Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-02
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

The question of city ownership of
water and electric light plants Is being
agitated at Iowa City.
The State university will send an ex-
pedltion to the Bahamas to be gone
May, June and July.
The Chris tian Enieavor society of
Decosah Will open free reading room
In the United Lutheran church,
A fellow claiming to represent the
National Library association, of Chi
Cage, swindled number of DEBORAH
people.
William Potter, who lived alone near
Van Meter, was found dead IN bed.
He Is supposed to have died of heart
failure.
District court adjourned at West
Union. Not criminal case was tried
and only one actual suit for trial was
considered.
Joe Dahl, who fell from bridge at
Sioux CITY the other day to the ice be-
low, a distance of twenty feet, and
fractured his skull. has died of his in
juries.
The farm house of Charles Hausmier,
near Wauhon, was totally destroyed
by fire, causing the loss of SO 900; par.
tally insured. The fire originated
from a defective luc
News of the death of W. L. CoHey,
formerly manager Of the Burlington
telephone system, at Superior, Neb.,
where he had gone for the benefit Of
his health, is received.
Two old residents Of Dubuque died.
John j., Vaughn, the pioneer dry goods
merchant, and Captain J. ". Parker, a
steamboat captain of the old White
Collar line. and late member of the
city council.
William r. Ankcney, president OF the
Iowa Savings and Loan Association,
and for a number of years one of
Des Moiues' most prominent citizens,
dropped dead opposite the Savery house
in that city on the 23d,
J The tramp Ross, whose murderous
assault upon their father near Boone
was SO bravely repulsed by tho two
daughters few days ago, was discov-
cred in an attempt to break jail. He
had three bars of his window sawed
off. He was taken to the Story county
jail FOR safe-lseeping.
During thunder storm at o'clock
or tie morning of the eth, the house
Of Z. BurlIpgame at Boone was struck
by lightning and completely demol-
ished. Mrs. Burlingane and three
children were sleeping IN the house
and miraculously escaped injury, not
even being shocked.
John Holman, one of Linn county's
old and wealthy farmers and a pioneer
settler of Iowa, died at his home near
Fairfax, aged 80. He came TO this
state about fifty years ago and settled
upon the farm which has been his
home ever since. He was we'll known
and highly regarded, especially by the
older settlers in that portion of Iowa.
The members of the Iowa Columbian
Commission held meeting in Chicago
last week. Among those in attend
ance were President j. o. Crosby,
Treasurer, w. II. Dent; 5. L. Packard,
Henry S,ivers, II, w. Seaman, Charles
Ashton, j. W. JarnIgan, DIR. A. C.
Roberts, 7. n. Chase and I. W. Mcars,
in charge of the mineral exhibit at the
fair
! Nearly one-half of the business por.
ton of the little town of Lehigh was
destroyed by fire Five buildings were
burned. The buildings were all frame
ones, and the total loss will not exceed
$4,000. The losers are NJ. Jason, ho-
tel; Steve Conlee, general merchandise;
L. Mcintyre, restaurant: James Ben
nett, residence: William Wood, restau-
raut. There is about 1000 insurance.
The fire originated IN the hotel from
the kitchen stove.
Half dozen aitidavits were Gled at
Sioux City by men who have been
prisoners in the city gail recently,
stating that when they were put in
the cells their money was taken from
them and refused when they were re-
leased. They promise to procure
scores of similar statements, AID al
icge that many arrests have been made
for no other cause except desire to
carry on this small pifering from
prisoners. An investigation will be
made.
Tic coroncr's jury Investigating the
burning Of the house of one Niese at
Ottumwa, in which Mrs Niesc and
an infant child lost their lives, discov.
cred that Nieso had been rather init
mate with his sister law; that his
wife's life was insured for S.. 900; that
when the body was found a large hole
was discovered in the skull; aud that
Niesc had told his children that ii the
house should burn down they would
have new clothes aud new mamma
Niesc was held for murder.
The motion for a change of venue in
the famous Hart and Lewis blaclimail-
ing cases was argued ut Sioux City.
Attorney Holmes, Tor the defense,
made the sensational statements that
the press of the city has been subsidized
by the state, and that the papers are
prejudiced against Hart. He also said
that Harris bondsmen were threatened.
He read extracts from outside papers
containing bitter articles against Hart,
and SAID they had been extensively cir
culated in the county. The state de-
MED all the charges.
A woman who called at the office
of the Iowa Mutual Building and Loan
association at Dubuque late in the
afternoon 10 cash III SIS of stock was
informed that the association and the
banks had closed business for the day.
She got the impression that the as
ISOLATION and the German Trust and
savings bank across the way mad
failed, and spread this report among
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