Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-02

parents OF the children ABOVE men
toned, are lying critically i'll Of the
same disease, and there are several
other severe cases in the village.
In the district court a. Dubuque,
Mrs. Harry Marshall pleads for di-
vorce from her husband. She is the
daughter of Judge Mexican, formerly
of Anamosa. She is q graduate OF
college in the interior OF the state, and
is fine musician. She alleges that
whel Marshall asked for her hand he
brought letters from Dubuque certify
ing to his good disposition, habits,
character, etc. On The contrary she
found him surly, brutal and addicted
to liquor. When her babe was born
he came home drunk, and wss so
abusive she was obliged to have him
arrested. Marshall is prominent
business man OF Dubuque.
Stat Mine Inspector Morgan Thomas
was in Webster county, where he has
been examining the mines. He says
that the Crook Creek Coal Company
recently in sinking, shaft when about
fifty feetdown struck stratum OF silica
fifteen feet in thickness. L: analysed
20 per cent pure silica and is admir-.
ably adapted for the making Of dark
glassware. Below the first stratum
Of silica came clay. of admirable
quality, and beneath that again fifteen
feet OF silica. This second deposit Is
suited to the manufacture OF the finest
glass. Manager Wilson of the coal
company states that 1t is the intention
of his company to use the finds OF silica
he has made, and that glass factory
is a thing of the near future.
John Deery, well known attorney
and art connoiseur, OF Dubuque has
come into possession OF remarkable
picture, which was taken from the
ruins of an old Spanish mission, near
Santa Fe. N. M. 1t is believed to be
a work OF one Of the great masters.
1t is evidently intended for one OF the
twelve stations of the cross, and re-
heavy burden, while St. Veronica has
just wiped his face with handker-
chief, leaving faint impression upon
it of the face ofJesus. 1t is remark
ably we'll executed painting and con.
tains over fifty figures. The size Of
the picture is five by three feet. 1t
is attracting great attention, and the
art people of Dubuque are greatly ex-
cited over it. Mr.. Deery says he is
pledged not to reveal the source from
which he obtained it.
Some three months ago the sheriff
of Dubuque county started out TO serve
writs of injunction against the saloons
doing business in that city. The sa-
loonkeepers knew in advance what was
! coming and when the sheriff visited
them he found the places all closed.
He therefore returned the executions
as having been satisfied by the closing
of the saloons, and payment of costs.
Next day the saloons opened ur again.
Recently the law and order attorney,
Adams, applied 10 Judge Linehan for
a mandamus to compel the clerk to
issue other writs. Then the judge de-
cided against granting the mandamus,
as it Is not the clerks place to ques-
ton the correctness of the return
made by the sheriff. Adams has now
filed a motion for au order compelling
the sheriff to amend his return. Argu-
ments on the motion will be heard
soon.
Peter Mcmahon, OF Rockwell, who
was found by the coroner's jury to
nave so cruelty beaten the orphan boy,
Walter FidOre, was arraigned for
manslaughter Feeling against this
inhuman act OF McMahon's is intense.
An examination of the body revealed
| the fact that he had been most cruelty
treated. Both his feet were badly
frozen, the flesh decomposed, the
bones protruding in some places. Nc
Mahon compelled him to work out
doors every day during the winter and
did not furnish him sufficient clothing,
and on Sunday because be did not get
| up at 4 o'clock gave him most terrible
bcating and drove him into the street
Ho was hardly able to walk, but man.
aged to go to Rev. Burns where he was
taken in and cared for, and later taken
into the country by kind heart
ed farmer, where he died the
next day. The boy had no relatives
there except u brother, and great in.
dignatou is expressed by all. He was
so afraid OF Mcmahon that he dare not
tell any one OF his condition, but just
before his death he told the whole
story.
A transcript consisting OF nearly
100 pages OF closely written matter
was filed in the federal court at
Council Bluffs in case in which the
plaintiffs are J. w. Conn and A. b.
Taylor, and the defendants the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
company. The suit has been trans
ferred from he courts of Mills county
to the United States court. The
plaintiffs, who are heavy stock ship
pers, sue for 100000, which they
claim due them from the railroad
company. Conn and Taylor are resi-
dents of Nebraska and have been in
The business OF shipping stock for the
last fifteen years from the country
surrounding Council Bluffs, the ship
ments being made to Chicago. They
ailege that other shippers using the
same lines Of railroad have been al
| lowed rebates amounting TO 50 per
cent from the same pom and that
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