Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-08-27

bring suit against his wife for divorce
on the grounds OF adultry. His wife
heard of the matter, and going home
took an overdose OF laudanum, wheth-
er with suicidal intent is unknown.
She was found in AN unconscious con-
dition. but will recover. The hus-
band filed his petition, claiming adult
ry with a prominent attorney of that
city.
Advices received from Lake Mills
corroborate the report sent to the As.
sociated Press from Kansas Of the ar
rest Of Bert Yates for the murder OF
John Brean. Large rewards have
been offered and shrewd detectives
ave been at work on the case for the
past seven years. The brutal and
fiendish murder was committed in
September. 1884, near Lake Mills,
about thirty miles northwest OF Mason
City.
Mrs. Annie He'll suicided at Cedar
Rapids at the age of So, by hanging.
Whom discovered the body was stiff
and cold. Her husband went to work
in the morning and did not return
until evening, when he found the
found the house locked up. Going
into the wood shed he found his wife
hanging from the rafter by a rope.
She was Bohemian, and had one
daughter living. No cause is known
for the act.
Work was commenced On the Cedar
Rapids electric street railway. A large
force OF men has been put on and the
work will be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible. The west side lines
will be finished and placed Sin opera
ton first. Altogether there will be
about eleven miles. 1t is thought Oc-
to ber1 will see the road in operation.
The Thomson Houston Elee trio COM
pany is putting in the electrical part
of the plant.
A steam threshlng engine while be-
ing tested at the farm of Jane Petten-
gill, six miles northeast OF Cherokee,
exploded, injuring four persons, two
of them probably fatally. The en-
gineer was thrown distance of thirty
five feet and horribly scalded 1t is
said that the boiler was under pres
sure of POD pounds when it exploded.
The force of the concussion demol-
ished small frame building which
afterwards took fire and was con-
surcd
An attempt was made to reopen the
Corey coal mines mt Lehigh, Webster
fall 10
These mines have been closed since
last spring, the miners refusing to
work at the scale of prices offered.
Many OF the strikers have remained
idle all summer a nd are hoping that
the operators will make concessions.
1t is thought that u compromise will
b. effected, as the mine owners are
more than half way.
$1,000 damage suit was COM
menced at Boone against Druggist
Conley, of Moingona. by Mrs. Elias
Phipps who:e husband was killed by
her son white abusing her few
weeks ago. She claims that he abused
her because he was drunk; that he got
the liquor from Conley, and that the
patricide, with its consequent damage
and shame was all the result OF the
liquor. The county attorney has also
begun suit against Conley for the bene-
tit of the school fund.
William Evernart, OF Etna town
ship, Hardin coun, y, has just sold his
farm OF 240 acres for the handsome
sum OF sos per acre. Mr.. Everhart
has been Oh this farm about thirty
five years, having gone in debt for a
portion of il, but has succeeded in
accommodating u fine bank account be-
sides having his farm we'll stocked
with horses. cattle and hogs. He is
but one of many farmers in that vicin-
ity who has grown wealthy in the
same way.
A few nights ago hardware
store at Cedar Falls was burglarized.
The burglar was caught at Reinbeck
and taken 30 Cedar Falls. Constable
Hammond started with him for Water.
loo on freight train. On the way
dowu the fellow jumped from the
train. The constable followed him,
but the train was running at rapid
rate and the officer missed his footing
and fol- receiving severe injuries.
The burglar made his escape and has
not yet been captured.
Another inundation of Illinois far
mers will bear down upon northwest
Iowa. A special train containing one
hundred and fifty excursionists ffom
southern Illinois will arrive at Web
ster City, They will scatter all over
the surrounding counties in search Of
homes. The large number of Illinois
ans who settled last fall have sent
back enthusiastic accounts of the
country. its crops and people, and
their friends and neighbors are coming
out by scores to locate here.
2 stormy Jordan will probably be
compelled to go to Jail. The attor-
neys for The state in the nuisance
case compromised by the county at
toruey. who allowed Stormy to pay
his fines at the rate of $40 per month,
received favorable action on their pc
JltlOH 10 set Tue acllOll OF county Al
torney Walsh aside. The judge grant
ed the petition telling the sheriff that
he should have acted as though no
contract had been made by the county
at orney, a the latter had no legal
right TO act in the matter.
Burlington continues 10 be overrun
with thieves, tugs and picipockets.
Adolph Weidemeir, a br siness man
was set upon by foot pads. knocked
down and robbed OF all his money and
jcwelgy. WI Bailey was at ac xed in
a lonely spot By gang of garroters.
He he listed and was fe;,rfully stabbed
and cut by the villains, who made
way with all his personal property.
The police seem powerless TO cope
with the evil. which is growing 10
such an alarming extent as TO thor
oughly arouse thu citizens to some
sort of action.
George W. kelogg. mas commenced
suit against John Arensdorf at Sioux