Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-02-25


site. This will give general satisfac-
ton and settle a dispute that the legis-
lature had been called upon to legalize.
Parties yet unknown attempted to
blow up the Methodist church at New
Hartford, Butler county. Protracted
meetings are being held, and recently
when the church was full bomb was
thrown under the building, where it
exploded. The building was badly
Jared and the congregation frightened,
but no serious damage was done.
The family of Matthew Cheney, ten
miles northeast of Sac City were suffo-
Gated by coal gas. A neighbor going
to the house found all the family in
sensible. A physician was called at
once, but it was too late to save all, and
the latest word is that young man
and child will die while the rest are
very feeble Mr.. Cheney was a soldier
in the war.
officer Skinner, of Des Moines, was
arrested on q warrant charging him
with the murder of Sim Deardon, whom
he tried to arrest some time ago, and
when the later resisted the officer shot
him with fatal effect. The warrant
was issued by brother of Deardon,
who charges Skinner with malicious
murder. The coroncr's jury exoner-
ated Skinner at the inquest.
Judge Bank, of the superior court at
Keokuk, filed the final decision in the
case of the International Trust COM
pany, of Boston, against the Keokulx
Electric Railway and Power company.
1t was an action to establish priority of
claims in foreclosure of mortgage Sc
curing 100000 bonds The claimants
have priority in the following order:
Purchasers of bonds of Lential Savings
Bank, International Trust Company,
and various mechanics liens in order
of filing.
court at Dubuque by the Bremen Coun-
ty National bank of Waverly against
the administrators of the estate of n.
j. Ridgeway, deceased, for loss sustain
ed by plaintiff while he was president
of the bank 1t is alleged that he per-
mitted loans to be made by which the
bank sustained losses amounting to
ss7, 500. The plaintiff asks judgement
against his estate for the above sum,
with interest, amounting to over $780,
900. The case will be tried in the
March term.
Tom Debard and George Munger,
both prominent saloon men, of Creston,
got into a row. Debard knocked Mum
ger down Munger drew a revolver
and placed it at Debard's breast, but
the cartridge missed fire. Debard
rushed out of the saloon, procured
gun and went hunting for Munger.
Both are determined men and a duel
may result. Debard shot Barney
Fitzsimmons, gambler, in saloon
row last fall and was acquitted on plea
of self defense, Fitzsimmons recovering.
Supt George Withall still has his
force of fourteen men busy at work
tearing down the coal palace at Ottum-
wa. The work has been very tedious,
as it has been necessary to clean every
thing up and put it in marketable
condition. The lower walls are now
being taken down and the material
carefully sorted. A good deal of the
material has already been sold, much
of 1T going to the farmers. The work
will probably be completed soon and
coal palace become n feature of the
past.
! A sensation has been unearthed in
| the Ottumwa court house trouble that
has been on for weeks, and 1T is freely
alleged that some officials and promi-
| nent business men have been guilty of
bribery. Evidence is being collected
and will be presented to the grand
jury, which promises some racy de.
velopments. Judge Traverse issued an
order restraining the board of super
visors from further action, either in
reference to the site or the court
house. A hearing of the case is set for
March Z.
George l.. Hillman, a most promising
young man of Stanley. committed sui
at his room at the Upper Iowa Univer-
| sity at Independence. His roommate
on going to the room was much sur
prised to find the door bolted, An en-
trance was forced and Mr.. Hillman was
found lying on the floor with the jugular
vein severed by razor, which was ly-
| ing near. He had made remark in
the morning to the effect that he would
not live until night. 1t is supposed
that a recent attack of the grip had un-
balanced his mind.
l James NJ. Springer died at his home
in Ottumwa of pneumonia. 'Jim," z
he was popularity known, was one OF the
oldest railroad men along the 80" sys-
tenn. Among the boys on the road he
was highly respected and faithful to
the company in whose employ he had
been SO long. 9 He held the position of
train master for several years and when
the Office was abolished less than year
ago he was given the run on the Abba
branch. He leaves wife and three
boys to mourn his loss, besides the host
of friends in Ottumwa and all along the
line of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy.
While the inmates were away thieves
entered the residence of Miss Jane
johnson at Cromwell, and taking a
Ratchet broke open the trunk of Ed.
Johnson and distracted the contents,
also breaking open the trunk of Miss
Johnson. They secured about twenty
solid silver spoons, some silver forks,
and soup ladle. These articles were
heirlooms having been handed down
from generation to generation for many
years. On these articles were the mi
tials ~. j. 1T j." and 'E. b. j."
A fine watch, also in the trunk, was
untouched by the house breakers, they
having evidently been frightened
away.
Judge Bank of the superior court at
Keolxuk handed down a decree in the