Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-01-21
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

AhCii diC loul cli' yho III thO "Vh-
ty-fourth general assembly,
Waterloo hopes TO secure watch
factory with capital of S35o,000
A Keokuk young woman was SEN
fenced to one year in Jail for being
vagrant.
w. J. Smith, a brakeman living at
rantrell, was killed by the cars at Car
rollton, Mo.
The charge is made that wolf farm
ing is common in Iowa for the sake of
the bounty.
The residence of Theodore Tibbles,
near Macedonia, was destroyed by fire,
the family narrowly escaping,
The Methodist church of Creston
celebrated its twentieth anniversary
with enthusiastic religious services,
2 In Cherokee county during 1891 $50
marriage licenses were issued, 1s9
births We're reported and 33 deaths oc-
Cured.
A tramp robbed the Clinton police
headquarters of several articles, but
was arrested before he could get out of
the city.
A big fire occurred in Welton recent
ly, The creamery, depot elevator and
1000 bushels of wheat were totally
destroyed.
The city council of Atlantic has pass
ed an ordinance prohibiting the selling
or giving of cigarettes to minors under
1G years of age
ELS. Dolloff, leading jeweler of
Sheldon suicided by shooting himself
through the head while deranged from
an attack of La grippe.
John Hoover fell from an ice chute
on the Floyd river, near Sioux City,
distance of about thirty feet, and was
SO badly injured that he cannot live.
Joseph a BenZer, an old carpet
weaver, was fatally burned in his bed
Dubuque, by the bed clothes taking
g from pipe that the old man was
ol.ing. i--r
Tho fifth annual meeting of the Up
,Jer Dess Moines Editorial association
with meet at AIgona, January % and
%, 1892. Ex-senator LATE Young of
Des Moines, will deliver an address.
1 The paint and wall paper store of II.
j. Rumble & Son at Clinton, was Quilted
by fire, causing a loss of more than
S!,1l0, with but partial insurance
The buildings adjoining were saved by
the effective work of the fire depart
mcnt.
Sheriff Dunn, who was killed in the
county seat war at Arkalon, Stevens
comfy Kansas, last week, was at one
time city marshal of Bloomfield Since
going to Kansas he has held similar
offices and has frequently been called
npon to fight border ruflians and crimi-
rails, having, it is said, killed three
dcsperadoes in the discharge of his
duties, He was a brother of George
and James Dunn, of Bloomfield.
John Barker, about 40 years of age,
employed for the last three years on
the farm of f. l.. Shugart, of Council
Bluffs, was thrown from his horse.
When found he was ina stupefied con-
condition and was taken to the city
nil as drunk. The next morning he
died and hurried examination showed
that he had received fatal internal in
juric5 An inquest will be held Bar
ker formerly lived in Atlantic and
Anita
The citizens of Sheldon are excited
came home unexpectedly and caught
his wife in compromising situation
with a jeweler, married man, whom
he had considered a friend A disturb
ancc ensucd.. The wife took poison,
hut its effects were thwarted. The
i2welcr blew out his brains. His wife
is Frustrated, and the travelling man is
also IN the hands of physicians. All
wsfss;seially prominent.
The citizens of Wyoming were
shocked by the news of the sudden
death of Christensen, the senior mem
beIef the firm of Jansen Bros, merch-
ants. Mr.. Jansen WASH young man of
fine business qualifications and good
citizens; He had just returned from a
visit at Chicago and was in, usual health
the day before he died. His death was
caused by paralysis, due to the rupture
ST a bleod vessel in his head. He was
about 35 years of age and unmarried.
Mrs. Mary Garrity of Keokuk, called
on asick neighbor by the name of Mrs.
Ford, for the purpose of rendering her
whatever assistance was in her power.
Shortly after entering the house Mrs.
Clarity was struck to the floor with
heart disease, expiring almost instant
ly The woman upon whom she called
was alone in the house, aud being un-
able to arise from her bed nothing was
known of Mrs. Garrity's demise for two
or three hours, when her dead body was
found by the bedside of Mrs. Ford.
An indictment returned by the grand
jury.of Woodbury. county against Ar
thur Rhys for adultery reveals an ex-
traordinary story The complaining
witness is ]. ID. Chiene of Seattle,
Wash, who has come all this distance
to testify that his wife, who has been
dead over year, was criminally init
mate with the defendant. He alleges
that shortly before her death she con-
fessed the facts To him and also turned
over letters from the defendant adj
hitting his guilt. The indictment was
founded on his evidence.
The State Agricultural society, which
comprises in its membership the most
substantial of Iowa's business and
farming interests, met in fortieth an
nual convention at Des Moines and
elected the following officers: Presi-
cent, J. w. McMullen of Oskaloosa to
succeed Capt. Albert Head; vice presi-
dent, j. A. Evans of West Liberty; Sec
rotary, j. r. Shaffer, reelected for the
nineteenth term; treasurer, c. B.
Worthington Board of directors, j. p.
Manatrey, Il. J. Moore, 5. s. Sessions,
i. n. Chase and r. l.. Fowler.