Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-11-10


his son Henry IN Missouri Valley, died
suddenly, heart failure being the
cause. He is the father of the Ather-
ton boys, well known citizens living
near Dunlap, and was "a years, s
months and 81 days old, He came to
Dunlap in 1881 and has always been
identified with every movement for
the good of the country he had chosen
to be his home.
Dr Talmage conveyed enough
food 10 the starving Russians last
spring to feed $4,000 people till after
harvest, and was everywhere greeted
with the widest demonstrations of
love. He accomplished this great work
largely through the wonderful sales of
his new Life of Christ, From Manager
to Throne" w. d. Condit & Co., Pub
fishers, Des Moines, say that more than
100000 copies have already been sold
and that it is to-day the best selling
religious subscription book in the
world
young woman, apparently about
20 years of age, was landed in Sumner,
Iowa, at o'clock a. IN, Thursday,
Oct. % She is Russian jew, speaks
German, and some English; is dressed
well, and has the appearance Of being
very respectable. Her ticket was one
from Des Moines to Chicago; says she
has friends in Des Moines. At present
she is too Ill, bodily and mentally, to
tell any connected story. She says
she is going to her husband in Chicago.
Anyone interested please address Mrs.
Delos Horton, sumner, Iowa.
One of the new industries in Fayette
county IS tobacco raising. In 1891
there was within a radius of ten miles
of Elgin $50 acres devoted to this plant
and this year the acreage was increased
to 1000 acres. The crop in 1891 brought
the farmers Z and = cents per pound,
averaging them about so per acre for
their land. This year fifty car loads of
lumber have been used in that vicinity
for building tobacco sheds. 1t is pro-
posed to extend the industries to other
parts of the county and adjacent coun-
ties where the soil is adapted,
Felix Jaroun, a general merchant at
Salix, went to the wall as result of
the burning of Salix last month, The
fire caught him with $1,000 stock of
goods and $4,000 insurance. Shenk-
T. ~ K,,l,. Ia of
City, are the heaviest creditors. Their
claim is nearly covered by an assign
ment of the insurance and by mort
cages on lands given by Jaroun.
Other Sioux City wholesalers, Dubuque
Omaha and Chicago firms have claims
aggregating $4,000, with no assets in
sight to satisfy them. Sioux City and
Omaha dealers are the heaviest losers.
William Kinney, who lived until re.
Gently at 292l Avenue !, Council
Bluffs, and was employed as fireman
at the smelter IN Omaha, has dIsap-
pearel from home and his wife is
greatly troubled about him. He went
away about two weeks ago without
saying anything as TO his intentions,
and she fears that he has met with foul
play. At the time os his departure he
had about Sl2o, which he obtained by
having note paid She has placed
the matter in the hands of the police,
who think that he has left for the
west to hunt work and will turn up
hae hat T. "a
wants.
An important suit has been entered
in the district court at Dubuque. 1t IS
an attempt to break the will of the
late Phoebe II. Harris widow of r. 5.
Harris. The suit is brought by heirs
at law residing in Cincinnati whose
claims were not considered AT the will
They CLAIM that the deceased was in
firm of body and mind and was unduly
influenced by r. J. Dupar, servant
and of no kin, who after the death OF
her husband took possession of her
home to the exclusion of her relatives
and used large sums of money in his
own interest, There are forty or more
defendants. The value of the estate Is
$4,000 to 100000,
r. V. Van voll<enberg, highly es-
teemed old soldier, resident of Cedar
Rapids, was knocked down and robbed
of his pension money, SCI, almost IN
the business portion of the city at $3.50
o'clock in the evening. His assailant
slipped up behind and struck him on
the back OF the head with club, frac.
turing the skull and inflicting injuries,
it is feared will prove fatal. The old
mans cries for help brought number
of men on the ground who pressed his
assailant so hard that he dropped the
money and it was recovered, He
frightened his nearest pursuers off
with knife and escaped in the dark
ness. The police have hopes OF finding
him.
After an illness of but two days with
pneumonia Mr.. E. S. Baily, of Clinton,
passed away. Major Bailey had ac-
quaintance Nationwide. He was an
attorney of ability and mad been
prominent politician for years, having
been member of Gov. Larribee's staff
for a number of years. He was also
prominent Mason and had attained the
thirty.sccond degree. He was born in
Ashta bula, Ohio, and was &C years of
age He came to Clinton county in
1865, where he had since practiced law,
excepting while he was engaged in the
army, where he was paymaster He
leaves a widow and two daughters. At
the time of his death he was president
of the Merchants National Bank, of
Clinton, and prominent in financial and
social circles.
For the first time IN the history of
the district court at Fort Dodge for
eign insurance company has been up
held IN the refusal to pay policy.
The jury in the case of HaInes VS.. the
Dwelling Insurance Company of Boston
returned verdict for the defendant.
The suit was one of four instituted to
recover SO, 800 on the plaintiffs house
aud .,rtanto vpb;nb Tho