Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-01-29

, ton. the platforms OF the different
parties, a roster OF the state militia.
statistical tables and the Iowa worlds
faii bill.
| The creameries in the vicinity OF
Fort Dodge are considering the al
visibility OF adopting the eastern sys-
tenn Of paying for the milk received
price proporlionate to the amount OF
butter tho milk contains. A test OF
the milk furnished by twenty farmers
showed that the butter-producing
value OF the milk varied from SOC to
$1.20. Under the present ystem from
goo to 81 is paid per hundred without
regard to the richness OF the milk.
The adoption OF the proposed system
would be big inducement TO dairy
farmers to feed better breeds OF cows.
Count Emil William Won Holfret
Washington is wanted by the sheriff Of
Carroll. The count recently married
Miss Louisa Schiling, the neice Of the
wife OF Otto Rooney, OF Carroll. Re-
Gently the count visited the Romeys
ut Carroll and while there was taken
short pecuniarily. He borrowed $500
OF Mr.. Rooney, giving his note for
81, 900 and will bequeathing his Car
roll relatives one-half Of his fortune
ii he died before he paid Ike note. Mr..
Romey has got nervous since the
counts departure, fearing that he is
no count and no account, and charges
him with obtaining money by false
pretenses.
There is first class row in the mu-
nicipal council Of Sioux City, and all
originated over the letting of con-
tract for a new system OF water works.
Mayor Palmer favored tho plant and
the bid of the Cincinnati Water Supply
company. while other members wanted
to give the job to Godfrey & Meals. Of
Fremont, Neb. The Cincinnati firm
got the job, and since then the mayor
and Alderman Power have been writ
ing open letters to each other through
the local press, in which the terms
"liar," 'fools," ETC., are freely used
1t Is expected that the matter will be
carried into the spring election and
make nasty mess in city politics.
Saturday, Jan. 18th, Daniel Bell
and Lewis Mckinley, switchman
and section man employed by the O.,
had an alteration in the yard at Cres-
ton. Bell struck Mckinley on the
head with shovel, No arrests were
made but Mckinley was laid up at
home. though no serious results were
expected, inflammation set in ard Nc
Ginley grew worse and died. The
doctors reported the case to the au-
thorlties and warrant for Bells ar
rest was sworn out, but he had skip
ped and he has not been apprehended
yet Bell is about thirty-two years
old; dark complexion; small, black,
squinty eyes; five feet eight and a
hall. inches high, weight. l55 pounds,
and stoop shouldered.
A man giving his name as Ed Lyons
was arrested at Cedar Rapids on gen.
eral suspicion. As the officers collared
him Lyons took a paper from an inside
pocket and attempted to destroy it,
but was prevented by the officer. The
paper proved to be u forged check on
tho Cedar Rapids National bank for
IS, 900, drawn by II. f. Billinbee in
favor of w. S. Lamb. The banks
books show no such person has an ac-
count there and the supposition is that
Lyons would try and raise money
from some private person on the
check, leaving it as security. He tried
to cash a check for q small sum at the
Cedar Rapids Savings bank, but was
unsuccessful. He is undoubtedly a
skilled crook.
A case OF some importance has
been on trial in the Dubuque district
court. The Globe Light and Heat
company, Of Chicago, sent check for
1925 to G. ii. Volhert, its agent at
Dubuque. Volhert ran away the day
before 1t came. The check was in
dorsed by Mrs. C. Ii. Volhert and
paid by the German Trust and Savings
bank of Dubuque. The Chicago
bank, on which the cheek was drawn,
refused payment on the ground that
Volhert had not endorsed it. The
Globe Light and Heat company
brought suit to replevin the check
from the Dubuque bank. The court
decided that the latter, having paid
the check, had the right of possession
as standing to sue the Illinois bank.
The plaintiff thereupon dismissed the
case.
A decision in a case OF great i'm
portance to the banks OF Iowa, and
one which has been closely watched,
was rendered at Abba by Judge
Burton, OF the second judicial district.
About year ago the First National
bank petitionel the district court
for redress from alleged double
taxation, the taxation being alleged
to be upon Sl3,500 worth of real
estate, which represented a portion Of
thsir funds, and they held that that
amount should have been deducted
from the capital stock, but that in
stead only s6,4l7 was SO deducted,
and therefore double tax was levied
upon s7,0s3. The judge decides
against the bank, ruling that the cash
value of the real estate should not be
deducted from the capital stock un-
less the stock is actually reduced that
much.
WRECKED AND ROBBED.