Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-04-10

Wintersct. Van Meter is said to nave
hired u livery team at Winterset on
April LIST, which he drove to Kent,
where he left it and started east. IL
is said that Van Meter is also wanted
for larceny at Stratford.
The municipal election in Keokuk
was warmly contested, but resulted in
favor OF the Democrats. They elected
four of the six aldermen, and elected
Menu assessor over Harrison Tucker
by 243 majority. The Republican al
dermen elected are VIM. Balllnger and
A. H. Evans. Democrats M. A. Rog-
erson. John Kerr, OSWALD Schmidt and
C. +. Rillley.
Near Truro. while out hunting,
Albert Cody was shot in the leg by an
accidental discharge OF his brothers
gun. He received the shot near the
knee which nearly severed the limb
from his body. Drs. Skinner and
Roberts were called and found it nee
essary. to amputate the leg. Albert
Cody is one of the finest young men
OF that community and has tho sympa-
thy of all.
S. M. Jacobs, in trying to burn some
cockleburs on his farm near Fontanelle,
burned two stacks of tame baylor him
self; also burned over his entire mea-
dow, and twas pretty close call for
his neighbours house and stables, burn.
ing straw stack only few rods from
his stables and approaching to within
| about rod OF the house. II also
jumped 40.foot road, but did no fur
Their damage.
Martin r. Lee, of Estherville, was
| attacked with the delirium tremens at
Albert Lea, Mimi, and was wild with
the idea that people wanted to mob
and kill him. For safety he was put
in Jail, and there tried to commit sLi-
eide by cutting the veins OF his wrist
with pair Of scissors. The attempt
failed and he will recover, but the
physicians say he is likely to become
permanently insane. He was recorder
OF deeds of Emmett county for several
years, and was man of Intelligence
| and bright prospects.
For the past week State Veterinary
| Surgeon Stalker has been Investigate
| ing u peculiar cattle disease in the vi
cinity OF Boone. He finds that the
disease is not contagious, but is caused
| from fungus that grows upon blue
grass and straw. The malady in its
worst form was found in herd of ff-
teen cattle owned by farmer named
Rhodes, living near Madcid. Seven
of these were badly affected and their
legs were slowly dying and dropping
| off, rendering it necessary to kill them.
The disease is confined to small ter
ritory and no large amount of loss is
expected.
At Leon, on the 9th, occurred the
sad death of Harry Hamilton, the IS.
year-old son OF Joseph Hamilton. He
was trying to manage 2-year-old colt
he had hold of the rope of the halter
when the horse became frightened and
the rope became fastened to his hand
so that he could not let loose. The
horse ran, dragging the young man
across wood pile, then turning down
culvert on street crossing, tearing
off his fingers before he became loosen
cd from the halter. The horse must
have dragged him about thirty rods,
He died in about ten minutes after
striking the crossing.
The Rock Rapids Reporter tells o.
the brutality of father in that neigh,
borhood. His name is /. p Mason
and he owns farm about two miles
from town. The other day he set hi:
S-year-old son to narrowing field
and when the little fellow became sc
exhausted he could work no longer the
brutal father threw him to the ground
and kicked and thumped him until the
child lost consciousness. The act wa:
witnessed by two ladies who were
passing and Mason was arrested ant
fined S25 and costs. 1t is said white
caps have given him notice that if he
repeats the offense he will be given 6
dose of his own medicine.
| About four months ago q young mar
named Henry Sullivan, aged twenty
years, arrived at Roanoke, from Gin
ton, Iowa, on visit to Will Englety
a young friend of his whose acqualnt
ance he had previously made at bus
mess college in Poughkeepsie, New
York. Being of good address, congen
ial temperament, and religious and TEN
perate in habits, he Immediately wor
the confidence and respect OF all will
whom he was thrown in contact. Fl,
expressed himself as we'll pleased will
Roanoke, and upon announcing his in
tention to become permanent resi-
dent he was offered position in tn,
paymaster's office of the Norfolk
Western Railway company, which ha
its main offices located at that point
All went well until few mornings ago
when he failed to put In his appear
ance at the accustomed hour for be
ginning work. Upon inquiry the fac
was disclosed that he had left the city
the night previous. going the direction
OF Norfolk, Va. His abrupt and sin
gular disappearance aroused the sus
picions OF his superior officer, who up
on examination discovered that none,
packages to the amount of $3.50 wer,
missing. A warrant was immediatel,
issued for the arrest OF the young man
and kilograms were sent to Norfolk t,