Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-12-18


usual way. They cheerfully signed
contracts agreeing to pay 30 to a
travelling painter for the work Of
painting their houses. After the job
was done they found that they had
also agreed to pay $50 for the paint.
Some paid the full amount. Some
compromised, while number refuse
to pay. The painters threaten to sue
for the full amount.
At the last day session OF the
Western Iowa Horticultural meeting
in Atlantic several interesting essays
were read. The meetings were at
tended by large numbers OF farmers
and citizens in addition to the regular
members OF the society. The meeting
will be held at Council Bluffs next
year. Visiting members OF the soci-
ETY. express satisfaction with the man
ner OF the management by the local
committee in charge o. the meeting.
A stranger appeared at the door of
the residence of John Beakes, in Rich
ardsville, Dubuque county, and as
Mrs. Beakes opened the door the
stranger presented pistol at her
her head and demanded all the money
in the house. She gave him 81, $50.
He said: "You have more, give 1t or l
will kill YOU" She then produced 81.
900 and the roSber left, after threaten
ing to, kill her II she made an outcry.
He was disguised, and Identification is
impossible.
George w. Hill is in Jail in Des
Moines awaiting the action OF the fed
eral grand jury. He is charged with
cashing draft at.Pacific Junction, Ia,
some time ago which belonged to an
other George Hill, travelling man.
The culprit was finally located in Ne
brasl,a, arrested, and brought to Des
Moines, and arraigned before the
United States commissioner. He was
bound over in the sum OF 81, 200 to
await the action of the federal court
which meets next May.
Word has been received at Perry
by telegraph from Levi Hockett, liv-
ing four miles north of Redfield, that
the body of Levi McMullen, who wan
dered away from home on the night of
the 28th of November, had been found
by school childran in straw stack on
his farm. The meagre reports say his
throat was cut in three places and
that it was evidently the work of his
own hand. Little else is known OF
the particulars of the finding OF the
missing man. Ex.Sheriff Diddy has
gone to bring the body to Perry.
+. A. Hawkins, for the past year and
a half manager of the postal telegraph
and cable company in Des Moines, sud-
denly disappeared and his whereabouts
at present are unknown. The cause
OF his sudden leave taking was the ap-
pearance of an inspector OF the COM
pany, who came to learn why the ac-
counts OF the Office for November had
not been settled. After greeting the
inspector Hawkins went into the back
room, ostensibly to get the books. but
instead went through window
and escaped. There is thought to be
shortage of about $500, including
salaries Of operators.
A truly remarkable natural Gu rios
ity is to be seen near Holstien, Ida
county. A few months ago we'll
was bored to considerable depth in
search of water The search was I'M
successful, and when the tools were
removed stream OF cold, damp air
was emitted from the hole, having a
pressure OF about fifty pounds to the
inch, and which has continued to pour
out ever since. The explanation given
is that an immense cavity exists
somewhere below the surface of the
earth, sinking to il forces the air up
through the outlet formed by the
we'll
j. F. Bison, little Frenchman who
came to Dubuque in October, to estab-
fish boot and shoe factory, has dis
appeared, leaving numerous creditors.
He was the inventor OF novel
method of swindling. On the strength
of representing that he had $l8, 900 de-
posted in bank at Montreal Canada,
he got credit at the local banks, and
bought large amount Of machinery
and leather. A few days ago he went
to Chicago, ostensibly to marry Miss
Title Hatch, daughter of wealthy
manufacturer of Rochester, N. Y. He
had the audacity to take out mar.
riage license in her name, and by
showing it to President Eastman, Of
the Chicago Last Company, borrowed
money and decamped.
A few nights ago parties were de-
tected at the Anamosa lumber yard in
stealing lumber. They were traced
to the residence of Emmote Seymour,
"a supposed strictly honest young man.
The sheriff upon investigation also
found barrel of kerosene, ten bar
rels OF apples, sacks of -four, spools OF
barbed wire, cheese belonging to the
prison, vinegar, and in fact almost
a full line OF groceries hidden in a
chicken house and elsewhere. about
the premises belonging to various
merchants of that city, and bearing
their names, and which had been
missed at various times, in all about
5000 worth. Seymour has always
heretofore borne q first-class reputa-
ton, aod was supposed to be a most
exemplary young man, and has
young wife, who says he has claimed
he bought the goods at wholesale. II