Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-05-25
VOL. VIII

pOlnteu OrSanlZerS WHO Will Ue ulStrtO-
uted by districts. They are from the
assemblies of the big cities and are as
follows: Burlington, L. w. Grothe;
Muscatine, ]. J. OBrien; Dubuque,
Leonard Shnster; Sioux City, George
w. Ward; Ottumwa, A. C. Miner; Des
Moines, W. E. o'Bleness; Davenport,
M. Tuasch.
The following, officers were elected
by the Iowa State Medical Society at
its session just closed at Burlington:
President, Dr. Lewis Sehooier,. Des
Moines; first vice president, DIR. Il. l..
Wright, Carroll; second vice president,
ii. b. Young, Burlington; secretary, c.
n. Chase, Waterloo; assistant score.
tary, +. n. Curry, Des Moines; treasur-
CT, q. r. Skinner, Cedar Rapids; trus-
tees, p. Il, Lacy, A. W. Cantwell and
Dr. Mcdonald. The society will meet
next year in Dcs MONIES.
ID. NJ. Hawk came to Sioux City few
months ago from Denver, secured a
position in a commission house and Mt
once became prominent as Sunday
school missionary worker and lecturer.
He married a widow with two children
and all went we'll till few days ago,
when wife whom he had deserted at
Council Bluffs appeared in search of
HIM. lie ran away with her and
neither of them have been heard from
since. His employer A, L. Baker, has
discovered that Hawk is an embezzler,
and officers are after hlm on behalf of
Baker charging him with cmbezzlc.
ment, and on behalf of wife No. 2,
charging him with bigamy The run
Always are believed to be in Council
Bluffs.
There are many sensa tional features
in the Neise murder case. Otto Odams,
German, was on the stand, and when
he testified concerning Neise's quarrels
with his wife Neise grew excited and
muttered dcnunciations in German.
Deputy Sheriff Buth gave damaging
testimony as to the fact that, while
Neise claimed that his wife's door was
locked and he could not open it, they
found the lock next day, conclusively
showing 1t was not locked at the time
of the fire. The deputy sheriff also de-
tailed conversations with Neise, in
which he gave discriminating evidence
against himself Intense excitement
prevailed when the state insluuated
that the defense had coached the child
rem, and sensational and peppery dis
cussion cnsucd.
Recently young man was found ly-
ing alongside the railroad track at
benson, supposed to he asleep, but
upon investigation it was learned he
was dead. The coroner summoned q
jury, and their verdict Is that he came
to his death from a pistol shot by his
own hand. A No. Aliens make pis-
tol was found tightly gripped in his
right hand. A small bundle of soiled
clothes used as pillow had the name
of Sam Koge or Kogy or Xogg written
thereon. lie was young man about
80 years Of age, auburn haif, light
mustache, weight about 165 pounds,
supposed 10 be of Swedish descent. A
memorandum was seen on Mccoy
Coy European Hotel (Chicago) letter
head--evidently he had Eecn working
by the day somewhere, as work was
noted December, etc. The body was
inferred IN the city cemetery.
The town of UolsteIn was visited by
terrific wind aud hail storm a few
nights ago. The storm commenced
shortly after 10 o'clock and blew gale
from the west doing large amount of
damage in and about llolsteln, demol-
ishing the amphitheater on the race
track, just east of town, loss perhaps
$500; blew the barn to pieces on the
lot occupied by Ike Caihoon, the mar
shall; scattered the lumber promiscu-
ously abont the yards and streets; de-
molished two grain warehouses; scat.
tered side walks generally, and blew
off chimneys. just west of town the
residences of Thos. Johnson aud Peter
Smith are badly damaged, and some
stock belonging to Mr.. Johnson was
killed and his barn and sheds were
blown to pieces. A. b. Anderson's barn
was demolished. At about o'clock
the next morning the place was visited
by hail and rain storm, and L. Knuth's
house was struck by lightning and
damaged perhaps $500.
Geo. c. Smith, of the wholesale dry
goods house of Britton, Smith & Co.,
Of st. Joseph, is in Sioux City, and has
decided to buy the stock and business
of the Sioux City Dry Goods company,
if they can get the lease of the build
ing arranged satisfactorily, which will
probably be done. His plan is to get
the lease and then either buy up the
claims against the old company or bid
it in at the assignee's sale. The st.
Joseph house is back of Mr.. Smith, and
will make the new establishment a
large one, with ample capital The
officers Of the Old company are trying
to prevent the consummation of this
plan, as it would leave them out en-
tirely. The eastern creditors of the
ent assignee, w. +. Thomas. dis
charged and Leo Frank of New York
appointed. Mr.. Frank will arrive in
few days with petition for a change
signed by the necessary number of
creditors.
Judge Couch, of Waterloo, law part.
ner of Governor Boies, will be married
IN Waterloo the last week in May to
Miss Putnam of that city.
Last week Judge Ryan held short
session Of court at Newton for the pur.
pose of trial of the case of Roberts VS..
White on a change of venue from Ma
haska county. Before the jury wa. en-
penelled the parties settled the contro.
versy by the defendant paying to the
plaintiff $500 as damages for combining
the plaintiff under the false charge OF
insanity.
In the state supreme court the case