Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-03-13


barn and was Upon a ladder against
the gable end of the barn when he fell
TO the ground, striking in such "a way
as 10 produce fracture at The base OF
the brain, from the effects of which he
died. not regaining consciousness. He
leaves wife and two daughters.
William Diercks, an employee in the
McCosh iron and steel works at Bur-
lington, met with serious accident.
He works at wire drawing, and while
engaged at his machine his leg became
entangled in the wire as it was being
drawn through the machine. Finally
the pressure became so great that the
wire cut into the ieshy part Of the calf,
severing the entire muscular part OF
the leg and only stopping when the
bone was reached. Amputation will
probably be necessary,
The Gladbrook Review tells the fol-
lowing sad story of one family that
went from that locality in the late rush
into Oklahoma: Mrs. Dingman and
four children, formerly from near Bea-
man, but late of Oklahoma, arrived at
her fathers house, south of Beaman.
She reported the Oklahoma country
sickly, having buried her husband and
two children since August, the balance
of the family being sick most of the
time while there. They drove to that
country eleven head of cattle, all OF
which died"
L. A. Hovey. travelling for sad
dlery house in jackson, Michigan,
came TO Dubuque about three weeks
ago on his regular trip. He put up at
the Lorimer house, called on his regu.
lar customers, and was there nearly
week, when he suddenly disappeared,
after leaving his baggage at the Mil
waukee depot, where it has since re-
mained. He had large sum OF money
on his person. One of the members
of the firm arrived there to investigate
the matter, but IS unable to arrive at
a satisfactory conclusion.
Council Bluffs was again startled by
byanother double tragedy, March It'll.
Andrew Hauk, aged about 20, shot
woman with whom he had been living
| us his wife through the breast, the ball
barely missing her heart, passing out
near the shoulder blade. He then
turned the weapon on himself, the ball
taking effect in the head, killing him
instantly. The woman may recover.
1t is impossible TO learn. of her antece-
dents. Hauk Is the son of a well-to-do
and highly respected merchant of that
| city, and was a bar tender in the
"Bucket of Blood saloon at the time
of the Brooks murder.
| The following fourth-class post
masters in Iowa have been appointed:
j. A. Pinegan, Chillicothe, Wapello
county; Frederick Yoder, Duncombe.
Webster county. An Office was estab.
| lished at Deer Creek, Worth county,
and liver HENDERSON appointed post
master. An Office was established at
Medford, Warren county, and Louis
+. Brancht appointed postmaster. The
following changes occurred in the rail
way mail service in Iowa. II. |, Mann
was promoted from $500 TO $3.50, Boone
to Dcs Moines; l.. p Acker. of Des
Moines, was appointed at 81 900, West
Liberty to Council Bluffs, vice o. L.
Seykera, 81 $50, removed.
On the morning of the 9th while re-
turning from Spencer, James McItosh
and two young ladies were drowned in
East Okoboji Lake. They left Spencer
early in the morning, reaching the
lake, as is supposed, before day light,
and attempting to make a short cut
| across the lake drove into an air hole.
Parties near by thought they heard
cries, but not being certain let the
matter pass. Soon the parties being
missed from their homes in Spirit Lake
search was made with the result of
discovering the sad catastrophe and
recovering their bodies. The young
ladies were sisters, Evans by name,
and three years ago two brothers were
drowned in West Okoboji.
p. Nj. Keye a. Co., the nursery firm,
are now under indictment at Fort
Dodge for swindling. The order with
the concealed flap containing prom
issory note for from 800 to 5000 was
used and the fraudulent representa-
tions concerning the payment for the
trees out of the state tree exemption
was brought to bear with good effect.
About fifty farmers signed what they
supposed to be orders, but which
proved to be promissory notes. The
Calhoun county authorities will ar
range TO prosecute the tree men as
soon as Webster county has gotten
through with them. As Reyes & Co
have been obtaining orders on this
plan all over the State they will prob
ably be kept in hot water for some
time. tit
Twenty four years ago the 9th day
of last June, George Farmhouse fell at
the battle OF Kenesaw, shot in the
head He survived the wound, and is
now resident of Centerville, Iowa,
and has been for many years. On the
morning of Feb. 2Sth he began to
sneeze violently anu out of his nose
dropped a Spencer rifle ball, the identi
cal rifle bullet that struck him in bat.
tie nearly twenty-five years ago. He
has experienced great pain in his head
at times, especially after taking cold,
ever since the time he was wounded,
and has been quite sufferer; but now
he hopes there will be no recurrence
OF the trouble. He says the ball had
gradually worked its way down until