Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15

Ed Burns and Frank Irvine were
arrested at Atlantic and will be held
on the charge CT forgery and theft
awaiting the arrival OF Sheriff Adams
Webster county. They are suspected
OF completely in the recent burglarles
at Fort Dodge.
Wilkie Smith, the ex-assistant cash
Ter OF the Exchange bank at Parkers-
burg, charged with fraud and embez-
element, was indicted on nine counts
at the recent sitting OF the Butler coun-
ty grand jury and admitted to bail in
the sum of $4,000
At Sioux City, Jim German amused
himself by shooting at a boy. John
Tiedman, hearing the shooting, step
ped out with a revolver and German
began shooting at him. Tiedman re-
turned the fire and German was shot
through the knee.
N B. Renham, for twelve years
clerk OF the district court at Algona,
died May 9th of blood poisoning. He
was shot through the lungs in the war.
and never was free from trouble in
consequence. lie was man univcrs-
ally esteemed, and his death will be
mourned by many friends.
At Garden Grove, Iowa, there Is
family OF twenty-one--ten boys and
nine girls and with the father and
mother making twenty-one. The
father is 20, and the mother So years
of age. The Oldest child is 20, and
the youngest s. Three children were
born in one year, two being twins.
John Buckingham, who was on trial
at Avoca, charged with playing con-
fidence game on two farmers, Plummer
and Denton, was acquitted. The evil
dence, however, tended to show that
he was in the scheme, but got beaten
also. The case is curious one. The
two farmers were "confdenced" out of
81, 400.
w. II. Haskings, of Keokuk, has in
his possession a curious and interest
ing relic of the great Johnstown dis
aster. 1t is an ordinary pint bottle,
inside OF which has quite ingeniously
been put together scene representing
the crucifxion. The hottie was found
among the debris below the demolish-
ed club house.
Peter Nolan answered equity" to
five separate charges of uttering forg-
ed papers in the district court at
Marengo and May Goth was the day
named for sentence. His worldly
estate Is settled, so far as he is con-
cerned. everything having been turned
over to the creditors to pay as far as
it may his debts.
Henry Williams was taken from Iowa
Falls to the Independence insane asy-
lum about four years ago, and the
other day was pronounced cured and
requested to leave the asylum. This
he promptly refused to do, saying he
had nothing on earth to care for and
was willing to pass the remainder of
his days as a lunatic.
The State Dental society held their
election for officers for the ensuing
year ut Dubuque with the following
result: G. j. Peterson, president, Du-
buque; S. C. Hatch, vice-president;
G. w. Miller, Des Moines, secretary;
B. Price, Iowa City, treasurer. Sioux
City was chosen as the place for hold
ing the next annual meeting.
Hon. B. F. Murray, formerly state
senator from Madison county, died at
his home in Winterset May 7th. He
had been confined in the hospital at
Mt. Pleasant some fourteen years and
was brought home from Clarinda that
he might end his days at his home.
He recognized all his old friends that
called to see him and conversed freely
on political and other current topics.
The school text book law of the last
| legislature has been printed in a neat
pamphlet form and will be distributed
from the state department OF public
! instruction. This will be followed in
a few days by circular giving Super
lntendent Sabin's suggestions to direct
ors, teachers, ETC., in regard to the en-
forcement of the law and how to obtain
the best possible results from the law.
M. MCGEE, a parishoner of Rev.
Father Golden, OF Melrose, has brought
action against that gentleman for
SANDER. He AYERS that Father Cod
den publicly denounced him from the
| pulpit as robber and thief and he
| proposes to demonstrate that he is
neither. As the whole church men,
bership is liable to be subpenad as
witnesses, the trial promises to be an
Interesting one.
The jury in the case Of Campbell vs..
the Pullman Palace Car company on
trial in the United States court at Sioux
City, returned verdict OF Sill 900 for
the plaintiff. The suit was for 500, 900
damage, because Of an attempted rape
on the plaintiff, Jennie Campbell, by a
colored porter OF Pullman car run
ming into that city over the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul road. The case
will be appealed.
The annual reunion of the North
western Veterans association will be
held at Sac City, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, June "a, 25 and 20,
1890. 1t is earnestly hoped that this
will be the largest and best reunion
ever held, and the officers promise to
spare no pains to make it such. The
people of Sac City will also do all in
their power to make the visit OF SOL
diers pleasant one, to be long re-
membered.