Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-02-11

unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide
by the laudanum route. Domestic
trouble is said to be the cause of the
rash act. Esa sa
Three bold highwaymen held up j.
N. Shahan in Sioux City and relieved
him of SIS. Shahan is hard working
carpenter, and although sustaining no
personal injuries feels the pecuniary
loss quite severely.
E. r. Lloyd died at his home in
Mason City. He was an old settler and
one of the most prominent capitalists.
He was a member of the first city
council, and was also a member of the
board of supervisors.
The resignation of P. T. Lomax,
of Keoluk, master in chancery of the
United States circuit court, was made
public, it taking effect immediately.
Mr.. Lomax has been master since 1875.
His successor has not been indicated.
1t is reported that marble has been
discovered in large quantities at Bona
parte, in Van Buren, county. The find
is said to be of fine quality and plenti-
full A KNOXVILLE, Mo-, firm has re-
ceived the privilege of developing
quarries.
Mrs. C. w. Meyers, of Creston, took
an ounce of laudanum with suicidal in
tent because of her husband deserving
her for another woman. A prompt in
lection of an antidote and the fact
that she took an overdose of the poison
saved her life.
The Capital City Opera house at Des
Moines was destroyed by fire at ~
o'clock. A boiler bursting in the cellar
caused the fire, which was discovered
soon after the audience attending the
be about $4,000.
Considerable interest is being
brought to Cedar Rapids by some oil
tests being made, Recently lam ex-
ploded in the house of ]. p. Rollins,
and on the next evening another ex-
plosion occurred, causing much alarm
among the neighbors.
The priests of the Davenport and
Dubuque dioces with Bishop Cosgrove
of Davenport will solemnize the office
of the months mind at Manchester,
February, Is, for Father Hottenberger,
the oldest priest in Iowa, who died at
Dubuque January 10.
The sale of Barnhart full brother to
Allerton) for the paltry sum of $4,000
at the Kentucky sale, was received at
Independence with intense surprise
and CONSERVATION as he was rated at
double that sum and could have brought
$4,000 in independence.
The result of the big law suit be-
tween z. ID. Watson & Co., contractors,
and the Creston Water Works company
is a drawn battle. Watson s. Co.,
sued for sis, 900 and the water works
company plead offsets of $4,000. Judge
Towner gave Watson & Co. $4,000.
The draw span of the new Burlington
railroad bridge across the river has
been swung successfully and none toe
soon-as the river rose 31 inches and a
vast field of ice above the bridge moved
out and the draw is now safe from any
gorge of ice and the railroad men are
happy.
Governor Boies has committed to
three years the sentence of Theodore
Kortemyer of Dubuque county, given
six years in the Anamosa penitentiary,
October II, 1880, for the crime of in
cest. Judge Couch and County Attor.
ney Matthews signed the petition for
Communication.
A Des Moines farmer grew about 100
bushels of onions this year, of the Red
Wethersfeld variety, and says there
was not one which weighed less than
ten ounces, while there was one bulk
which weighed just three pounds. The
seed was purchased of the Iowa Seed
Co., of Des Moines.
J. S. Porter's dairy barn at Cedar
Rapids, together with thirty head Of
cows, was burned about o'clock in
the morning. The loss of the building
is SO, 200, fully insured, while Mr.. Por-
ter suffers like loss with only S70C
insurance 1t is believed to be the
work of an incendiary.
Gilbert F. Ripley, fireman of Sioux
City, took day off and, though he
had high time he now mourns the
loss of 5000. He wound up the day in
saloon. Here he met a couple o.
strangers, and after having severaI
drinks discovered that he had been re.
lieved of his poclsetbook.
f. ID. Hoch, a car painter, while
working on top of a car at Cedar Rap.
ids, slipped and fell to the ground
striking on his shoulders, the accident
rendering him perfectly helpless. He
was removed to the hospital, where he
is still. The physicians consider the
case dangerous on account of internal
injuries. ~
Mrs Blanche Harrison, of Denver
Iell off, or in fit of insanity, jumped
off moving train near Agency. She
was picked up in a critical condition
but will recover. She refuses to tel
my OF Uue clrcuiust anctS Ol uHe dCcl
dent or anything about her relatives
Her dress and jewelry indicate she il
wealthy.
Charles Bokay, a worthless colorec
tough who has hung around Davenport
too long for that city's good, struck
one Joe Miller over the head with Q
chair in saloon row. A terrible gast
was cut in Milier's head, from which
an alarming flow of blood poured unit
physician arrived and checked it.
Bokay is under arrest.
Stormy Jordan is again in jail at OF
tumwa.. The sheriff has had a miti.
mus for his Incarceration for some
time, but failed to serve it. The dis
trict court convened recently and the
sheriff hearing that movement was
on foot to have him. suspended from Of
fee unless Jordan was put in iail had