Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-05-12

would have enough money to start up
the boarding house. The rent they
offered was very liberal and the agree
ment was made. The money was Sc
cured on Mrs. Parker's endorsement.
The couple gave her S?5 on the account
and now they are missing,
The work of searching for young
Balm, who abducted Chattie Macdonald
from Brandon about two weeks ago,
carrying her away to Des Moines, and
compelling her to marry him, threat
enlng to kill her if she did not, and de-
sorting her three days later, is being
prosecuted vigorously, and reward of
sion. Miss Macdonald tolu of two at
tempts made upon her life, in one Of
which he attempted to force her to
drink corrosive sublimate, and burned
her neck badly, She also told of two
men who assisted him in Des Moines,
and they will be arrested there. The
feeling is running very high around
her home, and volunteer party vii
start on the search Should Balm be
found in that community it would tgo
hard with him.
A shooting and stabbing affray oc-
| Cured at the residence of Finley Lar
mont, five miles south Of Hayesville.
There had been u dance all night, which
closed with a fight between Ben Uhlin
and Columbus Monahan; Gilbert Mona
han, brother of Columbus, taking his
| part, drew his revolver and shot Uhlin,
the ball entering just below the right
nipple, coming out at the back, on the
! left side, He is in very critical con-
dition. UhIin and Columbus Monahan
received several knife stabs by an I'M
known hand. Gilbert Monahan lies in
| jail with plenty of time to mediate
over the foolishness of leaving wife
and child at home while he goes out on
carousals. Ben Uhliu has served two
terms in the penitentiary. He has sew
eral brothers, two of whom have served
each one term in the pen.
The Russian relief ship Tynehead,
carrying Iowa donations to the starving
Russians, sailed from the bows stores.
Brooklyn. Miss Clara Barton and Mrs
DIR. Elliot, of the Red Cross society,
were present when the steamship start
ed. The vessel was decorated with
bunting and carried the flag of the Red
Cross society at the mast. There were
no ceremonies previous to departure as
Miss Barton objected to a demonstra-
ton. The steamship was chartered
with money subscribed in Washington
through the Red Cross society and the
| loading was donated by the David
BOWS Co. The vessel carried 116,35T
bushels of Iowa corn and 500 Esacks of
-four donated through the Red Cross
society. The vessel will go direct to
st. Petersburg and will be unloaded at
Moscow station for shipment to the
famine districts.
A number of relatives and old-time
friends of Mr.. and Mrs f. NJ. Adams,
of Cedar township, Iowa county, called
on them to celebrate an event that
does not occur very often, the fifty
|
1888 Mr.. Adams came to Iowa. He re-
sided in Muscatine county for one year
and then went to Johnson county, hav-
ing lived there ever since. He was
married May 3, 1910 to Henrietta
Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, which
was the first marriage in Cedar town
ship. They have been blessed with
two children, John l.. and Lille, wife
of Herbert Fairall, editor of the Iowa
City Daily Republican. A large mum.
Der met with them and they were the
recipients of some very handsome pres.
ents that will serve to remind them in
their remaining days of their many
friends in johnson county.
Another probably fatal result of set
ting trap gun" is reported from the
town of Homer, on the line between
Webster and Hamilton counties. The
victim is a dealer in general merchan-
disc named John Brock. There had
been number of thefts from his store
in the past few weeks, the burglars
having broken in at night. He set his
trap gum SO that it would be DIS
charged by any person entering the
store, and he himself was the first per.
son to do so. He went into the store
in the morning, and having forgotten
all about the thief catcher, the gun
was fired just as he intended it should
be. He was only short distance from
the gun and received the whole load IN
his hip, which is badly shattered. AL.
though badly injured it is thought he
may recover to devise some other
means of catching thieves.
The courts of O'Brien county have
taken up the investigation of a sup.
posed murder case, to develop the facts
which it has taken eight months oil
faithful work to bring out. On the 2stl
day of last August, man on crossing
bridge on his way TO Primghar, dis
covered the lifeless remains of chile
in nude condition thrown in a slough
The authorities were at once notified
and they found the child to be about
fourteen months old, and the cause OF
death suffocation. On the day the child
was found, a team passed over the
bridge and in the wagon were seated
two men and three women. Rose vii.
son and her husband were recognized
as two of the occupants. The entire
party camped short distance from
Sheldon, and parties visiting the camp
had recognized the child. One of the
girls was arrested some time ago ano
told the awful story of the death of the
child. Rose Wilson took the innocent
little creature, wrapped it from head tC
foot as tight as she could in several
thicknesses of wooden cloth, and theI
threw it under the wagon. 1t screamed
vigorously and scrambled with all it,
might for liberty. but in a few moment.
its voice was forever hushed in death
The heartless mother left it where il
was until morning, when she gathered
it up and taking the clothes from aroun
it threw it in the slough. Sheriff Noyes
recently located Mr.. and Mrs Wilson
| ut Shall RAcIy nd ynaIa thar. arract