Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-02-05
Indicted by tho last grand jury for

indicted Dy the last grand jury for
larceny.
Charles Hansen, bachelor, who
came to Clinton several years ago,
and OF whom little Is known, was
found dead in miserable howell where
he lived alone. He died from natural
causes, and had been dead thirty-six
hours when found. He was reported
wealthy.
At Williamsburg, Iowa, james
Kelley, u blacksmith, and a fellow
named Dulici. engaged in a quarrel,
during which Kelley struck Dulick
with blacksmithing hammer. tract
uring his skull and fatally injurlng
him. Kelley surrendered himself and
is under bonds.
A $4,000 fire occurred at the little
town Of Swan. on the 20" The big
brick store room of NJ. G. Shook, occu-
pied by j. H. Wetzel. with a general
stock of merchandise, was totally con-
sumed. The building was valued at
$4,000, no insurance, aud the stock at
81 200, half insured.
The Clinton lumber company will
again this season bring its logs by rail
from nesr Northern Pacific Junction
to Saltwater. The logs come in better
condition, are ready to ship as soon
rs navigation opens and the extra cost
is more than made up by the greater
value OF the logs.
Bishop Hennes sey, Of the Dubuque
diocese has just founded new Catho-
lie order, to be known as the Sisters of
tho Holy Cross. At present there are
only four novitiates, but others will
soon follow. The mission of the new
order is TO teach in parochial schools.
They will be instructed in their duties
by the bishop.
Deputy United States Marshal
Beach went to Dayton to examine
man named Schaffer from Boone, who
had opened saloon at Dayton and
who is being tried there for selling
liquors in violation Of the prohibition
laws. 1t is alleged that Shaffer has
also been violating the revenue laws,
10 selling liquor without government
license.
Natural gas has been struck on the
farm of Frank Snodgrass, six miles
from jefferson. Inc we'll Is about
eighty feet deep, and the gas when lit
flows to the height of twelve or fifteen
feet. The flow is so great that he
will be able to heat aud light his
house with it. The gas was found in
rock with good rock bottom to the
well.
While an engine at Waterloo was
backing down the track Frank Kier-
nan, a section boss, with an armful of
fish plates, was crossing the tracks.
The steam hid the moving engine
from view, obstrdctins as we'll the en-
gineer's vision. The tender and one
pair of drive wheels passed over him.
He was mangled and died instantly.
He was so years old and unmarried.
Another sensation at Kirkville,
fourteen miles northeast of Ottumwa.
The wife OF B. j. Reese, one of the
most prominent citizens, mysteriously
disappeared and the family are dis
tracted. The neighbors were notified
at a Methodist revival and searching
parties spent the entire nigh. looking
in every direction with fruitless
results There is a theory of suicide
because OF domestic trouble.
The third annual convention of the
Iowa Business Mems Association Is to
be held in Cedar Rapids, February "a,
% and 26. The executive committee
met to arrange the details. The con-
ventlon, which will he composed of
about 200 delegates. from all sections
of the State, will be called together
in the auditorium OF the Y. NJ c. A.,
at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Feb
ruary "a, by Mr.. A. E. Kurtz, presi-
dent Of the association.
Tie engine house of one of the de-
funct coal shafts OF the Western Union
Fuel Company. at Oskaloosa, was
broken into and properly amounting
to $500, including fine mine pump,
a steam engine aud boiler connections,
some scale beams and other metal
things were stolen. Next morning
the machinery was found all battered
and broken Mt Il scrap iron mans
place, having been sold to him by
some rag and iron pickers. The
young men have been arrested. i
AT Davenport, the county coroner
was summoned to hold an inquest upon
the body OF Mrs. Max Thompson, of
Davenport, whose death had resulted |
from poisoning by phosphorus, taken
with intent to commit suicide. She |
was the wife OF prominent young
merchant, was p years of age and left
two children. About the same time he |
was called TO hold an inquest upon the
body OF Detlet Lund, aged 60, who had
cut his throat with carving knife.
Domestic trouble caused the first sui |
eide, dependency the second. Lun6's
first wife Is in the insane asylum, and |
his second has divorce.
A convention OF Iowa miners is
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