,
May 20, 81, and %; from the Eighth,
Tenth and Eleventh districts, May 30,
"a and 5; from the Twelfth, Thirteenth
and Fourteenth districts, May 81, 2s
and 30 from the Fifteenth district,
May 81 and June /; from the Sixteenth
Seventeenth and Eighteenth districts,
June 3, and 5; and from the Ninth
district, June 6 and 7.
The parlor match did its work at
Humboldt. Rev. Warren, who lives
with his son-in-law, c. S. Smith, rose
at 6 o'clock, built fire in the summer
kitchen, dropped match as he was
picking up shavings, stepped on the
match and went out. Happening to
look toward the house, he noticed the
kitchen ablaze. Plenty of help soon
came, but the late long drouth left no
available water and though the little
kitchen was eight feet detached from
the main building and there was little
wind, the house was soon afre and
abandoned to its fate, while all hands
turned to and rescued most of the con-
tents, even saving the doors and win
dows. Loss on clothing, ETC., $3.50.
Loss on house, $4,000. Only the
house was insured for $500.
| A destructive fire occurred at Yale
on the morning of the Sd. 1t broke
out in the dry goods store of II. B.
Wesley. The building was too far
gone when discovered to do anything
with. Westley and wife were asleep
in the rear part of the building. They
barely made their escape, only saving
a few household goods. The building
and goods were an entire loss. M. v.
Young's implement building, joining
on the south, burned also, and nothing
of any note was saved. Soon w. w.
Eastwood's hardware store on the
north was discovered on fire. Every
one worked hard to save the building,
but could not. A few things were
saved. BY desperate effort, w. II.
Macomber's dry goods store was saved.
The entire loss foots up about $12, 900;
insurance 1000.
AS the sixteenth annual contest OF
the Interstate Oratorical Association,
held at Grinnell on the evening of May
the End, the judges awarded the first
place to Hughes, of the Wesleyan Uni
versity, Delaware, Ohio; second to
Blaisdell, Beloit College, Beloit, Wis
consin; and the third to Wilkcrson, De
Paw University, Greencastle, Indiana.
Hughes is son of Rev. Hughes, OF
Grinnell, and Wilkorson is also an Iowa
boy. The officers Of the association
are: M. w. Borders, President, Mon
mouth College, Monmouth, H.; c. s.
Spencer, ce-President, Wabash Col
lege, Charlottesville, Ind; Frank f.
Hartigan, Secretary and Treasurer,
Doane College, Crete, Nebraska. The
following distinguished persons acted
as judges: On Thought and Compost
ton, Gov. j. b. Foraker, Ohio; Presi-
dent L. G.. Chamberlain, University OF
Wisconsin; Prof. S. G. Barnes, Iowa
College; on delivery: Judge John L.
Phillips, Missouri; Gen. j. C. Gown,
Nebraska; Hon. w. N. Horner, Ill.
He was Sucker from Carroll, Ill. i,
a bachelor, 40 years of age. BY thrift
and economy he had saved as farm
hand $500, when he went to Kansas a
few weeks since to invest in lands
Not liking the country, because Of
drouth and poor soil, he thought of fer
tile Iowa. Arriving at Council Bluffs,
he bought ticket for Webster City, in
company with fellow to whom he had
hired at good wages to work ranch
there. On the train friend to the
employer appeared, saying after greet
ing that he was returning from Okla