Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-11-06

before he married his present wife,
and it is thought jealousy on her part
was the cause OF the act she did.
The case of Fordyce vs.. the faculty
Q; the state university has been de-
ded by Jgdgc Fairall Ia favor OF the
p.AinLif. Fordyce was expelled from
the Methodist institution at Mt.
Pleasant and came 70 Iowa City to
enter the university, but was refused
admission on grounds OF his expulsion.
Judge Fairall, however, finding that
the young man was not expelled foe
breach OF good morals, nor Of good
order, held that the faculty was I'M
authorized, under such circumstances
to refuse Ambulance to the privileges
Of the university. Although. in ac-
cordance with the decision OF the
court, Mr.. Fordyce has been permit.
ted to enroll, it is understood that the
faculty will make test case of the
question involved in the supreme
court.
At Fort Dodge on the evening Of
Oct. 2Sth, P. w. Brundien. proprietor
OF the Brundien house, was arrested
for drunkenness. He was confined
over night in cell in the county Jail.
in which were also locked up couple
of drunken tramps. During the night
the vicious tramps compelled Brundien
10 submit to all sorts OF shameful indig-
mites, going so far as to tear every
stitch of clothing from his body. They
also amused themselves by pounding
their victims face into jelly and tat
tooing his entire body with black and
blue bruises. The noise finally awoke
the jailor and Brundien was rescued
more dead than alive. The maltreated
man says he will sue the city for
heavy damages.
The recent order of the interstate
commerce commission iorbidding the
railroads west of Chicago to charge
higher rate on live hogs than on pack
ing house products from Missouri river
points has aroused the Sioux City
packers. If the enforcement OF the
order is persisted in they will endeavor
to combine the packing interests OF
the Missouri valley with the railroads
west OF the river aud divert all pack
ing house products to seaport like
Gavelston, Texas, where shipments by
water can be made as easily as from
eastern seabord points. Since March
|, 1890, more hogs have been packed
west of the river than at Chicago, and
the magnitude OF this movement. il
| carried out, can readily be seen.
The state board OF dental examiners
| are after violators OF the law, which
provides that all practicing dentists
in this state must hold a certificate
from the board as to their competency.
The board has been holding special
session in Des Moines. Four Des
Moines dentists, viz: H. o. Dickson,
n. c. Berkcy, Webster Tanner and A.
C. Sheldon, against whom informa-
ton had been filed, were arrested.
Whatever the decision may be, it Is
expected an appeal will be taken in
order to test the validity of the statue.
These are the first cases OF the kind
| and II the board Is successful many
others throughout the state may be
expected TO follow, unless those know
ing themselves liable proceed at once
TO comply with tho requirements OF
the law.
The immense blacksmith shops of
the Santa Fe road in Fort Madison are
u smouldering heap OF ruins as the re-
suit OF incendiarism committed by par
ties unknown. About half past on
the night of Oct. 9th the cry OF fire
brought the citizens to the scene OF
conhugration, which was then in good
progress. The shops which are 75x-
200 feet square, succurbed to the
flames, and an hour from the sounding
of the alarm, nothing but blackened
walls remained. The night Waterman
says shortly before the alarm he passed
through the building and found every
thing in good shape. There is no doubt
that it is case OF incend;arism and a
number OF persons express the opinion
that one or more OF recently discharg-
ed workmen had hand in the job.
The loss is $40, 900; ms urance, s., 900.
The Farmers Beat the Lobby.
The influence OF the Lobby" in pro-
curing and defeating legislation is for
the first time made AN issue ia polit-
ical campaign in Massachusetts.
This business has become almost a
profession with large numbers OF peo.
pie who represent corporation and
monopolies. Their methods are inter-
estiug and sometimes INSCRIPTIONS.
At times they pose as tho friends Of
the laboring man; while at others of
the farmer. One OF the most amusing
illustrations Of the way they try to
misuse the farmer was given last sum-
mer in Washington. One A. j. We'd.
derburn was arrested for alleged fraud
upon the Government. 1t appears
that he was the lobbyist at Washing
ton, OF John p. Squire & Co., a firm o.
rich pork packers at Boston, who were
trying to secure the passage OF the
Conger Lard Bill, ostensibly in the in
terest of the farmer, but 10 fact IN their
own interest and to destroy compet;-
ton. WeGderburn published an OBJ
scure Agricultural paper, and to avoid
paying postage on the petitions and
circulars sent out to the farmers to IN
vite their support, he conceived an in
genious method 1T getting postage
stamps from the Government without
paving for Them. He is likely to re-
ceive his just deserts, and the effect
has been to open the farmers eyes to
the true inwardness of the scheme, SO
| that instead OF supporting this doubt.