Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-02-04
and M. II. Miller, of Preston. The
association will meet again in Des
Moines in October next.

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hill, man about 30 years of age who
lives with his mother in Malcolm, start
ed to go to Frank Andes, distance of
about three miles in the country.
Since then nothing has been seen or
| heard of him. He was subject to sud-
den attacks which rendered him help
less and partially unconcious, and fears
| are entertained that he was attacked
| by one of these spells and froze to
death, it being quite cold weather at
the time. No cause other than that
some accident bcfeA him is known or
surmised to account for his mysterious
disappearance. A searching party
failed to make any discovery.
In the Mcclellan divorce case at
Creston the attorneys waived argument
and before giving his decision Judge
Towner ordered the court room cleared
of all spectators except the attorneys
Even the parties to the suit We're ex-
cluded With much emotion Judge
Towner commented on the different
aspects of the case, finding both parties
| at fault, and without making any
! finding as to the husbands charge of
adultery, ordered that decree be en-
tered for the best interests of both
parties. No case in the history of
Union county excited SO much interest
in the rural communities and there is
a feeling of great relief since the
! judges decision which meets the APP
proval of the friends OF both parties
The largest real estate deal that
ever took place in Union county was
consumated at Creston when John Glib
son sold his farm to Dorm Bros, promi-
nent capitalists of Des Moines. This
farm is located three miles east of
Creston and consists of 1850 acres of
splendid farming and grazing land.
The price paid for the property is $780,
900 cash Mr. Gibson has been five
years getting this tract of land. He
first purchased n quarter section, and
whenever an opportunity presented 1T
self he bought piece adjoining, al.
ways paying cash and buying very
cheap. He now takes advantage of the
rise In real estate values to sell the
land, realizing handsome profit from
his investment. The new owners ex.
pect to establish big sheep ranch on
the place.
Another saloon tragedy was enacted
in Cedar Rapids at late hour at night
Chas. v. Smith, young farmer resid-
! ing near Troy Mills, went to Cedar Rap
| ids and proceeded to fill himself with
intoXicants. After wandering about
the city the early part of the evening
he finally, about IL o'clock, entered
saloon run by l.. E. Grant While in
there hot words were passed and Smith
boosted of his fighting qualities. The
saloon keeper ordered him out, and
when on the walk young man named
| Cyrus Larimer got into general fight
with Smith and struck him in the face,
| knocking him backward. Larimer and
| the rest of the crowd dispersed, leaving
the felled farmer lying on the icy side,
| walk. A short time afterward police
man found him lying there almost
frozen to death, When picked up Smith
was found to be bleeding from the
ears He was taken to the hospita
where an examination was made. 1t
was found that the parietal bone was
fractured and rupture in the ear. His
condition is very critical and it is UNI
certain what the result will be. Lari-
mer was arrested and held without bail
to await the result of Smiths wounds.
Two peculiar cases came up IN the
! district court at Dubuque. One is
suit brought by Madame De Grisselles,
an old French lady, against Charles w.
! Cannon, the Helena Mont, millionaire,
for the recovery of board bill against
| Welch Edwards, an actor, dating back
to 1859 Said bill it is claimed by
Madame De Grisslles was guaranteed
by Mr.. Cannon, then resident of Du-
buque, but was never raid She sues
| for the amount of the bill and interest
since 1862. The other case is that of
w. p. Glover, an ex-preacner nearly 80
years of age, who has been expelled
from the church for his immortality
He married Miss Riddle, of Richards
vile, twenty years ago She died
recently worth $4,000 in cash, and
five houses and lots in Dyersville.
This property was decided to her rela-
tives. A few days ago her husband APP
peared in the clerks office with later
will which decided everything to him.
1t is claimed the last will is forgery.
1t is very lengthy and is filed with
coplous scripture quotations. The old
man refuses to surrender the property
and the court decided that he must
either do this or furnish bond for
5000 to account for 1T in case the de-
cision is against him.
For several months past bold rob
berries of houses and offices have been
occurring in the small towns along the
line of the Rock Island road in Iowa
The browning act of this kind was per-
formed at Wilton recently. Some time
during the darkness presumably about
| or 2 o'clock, the Union bank was
boldly entered and robbed of over
$4,000. The burglars broke in the
front door with a crowbar. They then
drilled the lock on the vault rdoor and
entered that apartment, where they
found the two ton Beard Bros. screw
door safe with the bank funds. The
circumstances indicate that dynamite
was introduced into the interior of the
safe by being allowed to trickle in
through the crack where the door
closed. 1t was then forced with full
minating cartridge with fuse, the
vault door having been closed to dead
EN- the noise. People on the other side of
the street heard pop, but the explosion
was not recognized as such, and the
deed was not discovered till o'clock
in the morning, when the clerk went
to open the bank. Thirty-six hundred
dollars in $50, $40 and S. bills, and
500 in gold and $500 in silver were
taken. The bank was fortunately low
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