Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-12-22

the old Judge Williams grade and
right of way Of the Davenport; Iowa
& Dakota railway. This roadbed was
mostly graded a number of years ago,
aud portion of the north end of the
same was purchased and is now occu-
pied and operated by the Chicago &
Kansas City system. The Darlington
will utilize this purchase as far north
as Frederick. and will doubtless build
from there to Rockford through Mason
City to connection with their line at
Forest City.
Nathan Price of Colfax, au old man
of SO or 81 years, went to feed his sons
mules, one of which was noted for its
yiciousness. While he was in the
stable, H. w. Bliss passed along near
by and heard him speak rather loudly
but thought nothing of it. lie came
back IN few minutes, and was attrac-
ted to the stable by seeing the old
mans cane standing 1T the sab door,
and went in. The sight that met his
gaze Is beyond description, Under the
mules feet the old man lay dead, his
left cheek chcwed Off and his body cut
and bruised all over by the sharp
shoes of the mule. Mr. Bliss called
assistance and the body was taken
home.
The nigh. man at the c., b. x Q.
ticket office at Fairfield was robbed by
an armed rufiiap, who shot through
the window to make him open the
door, and then took SlT from the cash
drawer. The same agent was robbed
in similar border ruffian style few
mornings before. lie identified a
Young painter named Harry Van Vert
as the robber, and had him arrested.
Van Vert was in Jail on the night of
the last robbery, but this robber had
the same appearance as the Other.
There was man with the agent, and
they had the doors locked, but when
the demand to open was enforced by a
shot through the window they opened
the door and let the masked outlaw
take what money there was in the
drawer. The sheriff and police are
wording on the case, but have made
no arrests.
The mayor of Sioux City, by order
of the city council, has called q public
meeting tor general discussion of
plans for SO changing the channel of
the Floyd river that disasters due to
floods like the one which devastated
the valley last May can be avoided,
There has been such demand upon the
council to order tine changing of the
channel, but in the present condition
of the city's finances this is not pos
siblc unless some other plan is devised
than to pay for the work out of the
general fund 1t is proposed that the
city pay a part and that the rest be
made up by citizens, and it has also
been suggested that the valley be
turned into an improvement district
and the cost be assessed to the prop
erty. There is also some objection to
the proposed changes b. the railroad
companies, bu; all agree that unless
something is done a large region of the
city will bc in constantly iucr easing
danger from the floods
One of the most remarkable burg.
| laries ever committed in Burlington
! occurred in the broad light of noon q
few days ago, the safe of the Toledo,
Peoria & Weste ri railroad office in that
city being b:oken into and $3.50 taken.
At 1910 p m, Mr.. Rogers, the agent,
left the Office for lunch, locking all the
doors. At 1915 dull report was heard
in the neighborhood and at 1890 a
young lad who went TO investigate the
noise found the Office door broken open
and was confronted by two men, one
of whom presented revolver at his
head and told him to skip, which he
did The robbers then jumped on n
moving freight train bound for Chicago.
They were caught Mt Monmouth, Ill. i,
and will be brought back to Burling.
ton for trial. At 12:25 the agent re.
turned to the Office to find it In copfu-
sion and the safe a total wreck with all
the valuables gone. The city is full of
toughs and burglars. Old Mr. Meelier
was held up by two of them, beaten
almost insenslblc and robbed of $50
Other persons have been molested on
the public highway and number Of
houses entered.
Miss Kate Mooney, a patient from
Scott county to the insane hospital at
Mt. Pleasant, was found in q diving
condition in a room in the Brazelton
house of that city. She died a few
minutes later, the result OF a heavy
dose of morphine. The woman was
about sc years of age and was commit.
ted to the asylum some six months ago
for melancholia. Her prospects for re-
coyery were good, but the night previ-
Gus to her death she escaped from the
ward in which she was confined, IN
some way forcing the heavy window
and dropping to the ground, but in
stead of trying to get out of town, as
is usually the case, she went straight
w IN W ab oeOAS anu puiShurtu vial vi
morphine. So cunning was she in car
rying out her fatal scheme that nothing
was suspected. She next went 20 the
hotel, and. registering from Fairfield,
asked to tie shown toa room. Nothing
more was seen or heard of her until
the next day after dinner, when 1t was
deemed advisable to see why the wo.
man did not appear. She was found on
the bed, fully dressed, and in pro.
found sleep A letter in her pocket
identified her as the missing patient
and the hospital authorities were sum.
moncd. She died shortly after heing
discovered, and, after the coroner's in
quest, was taken in charge by DIR. Gil.
man to await the orders of the family
1t was thoroughly premeditatcd plot
Of self destruction, and not the slight
est blame attaches TO superintendent
Gilman or his staff.
A suit for $1,000 damages against
City Marshal A. II. West of Cedar Rap
ids and his deputy has been commenced