Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-02-12
VOL. vi

1t was no doubt an attempt at assassi-
nation. The cause is a mystery.
Dubuque is already stirring in pre-
pairing for the coming G. A. II, en-
campment OF the state. AT meeting
recently the committee OF the local G.
A. r. and board OF trade elected these
permanent officers: Chairman, L. NJ.
Langstaff; vice chairman, A. w.
DougheIty; secretrry, G. A. Wilbur;
treasurer. ID. d. Myers.
A blow has just been struck against
the saloons IN Oskaloosa, that is in
tended to be effective. Twenty injunc-
ton suits have been filed against
liquor dealers, and il is supposed that
evidence in abundance will be pro-
duced when needed. One OF the de-
PENDANTS is druggist. A branch OF
the Alliance was recently formed
there.
5''A Puff from Ny Pipe" very
clever little poem by City Editor
Hyde OF the Dubuque Times, was re-
Gently published in the Journalist, of
much that he made several photo
graphs of it, showing u corn cob pipe
at the top, and sent them to the tai
ented author for distribution among
his friends.
The vote at Estherville on issuing
$4,000 bonds to build new school
house carried, the ballot standing 148
for and 22 against. The school house
will be erected the coming summer,
and the board are already considering
plans. etc The site has not yet been
selected. Work Oh the water works,
to be put in next summer, will COM
mence as soon as spring opens.
Mutual fire Insurance companies in
this state have in some cases so altered
their mode OF doing business as to &C.
cept cash premiums in lieu Of assemble
deposit notes from their members.
The question arose whether under the
law this was legal or not. Attorney
General Stone rendered the opinion
that under the Iowa system or mutual
insurance there is no place Tor cash
premiums, or premiums of any kind
The work of unearthing the gang
of burglars and robbers who have been
doing such daring work at Independ-
ence, goes merrily on. At the last
session of the grand jury an indict-
ment was returned against young
painter named Getchell who is sup
posed to be leader of the gang. Dur
ing the past few months Getchell has
become an enthusiastic church goer.
taking an active interest in the prayer
meetings, societies of Christian En-
deavor, ETC., which it is thought was a
ruse to cloak his guilt.
L. C. Purdy, the American express
agent at Abba, who alleged that on
New Years egehe was bound and rob-
bed of $500. has been arrested on a
charge of embezzlement. The COM
plainant is George McBurney. the
artificial limb manufacturer OF Abba,
who clsims that remittance oil 500
sent through the American express
| last August, failed TO reach him. An
investigation OF the books shows that
the package was received, and Purdy
admits it, saying that the money be-
came mislaid and was taken by rob-
| bers.
The Citizens Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company of Waterloo, has made
an assignment. James p. Sherman,
the secretary OF the company, being
| chosen Us assignee. FIX Governor
Buren, r. Sherman is president OF the
company. The liabilities are put at
| $50, 900. while the assets consist OF a
lot of premium notes upon which it is
| not known how much can be realized.
The liabilities consist of unpaid losses
and expenses. The company has
written about $4,000,000, insurance
during the four years of its existence
and paid out over $4,000 in losses,
over half OF which came the past year.
At Morrisville, suburb OF Oska-
loosa, occurred frightful stabbins
ARRAY. Jerome Barrett, 80 years old,
attacked James Brown with a knife
and cut six gashes in his body. The
combined length of the gashes was
over eight feet, and it required 127
stitches TO draw the flesh together.
Brown is g. young man OF unsavory
character and the affray grew out OF
his intimacy with Mrs. Barrett. He
also used knife, but did not succeed
in inflicting any serious wounds. Bar
rett Immediately surrendered himself
to the authorities. He is sober and
industrious young man and has the
sympathy OF the community. Brown
will probably die.
Because Miss Mary Shane of Worth.
ington, Iowa, is a brave little school
teacher and soundly thrashed big
bully who would not mind at hel
school she is prosecuted by all sorts Of
petty annoyances from the fellows
gang" Notes warning her TO give
up the school and threatening to blow
her up were received, bu. 10 attention
paid to them. The threat was par
TALLY carried out the last cold morn
ing, when the stove was blown to
pieces by powder loaded stick. The
brave girl still holds the font, how
ever, and now the young men have
come 20 her aid and threaten to lynch
the next person caught annoying her.
| A racket in Poweshiek county over
the alleged cruel punishment of a pu.
pill by the teacher, Mrs. Eleanor Cox,
was settled in trial before the board
| of diraotors IF the school The result