Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-15

b ed opened the letter and remailed It.
The prolonged controversy of the site
lends color to the suspicious OF ras.
cality.
The crowded condition OLA sardino
box was nothing compared with the
jam at the Coal Palace one night re-
Gently. The greatest audience in tho
history of the palace crowded into
every available spot in the auditorium
and gallery and on top of the exhibits
to witness a wedding ceremony which
was induced by local furniture house
Offering handsome bed room set 10
the first couple who would be married
in the Coal Palace. The groom was
Charles Stevens and the brile was
Miss Myrtle May Mofiatt, daughter of
one OF the Oldest residents OF the Coal
Palace City. Rev. Lloyd, OF the Ep s.
copal church, performed the cere-
mony, President Manning giving the
bride away. Secretary Kneedler as
suming the office OF best man, with
the Coal Palace directorate acting as
escort to the BRIDAL pair, They were
the recipients OF handsome floral and
other presen 5, and after the ceremony
were driven to their home ut Fairview,
which The groom had in waiting. A
coupe more wedding attract 'ons would
make the palace worth gold mine TO
the S ockholders.
The notorious George Washington
Fo,ts must go TO the penitentiary.
Soma time ago he was tried for per-
jury and found guilty and sentenced to
three years Imprisonment. An ap.
peal was taken TO the supreme court,
viii h now hands down an opinion
concurring in the opinion OF the lower
court, The story o. the crime which
brought Potts to justice is fully told IN
TIE opinion Of the supreme court writ
ten by Judge Robins Potts had
hs trial before Judge Wilkinson, in
Warren county, having taken change
of venue from Polk. Ho was found
Alty, sentenced, and appealed. The
opinion reads: The alleged perjury
was committed in a case in VIII CHI
Potts wa on trial accused OF the CT mo
y
the state that the facts IN regard to
TO h accepting a bride so far as they
are relevent to this are substantially
as follows: On the 4th of February,
1888, defendent was a constable in
Polk county. On that day he had in
his possession liquors amounting to
5000 which we've owned by John
Connolly; defeadent had seized tho
liquors acting with Constable Hamil-
ton; he agleed for the consideration
of 500 to secure the release of tho
liquors without trial. The proceedings
were dism ssed on the representations
of Potts and the liquors released, de-
fendent and Hami ton receiving 800,
money pad by Connolly. including
one marked $50 bill and two $40 bills
and a SO bill The men were arrest.
ed and searched. The SO bill was
found on Potts. De.cndent was in
dicted for receiving a bride. On his
trial no voluntarily testified that he
had not conferred with the county at
torney, W. W. Phillips, for the release
OF the liquors, and that he got the So
from the Capital City bank. This it
is alleged formed the perjury.
The meeting OF the Iowa Columbian
Commission at Des Molnes October 7
and 8, was of unusual interest. Vice
president Crosby presided. The men,
bers were all present except Mr.. NAL
lory of the Eigh ii District. Reports
Fl ON the several commissioners indi-
cate an excellent feeling over the
State and AN enthusiastic desire to aid
the Commission in properly setting be.
fore tho world the greatness and pos
sibilitie5 OF the commonwealth. The
farmers are awake to the matter and
propose doing everything possible to
assist In the great work. One hog
raiser has Chester White specimen
that now we CHS 900 pounds and he
thinks II can be made to weigh 1909.
A Poland China raiser has pig two
years cd that weighs 800 and it is a
mere baby yet. Mills county offers
TO furnish steer that will weigh 1000
pounds and Cass county proposes ia
do even better than this. One man in
southwestern Iowa will furnish POO
distinct varieties ofapples while Poll,
co MY fan mer offers to grow l25 dis.
tn varieties Of potatoes. Commits.
sioner Crosby reports "a fine bed Of
hematite iron ore in A lamakec coun y
while dealers at Corning will pla c or
cxbibi ion samples OF caroline marble
that will surpas5 some of the imported
specimens. Tho Forestry department
at Chicago has asked each state 10 fur.
nj Ii three sticks of native timber,
twenty-five feet long and sixteen inch
es in diameter at the base, for use as
colonades in the construction of The
Forestry building. The bark is 10 be
left on the timber and on each variety
will be placed a statement as TO the
extent and general usefulness of tAe
wood shown. Commissioner Jarnagin
has been delegated To select the tim.
Der and ship 1t to Chicago. He will
probably select black walnut, white
oak and hickory as the best specimens
of iowa native trees both az TO useful.
ness and attendance. Specimen o.
grains have already been offered and
many farmers will plant different pro.
ducts next spring with a view Of rails.
ing something especially for the lows