Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-06-23
AUDUBON, AUDUBON IOWA, THURSDAY,

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about thirty inches long, ball ground
with game in progress engraved on one
side The bat must be wen three sue
cessive years before it becomes the
property of any club.
Peter Matzen, one of the best known
and most popular men of Clinton, died
suddenly of heart failure. Mr.. Matzen
was born in Schleswlg, Germany, in
1850, and came to America twenty
years ago, locating in Clinton. At one
time he was connected with the Vollls
Zeitung, German paper, of which he
was editor for several years. Dispos-
ing of this, he entered the clothing
business, which he carried on success.
fully for several years. In 1890 he was
elected city auditor, and filed the office
most acceptably for two years. De-
ceased was twice married and leaves a
wife and four children. He was a
member of several prominent societies,
under whose auspices the funeral was
held.
While Mrs. Lewis Bonham, of We'll
don, was trying to fill the tank on .
gasoline stove the fluid took fire and in
an instant the room was ablaZe. Miss
Maggie Bonham jumped out of the
window and was seriously injured. Ed
die Bonham, in response to his fathers
call, jumped out of the window into his
arms, while the others rushed to the
door and dragged Mrs. Bonham out
She was severely burnt in the face, her
hair all burnt off, eyes, nose and ears
nearly burnt into crisp and hei
clothes ON fire. She cannot live and
the children are in a critical condition.
Mrs. Bonham's arms and body are one
solid blister. From her face, arms and
hands the flesh fell off. The building
was set on fire and with some difficulty
extinguished
The body of young woman wal
found floating in the Mississippi oppo
site Keokuk. Ii wore but an under
garment and was identified as that o.
Nellie Fulton, who was drowned at FIT
Madison. She was aged 10 years, an(
her mother keeps questionable resor
in TT. Madison. She and Dollie John
son, aged 20, a soiled dove, went ou
swimming with Frank McWhorton anC
Charles Woods, they rowed across this
river and landed at the head of al
island opposite. and the entire party
went in swimming, The girls got be
yond their depth, and an attempt t.
rescue them was made by Woods, the
only one of the party who could swim
His attempt was unsuccessful, an,
both women were drowned. The mer
returned to Ft. Madison and' gave tn
alarm. The body of the johnson cir
has not been recovered.
Hon. Geo. Paul died at Iowa City
He had been dangerously i'll since tire,
days before, at which time he wa
stricken with severe attack of con
| gestion of the lungs. The deceaset
was born IN Petersburg, Va, on Christ
mas day, 1924. He came to Iowa il
1916 and learned the printers trade al
! Fort Madison, with the founder of the
Burlington Hawkeye, j. G. Edwards.
Mr.. Paul came to johnson county in
lS47 and was engaged as foreman by
the Iowa Capital Reporter, of which he
was one of the proprietors from 1S47 to
1852. He was state printer in 1850,
! sheriff of johnson county in 1S4s, and
one of its board of supervisors from
1868 to 1867. He was postmaster at
Iowa City under President Pierces ad-
ministration, and again few years
ago during President Cleveland's and a
portion Of President Harrison's. He
represented his country in the legisla-
ture almost continuously from 1871 to
1879.
Edna Davis, the 6-year-old daughter
of Oscar Davis, of Sioux City, was run
over by a heavily loaded dray wagon
and sustained injuries from which she
died in short time. Davis lives at 100
| West Third street and the little girl
was playing in the alley at the rear of
the house at the time of the accident.
The circumstances which led to the
child's death are rather peculiar, but
no blame can really be attached to the
drayman driving the wagon. Since the
flood man named Bowers, who was
driven from the Floyd bottoms, has
been residing in part of the house at
100 West Third street He decided to
return to his former place of residence
and owning a team and wagon, con-
cluded TODD the draying himself. While
load ng the wagon he noticed the child
playing in the yard, but when ready to
start, the child was not visible. The
horses had taken but few steps when
a child's cries were heard. Bowers
jumped from the wagon and found
little Edna lying on the ground at the
rear of the loaded wagon. She was
carried INTO the house, but only lived
about five minutes. The bones of the
chest and back were broken by the
wheel. As no one was a witness to the
accident, it is thought that the little
girl must have climbed upon the wheel
of the wagon on the side opposite to
Bowers. The latter was afflicted with
sore eyes and may have been unable to
see the child, as it was little dark in
the alley from the shadows cast.
NOTES FROM THE CONVENTION
CHICAGO, June 21.-The National