Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-06-29
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that it was hurled back, striking
him IN the breast and shatterlng his lett
arm. The man fell like log, and al
though his fellow workmen ran to his
assistance 1T was evident that nothing
could be done to alleviate his suffer
ings. The injured man died before he
reached home.
Some time ago the city council of
Burlington condemned thirty feet OF
property on North Third street in front
of the Garmans, claiming it was the
purpose to widen the street. The Gar
mans secured an injunction restraining
the city, claiming that, as the street
was not to be wIdened at any other
point but in front of their premises the
purpose in condemnIng the property
was to enable it in building a sustain
ing wall to hold a fill at that place.
Judge Casey has rendered his decision
in the case, which is against the city,
he holding the city cannot take private
property for one purpose and use it for
another.
A white cap band has been organized
at Homestead, and few days ago Mr..
Gray, the telegraph operator at that
place, received notice giving hun
just twenty-four hours IN which to
pack his grip and leave, threatening
him with q visit unless he complied
with the order. Mr. Gray was not to
be driven ont 50 easily and las pre-
pared himself and promises the com
mittee warm reception should they
visit him. The letter was written on
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific letter
head and one of the companv's en-
velopes was used. There is no clue,
however, to the author and the motive
is unknown 1t has caused considerable
excitement.
A very destructive windstorm visited
the neighborhood of Adalr recently. 1t
began about o'clock in the afternoon
and continued for almost half an II AZ.
A new house and Darn, property Il
5. G. Wishard were totally wrecked.
The residence of James Grant WI
blown to fragments, and little child
alone in the house, escaped without In
jury. A new barn belonging to A.
Warl, was totally destroyed. Ttos.
Robinson's house was damaged and his
barn wrecked. A barn and number
of out buildings and fine orchard be-
longing to Oaks Brothers were swept
away. l.. NJ. Kelloway's barn was
destroyed and ms dwelling house con.
siderably damaged.
j. A. Jones, convicted at Iowa City
of cutting Rock Island railway wires
during the telegraphers' strike last
spring and sentenced to three years
Imprisonment, passed through Cedar
Rapids in charge of an officer en- route
to Anamosa penitcntiary. lie gave out
statement to the press and public in
which he made the significant utter
ance that after the wires had been cut
he PERSONAL advised the grand officers
of the order of railway telegraphers at
Vinton, Iowa, of the fact, and that
none of them objected save one, who
merely said that they could not counte-
nance it. Jones says deputy grand
chief ordered him to cut the wires un-
der the penalty of being blacklisted.
A big sensation developed itself at
Ottumwa recently. Three boys who
were arrested for burglarizing freight
cars in the Q. and Rock Island yards,
told the officers of an organized band
of thirty or forty boys and young men,
who have been committing these depre
dations for several months, stowi 1g
away their plumber In place just out
side the city. The companies have
been losing hundreds of dollars in this
way, and the inability of their detec-
tives to capture the desperadoes is now
explained by the fact that it Is alleged
that a number of prominent employees
of both companies are members of the
gang" Arrests are being made.
The amount of the losses is hundreds
of dollars
William Wriac, superintendent of
construction in the employ of the Mil
waukee Bridge and Iron Works com
pany, of Council Bluffs, engaged in
building the new interstate bridge be-
tween that city and East Omaha. was
drowned in the river. lie was crossing
the river in boat manned by four
oarsmen. When In the middle of the
river the swift current swept them
against rope that was swung between
the piers and partly submerged in the
water and the boat was capsized.
There We're seven men in the boat, and
five of them chung 10 it and were car
ried down two miles before being res
cued. Wrlde and another man grasped
the rope where it was above water, but
sink beneath the surface. He was
strangled IN a few seconds and swept
away. The other man was rescued.
The body has not been recovered. WrlGe
was 40 years old, and for many years
had been connected with the bridge
firm. lie was well known throughout
the west He was superintendent of
construction of the Sioux City elevated
road. He leayes-a wife and four chill
dren, living IN Grand Island. A hundred
dollars reward has been offered for the
recovery of the body.
Motion for new trial in the Hart
extortlon case was overrulea at lie
Mars, and Hart was sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary. j L. Lewis
was also sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary on the same charge.
Burglars cracked the safe of Gyling
& Co.'S grocery at Emmetsburg by
drilling in and punching out the lever
with sledgehammer and bolt. The
tools were secured from a local black
smith shop. 1t is reported that a drug
store at Ayrshire, twelve miles south,
was also gone through and a lot of
watches taken.
Thieves broke into Dixon e Garmen's
hardware store at New Hampton and
stole a lot of revolvers, razors and