Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-03-24

Much excitement exists among the
capitalists of Floyd county. The grand
jury had the names of eighteen before
them charged with false oaths to the
assessor, and against some indictments
returned but $4,000 went to the officer
and raised the amount to $4,000.
Every man who has made false oath
is looking for lightning to strike in his
immediate vicinity.
On application of S. P. Townsend &
Son of Hartford, Conn, who hold sixty
thousand doNa rs worth 1.-THE mortgage
bonds, Judge Bank, of the superior
court at Keoliuk postponed the sale of
the KeoSul1 Electric Street Railway
and Power company's plant thirty
days. 1t was to have been disposed of
at receivers sale. A board of apprais-
ers composed of superintendent of
street car lines in other cities appraised
the value of the plant at thirty-one
thousand dollars the International
Trust company, of Boston, holding
mortgages.
John Miller, living near Mt. Ayr, was
thrown from his rig and instantly killed
while on his way home from Mt. Ayr.
He had been in the city buying horses
and left for his home at Delphos, and
when about three miles out, while pull
ing on mitten, he dropped one line
which he picked up, but not until the
team was dashlng down the road at
great speed, and, in making sudden
turn In the road, upset the rig, throw
ing him out with the sad result lie
leaves wife and three children. Mr..
Simeon Long, who was riding with
was also thrown out, but not danger
ously injured.
An enterprising burglar,in his rounds
invaded the Capital City laundry at
Des Moines, and finding safe which
he had reason to suspect contained
money, proceeded to drill the same.
He next placed charge of powder in
the hole, and attaching fuse, retired
to await the logic of events. The
events came trooping about in the
shape of an explosion that reduced the
safe to scrap iron and tore out the
front of the building. Whether the
burglar got tangled in the ruins, and
was forever lost is ans open question,
but the absence of S25 in currency sug-
gests that he pulled through and
escaped.
At meeting of the state central
committee of the peoples party held
| in Des Moines a call was issued for a
state convention of the peoples party
to be held in Des Moines June Z, at
p. m, for the purpose of selecting
eight delegates at large to represent
the state in the national convention to
be held at Omaha July 4. 1t was also
thought best that the district conven-
tons to choose the district delegates
to the national convention should like
wise be held in Des Moines at 10 a. m.
the same day. The ratio of representa-
ton was fixed at six delegates for each
county, who will represent their re-
spective counties in both state and dis
trict conventions.
Ina fit ofdespondency George Ripple,
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by himself just south of Monroe, COM
mitted suicide by literally strangling
himself to death With an eight foot
long piece of strong cord. The cord
was Topped about his neck, passed
around his leg, Topped over his foot and
fastened to the door knob. When found
he was lying on the floor with the cord
drawn to It's utmost tension around his
neck, with some blood upon his face
and nose, which was without doubt
caused by his fall against the window
sill. He was yet warm, although life
was extinct. He was quiet, peaceable
old man, rather fee BILE minded, and was
in town a few hours obefore as happy
as usual
Over thIrty-five years ago three men
named Harris, Dundombe and Will
liams started in near Dubuque to work
an abandoned lead mine, known as
the Levi diggings. They were
strangers, and not much attention was
paid to them. One day they disap-
peared, but nothing was thought about
the matter and they were quickly for
gotten. Recently the Schadeker
brothers, Adam and Martin, concluded
to work the old mine. The other day
they came across three skeletons ITO
feet below the surface, and from the
name of Williams found on pair of
boots, the skeletons were identified as
the remains of the three miners, The
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on them.
s. G. Palmer, who was under arrest
for the murder of Win Mills at Bows,
is at liberty again. Mills was killed in
Palmer's house with wagon spoke,
and blood and brains were spattered
about the room. Palmer was arrested,
and since has been having the prelimi-
nary hearing. No evidence of crimi-
mating nature was produced. There
were no witnesses to the deed, except
Palmer's wife, who could not testify in
the case, Palmer is liveryman and
was the Republican candidate for sheriff
last tall. Mills was a harness maker
and it is reported that he was unduly
intimate with Mrs. Palmer The par
ties are all well connected and have
stood well in society. 1t is thought this
is only the beginning of serious
trouble.
The ladies of Cedar Rapids held an
enthusiastic meeting at the call of Miss
Ora E. Miller, member of the exective
committee of the ladies' board of man
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the work that should be done for the
credit of Iowa womanhood. After
listening to an able review of the situa-
ton by Miss Miller, the plan was dis
cussed of having Iowa cities offer prizes
for the best exhibits in the different
lines of woman's work. These were to
be limited to Iowa women and judged
by originality as well as artistic merit.
Cedar Rapids will offer a prize for the