Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-21

town after weeks illness of conges-
ton of the lungs. He moved to that
city from Clinton ten years ago, enter
ing in the lumber business until the
fall of 30, when he sold out and bought
an interest with Ketchum & Co. His
age was "a. He leaves wife and one
daughter. Deceased was a native of
Vermont and very popular citizen,
prominent Mason and an influential
member of the Congregational church.
"A farmer named Fay Stewart, re.
siding near Manchester, and aged
about IS years, has abandoned his
wife and five children, running off
with a Miss Turner, aged II years.
Stewart engaged a livery team to go to
Thorpe station on the Kansas City rail-
road, where the couple took the train
west A short time ago be made sale,
disposlng of all his personal property
for cash, which he took with him. He
also took a little change that his wife
had in her purse, thus leaving the
family entirely destitute.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Davenport, Iowa & Da.
kota, "a part OF Burlington, Cedar Rap.
ids & Northern system, was held at
Davenport and resulted in the choice
as directors of C. J. Ives, G. u. Ives, w.
W. Douglas, i. Ii. Simmons and Robert
Williams, of Cedar Rapids, and w. c.
Wadsworth, Joe r. Lau and NJ. L.
Marks, of Davenport w. c. Wads-
worth was elected president C. J.
Ives vice president, S. S. Doswart, of
Cedar Rapids, treasurer, and w. p.
Brady, of Cedar Rapids, secretary.
The citizens of Griswold have been
scandalizei by the actions of IA notori-
GUS character named Len Jones, to
such an extent that the better class
assembled and notified him to leave
town. The eliminating cause was his
parading the streets with as bad
character as could be found in the
slums of a notorious burnt" district of
Omaha. The invitation was extended
generously IN the shape of ten dozen
rotten eggs. This is the second invita-.
ton of the same kind extended to him
by hospitable citizens of that place.
Secretary of State Mcfarland is the
official conundrum smasher for the
county officers and one of them has
just fired at him the first query con-
corning the Australian ballot law. The
statute requires that notice of elections
shall be published in two papers, of
different political principles, at cost
not to exceed $50 each. One county
wishes to publish the notice in three
papers, giving each $50, which would
make the aggregate expenditure the
same, $50. Mr.. Mcfarland has referred
the matter to the attorney general,
John Y. Stone
Prosecutions of the government suits
against the Commercial National bank
at Dubuque has been suspended pend
ing the efforts of ii. l.. Stout and the
solvent stockholders to settle with the
holders of $S2s, 900 of claims who want
par and interest. Others settled at 20
to n cents, Mr.. Stout paying the 20
to 81 cents in excess of the dividends
aggregating so per cent. At the term
of the federal court just opened the in
dictments against President r. Z.
Graves and Cashier Harris will be con-
tinued. This bank failed four years
ago, with liabilities of $50, 900.
Mr., +. Brookman, living five miles
southeast of Early, died very suddenly.
Mr. Brookman was an old resident of
Sac county, a well-to.do farmer, and
respected by all who knew him. lie
was hearty and robust, as well as
usual, had just finished a hearty dinner
and went into the bedroom to lay down
and rest for few minutes. In a short
time some of the family had occasion to
visit the room when they found Mr..
Brookman unconscious and the blood
flowing from his mouth, and he died in
few minutes. DIR. Farquhar of Early
was called and pronounced the cause of
death a broken blood vessel of the
lungs. He leaves wife and large
family to mourn his loss.
On March 81 we'll dressed man
about 80 years of age appeared at Vii
lisca, and registered at the Western
house asC. c. Cunningham of Cincin-
natl, and claimed to represent NJ. NJ.
Anderson & Co., of that city, as whole
sale milliners. He got Peter Fisher,
of the Western House, to endorse a
draft for $50, which was presented in
Cincinnati, eliciting the fact that there
was no such firm there. He is undoubt-
eddy the same fellow who swindled a
hotel man at Northwood recently, as
he answers the description, viz: Dark
brown hair, auburn mustache, ,promi-
nent cheek bones, slim build, and
about five feet ten inches.
Carl l.. Clemans, of Manchester, has
won distinction in the domain of agil
ity and brawny muscle. Mr.. Clemans
is student in the Stanford University,
California and is member of the foot
ball team. The championship of the
University of California team, but in a
recent contest between these two
teams the Stanfords won. Early in
the game the U. G. men found new
player among the Stanford boys going
through them, as one of the papers
described IT, ''like CREASED lightning"
When time was called at the end of
the game the score stood ID to 10 in
favor of Stanford, and s of Standford's
points were made by Clemans.
J. M. Kennedy, a wealthy farmer
living four miles northeast of Logan,
was shot twice by his nephew, Mar
shall Hall. Hall has been living as
tenant on farm belonging to Mr..
Kennedy: His lease had expired and
he had failed to renew it. Kennedy
went to the place to remove fence to
enlarge pasture, when he was warn
ed away by Hall. Kennedy paid no at
tention to the warming but kept at
work, when Hall shot him in the thigh.
Kennedy started for Hall, who fired a
second time, hitting Kennedy in the
arm which Kennedy had thrown up to