Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-27
NEWS OF THU STATE.


Baxter and the church at Knoxville.
The Linn county board OF super.
visors have called special election for
June Goth to determine whether
court house to cost $4,000 shall be
built at Marion.
The boycotters of the Illinois Gen.
trail at TT, Dodge, fearing prosecution
for conspiracy, will not work openly as
heretofore The plan, however, will be
carried out sub rosa.
Gov. BoIes has appointed a COM
mittee consisting of Al. w. Swain of
Oskaloosa and j. L. Mitchell of Chart
ton to investigate the rumors of mis-
management of the Anamosa penlten-
tiary.
1T is reported that GraDenhorst,
who was seriously injured by the at
tack on him, near Boone, by the tramp
Ross, who died in the Marshall county
Jail, is in critical condition and can
not recover.
Henry Bauer, of Iowa City, was
arrested at Iowa City by Sheriff S. s.
Crane, of Jefferson county, for COM
p'icity in an alleged foot race swind!e
perpetrated at Fairfield some months
ago. He is out on bail.
The trial of the state VS. M. Ten
enbom, at Iowa City, has closed, the
jury returning verdict of guilty.
Tenenbom was charged with an at
tempt to- burn the building in which he
kept an $500 stock of groceries with
$1,000 insurance thereon.
Fire destroyed the Burlington &
Western static at Woolson, five miles
east of Parkwood. Part of the build
ing was occupied by c. p. Safer as
store and dwelling. The loss was total,
the family barely escaping with their
lives
Dave Ferris, of Leunox, became
involved in fight at Creston with
Tom Reynolds while they, with some
others, were drinking a keg of beer
Reynolds was shot three times, being
instantly killed. Ferris is still at large.
He is said to be a tough customer, hav-
ing figured conspicuously in a number
Of notorious cases.
The blizzard which swept over
Iowa on the 10th and Goth was the
severest of the kind at this season of
the year in long time. The snow
averaged all the way from a bare
whiteness to fully two feet in thick
ness and extended over large portion
of the northwest. Minnesota reported
30-inch fall. 1t Is believed that the
fruit crop over a large portion of the
state is ruined.
e. b. Brown, convicted at Dubuque
on charge of criminal libel in the Chica-
go Sunday Sun, was sentenced by
Judge O'Donnell to pay fine OF $500
and stand committed until paid. The
judge, in passing sentence, spoke of
the enormity of the crime of secretly
libeling others, and believed the YER
dict of the jury was righteous IIor-
man, for assault with intent to kill,
was given two years in the penltenti-
airy.
hC DdhnCEo Vi nave mo-
titled the city council that hereafter
they will demand per cent on city
warrants. Last year the rate was 6
per cent, but the finance committee
agreed that if the warrants were not
taken up by March l the Z per cent
rate would be demanded. The city is
not in position to redeem the war
rants, and unless a compromise is cf
fected the 7 per cent rate will be in
sisted upon heuceforth.
"A girl baby born to Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Renl1en of Sheldon, was named Ruth
Cleveland, and marked paper con-
tanning the announcement found its
way to the White House. The follow
ing letter was the result: "Mr. and
Mrs Renken, Sheldon, Iowa: EN-
closed find draft for $50, which please
place in the bank to the credit of your
new born democrat, Ruth Cleveland
Renl<in, and may she live to ripe old
age. Yours truly, Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
Cleveland. a"
Articles have been signed for a
finish fight between Harry Mccoy, of
Burlington, and Billy Layton, of Can
ton, for the weller weight champion
ship, $1,000 a side and the gate receipts,
Marquis of Queensbury rules to govern.
This decision was arrived at after three
days of pickering. The stake money
was deposited IN Burlington bank
and forfeit of $500 posted by each.
The fight will take place some day in
June on an island in the river near
Burlington.
AN eminent American physician
says: I'm order 20 escape he many
dangerous diseases that are always at
hand ready to pounce upon us when
ever break in the system occurs, see
that the liver and kidneys act proper
ly at all times. Nobody need be in a
bad state of health If only the liver and
kidneys are kept IN good working
order" This can be accomplished by
drinking Colfax Mineral water, sure
remedy for Liver, Kidney and Stomach
troubles. For testimonials write Col
ak Bottling Works, Colfax, Iowa.
A big sensation has been caused in
school clrcles at Burlington by charges
which have been preferred against ID.
f. Pope, principal of the high school,
by Prof. Mckay, who requests that
the roard discharge Dr. Pope, There
are twelve charges covering insubordi-
nation, incompetency, on account of
Ill health. unmindfulness of the needs
of the school, ignorance of the work of
the school, suspension of pupils with
out sufficient cause, falsehood and un-
kindness, coarscness and vulgarity
toward pupils, and using his influence
to lnculcate intidelity among the pu-
pills. The charges will be investigated.
In the district court OF Iowa City
Judge Fairall has rendered his decision
in the case of William Robb VS.. the
Iowa state university, finding in favor
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