Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-11-03

Baltimore is new one supposed 10 DC
backed by the Central Iowa TO build
line to bring the latter road into Sioux
City. The Baltimore people have be-
gun proceedings TO condemn right OF
way across the Terminal company's
yards. The Terminal company declares
that the crossing will not be allowed
and says there will be bloodshed If 1t
Is attempted. There is Il force of men
Mt work laying track in the disputed
territory which will be filled with cars
to prevent the crossing. Trouble is
expected very soon.
The authorities of Des MONIES, and
them the officers OF other cities
in the state, have been notified to be
on the outlook for Il woman named
Nellie Knight, who kidnapped her own
son from the home of his grandfather,
in bloomington, Illinois, last week, and
is believed to be making west with the
child, who is but five years OF age.
The mother is accused of being an
abandoned woman, and it rs known
disorderly people at Davenport some
weeks ago. Her son, after her divorce
from her husband, was turned over to
her father, L. L. Cones, a respectable
painter of Bloomington, who Is frantic
with grief and rage 1T losing the boy.
Central Illinois has been secured by
him with the aid of the authorities, bu
no trace of the woman and boy has
been found, and 1T is thought that she
is headed for Denver, and it is hoped
that she can be stopped in this state.
A state warrant for her arrest was Is.
sued at the instance of her father IL
Illinois. kilograms from Davenport
say that she was notorious characte
in that city. Formerly she was a.
Peoria.
VIM. Ward, proprietor of the Hotel
Arlington, at Garner, died of typhoid
fever, and by his death a good man
is gone. Mr.. Ward was born in Brad
ford county, Pennsylvania, April Goth,
1910. Moved to 10 DAVIS county, Hi
nois in 1856 with his parents. lie the u
lived near Osl<aloosa for a short time,
and in 1860 entered Knox College,
Galesburg, III. After attending -four
years his health failed, when he came
to Kossuth county, Iowa, where he
married Miss Helen Chaplin and lived
on farm. eight miles north of Wesley
until two years ago. family OF five
daug hters, his wife and aged mother,
as well as three brothers and three sis
tiers survive him and mourn his death
His death is OF for more than a local
loss, for his reputation as lecturer
and scholar,a geologist, astronomer and
archaeologist extends all over north
| ern Iowa, and none who have ever list
| ened to one of his luimtable lectures
but will Join in words of praise in eulo.
| giving him as gentleman, Christian
and scholar. 1t was to VIM. Ward
we are indebted for cur first knowl.
edge of the geographical formations OF
northern Iowa, and many scientific ar
ticles from his pen have appeared in
the Algona Upper Des Moines, as well
as the best scientific papers of the land.
He was very much interested IN the
new geogra phicai survey of Iowa that
is to be made, and had he lived hi,
papers and notes kept for the past %
years would have proved of ncalcula'
BILE value to the state.
Fire at Des Moines few mornings
since destroyed the house of George
Cage, on the south side, and in the
flames his two children, one aged tive
years and the other three days, his
step.m mother and foster brother per
lshed, and his wife and father were
very seriously burned, being himsel
scorched in several places. George
Cage, one of the survivors, was seen b,
reporter and graphically told the
story of the fire and his escape. III,
said: 1.-TWO weeks ago my father ant
step-mother and their child came from
their home at San Angelo, Texas, on ;
visit They spent few days with IN!
brother and then came to visit me. III
is fifty-nine years of age. He had de
cided to remove to Des Moines and ha'
secured place in the Proctor mine
We had fire in the parlor stove in thu
evening, but the fire in the kitchen
stove had been allowed to die out. W.
went to bed at about 8 o'clock. NJ,
wife was still i'll from confinement, ou
baby having been born three days pre-
vious, and my step-mother had been at
tending her. My wife and ] occupies
the bed which stood in the north room
the head standing against the yves
door, which was nailed mp. On stcC
mattress near our bed laid our tw
children, Everett, aged two years, an
the babe. In the room south, sepa
rated by a portiere, slept my father
step.mother and the child. AT $50
/ was awakened by the screams of IN
wife, who had been awakened by TIL
smell of smoke. | jumped out of bed an
ran into my fathers room and arouse
hlm. We then made rush at the doc
, to the kitchen and forced it open. A
did so the smoke and flames rushe
in aad nearly suffocated us. TIL
kitchen was on fire ard seemed to b
burning most fiercoly 10 the cupboard
tried to shut the flames out by clo
ing the door, but was unsuccessful.
saw that the fire could not be extir
guished and turned my attention
rescuing the family. could not brea
open the nailed up door and so jumpe
through the north window and dragge
my wife out by the heels and laid he
> on the grass. | then tried to retur
for the children but was driven bac
I. by the smoke. My father escape
! through the west window but coul
9 not Rescue his wife and child, as the
a were overcome by the smoke an
5 fell to the floor near the windo
y where they were afterwards found
e The FIRE is supposed to have bee
II caused by defective fue. Mr.. Gag
Sr., is badly burned and may die, ar
q owing to her recent confinement al
4 weak physical condition fears are e
W tertaiued tho Mrs Cage, jr., may n