Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-07
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.


Pleasant
The residence of r. S. Hartman was
destroyed by fire at Centcrville A
high wind was blowing and it was with
difficulty that a very widespread fire
was prevented. 1t is claimed to be
the work of incendiaries
An inch o. snow fell at Fort Dodge
the 5th and was followed by distinct
cold wave. The trees were budding
and the grass growing green, but it is
thought the touch of winter will have
no serious effect.
bold mail robbery from the outgoing
sacks, while in charge of Ed James, the
veteran transfer agent, A reward has
been offered, and it is thought the par
ty will be apprehended. Suspicion
rests strongly on depot loafer
Recently there appeared communi-
cation from Fontanelle stating there
was mail robbery at Greenfield, etc.
1t now appears that nothing of the
kind happened. The story started from
from little joke perpetrated upon Mr..
James, the mail carrier. There was no
robbery nor any intended.
A few nights ago occurred at Keokuk
the death of Mrs. Stephen Irwin, wife
of the president of the Irwin, Phillips
company, wholesale:dry goods dealers,
and mother of Will NJ. Irwin and Mrs.
]. A. Sawyer, of Keokuk, and John N.
Irwin, of Arizona She was ~ years
old.
A good deal of dissatisfaction exists
among the miners at Oskaloosa because
the legislature adjourned without con-
siderng their measures Rumors are
af1oat of combined strike of Iowa
and Illinois miners to be inaugurated
in a few days. Secret messages have
been passing between the several
camps.
Albert Van Slyke was given a hear
ing before the United States commits
sioner at Cedar Rapids, on the charge
of stealing mail bag and rifing it of
its contents. There was no need of
witnesses, as Van Slyke readily con-
fessed and gave detailed account of
his actions. He secured but 81. He
was bound over to the federal grand
jury.
James Brennan, boy about 16 years
of age, employed as stripper In a tobac-
co factory, was run in by the police for
drunkenness at Sioux City. His condi-
ton was such that physician had to
be summoned to bring him out of the
stupor into which he sank. Later he
was taken home by his father. He re-
fused to tell where he obtained the
whisky that made him drunk.
Bids for the paving on Main street
in Dubuque were opened. There were
ten bidders present. The contract
was awarded to Atkinson & Olaf, of
Rock Island. Their terms were;
Granite with macadam foundation, per
square yard, S1.90; brick with maca-
dam foundation SLAB, with concrete
SLIGO: total, $57, 1923 for brick with con-
crete, $5O,O73 with macadam founda-
ton. :
The appointment ola receiver for the
Dubuque Electric Railway, Light and
Power Company, of Dubuque, was not
made as was expected. The action on
the application has been postponed for
a few days. DR.. Allen was in the city
and denies any misrepresentation of
funds. He claims that the petition was
made by the st. Louis Car Company,
and was not signed by the other credit
ors, who will oppose the application.
VIM. G. Webster, secretary of Secre-
tary Elkins, writes the Dubuque Times
that investigation of the case of Lieut..
Hetherington Shows that he can be
tried in the United States consular
court of Japan. The same principle
applies as in the case of John NJ Ross,
who was convicted in the same court
of murder. Hetherington will be tried
before the United States counsel with
out the constitutional question being
raised.
At session of the district court at
KeolSuk the cases of the ''kinder.
garten" burglars, the eight lads
charged with breaking and entering
the cutlery works and carrying off
several hundred dollars worth of goods,
were referred back to the grand jury
with instruction to return indictments
for grand larceny only. The defend
ants are mostly under sixteen years of
age and were released on their own
recognizance.
Judge Oliver p. Shiras opened the
April term of the United States circuit
court in Cedar Rapids, and after the
usual preliminaries of empanelling
jurles the case of C. C. Carpenter vs.
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road was called for trial. While going
to Chicago with stock in December of
1889 Carpenter was struck by an over
head bridge near Elwood and received
injuries in the head for which he now
wants $50, 900 damages.
A colony of from one thousand to
one thousand five hundred Russian
emigrants will probably be established
within 100 miles of Sioux City this
spring, on either the Short Line or the
Northern, and a new town established
for the settlement. The passenger
OlcldlS oi inc rodus named nave Deen
working on the matter for about a
month past and have been able to Sc
cure assurances that their efforts will
in all probability end in success.
A heavy rain storm occurred at Shen-
andoah panied by severe electro
cal currents. The principal buildings
and Office of Churchilrs lumber yard
were struck with lightning and de-
strcyed, together with f. S. Bomer's
coal sheds The loss will amount to
several thousand dollars, with small
line of insurance to meet it. The
stock and grain barn on the farm own
ed by Ed Day, of Shenandoah, located
two and half miles west of that city,
was also struck by lightning and con-
sumed, with large amount of hay