Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-14

of 600 feet along the track. II is sup.
posed he was returning home on No.
6, due at Malvern at | a. M, which
stops only at the Wabash crossing, and
installing Hillsdalc for Malvern, at
tempted to get off, or fell from the
train while going at full speed.
The residents on Alta Vista street,
Dubuque, were attracted by
swarm of flies lowering about the open
window of pretty cottage belonging
to Anthony Craig, stock filter in the
boot and shoe factory of Richardson &
Son. He had net been seen for some
days. The door was forced open and
the dead bodies of Craig and his wife
were found lying on a bed. From APP
pearances Craig had shot his wife and
then shot himself Mrs. Craig had
been insane for some time and was con-
fined in an asylum Recently Craig
brought her home. 1t is supposed the
tragedy took place the next night.
Craig was steady, reliable man, not
given to dissipation.
Marvin r. Luse, for many years
prominent in business in Des Moines,
died at his residence on Sixth and
Croker, following a brief illness. His
malady was catarrh, from which he
had suffered for many years, having
contracted the disease while in the ar
my. Deceased was born in Mercer
county, Pennsylvania, in 1874 In 1858
he removed to Iowa City and engaged
in the mercantile business. In the lat
ter part of 1862 Mr.. Luse was united in
marriage to Miss Sadie Mahana at Iowa
City. At that time the drum beat was
calling all patriots to the front, ana
two weeks following his marriage Mr..
Luce enlisted in the 14th Iowa Infan-
try, in which he became lieutenant be-
fore its departure from home. For six
years past deceased has been engaged
in business in Des Moines, having been
associated with J. o. Mahana, prior to
the death of the latter
At eleven o'clock in the morning a
few days ago occurred the most
daring Jail delivery ever attempted at
Marshalltown. Al Wood, Jack Harka-
way and james Patasky, the former
awaiting the action of the grand jury
for violating liquor injunction and
the latter for burglary, sawed a hole
through the roof and descended to the
ground by means of half inch rope
Topped around the chimney. A number
of persons near the Jail saw the men
escape, but supposed them to be work
men employed on the building. The
sheriff and deputy discovered the
delivery within five minutes, and a
posse gave hot pursuit; none of the
birds have been recaptured. The
officers had an inkling that an attempt
to escape was being made, and took
extra precautions to prevent it, but
relaxed their vigilance on the morning
referred to with the results given here
in.
Nora Springs, ten miles east of
Mason City, was visited by destruct-
i've fire at one o'clock in the morning,
laying waste four of the best business
blocks. The fire originated in the
Masonic block, supposedly from spon-
taneous combustion. At l:15 the alarm
was sent in and within five minutes the
whole male populace was out fighting
the fire. A hand engine was all at
command, and the entire town being
threatened aid from Mason City and
Waterloo was telegraphed for The
Masonic and Dad Fellow bio cks, G. III.
Miller block, Thomas Elley block and
the Horace Gage block were entirely
consumed, and the stores on the opposite
side of the street were badly scorched.
The estimate of loss Is as follows:
Masonic and Odd Fellows block, SO, 900;
L. Il. Herald, clothing. So, 900; paraph-
ernalia and books, $1,000; insurance,
$4,000. G. ii. Miller, merchandise,
So, 500; building, $1,000; insurance
$4,000. Gage Bros, merchandise,
$4,000; building, $1,000; insurance
$4,000. Quincy and McGinty, restaurant,
$500; building, 81, 900. The insurance is
equally divided between the Phoenix,
of Brooklyn; Capital, of Des Moines;
North British and Mercantile. and
German, of Freeport, Ill.