Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-05-05
CONDENSED STATE. I.Ews.

WHiie at- WORK IN tne timber near
Boone and died the next morning.
The body of James Gibbons, who dis.
appeared week age, was found in the
river at Ottumwa with bullet hole in
the neck. 1t is supposed he was killed
for his money.
John Ash, of Oskaloosa, was par.
doned out of the state penitcntiary
at FIT. Madison. He had served seven
of the fifteen years sentence for muir
der in the second degree.
+: William Martin, a clerk in Bliss
store at Iowa Falls, disappeared sud
denly, and no trace can be found of
him. His accounts are all right, and
no cause is known for his sudden de-
parture.
A well-to-do farmer named Wither-
ton and his wife were nysteriously as
sassinated while asleep at the house of
relatives near Amity, Ark. The assas-
sin shot them to death and escaped un.
discovered.
Several residences at Iowa Falls have
oSSh SutClSu ny puISl dTS luttlJ thu
minor articles stolen. All efforts to
locate the depredators have proven I'M
availing but it is thought to have been
the work of amateurs.
Prof. J. A. Mclean, who has been
superintendent of schools at Villisca
for the past six years, has been ten
dered and will probably accept the
position of principal of the preparatory
department of the Tarkio, Mo-, college.
Henry Redhead was caught in shaft
in Rhodes Bros elevator, at Esther
vile, and swung around at the rate OF
200 times minute, striking beam,
until parts of his body were horribly
mangled. He can only live few
hours.
David Crane, who lives near Perry,
was attacked by u stallion which he
was leading and sustained serious if
not fatal injuries. His collar bone and
three RIBS were broken and his body
terribly lacerated by the animals teeth
and heels. ...-
Scarlet fever has made it's appear
an,e to quite an alarming extent at
Charles City, and several places have
been quarantlncd. The authorities
have taken every precau ton to pre-
vent further spread. There are no
serious cases.
Alex. McHurh, J. l.. Reedescl, A.
Asset, R. b. Weaver, Joseph Fisher,
James. Soesbe and Henning Schmidt
have fled the articles of Incorporation
of the Battle Creek Savings bank in
the Office of the secretary of state. The
capital stock is S25,O 9O .....-
The body of Peter Rupp, Il promi-
nent young attorney who came near
an election as Judge of the supreme
court of Wisco nsin, was found in the
river at Milwaukee. AS guardian Of a
minor child &c was an embezzler, and
it is supposed he suicided through
shame.
The Onawah Building association has
fled its incorp1r Vt, articles in the Of
fee of the secrlSIrr of state. The
capital stock is 900 with power to
increase The ilcorporators are S. w.
Baker, c. +. SPARKS, Sol. Stutsman, w.
II. Boyle, A. l. ParkhiIl, John Hughes
and J. A. Dicl<ey.
The Northwestern State bank of
Hawarden has filed articles of incor-
poration with the secretary Of state
The capital stock is $780, 700, fully paid
ups~ c. w. Pitts, c. II. Scott Durbin,
d. Brunskill, Chas. Blaesser, c. j. Nil.
Ter, J. w. Brunslill, NJ. d. Gibbs and
M. Kessey are the incorporators.
Geo Remhoff, a middle aged Ger
man, who is employed as. section hand
by. the Illinois Central Railroad, had
|. both legs cut off while attempting to
.,alight from a moving freight train.
! He was taken to Iowa Falls and given
, the best medical and surgical aid at
jtainable, but died at $50 in the after
Z, neon.
The Diamond 10 line steamer Sidney,
from St Louis to ST. Paul, lost about
half of her freight handlers at Daven-
port by strike few days ago. Eight
men quit. They were at once ordered
ont of town by the police. An effort
is being made along the upper Missis-
bippi to extend the strike that pre-
vailed in st. Louis recently.
A fracas occurred in a gambling room
in the block next to the Booge hotel, at
Sioux City. and one gambler is in jail
md another has a bullet hole in his
hand They had been playing all night
md Andy Brown had been winning
from John Dunn. The former wanted
to quit and the latter threatened him
with chair, when the shooting oc-
Cured.
There was another earthquake shock
at San Francisco few days ago. The
vibrations were north and south. A
shock is also reported from .Vocaville,
Espirto and Winters. The shock was
strong at Vocaviile, but no damage was
done beyond the falling of some scat
folding. Some bricks are reported to
have fallen at Winters and man is re-
ported injured. -..
Word was received at Independence
by relatives OF MISS McDOndlu, VINO
was abducted by her lover, w. w.
Balm. She was bound and gagged and
at the point of revolver driven away.
She writes that she was married at.
pes .Moines, as it was her only sal
walton. They will return to indie
!. pendence when Balm will be immedi-
ately prosecuted.
East-bound freight tram over the
Chicago. Milwaukee Sc st. Paul was
thrown from the track by spreading
rail after leaving Cedar Rapids. The
engine and five cars went into the
ditch and were demolished. Engineer
Temball sustained severe cuts on the
head but the rest of the trainmen were
unipjured. The road is opened and
trains running as usual
The city food inspector of Cleveland,
o., tested the water taken from well
on South Wilson avenue, and found 1T
e % fha