Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-22
the case IA; d public op MON is largely

cago * Northwestern officials to deter-
nine who was 10 blame for he col
lison near Beverly, SEPTEMBER 3, 1t
h been found that the fault was en-
tirely with the II ght operator, Mr..
lIenry, who h d an o. der to hold the
passenger tr in, but he failed TO de.
liver it. Bo h the day and n ght
operators were relieved from duty
pending the inquiry, but the day man,
j. II. Brennan, has b 'en fully eSoner-
ated and restored to his former posi-
ton at Beverly.
Judge Edwin Flint died ut h home
at Mason City. He came to that cty
in lS 9. continued the practice OF law
to 1875, nee when he has on living
quiet life. lie was graduate OF
the Vermont university, Tor several
years wa prominent newspaper
man, and afterwards pr cticed law in
Virgin u. Kentucky, Tennessee, Wis.
consln and Indian. In 1861 he was
elected state senator OF the Lacrosse,
Indiana district and year later
judge Of the Sixth judicial district.
The firm of Craver. Steele & Austin,
which began in Grinnel as Craver 4
Stesle in the manufacture OF the Ran
dolph II aler, and grew in rength
and usefulness for several years Gu
larging Its fields OF operations gradu-
ally until it took In one or two foreign
countries and moving to Harvey, H.,
about "a years ago, has dissolv' d. Hon.
G. +. era or buying tho Interests of
Mr.. AlonzU Steele. OF Grinnell, ana OF
Mr.. NJ. Austin, recently OF t at place.
/ is he iaved that a stock company
vii b, organized by Mr.. Craver
NJ. James Pit Ii nd sold his farm
Of 40 acres, three md one fourth
miles west OF ColfaX, to a gentleman
from II inois for so per acre cajn.
Three h ndrel and twenty acres of
this 720 wa3 farm land. the balance
being swamp land and used for pas
tire. Tea years ago Mr.. fritchard
bought this land at pric ranging
from 80 TO $40 per acre. William
Jiciiling has bought rom his brother
Georga 100 acres Of land eight miles
north of Colfax. plying S2S per acre.
The same land sold for $2S per acre
four years ago.
A. l.. Goodrich, who lived ut Des
Moines, u travelling man for the Good
rich Stock Food Co., of which his
father was member, was fonud in
room nj the Gold tone hotel in that
city in q dying condition, from the
effects of a dos of morphine. He had
been occupying tho room for some
days with a woman, whom he claimed
as his " fe. and had registered under
the name OF "A. l.. Goode and wi e,
ioux City" Goodrich died one hour
after the doctors were called, and the
woman now claims that he took the
morphine to produces sleep and that
she is his wife, but his parents claim
that he was unmarried. Foul play is
limited at.
A rather peculiar will case was on
triIl 10 the dis riot court at keokuk.
\ few mont Is ago George Vo lers u
prosperous business man. died, having
b>en married lie S than one month.
Will, on his death bed Vollers ma lie
a will in which all his property vas
given to his wife The ather of the
deceased conte, ted the will on the
ground that undue influence was used,
ho clair ing the widow was not en-
titled to the property Afterwa DIS
the old man thou ut bet err and the
case was dismissed without p-ejudi o,
Such action in contesting widows
rightit mp ecedented in court annals
of Lee county.
A hall witted man died in the vicin-
ty of Buffalo SEQ county. and his
death has revealed some interesting
facss. He lived on piece of land for
VIII CHI he had paid $50 per acre, but
which, it IS claimed was MT worth
$2J. He was believed TO be very
poor, and appareltly lacked the neces-
s1ries OF | 70. After his death his
effects were sold for $95. The pur-
chaser found sewed in Il pants leg tt
bank book with credit OF 1900. The
DO k was ISIS led by a Davenport bank.
' 1t now tlrnS out that he was wotth at
least IS. 900, and where he got the
money is mystery, as he was a more
child in intellect, and no one supposed
he mad a cent
Three members of tie Salvation
Army OF Grinlell, were arrested
among those taken iuto custody In
i owton for viola ion OF the city ord-
nance against street paradoS recently
alopted there. Ex-senator Haines,
Messrs Alouzo Steele and Warren
Little went to Newton an Mr.. Steele
went bail for Cap. Lottie Anderson,
II nry haw and w liter Allen, he
Griuneil detachment among the pris
oncrs, who were felea ed and returned
to that city. The visitor, who went
in the character of good samaritans
represent that the Jail accommodations
for the women we're anything but
what they shou d be. The case OF the
Grinnell members has been appealed
to the district court.
Mrs. Dunlap No. 2, who was arrest
ed recently at Keokuk. on complaint
OF Mrs. Dunlap No. /. charged with
threatening 10 kill. Being unable 70
furnish bail, sh, was allowed to spend
the night at her home because ID. C..
Dunlap, husband OF the two women,
was seriously i'll from the ELECTS OF in.
juri received in W eek. An officer
was detailed to guard the house but
during the night the woman escaped
into Illinois, taking with her two
children belonging to DInlap's first
wife. The latter is hclrtbroken be.
cause OF the disappearance of her
children. but showed her good spirit
by fering to GO to her truant hus-
hands housa and do all in her power
to alleviate his sufferings.
Died, at her fathers home. three
miles east Of Colfay, October 8, of
: tubercular rhthisis, Mrs Emma n T.
ris, wife Of W. S Norm, and daughter
of Joseph Slaughter Mr.. Norris
spent last winer and spring AZ Col
eraio Springs, During her absence
| her hu ,baId had handsome resi-
deuce erected ON the hill OF that beau.
tiful little town for th ir future home,
bat She was never permitted to occupy
IT, Mrs, Norris was born and raised in