Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-03-10

recently delivered OF an lllegltlmate |
child. She tied cloth over its face |
with her corset lace and strangled it to |
death, then threw it into privy vault. |
The child was found apd the unnatural
mother confessed her crime. She has |
been arrested on the charge of murder. |
Recently Chief Of Detectives Shea of |
| Chicago took twenty-five men and sur
rounded the gambling room of Frank
Shaw, Sid Mach,e and other members |
of the Chicago gamblers trust, where
full fedged pool business was in
progress, and captured ESQ men. They
were hauled to police headquarters,
where they were admitted to bail on
the bond of Proprietor Machie.
| 1t is understood the Masonic fra.
ternity at Cedar Rapids have secured an
option on corner lot in that city,
60xl40 feet, on which to erect temple.
The proposed building is to be five
stories high. The question must be
submitted to the lodges interested, and
it will not be known for about fifteen
days what the outcome will be, but it
is generally supposed there will be no
opposition.
Emmett Snodgrass, town marshal of
Mount Vernon, KY, was killed near
that place by his brother Isaac There
had been bad blood between the two
ever since Emmett had killed another
brother some years ago, and when they
met few days ago Emmett commenced
firing upon Isaac, who returned the
shots, killing both Emmett and his
horse. Emmet had bloody record,
having killed three or four men.
Michael Swenson, an aged and
wealthy farmer, and one of the pioneer
settlers living three miles southwest
of Northwood, was found lying dead by
the gate leading to the barnyard. The
team he had driven was standing some
twenty rods down the fence. 1t is sup
posed he had gotten out to open the
gate, fallen under the horses feet, and
cut in his forehead from the horses
feet had rendered him insensible, death
resulting from exposure.
On account of a scarlet fever scare
the Tingley board of health quaran-
tined the place and prohibited all pub
lie gatherings during the past few
weeks, but as the epidemic seems to be
entirely under control and no new
cases the quarantine has been raised
The disease was in a mild form and
only one death has been reported
There is supposed to be no danger
whatever, and business will soon in.
crease to the usual standard.
A stranger appeared at Dubuque,
and asked for the job of running all
the street cars in town with his new
invention. He said he could do it with
a quart of lambs blood, and God would
furnish the power through him. He
advertised in an evening paper that he
had divine power to rent at reasonable
price. The crank gave his name and
home at Galena, but says that town
don't offer sufficient field for his en-
terprise.
A festive burglar was foiled by
plucky young lady at Il house near
Eighteenth and Lyons streets East
Des Moines He was attempting to
break into the house when his gaze met
the muzzlc of seven barrellel pistol.
He quickly jumped the game but not
vicinity, for an entrance was attempted
to several other houses in the neighbor-
hood the same evening, but all unsuc-
cessful. 1t is presumed the effort was
made by the same individual.
| Tho IlIipoiS Cna+,oI l.. Jo;,.r. $780,.
good business just now with immigra.
ton trains. The farmers of Illinois are
selling out their land for from 500 to
Sl10 an acre and buy Iowa land for
from $50 to $40. Within the last week
23o car loads have passed over the
Illinois Central These immigrants are
settling around Iowa Falls, Cherokee,
Ia, and Lyle, Mimi. The immigration
to Iowa is the largest this year that it
has been for many years past.
l The Farmers Cooperative Society, OF
Rockwell, the largest and strongest
association of the kind in Iowa, held its
annual meeting at Mason City. The
association transacted two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars worth of business
during the past year. The member
ship is one hundred and eighty nine.
They feel confident of their ability to
continue business, Notwithstanding the
refusal of many large manufacturers to
sell them goods where they are in COM
petition with regular dealers.
Intelligence from Elgin, Mimi, is re-
ceived that band of White Capsvisit-
ed the farm house of John Reid, drag
ged Sidney Green, farm hand, from
his bed, gave him coat of tar ana
feathers, rode him on rail and order
ed him to leave the country. He re-
turned to Reid's house, but was order
ed away. Refusing to go, warrant
was sworn out for his arrest and he is
now in Jail The white Gaping grew
out of an elopement in which Green
and Farmer Crawfords wife were the
principals.
Mrs. T. b. Dixie, living four miles
north of Forest City, met her death in
a peculiar and very sad manner. While
trying to secure some eggs in nest
above her reach, she in some manner
lost her balance and fell backward,
breaking her neck and killing her in
stantly. Her husband was killed two
years ago by being thrown from
wagon and two nephews have met with
violent deaths during the past three or
four years. One was killed IN run
away and another by being thrown
from horse.
AT Memphis, Tenn, number of ne
groes engaged in riot, and number
OF persons were seriously injured. The
judge of the district court issued a
warrant for the arrest of the rioters,
and number of deputies went to a
grocery to serve the warrant As they
entered the door they were met by a
volley from the guns of the gang of
touphs in hiding there The IDENTITIES