Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08
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what is probably the most peculiar
rock formation ever found in the Missis-
sippi valley. On one end of the fer
nation is the exact counterpart of a
human face, while on either side are
plain indications of arms and just be-
low the back of the face appears what
is supposed to be the spinal column.
Thomas Murphy, an old veteran,
died at Dubuque; he was nearly ninety
years of age. An inmate of the house
where he was living conceived the
plan of marrying the old man to get
his pension of thirty dollars per month.
She FASTENED down and, hunted JUS
tice of the peace to perform the cere-
mony. When the justice arrivedu the
old man had just breathed his last.
While out hunting about eight miles
south of Rock Rapids, Peter Hearten-
hoff, young man, was shot AID in
stautly killed. The party stopped to
gather some grapes and seeing fine
vine just out of reach, HeartenhoH
thoughtlesslys took his gun by the muz-
zle and reached the vine with the
breech. The gun was discharged by
the vine, and therload cut away part
of the wrist and then entered his
breast. Death was instantaneous.
Articles of Incorporation have been
| filed in the Office of the secretary of
state of the Des Moines Cycling Club,
Itheincorporators. being Alvah Green,
John A. Carver Fred C. Haywood,
Fred NJ Stapp, Fred c. Mccartney, Jr.,
Geo. r. Hartach, Chas Ceinig, j. Craw-
ford, Clinton Clark and w. G. Harbach.
The club is organized as social club.
The capital stock is 1,5oO, divided into
$50 shares of SO each. Articles OF the
| Novelty Works Company, of Storm
Lake, Buena Vista county, have also
been filed, the incorporators being
Charles f. Griffith, Jno. w. Planaly
and Richard ii. Brown; capital stock
$50, 900, divided into 400 shares at 500
each.
Pedestrians and people on Elm street
near the high school building at Ores.
! ton were Mortified last Monday morn
ing to see the body of a man swinging
4 from the flagstaff on the tower of the
high school building. Soon the report
was spread all over the town that the
janito- of the building had committed
suicide in this manner, and great
sensation was created. The police were
sent for and when the body was cut
down with some difficulty, it was found
to be an effigy, TO the feet of which
was attached placard bearing the in
scription, "Class of 90" The perpe-
TRAITOR of this ghastly joke on the night
of the holy Sabbath has not yet been
discovered.
Wingate, the worlds fair swindler,
now under arrest at La Junta, Colo, Is
the same person who tried to defraud
the Sioux City banks last July. The
Sioux City police received the following
in answer to a telegram asking for a
description of the man: Wingate has
a scar on his lower lip, is 3 feet IL
inches tall, AMI wears a brown mus
tache. What reward will you pay?
There are six she riffs who want him
| captain :" lCho says lHiS duS"CIS TIC
description exactly of the i. L. Rogers
who was arrested in Sioux City last
July No reward will be offered in
that city by the authorities, and the
banks do not care to take it up again,
having lost nothing.
The work inaugurated at the state
road convention two weeks since was
continued at the fair grounds. Col.
George II. Lewis, president of the Com
mercial Exchange, presided. Cover
nor Boies, Captain Mead, Mr.. Henry
Wallace, Colonel John Scott, Prof.
Goldthwaite and Hon. James G. Berry
hill made excellent addresses on the
topic. There was large audience,
completely filing the central portion
of the grand stand. After the speeches.
Secretary Browne, of the Commercial
Exchange, explained the constitution
and invited those who desire to become
members. He hoped to secure 100
members in each county. The member
ship fee is 81. This concluded the ex.
crclses and many signers were obtained.
An appalling accident occurred at
Postville, resulting in the death of Mrs.
Henry Bartels. Accompanied by her
J babe and little 5-year old boy, she had
; been digging potatoes in patch along.
side the track a mile or so out of town.
, The tracks of the Burlington. Cedar
. Rapids & Northern and Chicago, Mil
, waulSee & st. Paul railways run side
by side at that place. She saw q
, train approaching and stepped, as she
, supposed, upon the unoccupied track
swiftly approaching train. Tie
, engineer reversed his engine anc
whistled. but too late; the pilot STRUCK
', the woman, breaking her neck anc
cutting her face. The baby miracu
lousy escaped Mrs. Bartels leave,
husband-a section hand--and two
children. E@
, Milton Pickerel, who was convicted
at Charlton of assault with intent tC
/, commit rape on little girl, wa.
Z sentenced to five years Imprisonment
at Fit Madison. George Dhaboldt
convicted of assault with intent u
, commit manslaughter, was given three
, years Imprisonment In the case o
$ the State VS.. George Mertens, James
, Brooks, James Harris and William
Johnson, wherein all four were fount
guilty of burglary, Mertens was giver
three years Imprisonment and Harris
and Johnson were given two year,
each. A new trial was granted Brooks
The court not decming the evidence
sufficient in his case, the case was ther
, dismissed by the county attorney
, This ends the criminal business for
this term of court
Col. ID +. Mccarthy, deputy auditor
of state, has sample of the product OF
= the Graham Mines at Black Hawk, Col.
owned by his brother-in- law, Mr.. +. d
Graham, which is curiosity. 1t wa.
presented to Mrs. Mccarthy by Mr.
7 Graham during her recent visit to hi
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