Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-03-17

permits his board to run up to 81 200,
but at Keokuk in the superior court,
Mrs Elizabeth Alexander brought suit
for that amount against Felix Young.
Plaintiff AYERS that she boarded Young
and wife for fourteen months, did their
washing and ironing and cared for Mrs.
Young, who was sick most of the time,
and received nothing for these services,
which she values at $1,000. Young Is
well off and fully able to pay.
Iowa postmasters resigned: G. N.
Smith, Bouvaccord, johnson county;
Sarah P. Bailey, Williamson, Hancock
county; Seymour West, Hinton, Ply.
mouth county. The following postof.
fees become presidential April /, 1899:
Coon Rapids, Carroll county; Britt,
Hancock county; New Sharon, Ma
haska county. Postmaster commission
ed:-Jos. H. Reynolds, harlan; Samuel
f. Cole, Pella. Fourth class Offices
Leopold Mellin, Granite; Edwin Hume,
Quarry; JAS. Haulon, Shoefiy.
A small boy about II years of age
walked into Dexterrecently and sought
lodging. He had walked all the way
from Iowa City, being two weeks on
the road, begging and working his way
as best he could. The boys gave him
supper at the hotel, and took steps to
raise purse and send him to Steele
City, Neb., where he has an uncle.
Enough money was raised to send him
there and he had $40 left. The little
fellow was truly thankful for the gen.
crosby shown him in Dexter.
Edward Kennedy, living with his
family at 4o4 South Cherry street, Cres-
ton an old gentleman well known in
the surrounding country, having been
a resident of the county since 1875,
died. He was 70 years old, and has
been quite feeble for the past few
years, and about week since he was
taken with an attack of la grippe, and
owing to his advanced age and en-
feebled condition, was unable to with
stand the attack and gradually grew
weaker until his demise.
A murder and suicide occurred in
Atlantic. l.. A. Bennett, day labor
or, shot three bullets into his wife, kill
ing her instantly, and rushed to a
neighbours house few yards away and
blew his own brains out. The double
tragedy resulted from family quarrel.
They had been married nineteen years
and leave a family of seven children,
the oldest seventeen years and the
youngest eighteen months. The wife
was the entire support of the family.
She did washing and worked in laun-
dry.
The river land settlers are very anx-
ious that the Chase bill, calling on the
state for $4,000 indemnity, should be
passed by the assembly. They consid-
er the state as being in measure re-
sponsible for the imperfect titles that
caused the trouble. 1t Is generally be-
lieved that if the legislature refuses to
bad effect on the indemnity measure
now before congress at Washington.
All of the settlers and their friends are
working hard for the passage of the
Chase bill.
The Iowa Driving park at Knoxville,
has rcopened. The stakes for it's August
meeting, per cent entrance in four
payments, entrance to close May 2, are
as follows: Yearling trotters, No. 1,
$500; 3.minute 2-year-old, No. ., $500;
3-minute 3-ycar-old, No. 3, $500. 2:4O g.
year-old, No 4, 81, 90; 2:25 3-year-old,
No. 5, $1,000; $3.50 trot No. 6, $500; 2:36
trot, No. :, 1000; 2:20 trot, No. 8, ST.
900; 2:24 trot, No. Q, $1,000: 2:29 trot,
No. 10, $1,000; 3-minute year old pace,
No. II, $500; 2:40 pace; No. ~, $500; 2:30
pace, No. 10, $500: 2:25 pace, No. IA,
$500; 2:20 pace, No. Is, $500.
At the annual meeting of the Du-
buque & Sioux City Railroad Company
the old board of directors was re- elected
with the exception of w. II. Torbert,
of Dubuque, in the place of ]. F. Wal
lace, of Chicago. j. c. Hartman was
elected general manager in place of C.
A. Beck. The companys annual re-
port shows the gross earnings for the
past year were 81, $50, 900, and the net
earnings S444,O The old officers
hold over, with Hartman president.
The Iowa Land and Loan Company
elected Joseph Sampson for president,
S. Fish for vice president, and C. II.
Booth for secretary and treasurer.
Postoffice Inspector Christian reached
Cedar Rapids, having in charge d. w.
Blake, charged with stealing letter
pouch from the depot at Belle PLANE.
The pouch was taken from truck
while waiting for train east, and con-
tanned about 300 letters, several con-
tanning large drafts, and two registered
packages. 1t was found in corn field
about half a mile from that place with
number of the drafts near, one for
$3.50. Suspicion was attracted to Blake,
who has been rather hard character,
but with nothing like this against him.
| He declares himself innocent, but
Christian says the evidence is all
against him, and a hearing will be had
before Commissioner Jones.
Alexander Metheson, years old, of
Cedar Rapids, was struck by passen-
ger train and seriously injured. He in
company with two other boys was 60
ing to school, when they found their
way blocked at the railroad crossing
by a freight train. When the freight
train moved away they started to
cross the tracks only to be met by a
passenger train, which had been hidden
| by the freight. Two of the boys
escaped, but Alexander was struck and
thrown alongside the track. His
brother caught hold of him and pulled
him away from the moving train.
When picked up blood was running
freely from his nose and mouth. The
physician says he has sustained internal
injuries which may prove fatal.
For some time past letters and mer-