Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-01-28

night recently the clerk in Carrollton
hotel, about midnight, noticed young
Keller sitting in chair and two men
retreating suddenly from the office as he
entered. In moment more Keller
fell dead upon the floor. The affair
was given out as heart disease, but the
physicians upon examination found
post mortem examination undoubted
murder. He had been paid that day,
and the superstition is that he was
slugged and robbed and then carried to
the hotel The local papers and officers
have studiously suppressed the matter,
causing further mystery to the affair
Wapello seems doomed to the fate OF
Sodom. 1t is but few weeks ago that
fire cost the village $4,000 because
there was nothing but buckets with
which to fight, and the authorities re-
solved that the next conflagration
would not find them unprepared
However, few days ago fire again
broke out in the rear of Bows billiard
saloon and quickly communicated to
the adjoining buildings, the Mckay
Mills double store building and Davis's
hotel. In all, five buildings were
burned before the fire could be checked.
Burlington was telegraphed to for as
sistance but was soon instructed that
the fire was under control. The fire
was in the center of the business part
of town and the small loss only OF
about 1000 is remarkable. The in
surance is about half. The origin oil
the fire is mystery and it is believed
an organized gang of incendiaries are
causing all the trouble.
The farmers west of Pocahontas are
considerably excited over the appear.
ance in their midst of some large wild
animal, which has been destroying
good deal of stock. 1t has been
claimed that it is panther, though
that is not probable, although the ami
NAL has killed some yearlings and nu-
merous hogs and sheep have been
found dead in the pens in the morning.
This unknown beast evidently jumps
onto the back of its prey, as the skull
is found crushed and the blood sucked
from the victim. The farmers claim
that the animal does not devour any
! of the flesh of its victim. All farmers
are going about with dou BILE barreled
shot guns, and two or three navy revol-
vers, in hopes of getting a shot at this
prowler. At first it was supposed that
the animal existed only in the imagin-
alive minds of some jo<ers, but the
farmers have continued to meet with
| losses during the past three weeks,
and there is evidently some large beast
at large. 1t is to be hoped that the
| despoiler of focks and herds of the
farmers will be killed and thus put a
stop to the depredations.
1t has been pretty definitely settled
at Corwith that Mr.. VIM. Oxley's stock
has died and is dying from the bite of
a mad dog. The matter has caused
considerable controversy. After a
number of head had died Mr.. Oxley
asked Gov. Boies to send the state vet
erinarian to investigate. A deputy
named Sayers, of Algona, was sent,
who decided there were no symptoms
of the dread disease present. Mr.. Oxley
was not satisfied and procured the
services of another veterinary surgeon,
who thought the symptoms indicated
hydrophobia. Nine head have died to
date and others are sick. In response
to further application to the governor,
| State Veterinarian Stalker went to the
scene, and after learning the history
and making an examination, pro-
nounced it his opinion that the disease
is rabies. Mr.. Oxley saw most of the
stock that was bitten by the dog (his
own, as well as cat that was killed.
The dog ran away and was found dead
under barn several days later He
had also bitten several dogs that were
afterward killed. All the stock died
with all the symptoms of rabies, and
the wonder is that some of the family
who had the care of it have not been
bitten. Mr.. Savers decision certainly
placed them in great danger. He or
dcred the COW that was sick while he
was there given dose of salts, and
she died raving fifteen minutes after
he left.