Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-12-01
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.


If you want to see the last style and
novelty in furniture, go to Chase &
West, 2l3, 4th ST., Des Moines. Visit
ors welcomed
Newton A. Mills, well known law
yer of Dubuque, died in little room
where he has lived for many years.
For ten years he has not slept in bed,
being afflicted with asthma. Although
well connected, he always refused to
be cared for by his friends, as he did
not wish to burden them.
Adolph Kinder. prominent candy
manufacturer of Davenport. and Miss
Myers of the same city, were arrested
at Dubuque by an officer from Daven-
port ana the Dubuque marshal Kind
Ter is a married man and it is claimed
induced the girl to elope with him.
Miss Myers belongs to a respectable
family. They were taken back to Da.
venport.
The sem. official returns received at
the Office of the secretary of state,
based on the average of the votes re-
ceived by the two candidates for cleo
tor-at-large on each ticket, give the
vote in Iowa for president as follows:
Harrison, 30, 1913; Cleveland, 1876. 40S
Weaver, 20, 7lG; Bidwell 6,322. Har-
rison's plurality over Cleveland is thus
22,965.
The trial of Thomas Gaffey for the
xxsllf,,1 g
at Fort Dodge before Judge Stevens.
The shooting was done at the Dun
combe house last March while BUGGY
was working with girl with whom
Gaffey was in love. Five of the ablcst
lawyers in the city will defend Gaffey,
basing their defense on the grounds of
insanity.
General George w. Jones, Iowa's first
United States senator, now in his
eighty ninth year, departed for Wash
ington to present To congress claims
against the government arising from
his services in the Blackhawk war and
as minister to Bogota under President
Buchanan. Congress last winter pen
stoned him for services as drummer boy
in the war of 1912,
passenger train on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy rold struck and
killed John Hayes, deaf and dumb
man living at Brooks near that place
recently. lie had been gathering wal
nuts and was returning home with Il
sack full on his back, when the train
came around curve behind him and
struck him without warning, knocking
him into the ditch and crushing his
skull
G. Cad Watson, who lives ear Sum
merset, was seriously hurt day or SO
ago in that village, caused by falling
under his team and being kicked by
his horses aud also being run over by
two wheels of wagon loaded with so
bushels OF coal. lie was taken TO the
home of County Auditor-elect Dowell,
where he is being properly cared for.
1t cannot now be determined how
serious his injuries art.
The jury in the Balm ease, on trial
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eighteen hours came INTO court and
reported that they could not agree
upon verdict. Judge O'Donne.l then
discharged them. The jury took three
ballots, and each time stood eight for
conviction and four for acquittal. 1t
rs believed that no further efforts will
he made to convict the defendant I'M
less further evidence Is discovered.
THOMPSON McCosH, the we'll known
Burlington citizen and farmer head of
the McCosh Iron & Steel company. is
reported to be forming company to
purchase Il great tract of acres on the
outer belt line at Chicago, en- which
will be located the plant OF the Chicago
Nail Il Wire company. This concern
has been licensed for corporation, the
capital stock being placed at 81 900 600.
The incorporates besides Mr.. McCosh
are William Il. Stockton and George c.
Fry. A great establishment is con
tcmplatcd for the manufacture of wire
and nails. Mr. McCosh is very san
guine as to the outcome of the venture.
1t is fairly well indicated that the
Inc of defense i'm the case of Geo. |.
Bagley, the Davenport hundred thous.
and dollar express roober, is going to
DC insanity. A recent visit of Judge
Rothrock, of the Iowa supreme court
to the city has aided in that direction
Judge Rothrock had talk with Bag
ley in the jail. and it is now known
that he made remark to friend
when he came out, that he had every
reason to believe that Bagley was not
an his right mind. In the meantime,
f. +. Cook, proEa bly, Davcnport's fore
most lawyer, has entered the case and
it is generally guessed that all possible
evidence of Bagley's unsoundness of
mind is being procured.
At the farm of T. r. Westropc o.
CURED recently one of the most re-
markablc corn huslling exhibitions
Shelby county has seen. In exactly
three minutes less than twelve hours
Joe HaSbins huslled. hauled to CRIB and
unloaded therein i55 bushels and ten
pounds of corn. There was no contest
between rivels, but II simple attempt
on MIR. lIas<ins' part to break the rec
ord as it were. lie lacked the stimu-
lus which a persuing rival would have
impar;c to his effort The best pre-
viouS record made in that county, we
believe was 1875 bushels. The corn
husKcd IN, by the way, is producing
from - to 30 bushels per acre.
w L. Sapp is circulating petition
IN Council Bluffs, asking congress to
establish a department of roads, SINH
lar 10 tnc Department of Agriculture.
The petition is being circulated all
over the country ut the present time,
the blanks having been prepared at
Washington and sent out by the con-
gressmen through their respective dis
tricts. 1t contcmplates giving the new
depIrf inent tbc oversight of the conn