Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-07-23


which resulted from heart failure.
She was in the city experimenting
purchases. The remains we're inter-
red at Fayette. Iowa.
Word was received of little tragedy
, at Anthon in the cast end of Wood
train apparently insane AMI started
up town hallooing, threatening, and
driving the people off the streets.
| Deputy Sheriff Carney was sent for
and arrested him at the depot. But
| the crazy man seized an iron poker
and commenced TO beat Carney over
| the head, when tho latter drew re-
volver and shot the crazy man in the
cheek. Carney Is pretty badly used
up and the crazy man will die.
The Nineteenth Iowa Infantry will
hold their annual re- union at EldOn ON
| October and y. The citizens OF
Eldon will welcome them to their
homes as their guests. This will be
the best reunion OF all, and it Is hoped
! that every member of tho old regl-
ment will attend. The coal palace
will be open in Ottumwa and an cx-
cursion is being planned for the night
of the Sth. Ono and one-third fare on
all railroads. Pay full fare to Eldon
and get certificates OF agents TO that
effect and return for one-thirl.
Quite fight occurred in Ames. A
farmer by the name Of Cory had sold
his farm II few days ago and moved to
town. He is troubled with the drink
habit and was full and dritted into tn ,
company of Kce,ey, Burns and "a couple
more toughs. These men knew Cory
had just sold his farm, besides he was
showing money around to them; and
being drunk these toughs went to his
house, broke tho door down, rummag-
cd the house and kicked and bruised
Cory until almost insensible. But
they failed to get more than S15, as
he had just a day before deposited it
in the bank.
The college commi ,sion of the Fort
Dodge and Sioux City Presbyterians
after annulling the charter Of the col.
lege at Fort Dodge and establishing a
|
that the trustees OF the Fort Dodge
college turn vcr its assets TO the new
institution. The Local trustees deny
the right of the presbytery TO take
any such action, and will refuse to
comply with the request. II the
school is not continued at Fort Dodge
in some shape the building and furni,
ture will be sold and the proceed Ii
divided among the citizens whose SUBJ
scriptions bought the college u few
years ago.
A great sorrow has fallen upon the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds Foster
of cast Des Moincs in the death o.
their youngest child, William Warren.
The child was a little over two years
of age, and his sudden death is IL great
grief apart from the horrible manner
in which he died. The child was
playing about the house, and while the
mother was busy elsewhere, he climbed
to a high shelf and seized bottle Of
carbolic acid which he drank. He
was Immediately seized with cOnvul.
sions and little. after the physicians
arrived, died. The acid had beer
procured by the family for use in
house cleaning.
At Lcnox, the li.molth ,-old baby
of Mr.. and Mrs John Chez SO was
drowned in u pail OF slop Il ting on &
platform in the Iii chen door. The
child had ONLY ju t crcp. ont ana the
mother s'arte to Ike it in but motto
ing that the child was evidently enjoy.
ing the Ou'dODr mir, she lcfJ it for {
moment u attend - some cooking or
The gasoline stove just inside the door
Oh returning sho found the child with
its little body bent back against the
RAJ, its head partially under the
water, dead. Mr.. Cheese is a new
corner, having lately purchased the
Aberhaihy farm, having moved from
near AlCdo, III.
La t month two mon canvassed &c
dar Rapids and took II large number o
orders for charging pictIres. They
claimed 10 represent the Chicigt
Water-Color company. They were tC
en'a"ge pictures free OF charg1 an(
pay charges. providing 50. 80 was paic
for on of their frames; s down ant
the balance upon delivery OF the pic
ture. The men did land Office bust
ness and left tho city with q large
amount of money. The Gust )mers arr
now receiving letters from the al!eget
company, who claim that on accoun
of financial di ficultie!, they will b.
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graph is returned, but nothing is sale
about the dollar.
Sheriff Black came in to Columbus
Junction from Kansas City, Mo-, with
a. Il. Lo.ta. recently n music dealer
in the latter pace. Lolita was arrest
ed at the instigation Of Estey 4 Camp
of Chicago who, it is said have beer
victimized by him to the amount o
nearly $1,000. Among others WHIT
are supposed to have been victimizet
by him are the Rice-Hinzc piano
manufacturers of Chicago, $500, and
James A. Guest & Co., Of Burlington
Iowa, for nearly as much. The tota
losses through his operations, it i.
alleged, will amount to not less THAI
So, 900. He was a prominent societ,
man. member of IL church, in which
he sang in the choir, was treasurer o
the Epworth League, and came OF ar
excellent family, He is now in Jail a
Wapello the county seat.
The preliminary trial OF Franl
Pierce for the killing OF Wishart a
Dcs Moines resulted in the holding o
Pierce for murder. In passing upor
the case the justice reviewed the testi
mony at considerable length. ii,
said it showed beyond II reasonable
doubt that Pierce was the aggressor
There is no contradictory evidence re
garding the first assault which it il
shown was made By Pierce and wa
wilful premeditate4 and deliberate
Justice Dodson said that the evidenc,
showed that there was neither excuse
or justification for such crimo as
was not denied it ha been committe:
by Frank Pierce. His decision tina
Pierce was not bailab!e was the caus,
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