Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-01-19

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eral committee of arrangements besides
himself are: Il. w. Runyon, Sidncy;R,
A. Schroeder, Sabula; j. NJ. Barbour,
Tabor; j. II. Love, Jr., Abba, and Hen
ny Code, Marcngo. These gentleman
are sending ont papers setting forth
the objects of the proposed convention
to be held in Chicago some time in
March.
ID. w. Wood, lawyer preacher
and temperance agitator of Sioux City,
was convicted of obtaining 81, 700 under
false pretenses. Wood was the original
pl osecutor in that district of the
saloons existing contrary to law and is
well known throughout the state. AT
ter the crusade against the saloons
whict led up to the killing of Dr. Had
dock, Woods went to Kingsley. His
arrest was caused by the complications
attending the failure of man named
w. L. Howard.
AT last the highway robber who
has been carrying on an extensive
business in the neighborhood of Mason
City is IN the tolls. He attempted to
go through the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul depot at Portland. At the
time four men were in the depot, when
he stepped into the door and whipping
out two revolvcrs commanded them to
hold up their hands. They obeyed,
and then he told them to all lie on the
floor with their faces down and he COM
merced tying their hands Agent
Sawyer watched his chance, and while
he was binding one of the others
jumped to his feet and gra bbed his
throat. The burglar grabbed his re-
volver he had laid on the table and
shot, the hall grazing Sawycr's head.
They soon overpowercd him and had
him bound hand and foot and brought
him to Mason City. He gives the name of
John A. Guss. From letters found On
his person, he is evidently Il genuine
tough. He has brothcr-in-law, d. A.
McWillis, practicing in Chicago, and is
doubtless wanted at Bloomsbury, Pa.
Arthur c, Williams, the young
anarchist who attempted to murder
Herbert Smith at Burlington Il few
days ago, was arraigued in the district
court. He is hard looking sight.
His hair is long and matted, and his
thin whiskers have been allowed TO
grow, giving his face an ugly, dirty
expression. He was extremely stub
born, and during his stay IN court
room did not utter word. Ee is
slightly deaf, but he pretended to be
unable to hear anything. Prosecutor
Tracy placed his month close to
Williams head and shouted into his
ear without effect. At the suggestion
of the court question was written on
piece of paper and handed 10 the
prisoner. He pushed IT away and
would not even glance at it. He
seems Indifferent to the proceedings
and stares fiXedlv at one spot all the
time. more serious charge may be
entered against him, as it was rumorcd
about the court house that Herbert
Smith has suffered relapse and that
his death is momentarIly expected 1t
is said that his head and neck are
frightfnlly swollen, and it is hardly
possible that he will pull through.
Williams case was continued to await
the result of Smiths injuries.
The present term at Highland Park
Normal College, Dcs Moipes, Iowa, is
the most prosperous ever known in the
history of the school. There are over
900 students in daily attendance. and
1, 100 different students have been en-
rolled thus far tins school year. Stu
dents are IN attendance from nearly
every county in the state of Iowa and
twenty states and territories arc rep
resented in the school The second
winter term begins January 81, and
there is every indication that ! 800 diff
fcrent students will be enrolled tins
school year. There are $50 daily reci-
tatlons and twenty-six professors en-
gagged in regular work. The Cedar
Rapids Republican in recent issue
says: "Whcn the higher attanments
of the intellect are SO marked, it would
be strange if some one academy, semi
nary or college in the state did not
reach a degree of cxcellency far in adj
vance of the average institution of
learning. Iowa has such a college; a
college so broad in it's plan, SO COM
pictc in its equipment, so fortunate in
its faculty, so capacious, beautifully
and centrally located, so carefully and
wisely anaged,-that its growth in
three years borders on the miraculous
We refer to Highland Park Normal col
lego, of Dcs M2ines."
AT the recent meeting OF the Iowa
Road Improvement Association at Des
Moines, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The improvement of country
highways is of universal Importance to the
residents of cities and Incorporated towns
and to the farmers; aud,
Whereas, The benefits thereof will accrue
to all of our people; therefore,
Be il resolved by the Iowa Road I'm
provement Association, That we are in IA
vor of such changes in our revenue laws as
will provide for the levy of general coun.
ty road tax, not in excess OF the ) mills now
provided for by law, upon all property To-
Gated in cities, towns and country to be
devoted to the improvement of highways
under such plan and under such auspices
as may hereafter be determined upon.
Resolved, That this association is oppose
to any change in the road system of this
state which would lead to any increase of
taxation for road purposes.
Resolved, That the secretary of this asso-
citation be requested to forward a copy of
these resolutions to each of the vice presi-
dents of the association, the same to be
submitted to the local road associations
and county institutes for their discussion
and consideration, and the same be pub
lished in the papers of the state. And the
president and secretary are further re
quested to submit these resolutions to the
state revenue commission.
A Swede miner, name unknown,
was killed in No. | at the Blind ROBIN
NINE, at Oskaloosa. 1t was noon and