Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-06-01
VOL. VIII

j. M Beck, ex-judgs of the supreme
court, died at his home in Fort Madison
on the morning of the 30th. he had
been suffering with rheumatism and
heart trouble for years On the night
previous to his death he was suffering
considerably, but later he became bet
ter, and at a late hour his attendant
etired. Next morning he was found
dead in bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Towne, living
near Plymouth, were shot by an un-
known man, as they were sitting at
the supper table. The man had been
around the place during the day and
Mrs. Towne saw him. As the family
we've sitting at the supper table she
saw him looking through the window,
and screamed. lie fred four or five
shots at once, one of which fatally in
jured Mrs. Towpe, and another of
which inflicted scalp wound on Mr..
Towne. Next day man was arrested
thirty miles north of Plymouth who Is
believed to be the culprit. Guy Towne,
a nephew. lives with the family. Ills
father had married widow with three
children. lie died recently, leaving a
large estate to Guy, and it is believed
that one of the widows sons was dele
gated to kill Guy in order that the
estate might fall to them. Therefore
it is believed that Mr.. and Mrs. Towne
were shot accidentally while the assas-
sin was shooting at Guy.
One of the most interesting cases
ever tried in the Adams county courts
is the one of Scott Moore against c, G.
Norton, cashier of the First National
bank of Corning, and one of Corning's
most prominent citizens, which occu-
pied several days of the present session.
The defendant was sued for malicious
prosecution and false Imprisonment.
The facts are as follows: Moore had
given Norton mortgage on some
horses. Last fall under advisement of
the doctor he went to Nebraska on ac-
count of his wife's health He OBJ
tainel permission from Norton to take
with him the horses, giving additional
security on some corn in the field,
which he subsequently sold to a neigh
Dor, with the understanding that he
was TO pay the money to Norton, to
apply to the mortgage. Norton, for
getting about the agreement, or else
becoming alarmed as to the security,
had Moore arrested, brought back to
Corning and imprisoned for selling
mortgagcd property While in jail
Moore's wife died and he sued Norton
for $4,000 damages The jury re-
turned verdict of $3.50 damages.
j. r. Sage, director of the weather
service, in an interview of the crop
prospects of Iowa, said so far they are
and that unless there is serious set
back the yield will greatly exceed that
of last year Tho crops were gotten
in this year from ten days to two
weeks earlier than last year and the
weather this season has been very ia
vorahle. The frs ten days of April
were unusually fine and the month of
rainy weather that followed did not
seriously interfere with the progress of
work of the farms. The crops last
year were not planted before about
the 1st of June, while this year the
corn is already in, even in the northern
part of the state, d very unusual thing
for this season of the year The acre
age of corn this year is far in excess of
that of last, which was especially
small, wiIle this year it is extraordl-
narily large. Everything consid-
ered,' concluded Mr. Sage, abundant
planting has been dohe and the wealth
er has been sufficiently favorable to in
sure the production of one of the best
crops tins year in the history of the
state
The little town of Valley Juncti on,
near Des Moines, has been the scene of
several serious outbreaks recently The
town is the division station of the Chi.
cago, Rock Island & Pacific road and is
new place, although the population
is numerous Nearly eight hundred
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the place is that there is no town or.
ganlzation, no mayor nor police, and it
is haven of rest for tramps and out
laws who have nothing to fear from the
law Several complaints were brought
to Des MONIES from well known resi-
dents OF the junction. Applications
were made for food at private resi-.
dences by tramps and upon being re-
fused they stoned the houses and broke
window glass in number of places.
Mr.. johnson, the father of two hand
some young ladies, also lodged COM
plant and seemed to think the city of
Des Moines should take his case up. His
daughters were returning to the juno
ton from Des Moines and were stopped
by toughs who demanded their money
Receiving only little small change
which the girls had in their pockets
they intimidated them with revolvers
and frightened them nearly to death.
When the young ladies reached home
they were faint and did not recover
sufficiently to tell what had happened
for some time. Steps will be taken at
once at Valley junction to perfect
town organization, as the people are
heartily sick of the rule of thugs and
gamblers which has been in vogue for
some time past.
Rev. John Hochuly, of Fairfield, one
of the oldest Episcopal ministers in
Iowa, died few days ago.
Mrs NJ. Cohen, of Sioux City, was
fatally burned while attempting to
build fire with gasoline, which she
supposed was kerosene. She cannot
possibly live.
Michael Fellinger, employed in the
Dubuque cabinet makers shop, was
struck in the stomach by II board from
saw. He was not supposed to be
dangerously hurt, but died the next
morning from the effects of an internal