Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-05-21

living about five miles north of NAL
vern, was taken in by a gang of sharp
ers, to the tune of 81, 800; the same old
game. Two of them called at his
house and wanted to purchase his farm,
the third one came along, and appar-
emily stranger to the other two, a
very simple sort of u fellow, and wanted
to show them game with three cards.
He let farmer Lewis win number of
times. 1t finally ran on untiFthey sue
ceeded in getting 81 500, and Lewis is
now wiser if not richer man.
Thos. Sapping, an inmate of Agatha
hospital, Clinton, where he had been
suffering with pneumonia, fell from a
porch recently death resulting
from the fall. The nurse left him for
"a few minutes to get assistance to COM
pei him to go to bed, and he either
jumped or fell during her absence. A
post mortem examination showed the
heart and lungs to be in u terribly
diseased state from which death would
have resulted in short time. He
was stranger in the city and brought
nothing with him to note his identity.
Among improvements already de-
cided upon by the board OF directors
of the State Agricultural Society
are the following: Enlargement of
the agricultural hall; enlargement of
dairy hall and new and ample power
for it; several new barns, new
building near the south gate for the
superintendent of tickets; the vice
presidents office will be moved and
fitted up for the superintendent of
poultry; the presidents Office for the
vice president, and a new and com
modfous building will be erected for
the use of the president and board of
directors.
Waterloo has for some time past
ben the scene of operations of a Jack
the Hugger," and quite u number of
estimable young Iadies have been as
sailed by him. The other evening he
made his boldest assault He followed
two young ladies to their homes, and
rs he was passing along dark street
young man overlook him and walked
along by his side. As he approached
the young ladies Jack ordered his COM
panion in a threatening manner to
leave him. The young man was fright
ened and stepped to one side. A mo-
ment later the screams of the young
ladies called people to their assistance
and Jack fled. His identity is I'M
known.
1t is believed, both at the navy de-
partment and the department of state,
that the cruiser Charleston will have
to fight before she can take possession
of the Etata. Her commander is OF
fighting stock, and has seen service.
He was born in Iowa, and in 1855 was
Burlington, Iowa, by Senator Grimes.
His wife. a most estimable lady, is the
daughter of the late Charles Mason,
formerly chief justice of Iowa and
commissioner of patents under Presi-
dent Pierce. Col. William b. Remey,
of the marine corps, and Judge advo-
cate general of the navy, is the brother
OF Capt. Remey, and also received his
original appointment through Senator
Grimes. Capt. Remey was engaged
in some of the severest naval conflicts
in the late civil war and is not
stranger to gunpowder.
Judge Shiras gave it out that he
does not propose to interfere with the
enforcement of the prohibition law in
Iowa. Liston Mcmillan of Oskaloosa,
is the attorney for twenty saloon keep
ers, who were being prosecuted in the
district court at Oskaloosa. There were
applications for injunctions against
nine Of them, indictments against ten
and an action for contempt against
one. He secured stay of proceedings
in all these cases until he should be
able to get decision in the United
States circuit court on two questions
which he raised to save his clients. as
follows: First, whether the Federal
Government must protect the federal
internal revenue taxpayers, who pay
90 cents gallon on all the distilled
spirits they sell. Second, whether the
equal civil rights provision of the fed
eral constitution and laws allows the
citizens of Iowa to have the same right
to sell liquors in Iowa as nonresident
shippers working through express or
common carriers. Judge Shiras made
a ruling on these cases, demanding
them all to the state courts on the
ground that the United States courts
had no jurisdiction over them, but that
they are subject only 20 state courts,
being actions for the enforcement OF
the police power Of the state, with
which the United States courts have
nothing whatever to do.