Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-12-29

closed. This iusures good lighting ia
cilities for the city, and for this 'reason
the consolidation is regarded with ia
vor by the public.
Frank Hamilton, butcher employed
by Frank Smith at Knoxville, bid
adieu to Knoxville under circumstances
painful to those who had entrusted HIM
with money. He had had almost full
charge of Smiths meat market, on the
east side, Mr., Smith being out much of
the time. Last week Mr. Smith sold
out, and Hamilton, knowing that his
occupation would be gone, skipped
with $3.50 entrusted to him by Mr..
Smith, together with all the money ne
had been able to save by not making
! any deposits at the bank. Mr.. Smith
thinks lie is loser $500 or $1,000 BE.
fore leaving Hamilton also took the
precautton to borrow Sll from Harry
Stilwell, at whose restaurant lie had
been boarding. Stilwell followed
Hamilton to Des Moines, aud induced
him to give up q diamond pin 10 settle
his indebtedness. Constable Shristofel
went to Des MONIES later TO find Hamil
ton, but was unable to locate him.
At the annual meeting of the Iowa
Improved Stock Breeders association,
| held at humboldt recently, commit
| tee was selected to confer with the
| Iowa Columbian commission in regard
| to the Iowa live stock exhibit at the
| Worlds Fair, as follows: Draft horses,
+. Knott, Waverly: standard bred
horses, p. $. kell, Des Moines; beef
breeds of cattle, W. A. MclIenry, Dcni-
son, and c. w. Norton, Wilton: dairy
breeds, w. Il. Barney, Hampton, and
j. j. Richardson, Davenport; hogs, w
/ w. McClung. Waterloo; sheep and poul-
/ try, c. L. Gabriclson, New Hampton.
| +. $. Kell, committee on standard bred
/ horses, requests all Iowa breeders of
/ standard bred horses to communicate
| with him at once, and also TO send
J names and addresses. The Columbian
/ commission will meet at the capitol on
/ Tuesday, January 10, at which time
! the live stock committee appointed at,
J the humboldt meeting is expected to
meet and formulate the plans b.. which
! the Iowa live stock industry may be
properly represented AT the Worlds
Fair next year.
! At the recent session of tue Northern
Iowa Horticultural Society, at Hum
boldt, the following officers were
elected: President, II. w Ash, West
! Union; vice president, w. A. Burnap,
Mason City: secretary, Elmer Reeves,
| Wavcrly; treasurer, Edison Gaylord,
Nora Springs. Three ballots were
taken for next years location. lamp
ton, Charles City and Emmetsburg
were the candidates. The choice went
to Charles City, The premiums awarded
were as follows: Best collection of APP
plies and crabs grown in one county,
Edison Gaylord; second, c. II. Griffith;
best collection of apples and crabs
grown by exhibitor J. Il. Mitchell; Sec
ond j. c. Ferris; best variety winter
apples, J. t. Mitcheil best plate of
Wealthy, c. II. Griffith best plate of
Haas, ii. c. Griffith; best plate OF Tall
man Sweet. IL. c. Griffith; best plate
Seeding. not before exhibited, j. B.
Mitchell; best collection Seeding apples
grown by exhibitors, j. Il. Mitchell;
best collection of canned fruit, J. b.
Swinburne; best plate of any variety
ofapples thought worthy not mentioned
in catalogue, J. b. Mitchell; best col
lection of foliage plants, towering
plants and plants in bloom, all to Mrs.
c. f. Hardness, Humboldt. The meet
ing was in every respect successful
Que.
Guilty of immortality" That is the
vesdlctof the Des Mcines presbytery in
the case of Rev. George w. Baxter of
Knoxville, who was on trial before
that body asst week on the general
charge of conduct unbecoming a minis
tel of the gospel. The presbytery fixed
the punishment of the convicted
preacher at suspension from the minis
try and the church. The verdict and
penalty are disappointment to the
ma jority of the prcsbytery and at the
same time are a severe blow to the ac-
cused clergyman. Therefore both sides
4 to the controversy have given notice of
appeal to the synodical convention of
the church, which meets in Storm Lake
next October. The minister appeals
because the finding is too severe and
the presbytery appeals for the very OPP
positc reason. The trial Will be held,
therefore, on the same evidence adj
duced in the trial just ended, but will
differ in being held with open doors.
The verdict of the presDy terry is that
the minister is guilty of immortality,
besides the following specific charges t:
First--Dellberatc falsehood. Second
Breach of promise. Third--Engagcd
to several women at the same time.
Fourth Soliciting sexual intercourse.
The finding of the pres by terry as taken
from the official records of their secret
meetings and the trial OF DIR. Baxter is
as follows: ''rhc prcsbytery of Des
Moincs having heard the charge against
the Rev. George w. Baxter presented
4 Dy tue prOSttutOTs udflHp IuEtluiiy SA-
amiued all the testimony introduced
by both parties, and having patiently
considered the arguments and explana-
tions which have been offered as well
by the accused as by the prosecutor, Is
constrained to decide that the charge
against George w. Baxter has ueen
fully proven. And further. the prcsby-
terry, having deliberately considered
the whole case, does judge and de-
termine that the said George w. Baxter
ought to be and he hercbyis suspended
from the exercise OF the functions all
and singular of his Office as a minister
of the gospel and from the privileges of
tie church until he shall give satisfac
( tory evidence CT repentance. The vote
as recorded was Is to >.
Charles Griffith Of Ottumwa, while
driving team to water, was kicked n
the head by horse and fatally in