Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-03-31
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

auction at Burlington for 500, 900 to
satisfy mortgage held by the Burling.
ton Lumber company.
George Becker died at Davenport
from gun shot wound received at the
hands of August Lelonkc. Leloule
claims he mistook Becker for burglar.
Barthold Holterof, a stockman from
Pomeroy, Ia, registered at small
hotel in Chicago and was found dead in
bed the next morning, having blown
out the gas.
Evin Kingsley, Bremen county far.
mer, while hauling wood from the tim
Der was seriously injured by his team
running away and throwing him onto
the frozen ground.
babe" Jones of Des Moines, who
was convicted of murder and sentenced
to fifteen years in the penitentiary,
has been released on bail of "a, 500 pend
ing appeal to the supreme court.
The body of man found burned to
death in pasture near Wayland has
been identified as Il German farm hand
named Schrier.. He had been drinking
heavily the day previous to his death.
Rev. A. II. Marsh Edwards, pastor Of
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Rockwell, died He recently came
from England. In his death the clergy
of the state lose one of their brightest
lights.
w. A. McNeills valuable stallion,
Champlain, 1895, died suddenly at Oska-
loosa from collie. He was one of the
finest breeders and best known horses
in that part of the state, and was
worth SC 900.
The dispatch sent out from Monte
yuma relative to the arrest of Likens
should have stated that he was indicted
by the grand jury of Mahaska county
for the alleged stealing of harness, and
not horses, as published.
Charles Drake is now on trial at
Hampton for the murder of Samuel Nc.
MILAN, last Christmas. From evidence
it appears that several men were in
dulging in a street fight at Chaplin, and
Drake struck Mcmillan, from the effect
of which he died.
DIR. A. b. Reed passed suddenly
away at Cedar Rapids. His death was
caused by peritonetis, He was we'll
known throughout the state as fore
most leader in temperance work, a
member of the Royal Arcanium and
Iowa Legion of Honor.
Plow land to rent for cash or share.
n Humboldt county, Iowa, and good
iouse free to party who will board for
lash six to twelve men (day board only
by the week at moderate price. Also
horses and implements for sale if
wanted. Pioneer Hay Co., Des Moines,
Iowa.
Mrs Patrick Murphy, mother of
Lizzie Murphy, out of jealousy for
whom Tom Gaffey killed Ed. Buggy at
Duncombe q couple of weeks ago, has
died. Mrs. Murphy had been pros
trated ever siuce the murder, and it is
thought the shock was responsible for
her death.
The Chicago, st. Paul e. Kansas City
abroad with it's entire equipment, has
oeen leased to tEe Chicago Great
Western railway company. The affairs
of the Diagonal are in a prosperous con-
dition and the change is SAID to be a
means adopted to meet the demands of
increasing trade.
The comptroller of the currency has
designated, the National Live Stock
Bank of Chicago as reserve agent for
the First National Bank; also the First
National, of Des Moines, and the Han
over National, of New York, as reserve
agents for the Mills County National
Bank at Glenwood.
Sugar beets are attracting much at
tention throughout Iowa and Nebraska
and they'are a paying crop for feeding
stock even where there is no sugar fac
! tory. The catalogue of the Iowa Seed
rections for cultivation and list of the
best varieties. Try them thisyea
Fire in the national capital damaged
the structure to the extent of about
$4,000. The fire started in one of the
folding rooms of the house and the
corridors were flooded with water, and
dense smoke filed the wing. 1t was
some time before the house could be
cleared of smoke in order that the
evening session might be held
In the federal court at Keokuk the
Spring Curry Comb company of South
Bend, Ind, has brought suit against
K. &. Decker, of Keoluk. Plaintiff
claims Decker has infringed on pat
emf in the manufacture of curry combs
and asks a permanent injunction re-
straining him from further manufact-
ure, and for damages equaling in
amount three times the profit derived
by defendant.
J. Welter, who has been IN the EN-.
ploy of Carr, Ryder & Engler at Du-
buque, for the pa rear was caught in
large fly wheel while putting on his
overalls, and had his elbow broken into
splinters He was at once taken to his
home and physician summoned, who,
after extracting the broken bits of
bone, dressed and set the arm, and
without unlocked for complications it
will commence healing very soon. He
is now doing very nicely.
TIE 6-year-old son of Martin Hard.
soeg, of ottumwa, the proprietor of the
largest mining-drill factory in the
world, suffered frightful accident.
While passing one of the large steam
propelled grind stones in his fathers
establishment, his hand was caught
and ground to bloody shreds. In his
attempt to release himself his other
hand met the same fate, and he only
escaped total annihilation by the hero.
ism of an employee, who risked his life
in throwing the belt.
At the home of her son, J. T..
Wherry, in Wyoming, there passed
away one of those sweet spirits of
whom we love to speak, Mrs. Mary A.
Wherry, widow of David Wherry, who