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

daughter, and dropped dead without
an instants warning and without any
struggle or pain.
J. w. Oxley, of Corwith. reports to
the Register probably the Oldest mar
ried couple in Iowa. They live on
section 6, Bethel township, Fayette
county, Iowa. Their names are Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Potter. They were
married June 6, 1918, which makes
their married life seventy-two years last
June. They have lived in the same
house since 1854.
At the last days session Of the In
ternatioual Bee Keepers association,
at Keokuk, the following officers were
oFected: p. H. Elwood, Starkville, N.
", president; Eugene Secor, Forest
City, Iowa, e-president; P. Da-
dant, Hamilton, ILL.,, secretary; Eugene
r. Root, Medina, Ohio, treasurer.
Albany, New York, was chosen as the
place OF next meeting.
At Sioux City Don Leach, aged rs,
who has been engaged for some time
as flagmau, was struck by a train and
instantly killed, his neck being broken
and his body terribly mangled. He
was watching freight train when the
Union Pacific passenger train struck
him. Leach was at one time wealthy
manufacturer. but business reverses
had left him with very little prop
erty.
Ed. Wcoleydges was shot aud fat
ally injured by s. S. Peck in Dolan's
saloon in the eastern part OF Wood
bury county. The saloon there Is
running wide open on Sunday as well
as week days. The two men were on
a carouse, and were standing at the
bar drinking when Peck tried to load
a revolver, which was discharged, the
ball passing through Wooleydges'
body.
Fannie McClurg, a young Dubuque
girl, died recently under circumstances
that indicate poison had been admin
istered by herself or some one else.
She was taken violently i'll in the
morning and two physicians were call
ed, but were unable to do anything for
her. After her death post norton
examination was held, when it was
discovered she would become mother
IN three months.
An accident occurred in Sanborn a
few days ago which might have proven
serious. A carriage load of teachers
was starting for Sheldon when the
horse gave a sudden start aud the
back seat was thrown out backwards,
taking it's occupants with it. Miss
Cromer was knocked insensible and
had not yet recovered consciousness
when she was carried to the train and
taken to her home in Sheldon.
At Humboldt oct. 30th as a trench
was being dug at the side of the water
works pump house. the fifteen foot wall
of the stand house fell over the trench
and left the house a perfect wreck. A
family who resided in the building
and the parties working in the trench,
all escaped in the nick of time. 1t
was the most fool-hardy piece OF dig
ging or record. The wall of the
building was fairly undermined and
could not possibly stand.
An important decision involving the
legality OF a squatter's title to piece
OF river land, has been decided by
Judge Stephens In the district court at
Fort Dodge. The case was that OF
Ristine VS.. Newsome. Ristine held
the river land title and brought suit
to OBTAIN possession OF the land occu-
pied by Newsome who held squat
ter's title, purchased for 800. When
the evidences were all in the judge
took the case from the jury and decided
in favor OF the plaintiff.
A telephone message states that Mrs.
Chris ina Nelson, aged So years, hung
herself at her home few rods north
of the Four Mile house west of Gin
ton. She had been suffering from
brain trouble for some time which was
the cause of the rash deed. Justice
Manville was called and had the body
cut down and taken into the house.
Mrs. Nelson and her husband owned
small farm on which they resided
with their son. They had lived there
for long time, coming to America
from Germany.
The Chicago Herald asks the follow.
ing question:: Two Polk county, Iowa,
widowers had each a grown daughter,
and each took the others daughter as
his second wife. Through these mar.
riages children were born to each.
These children now reside in Polk
county. What was the Relationship
between the two men and their wives,
and in what relationship did the chill.
dren stand to each other and to the
old folks? The old farmers were
father-in-laws to each other and also
sous.in-law to each other.n
The twenty first annual convention
OF the International Bee association
met in Keokuk, Oct. Goth, delegates
being present from all parts Of the
United States and Canada. The day
was devoted to the annual report OF
the president and the re iding OF war;
ious papers relating to bee culture.
At the evening session committee
was appointed to secure an appropria-
ton from the general government to
be used in securing the best bees
found in the orient for the purpose oil
experiment looking to still greater
improvement in bees.