Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-07-16

First National Bank, Grinncl.
A dead man was found on the river
bank six miles south OF Red Oak. He
had been in the neighborhood for
some days, and appeared to be insane.
1t is thought he escaped from some
asylum. The indications are that he
died from exposure and starvation.
Platt Bros, a large clothing firm in
Dubuque, gave a chattel mortgage,
covering their stock, for $50. 900. to
secure the First national bank and
other parties from whom they have
borrowed money. A large number of
mercantile creditors are unsecured.
w. A. Davis drug store at sheldon
was broken into for the second time
within week. This time the guilty
parties were Lew and Hsrk Runder.
Lew was found next morning in the
cellar beside whisky key in beastly
state of intoxication. The matter will
go into the courts.
At the State miners meeting held in
Oskaloosa on the 9TH it was resolved
10 continue the strike for the former
demand of eight hours for day, and
also If the demand is not acceded to by
July IS, 1891. tho further demand OF
pay day every two weeks and an adj
vance of 10 cents per ton.
A freight train going west on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul ran
into the Canon Ball going south on the
Rock Island at the Perry crossing com
pletely demoishing the Rock Island
engine and killing the engineer, Ar
thur Knight. The fireman saved him
self by jumping. No passengers hurt.
Abe Downing, 7OS, by Joe Downing
the noted trotter and sire of trotters,
died at Waterloo on the 9TH. He was
sixteen years old. Death was caused
by inflammation of the bowles. He had
record of 2:20} and was sire of Pen
nant, PLY; Pat Downing Trial, 2:17l
and other famous trotters. He was
owned by j. ii. & j. r. Bowman, of
Waverly, and was valued at $40, 600.
The w. c. T. o., convention for
the fifth congressional district closed
recently at Marion. Mrs. Hinman,
president OF the Iowa w. c. T. u,
made an address. An address was
delivered by Mrs. NJ. j. Aldrich OF
Cedar Rapids. Strong resolutions
were passed advocating enforcement
of the prohibitory law and declaring
against its repeal.
At Mason City Jews nights age
as large crowd was standing in
j. II. Colver's grocery store, some
thief went to the safe and secured in
drafts, checks and cash $780, Fore
paugh's circus was in town and the de-
lection OF the criminal would be al
most impossible. Stephen Hammond
is now under arrest and there is strong
evidence against him.
Frank Butler and John Hoffman.
who were arrested IN Sioux City and
brought to lie Mars for stcalieg two
dogs from Brown, OF that place, had
their trial in Justice Kain's court.
Butler was bound over TO appear be-
fore the grand jury in the sum OF $500
in default OF which he is now in Jail,
and Hoffman was discharged for lack
of evidence. The dogs were valued at
$40 each.
w. w. Wheeler an Illinois Central
brakeman, was ground to death under
the wheels at Carbon junction. lie
missed his footing while stepping from
one coal car % another and fell.
Three cars passed over his body,
mangllng it horribly. Wheeler was
81 years old, and had been on the
road between Waterloo and For,
Dodge only four months. HIS mothers
home is at Lyle.
Tom Hines was arrested and lodged
in jail at lie Mars on tho charge OF
striking Frank Cane on the head with
beer bottle at dance with intent to
kill. 1t appears that Cane who lives
over in Woodbury. county, had taken a
lady friend to the dance and as they
were passing from one room to another
Hines came up behind and struck him
with the beer bottle, cutting bad
cash in his head and one in his face.
Mrs. w. G.. Reynolds, at Agency.
becoming alarmed at the absence oil
Mr. Reynolds. went out in search OF
MIN and found him lying dead behind
the horses in the barn. He had been
kicked and had probably laid there
about an hour. Mr.. Reynolds was
one OF the first settlers Of the township
and about 65 pears OF agD. He was a
highly respected citizen. He leaves a
wife and eight children and a large
circle Of friends to mourn.
The city marshal, while on his beat
at Mystic, was sandbagged and his
pockets rifed of his papers and money.
He was then placed on the railroad
track for destruction, but was discov-
cred in time TO be rolled off the track
before the arrival of passenger train.
The affair is shrouded in mystery, but
it is thought that woman is the cause.
She threatened TO poison all the wells
OF the 'scab' miners who have taken
the place of the other miners, and the
miners commenced criminal acti on
against her.
A remarkable accident occurred at
Sioux City on the 9TH. James Ross
a boy, was delivering papers early in
the morning, riding 81, 900 horse be-
longing to his father. On Jackson,
near Ihirty-third street, where the