Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
AROUND THE STATE.

W L' .. Oonuu ny tuc cltiHcuS ochPoi-
ance convention, held at Des Moines on
the 5th, has been declined.
Mr.. Fitzgerald. who lives between
Rolfe and Manson, was stabbed by
watermelon thieves, whom he was
driving out of the patch. The wounds
are dangerous.
Herman Autelman captured a burg
lar while trying to enter his house near
Fort Madison, and while trying to take
him to Jail, the burglar shot and killed
him and escaped.
Senator w. w. Dodge positively de-
clined TO accept denomination. He
has been Des MONIES county's senator
for eight years.
A dispatch from Washington an
nounces the appointment of Major N.
w. Mclvor of Cedar Rapids as consul
general at Kanagawa, japan, with a
salary of $4,000 per year
During Governor Boies' speech at
Grundy Center some thief effected an
entrance into M. d. Wilcox's grocery
store and opening the safe stole over
$500 and maze his escape.
viii Jordan went into store at
Rolfe, borrowed jackknife from one
OF the proprietors and soon cut the
other proprietor's watch from his
pocket. Watch and thief caught.
The Atlantic Business College of At
lantic, Iowa, is one of the best in the
state. Catalogue and specimens of
penmanship mailed free by addressing
the proprietors, Barrett & Henning.
Fire destroyed the Washington
FIGURING Mill at Pella. The mill was
owned by Tysseling Bros. & Co. Loss,
stock $4,000, mill SIS, 900, total ST., 900.
Insurance in Millcrs' Mutual on build
ing, 5000. There is no clue as to the
origin of the fire.
About week ago the 1o-year-old
son of John Shotwell, a few miles north
of Rock Valley, was missed. A few
nights later he was found dead In a
cornfield, shot through the head. He
had no gun, aud the shooting is thought
to have been done by companion
accidentally.
George Quinuett, who is under sem
tence to the penitentiary for chicken
stealing, was arrested at Des Moines
by federal officers upon the charge Of
robbing the postoffice at Ridgedale' of u
L. - 90 ha CO
were found IN his possession and this
led to his arrest.
Judge w. II. McHenry died at his
home in Des Moines on the evening of
the 9th. lie had been ill for some
months and his death had been be-
lIcved to be near tor some weeks. He
settled in Des Moines In 1s4s, and has
for long time been prominent as a
lawyer He was judge of the district
court for number Of years.
NJ Crahan's store at Rolfe was burg
larized at p M, and some cash and
other goods stolen. Mr.. Graham and a
few others got there in time to give the
burglars few volleys. The burglars
began the firing OH demand of Mr..
Graham to hold up their hands. About
thirty shots were exchanged A posse
IS out now seeking the burglars, with
prospects of success
The large stock barn belonging to
Il. g. Richardson, just east of Gearing,
with its contents-sixty tons of fine
tame hay and 400 bushels of oats-was
entirely consumed by fire, which was
fifst discovered about o'clock at night.
Loss, 81, 300, with some insurance. As
the barn was not in use and the hay
had been in too long to cause spontan.
eous combustion, it is thought to have
been the work of an incendiary.
Mat Hogan, a Northwestern engin-
eer, was held up by foot pads at mid
night in the yards in the east part of
the city OF Boone. A switch engine
came by before they succeeded IN get
ting any valuables. Next day three
strangers thought to be the parties
were arrested. Black & Co.'S hard
ware store was burglarized of guam.
tity of razors and cutlery. 1t is thought
the same parties were in both rob-
bcreries.
A painful accident occurred at the
Bowler coal mine at What Cheer. Mr.
James German was ascending an up
right ladder in the coal shaft, and
when near the top slipped aud fell
thirty-fve feet, which resulted In serI-
GUS injuries Mr.. German is large
man and consequently the fall was
very severe. HIS ankle is crushed all
to pieces and he is injured internally,
but it is believed that he will come out
all right.
Between $3.50 and 300 o'clock in the
morning the safe in Hahn & Lodes'
general merchandise store at Mallard
was blown open by burglars. The
conclusion was heard by quite num-
Der of people, but not thinking of any
thing of the kind occurring In the little
village, nothing was done, and the
burglars quietly departed thence. The
loss to Hahn & Lodes was over 500 in
cash and about $3.50 in notes, and the
safe is rendered useless.
The man thought to be the murderer
of Autelman, near Fort Madison, is in
charge OF the police officials at Burling-
ton and will be held for Identification.
Arson Temple, manager of the Schil-
Ter theatre IN Chicago, who was killed
in wreck recently at Chicago, was
the son of estimable parents in Ottum-
wa and who are living there now. He
went to Chicago few years ago and
became the manager of the Schiller
when it was built He was IS years of
age and had wide acquaintance In
this state.
Fire was discovered in large barn
Immediately in the rear of the grain
elevator of NJ E. Miner & Co., at Cedar
Rapids. The flames spread with won
derful rapidlty and soon communicated
10 the tower of the bip elevator throne n